2014 S.League
Season | 2014 |
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Champions | Warriors FC |
Supporters' Shield | Tampines Rovers |
AFC Champions League | Warriors FC (S.League winners) |
AFC Cup | Balestier Khalsa (Singapore Cup winners) |
Matches played | 125 |
Goals scored | 409 (3.27 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rodrigo Tosi (21 goals) |
Biggest home win | DPMM FC 8–1 Woodlands Wellington (26 August 2014) |
Biggest away win | Young Lions 0–4 Balestier Khalsa (23 February 2014) Albirex Niigata (S) 0–4 Warriors FC (16 April 2014) |
Highest scoring | DPMM FC 8–1 Woodlands Wellington (26 August 2014) |
Longest winning run | DPMM FC (7 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Hougang United (9 matches) |
Longest winless run | Harimau Muda B (10 matches) |
Longest losing run | Harimau Muda B (10 matches) |
← 2013 2015 →
All statistics correct as of 26 August 2014. |
The 2014 S.League was the 19th season since the establishment of the S.League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs. The league was also known as the Great Eastern Yeo's S.League due to sponsorship reasons. Tampines Rovers were the defending champions.
For the first time, free-to-air MediaCorp okto broadcast all Friday matches that were held at the Jalan Besar Stadium live on its channel, including a weekly S.League Show. The season started on 21 February 2014, and concluded on 31 October 2014.
Teams
A total of 12 teams contested the league. There were no changes to the participating sides from the previous season. Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda B were invited foreign clubs from Japan, Brunei and Malaysia respectively.
Stadiums and locations
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Albirex Niigata (S) | Jurong East Stadium | 2,700 |
Balestier Khalsa | Toa Payoh Stadium | 3,900 |
DPMM FC | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium | 30,000 |
Geylang International | Bedok Stadium | 3,900 |
Harimau Muda B | Pasir Gudang Stadium | 15,000 |
Home United | Bishan Stadium | 4,100 |
Hougang United | Hougang Stadium | 2,500 |
Tampines Rovers | Clementi Stadium | 4,000 |
Tanjong Pagar United | Queenstown Stadium | 3,800 |
Warriors FC | Choa Chu Kang Stadium | 4,600 |
Woodlands Wellington | Woodlands Stadium | 4,300 |
Young Lions | Jalan Besar Stadium | 8,000 |
- Geylang International used the Jalan Besar stadium to host Balestier Khalsa on 31 July[1]
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Albirex Niigata (S) | Tatsuyuki Okuyama | Itsuki Yamada | Mafro | Canon |
Balestier Khalsa | Marko Kraljević | Paul Cunningham | Umbro | FTMS |
DPMM FC | Steve Kean | Rosmin Kamis | Lotto | None |
Geylang International | Jorg Steinebrunner | Muhammad Ridhuan | Lotto | Rotary Engineering |
Harimau Muda B | Razip Ismail | Ashmawi Yakin | Nike | None |
Home United | Lee Lim-Saeng | Noh Rahman | Kappa | Coca-Cola |
Hougang United | Amin Nasir | Lau Meng Meng | Macron | SPEED Institute |
Tampines Rovers | Rafi Ali | Mustafić Fahrudin | Mikasa | Hyundai |
Tanjong Pagar United | Patrick Vallee | Hafiz Osman | THORB | SINGA Energy Drink |
Warriors FC | Alex Weaver | Daniel Bennett | Joma | STA Inspection |
Woodlands Wellington | Salim Moin | Rosman Sulaiman | Waga | ESW Manage |
Young Lions | Aide Iskandar | Al-Qaasimy Rahman | Nike | Courts |
- The S.League uses a new match ball, the Mikasa SL450, sponsored by Mikasa.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Date |
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Tampines Rovers | Tay Peng Kee | Mutual consent[2] | Salim Moin | 29 November 2013 |
Woodlands Wellington | Salim Moin | End of contract[3] | Darren Stewart | 14 January 2014 |
Balestier Khalsa | Darren Stewart | Resigned[4] | Marko Kraljević | 4 January 2014 |
Albirex Niigata (S) | Koichi Sugiyama | End of contract[5] | Tatsuyuki Okuyama | 18 November |
DPMM FC | Vjeran Simunić | End of contract[6] | Steve Kean | 20 October 2013 |
Geylang International | Vedhamuthu Kanan | Sacked[7] | Jorg Steinebrunner | 20 March 2014 |
Tampines Rovers | Salim Moin | Resigned[8] | Rafi Ali | 28 April 2014 |
Woodlands Wellington | Darren Stewart | Sacked[9] | Salim Moin | 15 June 2014 |
Foreign players
Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of five foreign players.
