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| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Maxime Lestienne]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Maxime Lestienne adds European pedigree to Sailors' ACL drive |date=8 February 2022 |url=https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/maxime-lestienne-adds-european-pedigree-to-sailors-acl-drive/}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Maxime Lestienne]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Maxime Lestienne adds European pedigree to Sailors' ACL drive |date=8 February 2022 |url=https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/maxime-lestienne-adds-european-pedigree-to-sailors-acl-drive/}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Rui Pires]] <ref>{{cite web |title=Rui Pires signs to power Sailors' second foray into AFC Champions League |date=14 July 2023 |url=https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/rui-pires-signs-to-power-sailors-second-foray-into-afc-champions-league/}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Rui Pires]] <ref>{{cite web |title=Rui Pires signs to power Sailors' second foray into AFC Champions League |date=14 July 2023 |url=https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/rui-pires-signs-to-power-sailors-second-foray-into-afc-champions-league/}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|CUW}} [[Richairo Zivkovic]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sailors add more European pedigree in former Ajax forward Richairo Živković |url=https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/sailors-add-more-european-pedigree-in-former-ajax-forward-richairo-zivkovic/}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Bart Ramselaar]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Bart Ramselaar]]
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Toni Datković]] <ref>{{cite web |title=Sailors charge up for 2024/25 campaign with signing of former LaLiga 2 defender Toni Datković. |url=https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/sailors-charge-up-for-2024-25-campaign-with-signing-of-former-laliga-2-defender-toni-datkovic/}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Toni Datković]]
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| {{flagicon|CUW}} [[Richairo Zivkovic]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sailors add more European pedigree in former Ajax forward Richairo Živković |url=https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/sailors-add-more-european-pedigree-in-former-ajax-forward-richairo-zivkovic/}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bailey Wright]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/bailey-wright-from-wembley-to-the-world-cup-and-now-a-sailor/?fbclid=PAAaaRk21qY1J2bOoB5Kr0YN4ypc6FB0zG05hGa5jeUSCgNr2cw3s7NgGsLfI|title=Lion City Sailors are delighted to announce Australian centre-back Bailey Wright as the club's first mid season signing|date=9 July 2023 }}</ref>
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bailey Wright]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/bailey-wright-from-wembley-to-the-world-cup-and-now-a-sailor/?fbclid=PAAaaRk21qY1J2bOoB5Kr0YN4ypc6FB0zG05hGa5jeUSCgNr2cw3s7NgGsLfI|title=Lion City Sailors are delighted to announce Australian centre-back Bailey Wright as the club's first mid season signing|date=9 July 2023 }}</ref>
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Nils Vandersmissen
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Nils Vandersmissen

Revision as of 05:52, 21 February 2024

Singapore Premier League
Season2024–25
Dates11 May 2024 – 31 May 2025
← 2023
All statistics correct as of 24 February 2023.

The 2024–25 Singapore Premier League (also known as the AIA Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) is the 7th season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its rebranding in 2018.

The season is poised to start from 11 May 2024 and end on 31 May 2025.

Format

The following key changes were made to the rules for the 2024–25 season: [1]

  1. Each club squad must consist of a minimum 18 professional players and a maximum of 25 players.
  2. Clubs must field a minimum of five local players, which is in line with the quota set by the AFC for its club competitions with the exception of Young Lions.
  3. The requirement for local clubs to field a minimum of one Under-23 player of Singaporean nationality during the entire first half of a match has been lifted.
  4. The mandatory fitness tests for SPL players will transition to a more data-driven approach, facilitated through technical GPS tracking.
  5. Four-round format where each club will play each other four times in a season, instead of just three in seasons.
  6. Singapore Cup will start in January 2025 and conclude by the end of May.
  7. The Interim Pre-Season Tournament, a one-off tournament, to tide over this season will commence from 23 February to 21 April 2024. It will be a played in single-round league format, with a total of 20 matches played across 5 game weeks, with rankings to be based on accumulated points.


The following key changes were made to the rules since the 2022 & 2023 season:[2]

  1. Clubs will be equipped with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) devices - among other performance and tracking gear. Value of the sponsorship is worth around $620,000.[3]
  2. Players shall be allocated jersey numbers 1 to 50. Jersey number become available for allocation to new members after a player ceased to play for a club.[4]
  3. VAR technology was feature for the first time in Singapore league history starting 2023.


