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Tanjong Pagar United
Full nameTanjong Pagar United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Jaguars
Short nameTPU
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974) as Tiong Bahru Constituency Sports Club

1996; 28 years ago (1996) as Tiong Bahru United

1998; 26 years ago (1998) as Tanjong Pagar United
GroundJurong East Stadium
Capacity2,700
ChairmanRaymond Tang
Interim Head CoachHyrizan Jufri (interim)
LeagueSingapore Premier League
2023Singapore Premier League, 8th of 9
Current season

Tanjong Pagar United Football Club is a professional football club based in Queenstown, Singapore. The club currently competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of Singaporean football.

Tanjong Pagar United took part in the S.League from 1996 to 2004, and from 2011 to 2014. The club withdrew from the league after the 2004 season because of financial problems, but returned in 2011, with several similar breaks meanwhile. The club has since returned from 2020 onwards.[1][2][3]

History

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Early years and formation (1974–1996)

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Prior to the formation of the S.League, the club were formed as Tiong Bahru Constituency Sports Club in 1975 and debuted in Division III of the National Football League, from which they were promoted as champions in 1978. This was followed by a second successive promotion in 1979, bringing the Jaguars to Division I. In 1982, they won the President's Cup and the following year, they were national league champions. They represented Singapore in the 1984 ASEAN Club Games, finishing third, then captured The Double in 1987.

The early 1990s saw further successes, as they were Pools Cup winners in 1991 and 1993, finished runners-up in the FAS Premier League from 1991 to 1993 and bagged the FA Cup in 1994.

S. League era (1996–2004)

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Their strong performances led to their selection as one of eight clubs to compete in the newly 1996 S.League season, so they were renamed to Tiong Bahru Football Club and obtained a permanent home at the Queenstown Stadium.[4]

In 1998, the club changed it named to Tanjong Pagar United and Lim Tong Hai captained the club in its debut season to a Singapore Cup and Singapore FA Cup double.

Dissolvement (2004–2010)

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In the 2004 season, Tanjong Pagar United went through a period of difficult times where they sit at the bottom of the league table throughout the entire season. They manage to record a total of 4 wins, 5 draws and 18 losses thus seeing the club being dissolved at the end of the season due to financial problems where France defender Gimmy Bade was converted to the play in the forward position for some matches. At the end of the season, All of the club foreign players, Gimmy Bade and Jean-Marc Audemar, Benoît Salviat and Nicodeme Boucher eventually left the club.

Return of the club (2011–2014)

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In the 2011 season, Tanjong Pagar United replaced Beijing Guoan Talent for the S.League spot and therefore returned to action after a six years hiatus. The Jaguars signed Korean duo Kim Seong-kyu and Kim Jong-oh, Japanese Takaya Kawanabe from J1 League side, Omiya Ardija and France player, Cyril Bagnost. The Jaguars finished the season with 3 wins, 5 draws and 27 losses finishing in 11th out of 12th position in the league.

In the 2012 season. Tanjong Pagar United bought in Gilbert Bayonne, Carlos Delgado and Anthony Aymard in which they ended their season without any slight improvement finishing in the season at the same spot.

In the 2013 season, Tanjong Pagar United reached an agreement with France head coach Patrick Vallee in which he signs France-Algerian forward duoIsmaël Benahmed and Kamel Ramdani, Brazilian-France goalkeeper Aurélien Hérisson, Moroccan Monsef Zerka and retaining Anthony Aymard for the season. The Jaguars season turned out pretty well where they finished in 6th spot out of 12th position in the league. In the 2014 season, The Jaguars signed Sébastien Etiemble to replace Ismaël Benahmed which left for USM Bel Abbès.

Second dissolvement (2015–2019)

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The Jaguars also signed Germany youngster Lucas Jester for the Prime League squad. Tanjong Pagar United managed to finished in 9th spot out of 12th in the 2014 S.League which they had to dissolved the club at the end of the season due to another financial problems.

In 2017, the owners of Tanjong Pagar United stated their intent to return to Singapore Premier League for the 2019 season,[5] and in November 2017 applied to FAS to rejoin the league.[6] On the same month, the team also appeals to continue their jackpot operations, which is the source of club's income, after new regulations by the Ministry of Home Affairs forced the club to wind down their operations.[7] But after their appeals were rejected by Ministry of Home Affairs and were ordered to shut down their jackpot operations in April 2018,[8] as of September 2019, there were no further updates from the club regarding this intent.

Returned to action (2020–present)

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On 16 January 2020, the Football Association of Singapore confirms Tanjong Pagar United's participation in the 2020 Singapore Premier League season signing Japanese duo Takahiro Tanaka and Shodai Nishikawa and also Brazilians duo Luiz Júnior and Yann Motta.[1] Tanjong Pagar United went on to have their best finished in the league finishing in fifth place during the 2021 season. In the 2023 season, Singaporean star player, Khairul Amri received the "Goal of the Year" award while playing for the club which he scored an scissors kick against Hougang United in a 2–1 away win on 6 April 2023.

