2022 Singapore Premier League Explained

The 2022 Singapore Premier League (also known as the AIA Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) was the 5th season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its rebranding in 2018.^{[1] [2]} The champions of the 2022 Singapore Premier League should have qualified for the AFC Champions League. The season began in March and ended on 15 October.

Lion City Sailors were the defending champions, having won their third Singapore Premier League title in the previous season. Albirex Niigata (S) won their fifth title.

Format

The following key changes were made to the rules since the 2022 season:^[3]

1. Each team is able to register up to 25 players in their squad, a reduction of 3 players as compared from 2020.
2. Albirex is allowed to have a minimum squad of eighteen (18) Players under non-amateur (Professional) contract, as at the pre-season minimum registration deadline and a maximum of twenty-five (25) Players.
3. From 2021, Albirex is allowed to sign a maximum of 2 overage Singaporean players.^[4] As in 2019 and 2020, Albirex must have two Singaporeans in their starting lineup for each game.
4. Young Lions is allowed to register a minimum of twenty (20) Players as at the pre-season minimum registration deadline and a maximum of thirty-five (35) Players as at the close of the first registration window.
5. Young Lions and Lion City Sailors Football Club to play their home games at Jalan Besar Stadium while Balestier Khalsa will play at Toa Payoh Stadium. Bishan Stadium is under renovation till end of season. Other stadiums used are: (1) Our Tampines Hub (Tampines Rovers and Geylang International), Hougang Stadium (Hougang United) and (3) Jurong East Stadium (Albirex Niigata and Tanjong Pagar United).
6. 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.^[5]
7. SPL clubs are now allowed to register a maximum of four foreign players with no age restrictions, of whom at least one shall be of the nationality of an AFC Member Association (Asian). A maximum of four foreign players may be named or fielded in any one match.^[6]
8. 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.^[7]

New rules for 2022.^[8]

1. Clubs will be required to field only one U-23 player – instead of three – for the first half of a match from next season.
2. There will be no limit on the number of U-23 players registered in each squad.
3. All SPL teams will play each other four time.
4. Clubs will be able to register 20 players per match. There will be nine substitutes allowed on a team's bench – up from seven – and clubs will be permitted to make up to five substitutions per match.
5. Each team will need to field a minimum of one Under-23 player of Singaporean nationality for the entire duration of the first half. This is a reduction from three in 2020.
6. Youth elite leagues are slated to resume.
7. New scheme to incentivise SPL clubs to place higher priority on their youth development programmes.
8. Clubs will receive monetary rewards for each of their U-23 players who gets called up to the national teams.
9. 1st transfer window: 1 January 2021 to 20 March 2022, 2nd transfer window: 17 May 2021 to 13 June 2022

On 30 September 2022, it was announced by AFC that they had agreed to give its consent for Brunei DPMM's participation in the 2023 Singapore Premier League and Singapore Cup. This is subject to approval from FIFA.^[9]

Teams

A total of 8 teams competed in the league. Albirex Niigata (S) from Japan is the only foreign team invited.

Stadiums and locations

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Albirex Niigata (S)	Jurong East Stadium
Balestier Khalsa	Toa Payoh Stadium
Geylang International	Our Tampines Hub
Hougang United	Hougang Stadium
Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar Stadium
Tampines Rovers	Our Tampines Hub
Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong East Stadium
Young Lions	Jalan Besar Stadium

