List of football clubs in Singapore
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Current S.League clubs
Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore)Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore)
Albirex Niigata Singapore FC is a football club which plays in Singapore's S.League. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan, and its players come from Japan.-History:...
(Foreign team from Japan
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- Balestier Khalsa FCBalestier Khalsa FCBalestier Khalsa Football Club is a professional football club which plays in Singapore's S.League. The club is a merger of two clubs who played in the S.League in past years – Balestier Central FC and Clementi Khalsa FC – who came together at the end of the 2002 season...
- Geylang United FCGeylang United FCGeylang United Football Club is a professional football club from Singapore, currently playing in the S.League. The club is based in Bedok and their home ground is Bedok Stadium. Their mascot is an eagle, and hence the team is also known as "the Eagles"....
Etoile FCEtoile FCEtoile Football Club is a professional football club which was formed to play in Singapore's S.League in 2010.Etoile FC is the first team of players all born in Europe to ply their trade in Singapore's professional league, and the first in Asia...
(Foreign team from FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) - Gombak United FCGombak United FCGombak United Football Club is a professional football club which plays in Singapore's S.League.Gombak United rejoined the S.League in 2006, having previously played in the league from 1998 to 2002. The club's best S.League finishes to date have been fourth place in 2007. The club also won the Best...
- Home United FCHome United FCHome United Football Club is a professional soccer club which plays in Singapore's S.League.-History:The Police Sports Association was founded in the mid-1940s to organise football activities for the Singapore Police Force. They sent two teams to compete in the Singapore Amateur Football...
- Hougang United FC (Previously known as Sengkang Punggol FCSengkang Punggol FCHougang United Football Club is a professional football club in Singapore's S.League. The club first made their debut in Singapore's S.League in 2006 under the name Sengkang Punggol Football Club. The club was a merger of two football clubs that previously played in the S.League – namely, Paya...
) - Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC)Singapore Armed Forces Football ClubThe Singapore Armed Forces Football Club is a professional football club that represents the Singapore Armed Forces and plays in the top-tier S.League. Singapore Armed Forces Football Club was officially established on 16 February 1996...
- Tampines Rovers FCTampines Rovers FCTampines Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that play in the S.League. Founded in 1945, they have won the national league championship five times, the Singapore Cup thrice and the ASEAN Club Championship once...
- Woodlands Wellington FCWoodlands Wellington FCWoodlands Wellington Football Club is a professional football club that plays in Singapore's professional football league, the S.League.The team's home ground is the Woodlands Stadium, which is at the northern part of Singapore...
- Tanjong Pagar United FCTanjong Pagar United FCTanjong Pagar United Football Club is a professional football club in Singapore. The club took part in Singapore's S.League from 1996 to 2004. The club withdrew from the S.League after the 2004 season because of financial problems but returned to the S.League in 2011.Prior to the formation of the...
(Previously known as Tiong Bahru United FC) - Young LionsYoung Lions (Singapore football team)The Courts Young Lions are an under-23 football team from Singapore. Most of the members of the squad are players from Singapore's national under-23 team. The team comes under the direct control of the Football Association of Singapore , but is managed as a football club and has competed in...
(Football Association of SingaporeFootball Association of SingaporeThe Football Association of Singapore is the governing body of football in Singapore. It was founded in 1952. Prior to that, the Singapore Amateur Football Association, founded in 1892, was the governing body for football in Singapore...
Under-23 team)
Former S.League clubs
- Balestier Central FC (Merged with Clementi Khalsa FC to form Balestier Khalsa FCBalestier Khalsa FCBalestier Khalsa Football Club is a professional football club which plays in Singapore's S.League. The club is a merger of two clubs who played in the S.League in past years – Balestier Central FC and Clementi Khalsa FC – who came together at the end of the 2002 season...
)Beijing Guoan TalentBeijing Guoan Talent Singapore FCBeijing Guoan Talent Singapore Football Club is a Chinese professional soccer club which was formed to play as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League in 2010.The club is a satellite team of the Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan F.C....
