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Revision as of 20:19, 1 December 2010
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| Full name | Geylang United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Eagles | ||
| Founded | 1973 | ||
| Ground | Bedok Stadium Bedok, Singapore | ||
| Capacity | 3,900 | ||
| Chairman | Patrick Ang | ||
| 1st Team Coach |  Mike Wong | ||
| League | S.League | ||
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Geylang United Football Club is a professional football club from Singapore, currently playing in the S.League. The club is based in Bedok and their home ground is Bedok Stadium. Their mascot is an eagle, and hence the team is also known as "the Eagles".
History
The club was founded initially under the name International Contract Specialists in 1973. It changed its name to Geylang International in 1975, and then to Geylang United in 1996.
Prior to the formation of the S.League, the club played in Singapore's National Football League (from 1975–1987) and Premier League (from 1988–1995). They were the dominant team in Singapore during this period, winning nine Premier League titles. The club set a Singapore Football record by winning 6 Premier League titles in a row between 1988 and 1993. The league and Singapore Cup double was also achieved in both 1990 and 1991.
The club were founder members of the S.League in 1996, and captured the inaugural championship title that year. In its inaugural season, the S.League competition was split into two series. In each series, the eight teams in the league played each other home and away, and the table-topping teams from each of the two series then met each other in a season-ending play-off match to determine the champions. Captained by Singapore's most famous football star Fandi Ahmad, Geylang won the first series. The second series was won by Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC). Geylang beat SAFFC 2-1 in the season-ending play-off match to be crowned the first S.League champions, with Mohammad Khakpour scoring one of the best free kicks to be seen in the S.League in that match. One week later, the Eagles completed the double by beating SAFFC again, this time on penalties, in the Singapore FA Cup final.
The club captured the S.League title for a second time in 2001 under South Korean coach Jang Jung, the defensive wall of Lionel Lewis, Hasrin Jailani, Winston Yap, Zulkarnaen Zainal, winger Noor Ali, key midfielder Billy Bone plus star strikers Aleksandar Duric and Brian Bothwell.
Geylang finished 6th in both the 2007 and 2008 S.League seasons, and have undergone a major overhaul for the 2009 season in hopes of finishing within the Top 4.
Record
S.League Record
- 1996 - Champions (Series 1: Champions; Series 2: 5th place; beat SAFFC 2-1 in the championship final)
- 1997 - 5th place
- 1998 - 3rd place
- 1999 - 4th place
- 2000 - 3rd place
- 2001 - Champions
- 2002 - 3rd place
- 2003 - Runners-up
- 2004 - 7th place
- 2005 - 8th place
- 2006 - 10th place
- 2007 - 6th place
- 2008 - 6th place
- 2009 - 6th place
- 2010 - 5th or 6th place
Pre-S.League championship titles
- Premier League: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
- National Football League: 1975, 1976, 1977
Singapore Cup Record
- 1997 - Runners-up
- 1998 - First Round
- 1999 - Quarter-finals
- 2000 - 3rd place
- 2001 - Runners-up
- 2002 - 3rd place
- 2003 - Runners-up
- 2004 - Semi-finals
- 2005 - First Round
- 2006 - First Round
- 2007 - First Round
- 2008 - First Round
- 2009 - Champions
- 2010 - First Round
Singapore League Cup Record
- 2007 - Did not take part
- 2008 - First Round
- 2009 - Quarter-finals
- 2010 - Quarter-finals
Other cup tournament wins
- Singapore FA Cup: 1996
- President's Cup: 1976, 1978, 1990, 1991, 1995
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2002-03: Qualifying East - 3rd Round
- Asian Club Championship: 4 appearances
- AFC Cup: 1 appearance
- 2004: Semi-Finals
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
Sponsors
- Main Sponsor: Five Star Tours
- Kit Supplier: Lotto
Current squad
As of July 27, 2010
Nationality given from place of birth Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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*Players in bold have National Team appearances.
Technical Staff (Football Division)
Asst General Manager/Team Manager: Lim Tong Hai- Head Coach: Mike Wong
- Assistant Coach: D.Tokijan
- Goalkeeping Coach: Koh Chuan Hwee
- Sports Trainer: Thomas Pang Yok Boon
- Kitman: Abdul Halim