Personnel and sponsors

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)	Kazuaki Yoshinaga	Jun Kobayashi Takahiro Koga (VC) Fairoz Hasan (VC)		Denka[10]	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
Balestier Khalsa		Shuhei Hoshino (C) Darren Teh (C) Ho Wai Loon (C)			Weston Corporation Project Vaults PSB Academy TopGrid Pest Dr. Stretch StarBalm
Geylang International		Zaiful Nizam Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib (VC)		Epson[11]	Aris Studio 23 Joydom Engineering My Protein Singapore Steel Industries Springleaf Prata Place Fightzone TRUE Fitness Dr. Stretch
Hougang United		Fabian Kwok Lionel Tan (VC) Nazrul Nazari (VC) Ridhuan Barudin (VC)		The Physio Circle[12]	SportCenter by Zup Cafe Football (CF) The Arena SpeedFitness Polar Water StarBalm
Lion City Sailors	Luka Lalic (Interim)	Hariss Harun Amirul Adli (VC) Nur Adam Abdullah (VC)	Puma	Sea[13]	Shopee Garena Citrus by the pool WLJK Good bites TAPS
Tampines Rovers	Gavin Lee[14]	Yasir Hanapi Syazwan Buhari (VC) Irwan Shah (VC) Kyoga Nakamura (VC)		ANA Courier Express [15]	Rookbook My Protein Singapore Bauerfeind Sports The Co-op JSSL FC Canadian 2 for 1 pizza StarBalm
Tanjong Pagar United	Hasrin Jailani	Faritz Abdul Hameed Daniel Bennett (VC)		Tokyo Century	Samtrade Academy Hyundai StarBalm The Rehab Lab
Young Lions	Nazri Nasir	Jacob Mahler Shah Shahiran (VC)	Nike		Catapult

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing Head Coach	Manner of Departure	Date of Vacancy	Position in table	Incoming Head Coach	Date of appointment
Balestier Khalsa	Marko Kraljević	Contract Ended	10 October 2021[16] [17]	Pre-Season		22 October 2021[18]
Albirex Niigata (S)	Keiji Shigetomi	Redesignated as Asst. Coach	26 October 2021[19]	Pre-Season	Kazuaki Yoshinaga	26 October 2021[20]
Young Lions	Philippe Aw	End of caretaker role	31 December 2021 [21]	Pre-Season		1 January 2022
Lion City Sailors	Kim Do-hoon	Left by Mutual Consent	11 August 2022 [22]	1st	Luka Lalic (interim)	11 August 2022 [23]
Balestier Khalsa			18 August 2022 [24]	7th	Peter de Roo (interim)	27 August 2022 [25]
Hougang United		Stepped Down	20 November 2022	End of Season [26]	Firdaus Kassim (interim)

Note 1: Marko Kraljević was subsequently appointed as the Head, Youth for Hougang United.

Transfers

Foreign players

Singapore Premier League clubs can sign a maximum of four foreign players in the 2021 season, up from three as compared to 2019.^[27] However, one of them has to be 21 years old or younger on 1 January 2021 (Or at the age of registration).

Albirex Niigata can sign up unlimited number of Singaporean players for the new season. Only 2 local player above 23 years old is allowed.^[28]

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

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	AFC Player	SG U-23 Player U-21 Player	Former Players
Albirex Niigata (S)	Hyrulnizam Juma'at[29]	Fairoz Hassan[30]	Zamani Zamri [31]	Kai Yamamoto
	Nicky Singh[32]	Junki Yoshimura[33]	Ilhan Fandi [34]	Wong Jun Kai
	Fikri Junaidi[35]	Hilman Norhisam[36]	Kenji Austin[37]	Shakthi Vinayagavijayan
Balestier Khalsa	Ensar Brunčević[38]	Shuhei Hoshino[39]	Ryoya Tanigushi[40]	Kuraba Kondo[41]	Conor MacKay	Yann Weishaupt Max McCoy Hari McCoy
Geylang International	Šime Žužul[42]	Vincent Bezecourt[43]	Takahiro Tezuka[44]	Rio Sakuma[45]
Hougang United	André Moritz[46]	Pedro Bortoluzo	Kristijan Krajček	Kaishu Yamazaki[47]
Lion City Sailors	Diego Lopes[48]	Pedro Henrique[49]	Maxime Lestienne[50] [51]	Kim Shin-wook[52] [53]
Tampines Rovers	Zehrudin Mehmedović[54]	Boris Kopitović	Kyoga Nakamura[55]	Shuya Yamashita[56]
Tanjong Pagar United	Mirko Šugić[57]	Blake Ricciuto	Reo Nishiguchi[58]	Shodai Nishikawa[59]

Note 1: From 2021, Albirex is allowed to sign a maximum of 2 Singaporean players above the age of 23.

Results

League table

Fixtures and results

Clubs play each other four times for 28 matches each.

