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2013 S.League

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S.League
Season2013
ChampionsTampines Rovers
5th S.League title
AFC Champions LeagueTampines Rovers
(S.League winners)
AFC CupHome United
(Singapore Cup winners)
Matches played162
Goals scored456 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorerAleksandar Đurić (15)
South Korea Moon Soon-Ho (15)
Biggest home winBalestier Khalsa 4-0 Tampines Rovers
(25 May 2013)
Home United 4-0 Malaysia Harimau Muda B
(26 August 2013)
Biggest away winWarriors FC 1-6 Tanjong Pagar United
(27 February 2013)
Highest scoringWoodlands Wellington 3-6 Tampines Rovers
(4 November 2013)
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The 2013 S.League was the 18th season since the establishment of the S.League, the top professional football league in Singapore. It is known as the Yeo's Great Eastern S.League for sponsorship reasons.

The season began in February 2013 and ended in November 2013. Tampines Rovers defended their title and the 2013 edition featured 12 teams in the league after Gombak United decided to sit out of the league due to financial problems.

Tampines Rovers beat Warriors F.C. on 15 February 2013 with a 2-1 scoreline to lift the 2013 Charity Shield, kicking off the 2013 S.League season.[1]

The league also saw a month-long break between 26 May 2013 and 26 June 2013 in order for the preliminary round of the RHB Singapore Cup and Starhub League Cup to take place.

Major changes

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The following were the key changes of season 2013 as compared to the previous season:

  • Gombak United sat out of the 2013 S.League, turning it into a 12-team competition.
  • This new "2.5 round" format saw the 12 teams split up into two halves based on their league standings after the completion of two rounds of fixtures.
  • The final ‘half’ round saw teams (i.e.: top six teams in one group, bottom six teams in another group) playing against each other in their respective groups.
  • All points accumulated in the 2 rounds were carried into the final round. The final standings were then decided at the end of this half round.
  • The format for both Cup tournaments namely RHB Singapore Cup and Starhub League remained intact.
  • The import quota was increased from four to five foreign players, with support promised from the league management should clubs be keen to engage a foreign marquee player in the new quota of five.
  • The 2.4 km run replaced the "Beep Test" to gauge the fitness of the players with a minimum passing mark set at 10.15 minutes for outfield players and 12 minutes for goalkeepers. Monetary rewards were given out for players who hit the minimum passing mark of 8.30 minutes ($200) and 9 minutes ($100).
  • There was an increase in prize monies for the league champions, first runners-up and second runners-up at $250,000, $125,000 and $60,000 respectively (up from $150,000, $75,000 and $40,000 respectively).
  • The Singapore Cup winners, first runners-up and second runners-up had their share increased to $100,000, $60,000 and $40,000 respectively (up from $80,000, $40,000 and $20,000 respectively).

Teams

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Location of teams in 2013 S.League
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Location of teams in 2013 S.League (Singapore teams)
Team Coach Stadium Capacity Location
Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Japan Koichi Sugiyama Jurong East Stadium 2,700 Jurong East
Balestier Khalsa Australia Darren Stewart Toa Payoh Stadium 3,900 Toa Payoh
Brunei DPMM FC Croatia Vjeran Simunić Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium 30,000 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Geylang International V. Kanan Bedok Stadium 3,900 Bedok
Malaysia Harimau Muda B Malaysia Razip Ismail Pasir Gudang Stadium 15,000 Johor Bahru
Home United South Korea Lee Lim-Saeng Bishan Stadium 4,100 Bishan
Hougang United Amin Nasir Hougang Stadium 2,500 Hougang
Tampines Rovers Tay Peng Kee Clementi Stadium 4,000 Clementi
Tanjong Pagar United France Patrick Vallee Queenstown Stadium 3,800 Queenstown
Warriors FC England Alex Weaver Choa Chu Kang Stadium 4,600 Choa Chu Kang
Woodlands Wellington Salim Moin Woodlands Stadium 4,300 Woodlands
Singapore Young Lions Aide Iskandar Jalan Besar Stadium 8,000 Kallang