(Foreign team from ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
)Brunei DPMM FC (Withdraw Due to FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
Banning of Brunei Football Federation) - Clementi Khalsa FC (Merged with Balestier Central FC to form Balestier Khalsa FCBalestier Khalsa FCBalestier Khalsa Football Club is a professional football club which plays in Singapore's S.League. The club is a merger of two clubs who played in the S.League in past years – Balestier Central FC and Clementi Khalsa FC – who came together at the end of the 2002 season...
)Dalian Shide Siwu FCDalian Shide Siwu FCDalian Shide Siwu Football Club is a Chinese professional soccer club which was formed to play as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League in 2008.The club is a satellite team of the Chinese Super League club Dalian Haichang...
(Foreign team from ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
) - Jurong FCJurong FCJurong Football Club was a professional football club, based in the Jurong area of Singapore. The club played in Singapore's S.League from 1997 to 2003. The team's best league finishes in this period were fifth place in both 1998 and 2001....
(Withdrew due to financial reason)Liaoning Guangyuan FCLiaoning Guangyuan FCLiaoning Guangyuan Football Club is a Chinese professional soccer club which played in Singapore's S.League as a foreign team in the 2007 season. The club was a satellite team of the Chinese Super League club Liaoning FC. Players from Liaoning's youth teams made up the majority of Liaoning...
(Foreign team from ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
) - Paya Lebar Punggol FC (Merged with Sengkang Marine FC to form Sengkang Punggol FCSengkang Punggol FCHougang United Football Club is a professional football club in Singapore's S.League. The club first made their debut in Singapore's S.League in 2006 under the name Sengkang Punggol Football Club. The club was a merger of two football clubs that previously played in the S.League – namely, Paya...
) - Sembawang Rangers FCSembawang Rangers FCSembawang Rangers Football Club was a football club in Singapore, based in Yishun. The club is also referred to among supporters as the "Stallions"....
(Withdrew due to financial reason) - Sengkang Marine FC (Merged with Paya Lebar Punggol FC to form Sengkang Punggol FCSengkang Punggol FCHougang United Football Club is a professional football club in Singapore's S.League. The club first made their debut in Singapore's S.League in 2006 under the name Sengkang Punggol Football Club. The club was a merger of two football clubs that previously played in the S.League – namely, Paya...
) - Sengkang Punggol FCSengkang Punggol FCHougang United Football Club is a professional football club in Singapore's S.League. The club first made their debut in Singapore's S.League in 2006 under the name Sengkang Punggol Football Club. The club was a merger of two football clubs that previously played in the S.League – namely, Paya...
(Now Hougang United FC)Super Reds FCSuper Reds FCSuper Reds Football Club was a South Korean professional football club which played as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League between 2007 and 2009.- History :The creation of the club in 2007 was driven by the Korean community in Singapore...
(Foreign team from South KoreaSouth KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
)Sinchi FCSinchi FCSinchi Football Club is a professional soccer club from China which played as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League from 2003-2005. The club played its home games in Singapore at the Jurong Stadium. The team's best league finish was seventh-place in 2003...
(Foreign team from ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
) Sporting Afrique FCSporting Afrique FCSporting Afrique Football Club is a defunct professional football club which played in Singapore's S.League in 2006. The team was made up not of Singaporeans, but of players of African descent. Its squad consisted of players from Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya and Ghana. The club finished in 9th place...
(Foreign team made up of players from AfricaAfricaAfrica is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
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Premier League (1988-1995)
- Balestier United (now Balestier Khalsa FCBalestier Khalsa FCBalestier Khalsa Football Club is a professional football club which plays in Singapore's S.League. The club is a merger of two clubs who played in the S.League in past years – Balestier Central FC and Clementi Khalsa FC – who came together at the end of the 2002 season...
) - Jurong Town FC (now Jurong FCJurong FCJurong Football Club was a professional football club, based in the Jurong area of Singapore. The club played in Singapore's S.League from 1997 to 2003. The team's best league finishes in this period were fifth place in both 1998 and 2001....
)Darwin CubsDarwin CubsDarwin Cubs is a now-defunct soccer club from Darwin, Australia.The Cubs played as a foreign team in the Singapore Premier League in 1994 and finished runners-up to another Australian team, Perth Kangaroos IFC...
