Victoria Junior College Football
Football in Victoria Junior College is one of the many Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) in Victoria Junior College (VJC) in Singapore. VJC Football participates in the National Schools Games A Division Football Championship for Boys and Girls every year. The National Schools Games A Division Football Championship Boys title is the most coveted in the inter-school sports calendar. In 2017, it attracted a total of 24 schools competing, the highest number for inter-school sports in A Division.
The VJC boys' team has made it to 13 finals in 18 years from 1998 to 2017 and emerged as champions for 6 of the finals. The arch-rivals of VJC boys' team is Meridian Junior College (MJC) whom they had met 7 times in the finals.
The girls' team has made it to 11 finals in 12 years from 2005 to 2017, winning the title 10 times.
Finals (Boys)
From 1998, schools from Institute of Education (ITE), who used to dominate the A Division football championships, no longer take part in the competition.
| Year | Finals | Champion | Runner-up | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | MJC 3-1 VJC | MJC | VJC | |
| 2016 | MJC 1-0 VJC | MJC | VJC | |
| 2015 | MJC 3-2 NYJC | MJC | NYJC | VJC lost to MJC 0-3 in the semi-finals; VJC beat SAJC 2-1 to take 3rd place |
| 2014 | MJC 1-0 SAJC | MJC | SAJC | VJC lost to SAJC 0-1 in the semi-finals; VJC lost to ACJC 1-2 in extra time after 1-1 at full-time to take 4th place |
| 2013 | VJC 3-2 RI | VJC | RI | |
| 2012 | MJC 2-0 SAJC | MJC | SAJC | VJC lost to SAJC 2-4 in penalties after 1-1 at extra-time in the semi-finals; VJC beat ACJC 3-2 to take 3rd place |
| 2011 | MJC 1-0 VJC | MJC | VJC | |
| 2010 | MJC 2-1 SAJC | MJC | SAJC | VJC lost to SAJC 6-7 in penalties after 1-1 at extra-time in the semi-finals; VJC beat RI 6-0 to take 3rd place |
| 2009 | VJC 3-2 MJC | VJC | MJC | Match Report[1] |
| 2008 | MJC 2-1 VJC | MJC | VJC | |
| 2007 | RJC 1-0 MJC | RJC | MJC | VJC lost to RJC 6-7 in penalties after 1-1 at extra-time in the semi-finals; VJC beat SAJC 2-1 to take 3rd place |
| 2006 | VJC 4-2 MJC | VJC | MJC | |
| 2005 | MJC 1-1 VJC (MJC win 5-4 on penalties) | MJC | VJC | |
| 2004 | VJC 4-1 SAJC | VJC | SAJC | |
| 2003 | JJC 1-1 VJC (JJC win 4-2 on penalties) | JJC | VJC | |
| 2002 | VJC 1-0 JJC | VJC | JJC | |
| 2001 | VJC 3-0 ACJC | VJC | ACJC | |
| 2000 | RJC 1-0 VJC | RJC | VJC | |
| 1999 | RJC beat JI | RJC | JI | |
| 1998 | NJC 0-0 CJC (NJC win 4-3 on penalties) | NJC | CJC |
Results by team (Boys)
| Team | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| MJC | 9 | 3 |
| VJC | 6 | 7 |
| RI/RJC | 3 | 1 |
| JJC | 1 | 1 |
| NJC | 1 | 0 |
| SAJC | 0 | 4 |
| ACJC | 0 | 1 |
| CJC | 0 | 1 |
| JI | 0 | 1 |
| NYJC | 0 | 1 |
- ACJC: Anglo-Chinese Junior College
- CJC: Catholic Junior College
- JI: Jurong Institute
- JJC: Jurong Junior College
- MJC: Meridian Junior College
- NYJC: Nanyang Junior College
- RI/RJC: Raffles Institution/Raffles Junior College
- SAJC: St Andrew's Junior College
- VJC: Victoria Junior College
Finals (Girls)
The A Division girls competition was started in 2005. From 2005-2007, it was known as the Football Association of Singapore Inter-JC Girls' Soccer Championship.
| Year | Finals | Champion | Runner-up | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | VJC 1-1 MJC | VJC | MJC | VJC beat MJC 3-2 in penalties after 1-1 draw in extra-time to take 3rd place |
| 2016 | VJC 4-1 RI | VJC | RI | |
| 2015 | VJC 4-0 MJC | VJC | MJC | |
| 2014 | VJC 1-0 RI | VJC | RI | |
| 2013 | VJC 2-0 MI | VJC | MI | |
| 2012 | RI 1-0 MJC | RI | MJC | VJC lost to MJC 0-2 in the semi-finals; VJC beat MI 4-2 in penalties after 3-3 draw in extra-time to take 3rd place |
| 2011 | VJC 3-1 SAJC | VJC | SAJC | |
| 2010 | VJC 1-1 RI (VJC win 4-1 on penalties) | VJC | RI | |
| 2009 | VJC 3-1 SAJC | VJC | SAJC | |
| 2008 | VJC 1-1 SAJC (VJC win 6-5 on penalties) | VJC | SAJC | Match Report [2] |
| 2007 | SAJC 1-0 VJC | SAJC | VJC | |
| 2006 | VJC 2-0 TJC | VJC | TJC | |
| 2005 | SAJC 2-0 NYJC | SAJC | NYJC |
Results by team (Girls)
| Team | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| VJC | 10 | 1 |
| SAJC | 2 | 3 |
| RI | 1 | 3 |
| MJC | 0 | 3 |
| MI | 0 | 1 |
| NYJC | 0 | 1 |
| TJC | 0 | 1 |
- MI: Millennia Institute
- MJC: Meridian Junior College
- NYJC: Nanyang Junior College
- RI: Raffles Institution
- SAJC: St Andrew's Junior College
- TJC: Temasek Junior College
- VJC: Victoria Junior College
Notable players
- Anders Aplin: First Singaporean to play in Japan's J2 League, 2017[3] In 2009, he was part of the Victoria Junior College football team which won the National Schools A Division title.[4][5]
References
- ^ Tan, Les (25 May 2009). "VJC edge MJC 3-2 to capture A Division Boys' Football Championship title". Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ Tan, Les (18 May 2008). "Victoria Junior College beat Saints on penalties to claim girls' football championship title". Redsports. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Geylang defender aiming to make the most of his second shot". FourFourTwo. 2017-03-20. Archived from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ "Stories From the A Division to the S.League: Five players who made the leap". 2017-11-10. Archived from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ "SVJC is National 'A' Division Boys Soccer Champion". 2009-05-25.
- The birth of champions – the Victoria Junior College football girls’ story (Part 1), Redsports, May 31, 2009, Lai Jun Wei
- Victoria JC survive late RI rally to win Boys ‘A’ Div crown, TodayOnline, May 24, 2013, Felicia Check