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by Date
Tanjong Pagar United Terry Pathmanathan Sacked[2] France Patrick Vallee Pre-Season
Singapore Young Lions Robin Chitrakar Reassigned to coach Singapore U16[3] Aide Iskandar[4] Pre-Season
Hougang United Croatia Nenad Bacina Took over as head coach of Tampines Rovers England Alex Weaver Pre-Season
Tampines Rovers Tay Peng Kee Appointed as Technical Director of Tampines Rovers Croatia Nenad Bacina Pre-Season
Warriors FC Richard Bok Resigned in Pre-Season V. Selvaraj Pre-Season
Tampines Rovers Croatia Nenad Bacina Sacked Tay Peng Kee[5] 28 May 2013
Hougang United England Alex Weaver Reassigned as Technical Director of Hougang United Johana Bin Johari
Warriors FC V. Selvaraj Resigned[6] England Alex Weaver 12 June 2013
Hougang United Johana Bin Johari Appointed caretaker coach[7] Amin Nasir 22 August

Team Changes

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Stadium changes

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2013 S.League Season Kits

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Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Balestier Khalsa Brunei DPMM FC Geylang International
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Kit Sponsor:
Japan Gol.Japan 		Kit Sponsor:
England Umbro 		Kit Sponsor:
Italy Lotto 		Kit Sponsor:
Italy Lotto
Main Sponsor:
Japan Canon 		Main Sponsor:
Singapore FTMS / Singapore Civic 		Main Sponsor:
None 		Main Sponsor:
None
Malaysia Harimau Muda B Home United Hougang United Tampines Rovers
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Kit Sponsor:
United States Nike 		Kit Sponsor:
Italy Kappa 		Kit Sponsor:
Singapore Waga 		Kit Sponsor:
Japan Mikasa
Main Sponsor:
None 		Main Sponsor:
United States Coca-Cola 		Main Sponsor:
None 		Main Sponsor:
Singapore Komoco Holdings
Tanjong Pagar United Warriors FC Woodlands Wellington Singapore Young Lions
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Kit Sponsor:
Singapore Thorb 		Kit Sponsor:
Japan Svolme 		Kit Sponsor:
Singapore Waga 		Kit Sponsor:
United States Nike
Main Sponsor:
Singapore SINGA Energy Drink 		Main Sponsor:
Singapore STA / Singapore United Engineers 		Main Sponsor:
Singapore ESW 		Main Sponsor:
Singapore Courts

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Former Player
Balestier Khalsa South Korea Park Kang-Jin South Korea Kim Min-ho New Zealand Paul Cunningham Nigeria Obadin Aikhena Brazil Vitor Borges South Korea Jung Hee-bong
Sweden Rasmus Fristedt
Brunei DPMM FC Portugal Joao Moreira* Brazil Rodrigo Tosi Brazil Tales dos Santos* Lithuania Artūras Rimkevičius* None Croatia Dino Drpić
Guadeloupe Stéphane Auvray
Croatia Ivan Bošnjak
Geylang International Japan Shotaro Ihata Japan Norihiro Kawakami Japan Takuma Ito Serbia Stefan Milojevic Slovakia Jozef Kaplan None
Home United South Korea Kwon Da-kyung South Korea Choi Jae-won South Korea Lee Kwan-woo France Sirina Camara Canada Jordan Webb South Korea Jang Hong-won
Japan Masato Fukui
Hougang United Guinea Mamadou M. Diallo England Thomas Beattie England Liam Shotton Canada Jerome Baker Croatia Igor Čerina* Nigeria Robert Eziakor
Tampines Rovers Japan Kunihiro Yamashita Japan Seiji Kaneko Portugal Andre Martins Portugal Diogo Caramelo Portugal Vítor Ladeiras Serbia Sead Hadžibulić
Argentina Martín Wagner
Croatia Saša Dreven
Tanjong Pagar United AlgeriaFrance Ismaël Benahmed France Anthony Aymard France Aurélien Hérisson AlgeriaFrance Kamel Ramdani Morocco Monsef Zerka None
Warriors FC Japan Tatsuro Inui Japan Shimpei Sakurada Japan Kazuyuki Toda Croatia Marin Vidosevic Bosnia and Herzegovina Mislav Karoglan None
Woodlands Wellington Japan Atsushi Shimono South Korea Moon Soon-ho South Korea Jang Jo-yoon South Korea Cho Sung-hwan Thailand Theerawekin Seehawong* Netherlands Khalid Hamdaoui
Singapore Young Lions Canada Sherif El-Masri None None None None None
  • Albirex Niigata (S) and Harimau Muda B are an all-Japanese and all-Malaysian team respectively and do not hire any foreigners.
  • Players in bold are marquee player signings who command wages outside the monthly salary cap.
  • Players in Asterisks(*) were players who arrived during the mid-season transfer window.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampines Rovers 27 17 5 5 59 36 +23 56[a] Qualification to
AFC Champions League Qualifying Round 1
or AFC Cup Group Stage
2 Home United 27 16 3 8 42 25 +17 51 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[b]
3 Japan Albirex Niigata (S)[c] 27 13 7 7 36 28 +8 46
4 Balestier Khalsa 27 12 7 8 38 28 +10 43
5 Woodlands Wellington 27 10 7 10 45 47 −2 37
6 Tanjong Pagar United 27 9 9 9 36 34 +2 36
7 Warriors FC 27 9 8 10 38 38 0 35
8 Brunei DPMM FC[c] 27 9 8 10 41 46 −5 35
9 Geylang International 27 8 8 11 31 38 −7 32
10 Hougang United 27 9 3 15 37 40 −3 30
11 Malaysia Harimau Muda B[c] 27 8 6 13 33 43 −10 30[a]
12 Singapore Young Lions[c] 27 5 3 19 20 52 −32 18[d]
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Harimau Muda B were awarded a 3–0 victory against Tampines Rovers as the latter were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. Tampines Rovers had won the original fixture 1–0.[13]
  2. ^ Qualified as 2013 Singapore Cup winners.
  3. ^ a b c d The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda B – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.
  4. ^ Young Lions' opening four games were overturned and awarded as 3–0 victories to the opposing teams due to the fielding of ineligible players. In these four games, Young Lions had only amassed one point.[14]


