Woodlands Wellington FC
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| Full name | Woodlands Wellington Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Rams | ||
| Founded | May 1988 (as Wellington FC) By R. Vengadasalam |
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| Ground | Woodlands Stadium Woodlands, Singapore (Capacity: 4,300) |
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| Chairman |  Winson Song Ying Kong |
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| Head Coach | Salim Moin |
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| League | S.League | ||
| 2012 | 3rd (As of 12 Feb 2012) | ||
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Woodlands Wellington Football Club is a professional football club which plays in the S.League, the top division of football in Singapore. They are based in Woodlands at the 4,300 capacity Woodlands Stadium, where they have played since their establishment.
Woodlands Wellington FC are known for being the only non Premier League team to be inducted into the S.League in its inaugural year in 1996.
Before Sembawang Rangers departed the S.League at the end of the 2003 season, they shared a fierce rivalry with Woodlands Wellington Football Club. Their matches were fondly known as the S-League's Northern Derby.
Woodlands Wellington FC's honours include winning the inaugural Singapore League Cup in 2007, defeating Sengkang Punggol FC 4-0 in the final. They also finished runners-up in the Singapore FA Cup in 1997, and also in the Singapore Cup in 2005 and 2008.
Their best finish in the S-League came in the 1996 Tiger Beer Series where they were runners-up. They have also achieved 3rd place in 1997 and 2005.
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[edit] History
Wellington Football Club was founded in 1988 as a splinter group of Delhi Juniors (a team of Singaporean football enthusiasts, dating back to the 1940s, that were among the pioneers of football in Singapore).
In 1991, they participated in the Sembawang Group League and National Island-Wide League, winning as champions in both competitions and setting a national record by beating Seletar Football Club by a 27-goal margin. The following year, Wellington FC joined the National Football League and were placed in Division II, from which they were promoted as champions in 1994. 1995 saw unprecedented success, as they finished first in Division I (going unbeaten for 24 matches) and were FA Cup runners-up.
Their convincing displays led to their selection as one of eight clubs to compete in the newly-formed S.League, prompting the club to move to Woodlands and change their name to Woodlands Wellington Football Club.[1]
Several national stars were born in Woodlands Wellington Football Club – Masrezwan Masturi, Dalis Supait, John Wilkinson, Agu Casmir, Itimi Dickson and Jeykanth Jeyapal - while numerous national players had also donned the club's colours - V. Sundramoorthy, D. Devaraj, Zakaria Awang, Tamil Marren, Malek Awab, the late Borhan Abu Samah, Yazid Yasin, S. Anthonysamy and Zulkarnaen Zainal, to name a few.
[edit] Logo and Mascot
The logo and mascot of Woodlands Wellington FC is a Ram, hence the nickname the "Rams". The original logo consisted of a Ram in mid-leap and was used from 1996 to 2002, while the current logo was used from 2002 onwards.
[edit] Colours
The original home kit of Woodlands Wellington FC was white with two narrow stripes of yellow and green down the middle. In the ensuing years, yellow was employed as the main colour of choice for the home kit and this has become the traditional colour for the club.
[edit] Sponsors
Woodlands Wellington FC was sponsored by Bandai from 1996 to 1998, afterwhich it was sponsored by Sembcorp from 1999 to 2010. Since the 2011 S-League season, the club has been without a sponsor.
The team is presently outfitted by Acono for the 2012 season. Their previous kit sponsors include Lotto, Diadora and Mitre.
[edit] Players
[edit] Current Squad
- As of 15 February 2012
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Goalscoring statistics
- As of 15 February 2012
| Pos | Player | S-League | League Cup | Singapore Cup | Total Goals |
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| 1 |  Moon Soon-Ho |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[edit] Current Management Team
- Head Coach:
Salim Moin - Team Manager: Matthew Tay
- Goalkeeping Coach: Matthew Tay
- Prime League coach:
Marko Kraljević
[edit] Prime League Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Former Notable Players
[edit] Former Notable Managers
- R. Vengadasalam (1996-04)
- Jeykanth Jeyapal (2010)
[edit] Former Head Coaches
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[edit] Honours
[edit] Domestic
Cup
[edit] Performance in AFC competitions
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance
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- 1998/99: First Round
[edit] Supporters' Club
The supporters' club of Woodlands Wellington Football Club are known as the Black Sheep. [2] They can be seen at both home and away games dressed in the club's official colours of yellow and green and are usually seated behind the Rams' dugout. Since its inception, the Black Sheep have been using the warcry "Never Surrender!" to rally their players on. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Malathi Das and Palakrishnan (1996), "S.League: the kick-off", Singapore Professional Football League Pte Ltd, p. 62
- ^ "The Black Sheep Facebook Page". https://www.facebook.com/unofficial.wwfc.supporters.club/.
- ^ "Fans of the mysteriously quiet Woodlands Wellington FC say “Never Surrender!”". http://www.justsports.com.sg/2012/02/10/fans-of-the-mysteriously-quiet-woodlands-wellington-fc-say-never-surrender//.
[edit] External links
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