- 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.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Warriors FC | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 53 | Qualification to AFC Champions League Qualifying Round 1 or AFC Cup Group Stage |
2 | DPMM FC[a] | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 50 | |
3 | Tampines Rovers | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 49 | |
4 | Home United | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 44 | |
5 | Albirex Niigata (S)[a] | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 44 | |
6 | Balestier Khalsa | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 40 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[b] |
7 | Hougang United | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 42 | |
8 | Geylang International | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 32 | |
9 | Tanjong Pagar United | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 29 | |
10 | Young Lions[a] | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 26 | |
11 | Woodlands Wellington | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 52 | −30 | 23 | |
12 | Harimau Muda B[a] | 27 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 28 | 67 | −39 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
- ^ 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.
- ^ Qualified as 2014 Singapore Cup winners.[10]
Results
Matchweek 1–22
Matchday 23 - 27
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Season statistics
Goalscorers
- As of 24 November 2014[11]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Rodrigo Tosi | DPMM FC | 24 |
2 | Kazuki Sakamoto | Albirex Niigata (S) | 21 |
Geison Moura | Hougang United | 21 | |
Nicolás Vélez | Warriors FC | 21 | |
5 | Goran Ljubojević | Balestier Khalsa | 20 |
6 | Roy O'Donovan | DPMM FC | 15 |
7 | Leonel Felice | Geylang International | 13 |
8 | Miroslav Pejić | Warriors FC | 12 |
9 | Miljan Mrdaković | Tampines Rovers | 11 |
10 | Sahil Suhaimi | Young Lions | 10 |
Fazrul Nawaz | Home United | 10 | |
Diego Gama | Hougang United | 10 |
Hat-tricks
- As of matches played 27 August 2014
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Monsef Zerka | Tanjong Pagar United | Young Lions | 3–2[12] | 26 March 2014 |
Nicolás Vélez4 | Warriors FC | Albirex Niigata (S) | 4–0[13] | 16 April 2014 |
Kazuki Sakamoto | Albirex Niigata (S) | Harimau Muda B | 4–1[14] | 23 May 2014 |
Kazuki Sakamoto | Albirex Niigata (S) | Woodlands Wellington | 7–1[15] | 11 June 2014 |
Nicolás Vélez | Warriors FC | Young Lions | 4–1[16] | 14 August 2014 |
4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
Player
- As of matches played 24 June 2014
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | Wardun Yusof | DPMM FC | 7 |
2 | Hassan Sunny | Warriors FC | 5 |
Zaiful Nizam | Balestier Khalsa | ||
4 | Shahril Jantan | Home United | 4 |
5 | Siddiq Durimi | Geylang International | 3 |
6 | Ahmadulhaq Che Omar | Woodlands Wellington | 2 |
Aurélien Hérisson | Tanjong Pagar United | ||
Hyrulnizam Juma'at | Tampines Rovers | ||
Joey Sim | Geylang International | ||
Justin Pasfield | Tampines Rovers | ||
11 | Azman Ilham | DPMM FC | 1 |
Fadhil Salim | Hougang United | ||
Ilham Amirullah | Harimau Muda B | ||
Kazuki Kishigami | Albirex Niigata (S) | ||
Kenjiro Ogino | Albirex Niigata (S) | ||
Neezam Aziz | Warriors FC | ||
Rudy Khairullah | Young Lions | ||
Syazwan Buhari | Young Lions | ||
Yazid Yasin | Woodlands Wellington |
Club
- As of matches played 24 June 2014
Rank | Club | Clean sheets | Longest run |
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1 | DPMM FC | 8 | 3 |
2 | Warriors FC | 6 | 2 |
3 | Geylang International | 5 | 3 |
Balestier Khalsa | 1 | ||
5 | Home United | 4 | 2 |
Tampines Rovers | 1 | ||
7 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2 | 1 |
Young Lions | |||
Tanjong Pagar United | |||
Woodlands Wellington | |||
10 | Harimau Muda B | 1 | 1 |
Hougang United |
S-League Awards Night Winners
Awards | Winners | Club |
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Player of the Year | Hassan Sunny | Warriors FC |
Young Player of the Year | Nicolás Vélez | Warriors FC |
Coach of the Year | Marko Kraljević | Balestier Khalsa |
Top Scorer Award | Rodrigo Tosi | DPMM FC |
Fair Play Award | Geylang International | |
Referee of the Year | Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari |
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- ^ "Unstoppable Velez demolishes whtie swans with impressive showing". GOAL. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
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