Results

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Matchday 1 - 22

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Home \ Away ALB BAL DPM GLI HMB HOM HOU TAM TPU WAR WLW YLI
Albirex Niigata (S) 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–1
Balestier Khalsa 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–4 3–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 3–0
DPMM FC 0–2 1–1 4–2 3–1 3–2 3–3 2–6 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1
Geylang International 2–2 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 0–5 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–1
Harimau Muda B 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–4 0–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–1
Home United 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 4–0 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0
Hougang United 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–3 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–0
Tampines Rovers 3–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 3–0
Tanjong Pagar United 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1
Warriors FC 2–3 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 4–2 0–1 1–6 1–1 3–0
Woodlands Wellington 2–1 3–1 5–2 0–0 1–2 0–3 0–0 3–3 2–3 2–2 5–2
Young Lions 0–1 1–3 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 2–4 0–4 0–0 1–3
Updated to match(es) played on 30 August 2013. Source: S.League[usurped]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matchday 23 - 27

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Season statistics

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Goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Aleksandar Đurić Tampines Rovers 15
South Korea Moon Soon-Ho Woodlands Wellington
3 Slovakia Jozef Kapláň Geylang International 14
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mislav Karoglan Warriors FC
5 South Korea Chang Jo-Yoon Woodlands Wellington 13
Japan Kazuki Sakamoto Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
7 Khairul Amri Tampines Rovers 12
Morocco Monsef Zerka Tanjong Pagar United
Qiu Li Balestier Khalsa
South Korea Lee Kwan-Woo Home United
11 Algeria Kamel Ramdani Tanjong Pagar United 11
12 Canada Jordan Webb Home United 9
Canada Sherif El-Masri Singapore Young Lions
14 Guinea Mamadou Diallo Hougang United 8
Brazil Rodrigo Tosi Brunei DPMM FC
16 Portugal João Moreira Brunei DPMM FC 7
Brunei Mohd Shahrazen Said Brunei DPMM FC
South Korea Park Kang-Jin Balestier Khalsa
Malaysia Mohd Ridzuan Abdunloh Harimau Muda B
20 Jamil Ali Tampines Rovers 6
Brazil Tales dos Santos Brunei DPMM FC
France Ismael Benahmed Tanjong Pagar United
Japan Bruno Castanheira Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Fahrudin Mustafić Tampines Rovers

Fastest Goal

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As of 25 May 2013
Date Name Club Goal Scored Against
21 Apr Shi Jiayi Warriors FC 3rd min Hougang United
23 Apr Algeria Kamel Ramdani Tanjong Pagar 3rd min Geylang

Most Goals In A Single Match

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As of 25 May 2013
Date Name Goals Scored Club Against
27 Feb Morocco Monsef Zerka 3 Tanjong Pagar Warriors FC
10 Mar Slovakia Jozef Kapláň 3 Geylang Harimau Muda B
17 Apr France Ismael Benahmed 3 Tanjong Pagar Young Lions

Highest Scoring Match

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As of 25 May 2013
Date Match Score
27 Feb 13 Warriors FC vs Tanjong Pagar United 1 - 6

