The 2015 S.League was the 20th 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. Warriors FC were the defending champions.

S.League
Season2015
ChampionsBrunei DPMM FC
(1st title)
Charity ShieldWarriors FC
AFC Champions LeagueTampines Rovers
(S.League runner-up)
AFC CupBalestier Khalsa
(S.League 4th)
Matches played270
Goals scored356 (1.32 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Rafael Ramazotti de Quadros (21 Goals)
Biggest home winGeylang International 6-0 Warriors FC (20 November 2015)
Biggest away winWarriors FC 0-6 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) (14 March 2015)
Highest scoringHome United 4-4 Brunei DPMM FC
(8 Goals) (17 October 2015)
Longest winless runGeylang International
2014
2016
All statistics correct as of 9 December 2015.

Changes from 2014 edit

The league underwent a number of changes in its 20th season in order to increase its competitiveness:[1][2]

  • The number of clubs was reduced from 12 to 10, with the withdrawal of Tanjong Pagar United due to financial problems, and the merger of Woodlands Wellington and Hougang United.[1][3]
  • The league returned to a three-round format used from 2001 to 2011.[1]
  • The foreign player quota remained at five per club but incentives were given to those who signed an under-21 player.[3]
  • The passing time for the mandatory 2.4 km fitness test was lowered from 10 mins to 9 mins 45 s.[1]

A new rule on age restrictions – a maximum of five players aged 30 and above and a minimum of three under-25 players for clubs with a 22-man squad, a maximum of four players aged 30 and above and a minimum of two under-25 players for clubs with a 20-man squad – was later reversed.[3][4]

Teams edit

A total of 10 teams contested the league. Tanjong Pagar United withdrew from the league due to financial problems, while Woodlands Wellington merged into Hougang United. Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda are invited foreign clubs from Japan, Brunei and Malaysia respectively.

Stadiums and locations edit

Location of 2015 S.League teams
Team Stadium Capacity
  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 Hang Jebat Stadium 40,000
Home United Yishun Stadium 3,400
Hougang United Hougang Stadium 3,000
Tampines Rovers Jurong West Stadium 4,200
Warriors FC Woodlands Stadium 4,300
  Young Lions Jalan Besar Stadium 8,000

Personnel and sponsoring edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
  Albirex (S)   Tatsuyuki Okuyama Mafro Sports Canon
Balestier Khalsa   Marko Kraljević Umbro Civic
  DPMM FC   Steve Kean Lotto
Geylang International   Jörg Steinebrunner Dreamatron
  Harimau Muda B   Razip Ismail Nike
Home United Philippe Aw Puma AVEC
Hougang United K. Balagumaran Vonda ESW
Tampines Rovers V. Sundramoorthy Mikasa Hyundai
Warriors FC Razif Onn Joma Warriors
  Young Lions   Jürgen Raab Nike Courts

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by Date
Tampines Rovers Rafi Ali End of caretaker role V. Sundramoorthy 9 December 2014
Home United   Lee Lim-saeng Resigned Philippe Aw 15 December 2014
Hougang United Amin Nasir Compassionate Leave Salim Moin 31 January 2015
  Young Lions Aide Iskandar Resigned   Jürgen Raab 11 June 2015
Warriors FC   Alex Weaver Mutual consent Razif Onn 26 October 2015
Hougang United Salim Moin Contract ended K Balagumaran 5 November 2015