On 26 April 2024, Tanjong Pagar United sign Zenivio from Cambodian club, Kirivong Sok Sen Chey in which he became the first Timorese player to play in the league. The club also signed former player Shodai Nishikawa for the 2024–25 season.

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Sponsors

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Period Kit Supplier Main Sponsors
1996 Germany Adidas Japan Canon
1997 Germany Puma
1998–2002 Japan JVC
2002–2004 Italy Lotto
2010–2011 Singapore Thorb Singapore Michezo Group
2012 No sponsors
2013–2014 Singapore SINGA Energy Drink
2020 No sponsors
2021 Indonesia Adhoc Apparel Japan Tokyo Century
2022–2023 Thailand FBT
2024–present No sponsors

Stadium

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The Jaguars initially played their home games at the Queenstown Stadium since 1970 which can held up to a total of 3,800 spectators however as the Queenstown Stadium was occupied since 2010 by French club Étoile, Tanjong Pagar United was temporarily based at Clementi Stadium for the duration of the 2011 season. However, due to Étoile FC's withdrawal from the league by the end of the 2011 season, Tanjong Pagar United shifted back to Queenstown Stadium for the 2012 season. Ever since they reinstalled back into the league in 2020, they will share the Jurong East Stadium with Albirex Niigata (S) instead.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 30 Aug 2024[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Singapore SGP Prathip Ekamparam U23
2 DF Singapore SGP Farid Jafri U23
3 DF Singapore SGP Shahrin Saberin
5 DF Singapore SGP Syed Akmal
6 MF Singapore SGP Azim Akbar U23
8 MF Singapore SGP Rezza Rezky (on loan from BG Tampines Rovers)
9 FW France FRA Salif Cissé
10 MF Japan JPN Tomoki Wada
11 FW East Timor TLS Zenivio FP U21
14 MF Singapore SGP Umar Ramle
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Singapore SGP Faizal Roslan (Vice Captain)
16 MF Singapore SGP Daniel Elfian U23
17 FW Singapore SGP Syahadat Masnawi U23
18 GK Singapore SGP Fashah Iskandar
19 DF Uzbekistan UZB Timur Talipov
21 MF Serbia SRB Stefan Paunović
22 DF Singapore SGP Akram Azman (Captain)
25 MF Japan JPN Shodai Nishikawa
28 GK Singapore SGP Riki Kimura
32 FW Singapore SGP Sahil Suhaimi

Under-21s and Academy

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
51 MF Singapore SGP Ahmad Danial U21
52 MF Singapore SGP Aloysius Pang U21
53 DF Singapore SGP Jeevesh Harikumar U21
54 MF England ENG Casey Seddon U21
55 DF New Zealand NZL Curtis Gray U21
56 FW Indonesia IDN Fariz Fadilla Lubis U21
57 DF Singapore SGP Ihsan Hadi Iswandi U21
58 DF Singapore SGP Aiqel Aliman U21
59 MF Singapore SGP Arsyad Basiron U21
60 FW Singapore SGP Ithar U21
61 FW Singapore SGP Miqdad Shah U21
No. Pos. Nation Player
62 FW Singapore SGP Risvi Aaqil U21
63 GK Singapore SGP Ryan Effendy U21
64 DF Singapore SGP Rayyan Ramzdan U21
65 DF Singapore SGP Rizqin Aniq U21
66 FW Singapore SGP Saiful Azhar Saifuddin U21
67 MF Singapore SGP Shahruny U21
68 FW Singapore SGP Taressh Kannan U21
69 DF Singapore SGP Tarunn Kannan U21
70 DF Singapore SGP Theo Linden U21
71 DF Singapore SGP Uvayn Kumar U21
72 DF Singapore SGP Bradly Yap U21
FW Singapore SGP Daniel Herdy U21

On Loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF Singapore SGP Naufal Ilham (National Service till 2025)
8 MF Singapore SGP Fathullah Rahmat (National Service till 2025, to Young Lions FC)
62 DF Singapore SGP Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim (National Service till 2025, to Young Lions FC)
7 FW Singapore SGP Zahil Rahman (National Service till 2026)
12 MF Singapore SGP Anaqi Ismit (National Service till 2026)

Management and staff

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Management

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Position Name
Chairman Raymond Tang
Vice-chairman Andrew Chua
Honorary Secretary Zen Tay
Honorary Treasurer Chan Kok Hock
Club Supervisor Richard Woon

Technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach Singapore Hyrizan Jufri (interim)
Goalkeeping coach Singapore Fajar Sarib
Technical advisor Singapore Hasrin Jailani
Fitness coach Singapore Hafiz Osman
Youth coach Singapore Ridhuan Muhammad
Academy manager Singapore Jaslee Hatta
Physiotherapist Singapore Fadhli Hussein
Kitman Singapore Azwan Hishamuddin

Honours

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Type Competition Titles Seasons
League National Football League Division One 2 1983, 1987
Cup President's Cup 4 1982, 1985, 1987, 1994
Singapore FA Cup 1 1998

Bold is for those competition that are currently active.