(foreign team from AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
)Perth Kangaroos IFCPerth Kangaroos IFCPerth Kangaroos International Football Club is a now-defunct soccer club from Perth, Australia. Perth Kangaroos played as an overseas team in the Singapore Premier League in 1994 and won the league title...
(foreign team from AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) - Police Sports AssociationHome United FCHome United Football Club is a professional soccer club which plays in Singapore's S.League.-History:The Police Sports Association was founded in the mid-1940s to organise football activities for the Singapore Police Force. They sent two teams to compete in the Singapore Amateur Football...
(now Home United, while current Police SA plays in Division One) - Geylang International (now Geylang United FCGeylang United FCGeylang United Football Club is a professional football club from Singapore, currently playing in the S.League. The club is based in Bedok and their home ground is Bedok Stadium. Their mascot is an eagle, and hence the team is also known as "the Eagles"....
) - Singapore Armed Forces Sports AssociationSingapore Armed Forces Football ClubThe Singapore Armed Forces Football Club is a professional football club that represents the Singapore Armed Forces and plays in the top-tier S.League. Singapore Armed Forces Football Club was officially established on 16 February 1996...
(now SAFFC, while current SAFSA plays in Division One) - Singapore National TeamSingapore national football teamThe Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...
(played in the Premier League for one year in 1995, following Singapore'sSingapore LionsThe Singapore Lions is the name given to a representative team of footballers representing the Football Association of Singapore in domestic competitions run by the Football Association of Malaysia...
withdrawal from the Malaysia League) - Tiong Bahru CSC
National Football League
The National Football League is organised by the Football Association of Singapore. It is considered to be one rung below the professional S.LeagueS.League
The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...
although no promotion or relegation takes place between the National Football League. Teams are amateur although several S.League
S.League
The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...
and former national players are playing in this league, such as Nahar Daud (SCC), Ishamuddin Baroocha (player-coach Jollilads) and T. Ramoo.
Here are the clubs participating in the NFL as of 2011:
NFL Division 1
- Ang Mo Kio United FC
- Borussia Zamrud FC
- Eunos Crescent FC
- Kaki Bukit SC
- Police Sports Association
- Prison Sports and Recreation Club
- Sembawang Sports Club
- Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association
- Singapore Cricket ClubSingapore Cricket ClubThe Singapore Cricket Club is one of the premier sports and social clubs in Singapore. Its clubhouse is located at the Padang in Singapore's central business district....
- Singapore Recreation ClubSingapore Recreation ClubThe Singapore Recreation Club is one of Singapore's oldest social clubs with a strong sporting tradition, located at the Padang in heart of Singapore's Civic District.-History:...
NFL Division 2
- Balestier Recreation Club
- Jollilads Arsenal FC
- Katong SC
- Keppel Monaco FC
- Pioneer CSC
- Redhill Rangers
- Singapore Power Club
- Summerville Football Club
- Tessensohn Khalsa Rovers
- Tiong Bahru Football Club
NFL Division 3
- Admiralty Football Club
- Dare to Dream FC
- Elias Park FC
- Gambas Avenue SC
- Mountbatten Football Club
- Nanyang CSC
- Ottawa Serpents FC
- Sporting Westlake FC
- Starlight Soccerites FC
- Sunrise Place FC
Islandwide League
- Ayer Rajah CSC
- Jalan Dumai FC
- Hougang SC
- Westridge FC
See also
- S.LeagueS.LeagueThe S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...
- Singapore CupSingapore CupThe Singapore Cup is an annual soccer competition in Singapore.The Singapore Cup is the major cup competition in Singapore football, and has existed since the 1997 ....
- Singapore League CupSingapore League CupThe Singapore League Cup is an annual soccer competition in Singapore. It was launched in 2007, and is open to teams who play in the S.League.The 2007 competition was sponsored by SingTel, and officially titled the SingTel League Cup...
- Singapore Charity ShieldSingapore Charity ShieldThe Singapore Charity Shield is the curtain-raiser to the soccer season in Singapore. The match is contested between the previous year's S.League champions and Singapore Cup winners .The Singapore Charity Shield was first contested in 2008...