2023 Singapore Football League
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The 2023 Singapore Football League is the 47th season of the Singapore Football League. The league will feature promotion and relegation between football clubs in League 1, 2 and the Island Wide League.[1]
SFL Challenge Cup
[edit]| 29 April 2023 | Singapore Khalsa Association | 2-1 | Yishun Sentek Mariners | Singapore |
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Report | Stadium: Yishun Stadium |
League 1
[edit]| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Singapore Khalsa Association |
| Relegated | Warwick Knights FC Jungfrau Punggol FC |
| Top goalscorer | Chang Guo Guang (12 goals) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Singapore Khalsa Association retained the Singapore Football League (SFL) 1 title that they won for the first time in 2022. They also became the first back-to-back winners in the competition. The SFL 1 champion receives $15,000, along with the coveted trophy.[2]
Singapore Cricket Club forward Chang Guo Guang picked up the SFL 1 Top Goal scorer award, finishing the season with 12 goals.[2] He was also the SFL 2 Top Goal scorer with 20 goals in 2022.[3]
Warwick Knights FC and Jungfrau Punggol will be relegated to SFL 2 next season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore Khalsa Association (C) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 36 | |
| 2 | Tiong Bahru FC | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 25 | |
| 3 | Yishun Sentek Mariners[a] | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 24 | |
| 4 | Singapore Cricket Club | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 23 | |
| 5 | Katong FC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 16 | |
| 6 | Project Vaults Oxley SC | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 16 | |
| 7 | Warwick Knights FC (R) | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 13 | Relegated to 2024 FAS SFL 2 |
| 8 | Jungfrau Punggol FC (R) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Match 46 awarded 3-0 in favour of Yishun Sentek Mariners FC
Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chang Guo Guang | Singapore Cricket Club | 12 |
| 2 | Casteels Tzu-Ming | Tiong Bahru FC | 8 |
| 3 | Goh Swee Swee | Warwick Knights FC | 7 |
FAS Awards Night 2023
[edit]| Award | Nominee | Club | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Chang Guo Guang | Singapore Cricket Club | Chang Guo Guang |
| Fareez Farhan | Singapore Khalsa Association | ||
| Luis Lim | Singapore Khalsa Association | ||
| Coach of the Year | Sivaraj Geevananthan | Katong FC | Sukhvinder Singh |
| Steven Tan | Singapore Cricket Club | ||
| Sukhvinder Singh | Singapore Khalsa Association | ||
| Golden Boot | Singapore Cricket Club | Chang Guo Guang | |
| Fair Play Award | Katong FC | ||
Source: fas.org.sg
League 2
[edit]| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Police SA |
| Promoted | Police SA South Avenue SC |
| Relegated | Singapore Xin Hua FC Mattar Sailors FC |
| Top goalscorer | Sharul Shah (18 goals) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Police SA won the Singapore Football League (SFL) 2 title for the first time, becoming the 15th winner of the competition. Along with the trophy, the champion received S$7,500 for winning the title.[4]
Sharul Shah (Kaki Bukit SC) claimed the SFL 2 Top Scorer award with 18 goals.
Police SA and South Avenue SC will be promoted to the SFL 1 in 2024.
Singapore Xin Hua FC and Mattar Sailors FC will be relegated to the Island Wide League (IWL) in 2024.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Police SA (C, P) | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 43 | Promoted to 2024 FAS SFL 1 |
| 2 | South Avenue SC (P) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 39 | |
| 3 | Kaki Bukit SC | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 30 | |
| 4 | GFA Sporting Westlake FC | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Starlight Soccerites FC | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 22 | |
| 6 | Bishan Barx FC | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 21 | |
| 7 | Eunos Crescent FC | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 20 | |
| 8 | Admiralty CSN | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 19 | |
| 9 | Singapore Xin Hua FC (R) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 19 | Relegated to 2024 FAS IWL |
| 10 | Mattar Sailors FC (R) | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharul Shah | Kaki Bukit SC | 18 |
| 2 | Juma'at Jantan | South Avenue SC | 14 |
| 3 | Ifat Sha’aban | Police SA | 11 |
FAS Awards Night 2023
[edit]| Award | Nominee | Club | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Sharul Shah | Kaki Bukit SC | Sharul Shah |
| Nabil Iman | Police SA | ||
| Juma'at Jantan | South Avenue SC | ||
| Coach of the Year | Salehin Amin | Bishan Barx FC | Yahya Madon |
| Dalis Supait | Kaki Bukit SC | ||
| Yahya Madon | Police SA | ||
| Golden Boot | Kaki Bukit SC | Sharul Shah | |
| Fair Play Award | Singapore Xinhua FC | ||
Source: fas.org.sg
References
[edit]- ^ "Football Association of Singapore – Singapore's official home for all things football". fas.org.sg. Retrieved 16 Nov 2022.
- ^ a b "Singapore Khalsa Association retain SFL 1 title". FAS. Retrieved 17 Aug 2023.
- ^ "Football: Best of 2022 honoured at FAS Awards Night". SportPlus News. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 Nov 2022.
- ^ "Police SA clinch Singapore Football League 2 title". FAS. Retrieved 11 Sep 2023.
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