2008 S.League

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S. League
Season2008
ChampionsSingapore Armed Forces
7th S.League title
AFC Champions LeagueSingapore Armed Forces
(S.League winners)
AFC CupHome United
(S.League 2nd runners-up)
Matches played198
Goals scored572 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerAleksandar Duric (28)
Biggest home winHome United 6-1 Geylang United
(15 March 2008)
Home United 6-1 Balestier Khalsa
(17 November 2008)
Biggest away winChina Dalian Shide Siwu 0-6 Home United
(19 May 2008)
← 2007
2009 →

2008 S.League is the 13th season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Singapore Armed Forces, which was their seventh league title.

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Singapore Armed Forces 33 24 5 4 85 34 +51 77 Qualification to
AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-off
or AFC Cup group stage
2 South Korea Super Reds[a] 33 24 3 6 68 32 +36 75
3 Home United 33 23 3 7 75 31 +44 72 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[b]
4 Tampines Rovers 33 20 5 8 66 37 +29 65
5 Gombak United 33 14 10 9 47 39 +8 52
6 Geylang United 33 13 6 14 56 57 −1 45
7 Japan Albirex Niigata (S)[a] 33 10 11 12 44 55 −11 41
8 Woodlands Wellington 33 9 8 16 36 52 −16 35
9 Singapore Young Lions[a] 33 7 10 16 30 46 −16 31
10 China Dalian Shide Siwu[a] 33 5 7 21 26 75 −49 22
11 Sengkang Punggol 33 3 10 20 13 54 −41 19
12 Balestier Khalsa 33 3 8 22 26 60 −34 17
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), Dalian Shide Siwu and Super Reds – as well as the Football Association of Singapore under-23 team, Young Lions, were not eligible for qualification to continental competitions.
  2. ^ Home United qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup by being the next highest-placed local club behind S.League and 2008 Singapore Cup winners Singapore Armed Forces.

Teams[edit]

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Location of teams in 2008 S.League
Team Stadium Capacity
Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium 2,700
Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium 3,896
China Dalian Shide Queenstown Stadium 3,800
Geylang United Bedok Stadium 3,864
Gombak United Jurong West Stadium 4,000
Home United Bishan Stadium 4,254
Singapore Armed Forces Choa Chu Kang Stadium 4,600
Sengkang Punggol Hougang Stadium 2,500
South Korea Super Reds Yishun Stadium 3,400
Tampines Rovers Tampines Stadium 3,580
Woodlands Wellington Woodlands Stadium 4,300
Young Lions Jalan Besar Stadium 6,000
  • The league play all its Friday matches, which is televised live on MediaCorp Channel 5 at the Jalan Besar Stadium.

Foreign players[edit]

Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 4 foreign players.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Prime League Former Player
Balestier Khalsa Japan Haruki Seto Japan Hironori Saruta Cameroon Paul Ekollo Nigeria Mba Vitus Onyekachi Cameroon Kaze Teffo Etienne Nigeria Emmanuel Toluwase
Geylang International Brazil Rivaldo Brazil Junior Slovakia Rastislav Beličák Slovakia Miroslav Latiak None None
Gombak United Thailand Theerawekin Seehawong Nigeria Gabriel Obatola Nigeria Kingsley Njoku Nigeria Emmanuel Emuejeraye None None
Home United Thailand Kornprom Jaroonpong Brazil Peres De Oliveira Cameroon Kengne Ludovick Cameroon Valery Hiek Thailand Naruphol Ar-Romsawa None
Sengkang Punggol Japan Hiroyuki Yamamoto Croatia Zdravko Šimić Brazil Reginaldo Estevao Chile Luis Eduardo Hicks New Zealand Cole Tinkler Chile Iván Asenjo
SAFFC Japan Norikazu Murakami Japan Kenji Arai Japan Masahiro Fukasawa Thailand Therdsak Chaiman None None
Tampines Rovers Thailand Sutee Suksomkit Thailand Attapong Nooprom Thailand Santi Chaiyaphurk None Thailand Sanrawat Dechmitr None
Woodlands South Korea Park Tae-won Japan Akihiro Nakamura Morocco Laakkad Abdelhadi Romania Lucian Dronca None None
Young Lions Nigeria Obadin Aikhena Cameroon Moudourou Moise England Daniel Hammond None None None

Leading goalscorers[edit]

Player Team Goals!
Aleksandar Duric Singapore Armed Forces 28
Cameroon Kengne Ludovick Home United 24
Khairul Amri Tampines Rovers 19 (10 for Young Lions)
Nigeria O. J. Obatola Gombak United 16
Japan Akira Takase Japan Albirex Niigata (S) 14
Aliff Shafaein Tampines Rovers 13
Japan Norikazu Murakami Singapore Armed Forces
South Korea Park Tae Won Woodlands Wellington
Brazil Rivaldo Costa Geylang United
Fazrul Nawaz Geylang United 12
South Korea Oh Ddog Yi South Korea Super Reds
Qiu Li Tampines Rovers

S-League Awards Night Winners[edit]

[1]

Player of the Year
Aleksandar Duric - Singapore Armed Forces
Young Player of the Year
Khairul Amri - Tampines Rovers
Coach of the Year
Japan Hiroaki Hiraoka - Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Top Scorer Award
Aleksandar Duric - Singapore Armed Forces
Fair Play Award
South Korea Super Reds
Referee of the Year
T Aravinthan
Assistant Referee of the Year
Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng
Goal of the Year
MoroccoAbdelhadi Laakkad - Woodlands Wellington - (vs Young Lions on 23 February @ Woodlands Stadium)
Fan Club of the Year
Singapore Armed Forces
Story of the Year
Shamir Osman - Today - "No Panic As Dark Clouds Loom"
Picture of the Year
Koh Mui Fong - Today - "Super Reds Flying High"
People's Choice Award
Cameroon Kengne Ludovick - Home United
100 S.League Goals
South Korea Park Tae Won - Woodlands Wellington

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ "S League".

External links[edit]

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