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1 League table  





2 Teams  





3 Foreign players  





4 Leading goalscorers  





5 S-League Awards Night Winners  





6 Notes and references  





7 External links  














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.
  • ^ 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]
    Balestier Khalsa
    Dalian Shide Siwu
    Geylang Utd
    Gombak Utd
    Home Utd
    Sengkang Punggol
    SAFFC
    Super Reds
    Tampines R.
    Woodlands Wellington
    Young Lions
    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

    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".
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