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

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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2]
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)[lower-alpha 1] 33 10 11 12 44 55 −11 41
8 Woodlands Wellington 33 9 8 16 36 52 −16 35
9 Singapore Young Lions[lower-alpha 1] 33 7 10 16 30 46 −16 31
10 China Dalian Shide Siwu[lower-alpha 1] 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. 1 2 3 4 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

Team Stadium Capacity
Japan Albirex Niigata (S)Jurong East Stadium2,700
Balestier KhalsaToa Payoh Stadium3,896
China Dalian ShideQueenstown Stadium3,800
Geylang UnitedBedok Stadium3,864
Gombak UnitedJurong West Stadium4,000
Home UnitedBishan Stadium4,254
Singapore Armed ForcesChoa Chu Kang Stadium4,600
Sengkang PunggolHougang Stadium2,500
South Korea Super RedsYishun Stadium3,400
Tampines RoversTampines Stadium3,580
Woodlands WellingtonWoodlands Stadium4,300
Young LionsJalan Besar Stadium6,000
  • The league play all its Friday matches, which is televised live on MediaCorp Channel 5 at the Jalan Besar Stadium.

Foreign players

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

PlayerTeamGoals!
Aleksandar DuricSingapore Armed Forces28
Cameroon Kengne LudovickHome United24
Khairul AmriTampines Rovers19 (10 for Young Lions)
Nigeria O. J. ObatolaGombak United16
Japan Akira TakaseJapan Albirex Niigata (S)14
Aliff ShafaeinTampines Rovers 13
Japan Norikazu MurakamiSingapore Armed Forces
South Korea Park Tae WonWoodlands Wellington
Brazil Rivaldo CostaGeylang United
Fazrul NawazGeylang United 12
South Korea Oh Ddog YiSouth Korea Super Reds
Qiu LiTampines Rovers

S-League Awards Night Winners

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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

  1. ↑ "S League".
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