The transfer window will be as follow [5]

  1. 1st transfer window: 12 March 2024 to 31 May 2024
  2. 2nd transfer window: 1 January 2025 to 31 January 2025

Teams

A total of 9 teams competed in the league. Albirex Niigata (S) is now a fully localised club this season,[6][7] and are subject to the same rules as other local clubs, while DPMM FC is an invited foreign club from Brunei.

Stadiums and locations

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Location of 2023 Singapore Premier League teams
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Locations of the 2023 Singapore Premier League teams from Singapore
Image Team Stadium Capacity
Albirex Niigata (S)
Tanjong Pagar United 		Jurong East Stadium 2,700
Lion City Sailors
Balestier Khalsa 		Bishan Stadium 6,254
Young Lions
Hougang United
DPMM FC 		Jalan Besar Stadium 6,000
BG Tampines Rovers
Geylang International 		Our Tampines Hub 5,100


Personnel, kit and sponsoring

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 Captain Kit manufacturer Main Shirt sponsor Other shirt sponsors
Albirex Niigata (S) Japan Kazuaki Yoshinaga[8] Singapore Fifty50 Japan Denka[9] Skechers Singapore
Samty Asia Investments (Women)
Lensmode
Kubota
Reeracoen
Kirin
EnglishCentral
Gain City
Dpro Logistics Namics
One Asia Lawyers
JPLUS
Daiho Group
JTB
NSG
Sanpoutei Ramen
SMBC
ACCEA Singapore
PR Times
Nippon Medical Care
HIT Singapore
With You Global Creations
SD Aircon
At Twenty
Salonpas
Crown Line
SETA Technologies
Salonpas
Soken Medical
Dr. Stretch
Miura
IGPI
Thomson Jap Family Clinic
Akinori Singapore
Black Clover
Pocari Sweat
SingaLife
Balestier Khalsa Netherlands Peter de Roo Singapore Germany Adidas United States Jeep Weston Corporation
Project Vaults
PSB Academy
TopGrid Pest
Dr. Stretch
StarBalm
Boys' Town YouthReach
BG Tampines Rovers Singapore Gavin Lee[10] Thailand Warrix Thailand BG StarBalm
Fit Together
Black Clover
Construction Investment Managers
Therabody
My Protein Singapore
Rookbook
The Physio Circle
Ryudben Sports
Blackhole Group
JSSL FC
DPMM Portugal Rui Capela[11] Brunei Brunei Pitch Brunei Shell Marketing
Mitsubishi Corporation
Baiduri Bank
DST
You C1000
BGI
BEGAWAN ATHLETE
Waznah
Geylang International Singapore Mohd Noor Ali[12] Singapore Joshua Pereira Thailand FBT Australia Rolos by Constructor [13] Epson[14][15]
Broadway
Dr. Stretch
Extra Ordinary People
Optimum Nutrition
TRUE Fitness
Hougang United CroatiaGermany Marko Kraljević Singapore Spain Kelme Cafe Football (CF)
The Arena
SpeedFitness
Advance Capital
StarBalm
My Protein Singapore
Lion City Sailors Serbia Aleksandar Ranković[16] Singapore Hariss Harun Germany Puma Singapore SEA[17] Shopee
Garena
Optimum Nutrition
Mari Bank
AMP Lab (Women)
Tanjong Pagar United Singapore Hasrin Jailani Singapore Thailand FBT Japan Tokyo Century Samtrade Academy
Hyundai
StarBalm
The Rehab Lab
Young Lions Singapore Nazri Nasir[18] Singapore United States Nike Catapult

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing Head Coach Manner of Departure Date of Vacancy Position
in table 		Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment
Hougang United CroatiaGermany Marko Kraljević (interim) Appointed to permanent role 1 January 2024
DPMM FC England Adrian Pennock End of Contract 11 December 2023 Pre-season Portugal Rui Capela 12 December 2023 [19]


SPL Interim Tournament

The Interim Pre-Season Tournament, a one-off tournament, to tide over this season will commence from 23 February to 21 April 2024.

