2012 S.League
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 94 |
| Goals scored | 261 (2.78 per match) |
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The 2012 S.League is the 17th season since the establishment of the S-League, the top professional football league in Singapore. The season began on 9 February 2012 and is scheduled to end in November 2012. Tampines Rovers are the defending champions. The league features 13 teams which play on a home and away basis.
Teams
Etoile withdrew their participation in the league to concentrate on grassroots football and youth development. Brunei DPMM have re-entered the league, coming back since they were suspended by FIFA in the 2009 campaign. Harimau Muda of Malaysia have also enterd the fray.[1]
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geylang United |  Mike Wong
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Moved to Prime League squad[2] | V. Kanakarajan
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Stadium changes
- Tampines Rovers moved into the Clementi Stadium due to the early commencement of the Tampines Sports Hub project which makes the Tampines Stadium unusable.[3]
- With Tampines moving into the Clementi Stadium, Tanjong Pagar United are moving out and back to the Queenstown Stadium which they previously vacated back in 2004. Queenstown Stadium was last used by Etoile FC.
Foreign players
- Albirex Niigata (S) and Harimau Muda are all-Japanese and all-Malaysian team respectively and do not hire any foreigners.
League Table
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Results
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Goalscorers
Correct as of 2 May, 2012. According to the S.League's official page
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shotaro Ihata
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Home United | 8 |
| 1 | Aleksandar Duric
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Tampines Rovers | 8 |
| 3 |  Jordan Webb
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Hougang United | 7 |
| 4 |  Shahrazen Said
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Brunei DPMM FC | 6 |
| 4 |  Frédéric Mendy
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Home United FC | 6 |
| 4 |  Mislav Karoglan
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SAFFC | 6 |
Attendance Figures
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei DPMM | 190 | 8,672 | 4,680 | n/a | |
| 2 | Balestier Khalsa | 60 | 2,386 | 889 | n/a | |
| 3 | Singapore Armed Forces | 25 | 1,786 | 1,155 | n/a | |
| 4 | Home United | 56 | 1,354 | 774 | n/a | |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata Singapore | 732 | 2,502 | 1,227 | n/a | |
| 6 | Gombak United | 23 | 1,494 | 816 | n/a | |
| 7 | Harimau Muda A | 69 | 1,388 | 388 | n/a | |
| 8 | Hougang United | 11 | 1,243 | 410 | n/a | |
| 9 | Tampines Rovers | 86,787,897y2,923 | 1,228 | 485 | n/a | |
| 10 | Woodlands Wellington | 2 | 688 | 429 | n/a | |
| 11 | Young Lions | 20 | 668 | 464 | n/a | |
| 12 | Geylang United | 52 | 912 | 612 | n/a | |
| 13 | Tanjong Pagar United | 5 | 755 | 195 | n/a | |
| League total | n/a |
Source: S.League
Notes and references
- ^ "BeiS.league announces 2012 participating teams". S.League Online. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "All's not well at Geylang". Today. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Tampines and Home ready to raise curtains". S.League Online. Retrieved 2012-02-05.