2003 S.League was the eighth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Home United, which was their second league title.
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| Season | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Home United 2nd S.League title |
| AFC Cup | Home United (S.League and Singapore Cup winners) Geylang United (S.League runners-up) |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 631 (3.19 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Peres de Oliveira(37 - all domestic competitions) |
| Biggest home win | Geylang United 10-2  Young Lions(17 August 2003) |
| Biggest away win | Balestier Khalsa 0-5 Singapore Armed Forces (10 May 2003) |
| Highest scoring | Geylang United 10-2 Young Lions (17 August 2003) |
← 2002 2004 → | |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home United | 33 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 104 | 42 | +62 | 85 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 2 | Geylang United | 33 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 75 | 30 | +45 | 71 | |
| 3 | Singapore Armed Forces | 33 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 69 | |
| 4 | Tampines Rovers | 33 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 59 | |
| 5 | Woodlands Wellington | 33 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 58 | |
| 6 | Jurong FC | 33 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 51 | |
| 7 |  Sinchi FC[a]
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33 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 50 | |
| 8 | Sengkang Marine | 33 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 38 | |
| 9 | Sembawang Rangers | 33 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 35 | |
| 10 | Tanjong Pagar United | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 36 | 78 | −42 | 28 | |
| 11 | Balestier Khalsa[b] | 33 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 76 | −39 | 25 | |
| 12 | Young Lions[c]
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33 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 77 | −44 | 25 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Matches proceed to a penalty shootout following a draw in regulation time. Shootout winners receive two points and shootout losers receive one point.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Matches proceed to a penalty shootout following a draw in regulation time. Shootout winners receive two points and shootout losers receive one point.
Notes:
Gombak United withdrew from the league at the end of the 2002 season.
Foreign players edit
Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 4 foreign players.
- Albirex Niigata (S) and Sinchi FC are not allowed to hire any foreigners.
Top scorers edit
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peres de Oliveira |
Home United | 37 |
| 2 |   Aleksandar Đurić |
Geylang United | 32 |
| 3 | Egmar Goncalves |
Home United | 29 |
| 4 | Indra Sahdan Daud | Home United | 26 |
| 5 | Chang Hui |
Sinchi FC |
24 |
| 6 | Brendon Santalab |
Geylang United | 23 |
| 6 | Noh Alam Shah | Tampines Rovers | 23 |
| 8 |  Pitipong Kuldilog |
Sembawang Rangers | 21 |
| 9 | Mirko Grabovac | Singapore Armed Forces | 20 |
| 10 |  Itimi Dickson |
Woodlands Wellington | 18 |
| 11 | George Goutzioulis |
Tampines Rovers | 17 |
| 12 | Agu Casmir |
Woodlands Wellington | 15 |
| 13 |  Jason White |
Sengkang Marine | 14 |
| 13 |  Ballamodou Conde |
Singapore Armed Forces | 14 |
| 15 | Fadzuhasny Juraimi | Tanjong Pagar United | 11 |
| 15 | John Wilkinson |
Woodlands Wellington | 11 |
| 17 | Jamil Ali | Geylang United | 10 |
| 17 | Aliff Shafaein | Young Lions |
10 |
| 19 |  Kim Eun-Cher |
Balestier Khalsa | 9 |
| 19 | Sutee Suksomkit |
Home United | 9 |
| 19 |  Hiroaki Tanaka |
Tanjong Pagar United | 9 |
Source:[1]