Foreigners edit

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 (Prime League) Former
Balestier Khalsa   Emir Lotinac   Miroslav Kristic   Igor Cerina   Tarik Cmajcanin   Robert Peričić   -   -
  DPMM FC   Brian McLean   Joe Gamble   Rafael Ramazotti   Paulo Sergio   Boris Raspudic   -   Craig Fagan
  Young Lions   Sherif El-Masri   Jordan Webb   -   -   -   -   -
Geylang International   Yuki Ichikawa   Kento Fukuda   Tatsuro Inui   Bruno Castanheira   Jozef Kapláň   Nathan Brown   -
Home United   Song Ui-young   Sirina Camara   Ken Ilsø   Kamel Ramdani   Ambroise Begue   -   -
Hougang United   Kunihiro Yamashita   Atsushi Shimono   Carlos Alberto Delgado   Diego Gama de Oliveira   Vuk Sotirović   Yuki Uchiyama   Takahashi Manato
  Renshi Yamaguchi
  Shunsuke Nakatake
  Francisco Salvador Elá
Tampines Rovers   Mateo Roskam   Robert Alviž   Rodrigo Tosi   Predrag Počuča   Rodrigo Pacheco   Naeem Rahimi   Eddy Viator
  Fabrice Noel
  Srećko Mitrović
Warriors FC   Thomas Beattie   Marin Vidošević   Miroslav Pejić   Nicholas Velez   Kevin McCann   Karlo Ivancic   -

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   DPMM FC[a] 27 15 7 5 48 26 +22 52
2 Tampines Rovers 27 14 6 7 42 25 +17 48 Qualification to
AFC Champions League Qualifying Round 1
or AFC Cup Group Stage
3   Albirex Niigata (S)[a] 27 13 6 8 27 17 +10 45
4 Balestier Khalsa 27 12 8 7 39 35 +4 44 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
5 Warriors FC 27 11 4 12 40 51 −11 37
6 Home United 27 9 9 9 38 34 +4 36
7   Harimau Muda B[a] 27 9 6 12 29 40 −11 33
8 Geylang International 27 7 7 13 36 44 −8 28
9   Young Lions[a] 27 7 6 14 30 43 −13 27
10 Hougang United 27 4 9 14 28 42 −14 21
Source: S.League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Round 2 edit

Round 3 edit

Statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of match played 21 November 2015[5]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Rafael Ramazotti   DPMM FC 21
2 Fazrul Nawaz Warriors FC 18
3   Miroslav Kristic Balestier Khalsa 16
4   Rodrigo Tosi Tampines Rovers 14
5   Mateo Roskam Warriors FC 13
6   Jozef Kapláň Geylang International 12
  Paulo Sérgio   DPMM FC 12
  Bruno Castanheira Geylang International 12
9   Ken Ilsø Home United 11
10   Robert Peričić Balestier Khalsa 9

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date Ref
  Rafael Ramazotti   DPMM FC   Harimau Muda B 3-1 1 March 2015 [6]
  Rodrigo Tosi Tampines Rovers   Harimau Muda B 5-1 15 September 2015 [7]
  Bruno Castanheira Geylang International   Young Lions 3-2 4 October 2015 [8]
  Ken Ilsø Home United   DPMM FC 4-4 17 October 2015 [9]

S-League Awards Night Winners edit

Awards Winners Club
Player of the Year   Fumiya Kogure   Albirex Niigata (S)
Young Player of the Year   Azwan Ali   DPMM FC
Coach of the Year   Steve Kean   DPMM FC
Top Scorer Award   Rafael Ramazotti   DPMM FC
Fair Play Award Geylang International
Referee of the Year Jansen Foo

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Osman, Shamir (4 November 2014). "Only 10 teams in S.League next year". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  2. ^ Low, Lin Fhoong (6 November 2014). "Changes will make S-League 'stronger, more competitive'". Today. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Low, Lin Fhoong (5 November 2014). "Uncertainty over S-League's changes for 2015". Today. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  4. ^ Phua, Emmanuel (24 November 2014). "Players ambivalent about S-League U-turn". Today. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. ^ "S.League 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  6. ^ "DPMM FC 3-1 Harimau Muda". Soccerway. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Tampines 5-1 Harimau Muda". Soccerway. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Young Lions 2-3 Geylang". Soccerway. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Brunei DPMM 4-4 Home United". Soccerway. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

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