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.
| Season | 2013 |
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| Champions | Tampines Rovers 5th S.League title |
| AFC Champions League | Tampines Rovers (S.League winners) |
| AFC Cup | Home United (Singapore Cup winners) |
| Matches played | 162 |
| Goals scored | 456 (2.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aleksandar Đurić (15) Moon Soon-Ho (15) |
| Biggest home win | Balestier Khalsa 4-0 Tampines Rovers (25 May 2013) Home United 4-0  Harimau Muda B(26 August 2013) |
| Biggest away win | Warriors FC 1-6 Tanjong Pagar United (27 February 2013) |
| Highest scoring | Woodlands Wellington 3-6 Tampines Rovers (4 November 2013) |
← 2012 2014 → | |
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
editThe 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
editLocation of teams in 2013 S.League
Location of teams in 2013 S.League (Singapore teams)
Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Date |
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| Tanjong Pagar United | Terry Pathmanathan | Sacked[2] | Pre-Season | |
| Robin Chitrakar | Reassigned to coach Singapore U16[3] | Aide Iskandar[4] | Pre-Season | |
| Hougang United | Took over as head coach of Tampines Rovers | Pre-Season | ||
| Tampines Rovers | Tay Peng Kee | Appointed as Technical Director of Tampines Rovers | Pre-Season | |
| Warriors FC | Richard Bok | Resigned in Pre-Season | V. Selvaraj | Pre-Season |
| Tampines Rovers | Sacked | Tay Peng Kee[5] | 28 May 2013 | |
| Hougang United | Reassigned as Technical Director of Hougang United | Johana Bin Johari | ||
| Warriors FC | V. Selvaraj | Resigned[6] | 12 June 2013 | |
| Hougang United | Johana Bin Johari | Appointed caretaker coach[7] | Amin Nasir | 22 August |
Team Changes
edit- Gombak United withdrew their participation in the league based on financial considerations.
- Harimau Muda A was replaced by their 'B' side.[8]
- Geylang United reverted to Geylang International.[9][10]
- Singapore Armed Forces FC renamed themselves to Warriors FC.[11]
Stadium changes
edit- Harimau Muda B used the Pasir Gudang Stadium in Johor, Malaysia, a change from the previous season where Harimau Muda A used the Yishun Stadium as their home ground in 2012.[12]
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Foreign players
edit- 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
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 30[a] | ||
| 12 | 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
- ^ 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]
- ^ Qualified as 2013 Singapore Cup winners.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
editMatchday 1 - 22
editMatchday 23 - 27
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Season statistics
editGoalscorers
editFastest Goal
edit- As of 25 May 2013
| Date | Name | Club | Goal Scored | Against |
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| 21 Apr | Shi Jiayi | Warriors FC | 3rd min | Hougang United |
| 23 Apr | Tanjong Pagar | 3rd min | Geylang |
Most Goals In A Single Match
edit- As of 25 May 2013
| Date | Name | Goals Scored | Club | Against |
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| 27 Feb | 3 | Tanjong Pagar | Warriors FC | |
| 10 Mar | 3 | Geylang | Harimau Muda B | |
| 17 Apr | 3 | Tanjong Pagar | Young Lions |
Highest Scoring Match
edit- As of 25 May 2013
| Date | Match | Score |
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| 27 Feb 13 | Warriors FC vs Tanjong Pagar United | 1 - 6 |
Club Disciplinary Records
edit| Team | Games | Total Points | |||
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| 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Balestier Khalsa | 15 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
| 14 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 34 | |
| Geylang International | 14 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 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 |
| 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
editIncludes 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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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
edit| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | 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 | 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 | 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
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
edit| Awards | Winners | Club |
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| Player of the Year | Home United | |
| Young Player of the Year | Home United | |
| Coach of the Year | Home United | |
| Top Scorer Award | Aleksandar Đurić | Tampines Rovers |
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| Referee of the Year | Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir |
References
edit- ^ Chen, Fabius (15 February 2013). "Tampines beat Warriors to win Great Eastern Charity Shield". The Straits Times.
- ^ "Queenstown return for new Jaguars coach Vallee". S.League. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "3 in frame for Young Lions job". Today. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Former Singapore captain Aide Iskandar named Courts Young Lions coach". The Straits Times. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Bacina, Wagner part ways with Tampines". Today. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Weaver building for Warriors future with fresh new ideas". S.League. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "Weaver fully focussed on Warriors job". S.League. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "New-look Geylang primed for 2013". Today. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Kaplan to lead new-look Geylang". ESPN Star. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "SAFFC renamed as Warriors FC". ESPN Star. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "SAFFC no more, Warriors FC in hunt for sponsors". Today. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Media Statement Concerning Tampines Rovers FC Fielding An Ineligible Player For S.League Match Against Harimau Muda". S League. 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Young Lions penalised for ineligible players". Fox Sports. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2013.