Home \ Away ALB BAL TAM GEY HOU LCS TPU YLI
Albirex Niigata (S) 23 Feb 20 Apr 2 Mar
Balestier Khalsa 1 Mar 19 Apr
BG Tampines Rovers 9 Mar 12 Apr 24 Feb
Geylang International 13 Apr 25 Feb
Hougang United 2 Mar 8 Mar 19 Apr
Lion City Sailors 8 Mar 21 Apr 23 Feb
Tanjong Pagar United 13 Apr 10 Mar
Young Lions 1 Mar 14 Apr
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2023. Source: spl.sg
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Foreign players

Each club can now register a maximum of nine foreign players, including representation from an AFC Member Association and three players under the age of 21 at the point of registration.

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

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 AFC Player U21 Player 1 U21 Player 2 U21 Player 3 Former Players
Unregistered Players
Albirex Niigata (S) Japan Yojiro Takahagi[20] Japan Yohei Otake[21] Japan Shuhei Hoshino[22] Japan SteviaEgbus Mikuni[23] Japan Koki Kawachi[24] Japan Arya Igami Tarhani[25]
Balestier Khalsa Slovenia Alen Kozar[26] Tunisia Ismail Sassi [27] Japan Riku Fukashiro [28] Japan Masahiro Sugita[29] Japan Kodai Tanaka [30] Morocco Souhaib Benchakroune
BG Tampines Rovers Montenegro Boris Kopitović[31] Serbia Miloš Zlatković[32] Japan Shuya Yamashita [33] Japan Kyoga Nakamura [34] Japan Seia Kunori [35] Thailand Thitipat Ekarunpong [36] Thailand Thanet Suknate [36]
Brunei DPMM North Macedonia Kristijan Naumovski[37] Netherlands Thomas Verheydt[38] Spain Sergio Mendigutxia[39] Afghanistan Farshad Noor
Geylang International France Vincent Bezecourt[40] Japan Rio Sakuma[41] Japan Takahiro Tezuka[42] Japan Ryoya Tanigushi [43] Japan Keito Hariya [44] Japan Tomoyuki Doi[45] Japan Sho Gamoh [46] Australia Barnaby Davies [46] England Zach Whitehouse [46]
Hougang United Croatia Kristijan Krajcek[47] Serbia Ensar Brunčević Japan Shodai Yokoyama [48]
Lion City Sailors Belgium Maxime Lestienne[49] Portugal Rui Pires [50] Netherlands Bart Ramselaar Croatia Toni Datković [51] Curaçao Richairo Zivkovic[52] Australia Bailey Wright [53] Belgium Nils Vandersmissen Republic of Ireland Joshua Little Brazil Enrico Walmrath
Tanjong Pagar United

Young Lions can register a total of three foreign or overaged Singaporean players.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former Players
Unregistered Players
Young Lions Japan Kan Kobayashi Japan Jun Kobayashi Japan Kaisei Ogawa [54]

Results

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Albirex Niigata (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for 2025–26 AFC Champions League 2 Group Stage
2 Balestier Khalsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for 2025–26 AFC Champions League 2 playoff
3 Brunei DPMM[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hougang United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Geylang International 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Lion City Sailors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Tampines Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Tanjong Pagar United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Young Lions[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Tengah FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Two clubs – DPMM FC and the FAS under-23 team Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Fixtures and results

Statistics


Awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Young Player of the Month Coach of the Month Goal of the Month Ref
Player Club Player Club Coach Club Player vs.
April