Former managers

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Manager Period Achievements
Singapore P. N. Sivaji 1996
Netherlands Robert Alberts 1996–1998
Singapore Tohari Paijan 1998–2002 1998 Singapore FA Cup
Malaysia Moey Yoke Ham 2003–2004
Morocco Karim Bencherifa 2004
Dissolvement (2004–2010)
Singapore Terry Pathmanathan 2011–2012
France Patrick Vallée 2012–2014
Dissolvement (2015–2019)
Singapore Hairi Su'ap 2020
Singapore Hasrin Jailani 2020–2024
Singapore Hyrizan Jufri 2024–present

Seasons

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Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup
Pos P W D L F A Pts
1996-1 5th 14 4 5 5 20 19 17
1996-2 2nd* 14 8 3 3 35 18 27
1997 2nd 16 10 4 2 33 16 34
1998 2nd 20 14 4 2 39 15 46 Winners
1999 3rd 22 11 8 3 40 25 41 Round of 16
2000 2nd 22 12 7 3 50 23 43 Quarter-finals
2001 4th 33 18 6 9 68 47 60 Semi-finals
2002 9th 33 11 4 18 49 72 37 Quarter-finals
2003 10th 33 8 2–0 23 36 78 28 Group stage
2004 10th 27 4 5 18 29 72 17 Preliminary
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011 11th 33 3 5 25 21 77 14 Round of 16 Preliminary
2012 12th 24 5 5 14 17 41 20 Round of 16 Group stage
2013 6th 27 9 9 9 36 34 36 Runners-up Quarter-finals
2014 9th 27 8 5 14 35 44 29 Quarter-finals Runners-up
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 8th 14 0 5 9 14 33 5
2021 5th 21 5 7 9 36 49 22
2022 6th 28 10 7 11 59 69 37
2023 8th 24 6 3 15 39 62 21
  • The 1996 season of the S.League was split into two series. Tiger Beer Series winners Geylang United defeated Pioneer Series winners Singapore Armed Forces in the Championship playoff to clinch the S.League title.
  • 2003 saw the introduction of penalty shoot-outs if a match ended in a draw in regular time. Winners of penalty shoot-outs gained two points instead of one.
  • Tanjong Pagar United sat out the S.League from 2005 to 2010, and withdrew from the competition between 2015 and 2019.

Statistics and records

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As of 25 August 2024.

Top 10 all-time appearances

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Rank Player Years Club appearances
1 Singapore Asraf Rashid 2012–2015 82
2 Singapore Delwinder Singh 2011–2012,

2020–2021

77
3 Singapore Hanafi Salleh 2012–2015 74
Japan Shodai Nishikawa 2020–2022,

2024–present

5 Australia Blake Ricciuto 2021–2023 72
6 France Aurélien Hérisson 2013–2015 74
7 Singapore Raihan Rahman 2020–2023 67
8 Morocco Monsef Zerka 2013–2014 65
9 Singapore Zahid Ahmad 1997,

2012–2014

64
Singapore Khairul Amri 2021–2023

Top 10 all-time scorers

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Rank Player Club appearances Total goals
1 Japan Reo Nishiguchi 51 39
2 Morocco Monsef Zerka 65 33
3 France Kamel Ramdani 57 20
4 Brazil Luiz Júnior 32 18
5 Japan Takaya Kawanabe 58 15
6 Singapore Khairul Amri 61 14
7 Australia Blake Ricciuto 70 13
Japan Shodai Nishikawa 74
10 France Sébastien Etiemble 32 11
France Ismaël Benahmed 34
  • Biggest Wins: 8–1 vs Young Lions (1 October 2022)
  • Heaviest Defeats: 9–0 vs Tampines Rovers (16 March 2004)
  • Youngest Goal scorers: Arisman Arman ~ 18 years 10 months 17 days old (On 19 June 2011 vs Young Lions)
  • Oldest Goal scorers: Daniel Bennett ~ 44 years 7 months 27 days old (On 3 September 2022 vs Hougang United)
  • Youngest ever debutant: George Thomas ~ 16 years 9 months 29 days old (On 10 April 2023 vs Albirex Niigata (S))

References

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  1. ^ a b "FAS confirms Tanjong Pagar United's participation in the 2020 SPL season". Goal. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ Ong, Terence (4 November 2014). "Jaguars to sit out next S-League season, Rams to merge with Hougang". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. ^ Low, Lin Fhoong (5 November 2014). "Uncertainty over S-League's changes for 2015". Today. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  4. ^ Malathi Das and Palakrishnan (1996), "S.League: the kick-off", Singapore Professional Football League Pte Ltd, p. 56
  5. ^ "Football: Jaguars confident of S-League return by 2019". The Straits Times. 26 June 2017.
  6. ^ Osman, Shamir (10 November 2017). "Gombak, Tanjong Pagar apply to rejoin S.League in 2019". The Straits Times.
  7. ^ "Seven clubs with jackpot machines to wind down operations by April 2018 - CNA". Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Football: Tanjong Pagar and Gombak United will soon exist only on paper as appeals fail". The Straits Times. 25 July 2018.
  9. ^ "SPL 2023 Transfer Centre: Tanjong Pagar United". Singapore Premier League. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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