Club Disciplinary Records

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Team Games Yellow card Double Yellow Card/Ejection Double Yellow Card/Ejection Direct Red Card Total Points
Japan Albirex Niigata (S) 13 13 0 0 13
Balestier Khalsa 15 37 2 1 46
Brunei DPMM FC 14 28 2 0 34
Geylang International 14 30 0 1 33
Malaysia Harimau Muda B 15 28 1 0 31
Home United 15 30 1 3 42
Hougang United 15 39 0 1 42
Tampines Rovers 13 28 0 0 28
Tanjong Pagar United 15 39 1 1 45
Warriors FC 13 26 0 1 29
Woodlands Wellington 15 33 3 2 48
Singapore Young Lions 14 27 1 2 36

Updated to games played on 27 June 2013
Points are awarded based on 1 point for each yellow card and 3 points for each sending off (regardless of sending-offs via two yellow cards or one red card)

Cards Handed Out By Match Officials

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by alphabetical order when total cards are equal.

R Name S.League RHB Singapore Cup Starhub League Cup Total Points
Matches Officiated Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Matches Officiated Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Matches Officiated Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Matches Officiated Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 Leow Thiam Hoe 10 54 3 3 1 4 0 0 2 8 0 2 13 66 3 5 90
2 Farhad Mohd 9 39 2 1 1 7 0 0 3 12 1 0 13 58 3 1 70
3 Muhd Taqi 11 44 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 2 1 13 53 2 3 68
4 Irwan Samsuddin 7 37 1 1 1 7 0 0 1 5 0 1 9 49 1 2 58
5 Sukhbir Singh 9 41 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 4 1 0 11 49 2 0 55
6 W Ravisanthiran 10 37 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 12 42 1 3 54
Abdul Malik 9 30 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 9 1 0 12 39 2 3 54
7 Jansen Foo 8 36 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 5 0 0 11 45 0 1 48
8 Ahmad A'Qashah 8 30 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 6 0 0 11 41 0 1 44
9 Yazeen Buhari 4 20 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 25 2 0 31
10 K Kalimuthu 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 13 0 0 13

Updated to games played on 27 June 2013
Points are awarded based on 1 point for each yellow card and 3 points for each sending off (regardless of sending-offs via two yellow cards or one red card)

Attendance figures

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Brunei DPMM FC 0 0 0 n/a†
2 Balestier Khalsa 0 0 0 n/a†
3 Warriors FC 0 0 0 n/a†
4 Home United 0 0 0 n/a†
5 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) 0 0 0 n/a†
6 Harimau Muda B 0 0 0 n/a†
7 Hougang United 0 0 0 n/a†
8 Tampines Rovers 0 0 0 n/a†
9 Woodlands Wellington 0 0 0 n/a†
10 Singapore Young Lions 0 0 0 n/a†
11 Geylang International 0 0 0 n/a†
12 Tanjong Pagar United 0 0 0 n/a†
League total n/a†

Source: S.League[usurped]

There isn't any established attendance figures. Only 1 report on attendance for Round 1 between Young Lions vs Hougang where 1,586 spectators attended.

S-League Awards Night Winners

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Awards Winners Club
Player of the Year South Korea Lee Kwan-Woo Home United
Young Player of the Year France Sirina Camara Home United
Coach of the Year South Korea Lee Lim-Saeng Home United
Top Scorer Award Aleksandar Đurić Tampines Rovers
South Korea Moon Soon-Ho Woodlands Wellington
Fair Play Award Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Referee of the Year Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir

References

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  1. ^ Chen, Fabius (15 February 2013). "Tampines beat Warriors to win Great Eastern Charity Shield". The Straits Times.
  2. ^ "Queenstown return for new Jaguars coach Vallee". S.League. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "3 in frame for Young Lions job". Today. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Former Singapore captain Aide Iskandar named Courts Young Lions coach". The Straits Times. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Bacina, Wagner part ways with Tampines". Today. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Weaver building for Warriors future with fresh new ideas". S.League. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Weaver fully focussed on Warriors job". S.League. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Harimau Muda B set for 2013 S.League". ESPN Star. 26 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  9. ^ "New-look Geylang primed for 2013". Today. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Kaplan to lead new-look Geylang". ESPN Star. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  11. ^ "SAFFC renamed as Warriors FC". ESPN Star. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  12. ^ "SAFFC no more, Warriors FC in hunt for sponsors". Today. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  13. ^ "Media Statement Concerning Tampines Rovers FC Fielding An Ineligible Player For S.League Match Against Harimau Muda". S League. 14 July 2013. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ "Young Lions penalised for ineligible players". Fox Sports. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
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