Singapore Premier League Awards night winners

References

  1. ^ "SPL gears up for upcoming 2024-25 season".
  2. ^ "Young footballers to take centrestage in revamped 2018 S-League". TODAYonline.
  3. ^ "Football: Singapore Premier League clubs given wearable tech in bid to raise fitness, standards". The Straits Times. February 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 SPL Handbook" (PDF).
  5. ^ "FIFA Transfer Window" (PDF).
  6. ^ Lin, Tianbao (13 September 2023). "Six-time champions Albirex Niigata to become local Singapore Premier League side from 2024". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  7. ^ Ng, Hong Siang (13 September 2023). "Singapore Premier League champions Albirex Niigata to 'become local club' in policy shift". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Kazuaki Yoshinaga, Head Coach has renewed his contract and will continue to lead the top team in 2023". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  9. ^ "New Main Partner is Denka Chemicals Holdings Asia Pacific Pte Ltd!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  10. ^ "Head Coach Gavin Lee has pledged his immediate future to the club till 2024". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  11. ^ "Rui Batista to coach DPMM FC season 2024".
  12. ^ "Noor to continue adventure with the Eagles - Geylang International FC". December 2, 2022.
  13. ^ "Football: Geylang International in $500k sponsorship deal with AI firm Rolos | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. February 20, 2023.
  14. ^ "'SPL had Covid protocols right'". The Straits Times. February 6, 2021.
  15. ^ "Geylang International and Matsumoto Yamaga FC reaffirm strong ties". 30 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Lion City Sailors appoint Aleksandar Ranković as new Head Coach".
  17. ^ "Football: Singapore tech firm Sea takes ownership of Home United; club changes name to Lion City Sailors FC". CNA. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  18. ^ "Philippe Aw appointed as Young Lions Head Coach for upcoming SPL season - Football Association of Singapore".
  19. ^ "Rui Batista to coach DPMM FC season 2024".
  20. ^ "Yojiro Takahagi is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".
  21. ^ "Yohei Otake is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".
  22. ^ "Shuhei Hoshino returns after 6 years".
  23. ^ "Stevia Egbus Mikuni is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".
  24. ^ "Koki Kawachi signs for 2024 season!".
  25. ^ "Arya Igami Tarhani is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore".
  26. ^ "Alen Kozar extends his stay with Balestier Khalsa".
  27. ^ "Bonjour Ismaïl! Our newest French signing!". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  28. ^ "Riku Fukashiro will be joining Balestier Khalsa FC in 2024 season".
  29. ^ "Masahiro Sugita has inked a contract extension with Balestier Khalsa!".
  30. ^ "Introducing the powerhouse addition to our squad, Kodai Tanaka! ⚽🔥".
  31. ^ "𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗭𝗡 🐺💛".
  32. ^ "Milos STAYS for 2024/2025 🔥".
  33. ^ "Kyoga & Shuya STAYS for 2024/2025".
  34. ^ "Introducing Your Stag For The Next Half-Decade: Kyoga Nakamura!". 16 January 2022.
  35. ^ "Seia Kunori will be joining Tampines Rovers FC in 2024 season".
  36. ^ a b "Tampines Rovers add Thai flavour for new season with loan signings of duo".
  37. ^ "Пропадна „кам-бекот" на голманот Наумовски во Шкупи" (in Macedonian).
  38. ^ "DPMM FC interested in signing Thomas Verheydt for season 2024".
  39. ^ "DPMM FC to sign former Atletico Bilbao striker in 2024".
  40. ^ "Vincent Bezecourt pledges his commitment to the Eagles".
  41. ^ "Rio Sakuma is back for his third year with the club".
  42. ^ "Takahiro Tezuka fights on with the Eagles 🎌".
  43. ^ "Ryoya is green 💚".
  44. ^ "Keito Hariya will be joining Geylang International FC in 2024 season".
  45. ^ "Doi is hungry for more 🔥".
  46. ^ a b c "2024 U21 Squad".
  47. ^ "Anders Aplin , Kristijan Krajcek & Umar Ramle will continue with us in the 2024 season ✍️🧡".
  48. ^ "Shodai Yokoyama will be joining Hougang United FC in 2024 season".
  49. ^ "Maxime Lestienne adds European pedigree to Sailors' ACL drive". 8 February 2022.
  50. ^ "Rui Pires signs to power Sailors' second foray into AFC Champions League". 14 July 2023.
  51. ^ "Sailors charge up for 2024/25 campaign with signing of former LaLiga 2 defender Toni Datković".
  52. ^ "Sailors add more European pedigree in former Ajax forward Richairo Živković".
  53. ^ "Lion City Sailors are delighted to announce Australian centre-back Bailey Wright as the club's first mid season signing". 9 July 2023.
  54. ^ "Kaisei Ogawa will be joining Young Lions in 2024 season".
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