Matches 15–28

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 21 October 2022

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Boris Kopitović	Tampines Rovers	35
2	Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)	33
3	Reo Nishiguchi	Tanjong Pagar United	26
4	Kim Shin-wook	Lion City Sailors	21
5	Shuhei Hoshino	Balestier Khalsa	18
	Šime Žužul	Geylang International
	Pedro Bortoluzo	Hougang United
6		Albirex Niigata (S) *15 Young Lions FC *2	17
7	Song Ui-young	Lion City Sailors	13
8	Maxime Lestienne		12
	Taufik Suparno	Tampines Rovers
9	Shawal Anuar	Hougang United	11
	Gabriel Quak	Lion City Sailors
10	Tadanari Lee	Albirex Niigata (S)	10
	Ryoya Tanigushi	Balestier Khalsa
	Vincent Bezecourt	Geylang International
	Diego Lopes	Lion City Sailors
12	Masahiro Sugita	Albirex Niigata (S)	8
	André Moritz	Hougang United
	Zikos Vasileios Chua	Young Lions FC
13	Kuraba Kondo	Balestier Khalsa	7
	Kristijan Krajcek	Hougang United
	Zehrudin Mehmedović	Tampines Rovers
14	Amy Recha	Hougang United	6
	Yasir Hanapi	Tampines Rovers
	Blake Ricciuto	Tanjong Pagar United
15	Masaya Idetsu	Albirex Niigata (S)	5
	Daniel Goh	Balestier Khalsa
	Hazzuwan Halim	Geylang International
	Faris Ramli	Lion City Sailors
	Shahdan Sulaiman	Lion City Sailors
	Kyoga Nakamura	Tampines Rovers
	Khairul Amri	Tanjong Pagar United
	Khairul Nizam	Tanjong Pagar United
	Mirko Šugić	Tanjong Pagar United
15	Kan Kobayashi	Albirex Niigata (S)	4
	Jun Kobayashi	Albirex Niigata (S)
	Sahil Suhaimi	Hougang United
	Shodai Nishikawa	Tanjong Pagar United
	Rasaq Akeem	Young Lions FC
	Jordan Emaviwe	Young Lions FC
16	Tajeli Salamat	Geylang International	3
	Takahiro Tezuka	Geylang International
	Kaishu Yamazaki	Hougang United
	Hariss Harun	Lion City Sailors
	Hafiz Nor	Lion City Sailors
	Christopher Van Huizen	Tampines Rovers
	Ryhan Stewart	Young Lions FC
	Glenn Kweh	Young Lions FC
17	Ensar Brunčević	Balestier Khalsa	2
	Kumpei Kakuta	Albirex Niigata (S)
	Pedro Henrique	Lion City Sailors
	Firdaus Kasman	Tampines Rovers
	Shuya Yamashita	Tampines Rovers
	Faritz Hameed	Tanjong Pagar United
	Zulqarnaen Suzliman	Young Lions FC
Danish Qayyum	Young Lions FC
18	Zamani Zamri	Albirex Niigata (S)	1
	Fairoz Hassan	Albirex Niigata (S)
	Gareth Low	Balestier Khalsa
	Delwinder Singh	Balestier Khalsa
	Ignatius Ang	Balestier Khalsa
	Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib	Geylang International
	Faizal Roslan	Geylang International
	Umar Ramle	Geylang International
	Ariffin Noor	Geylang International
	Rio Sakuma	Geylang International
	Joshua Pereira	Geylang International
	Ilhan Noor	Geylang International
	Hafiz Sujad	Hougang United
	Shafiq Ghani	Hougang United
	Zulfahmi Arifin	Hougang United
	Farhan Zulkifli	Hougang United
	Shahril Ishak	Hougang United
	Fabian Kwok	Hougang United
	Nazrul Nazari	Hougang United
	Anders Aplin	Hougang United
	Iqram Rifqi	Lion City Sailors
	Anumanthan Kumar	Lion City Sailors
	Hami Syahin	Lion City Sailors
	Saifullah Akbar	Lion City Sailors
	Haiqal Pashia	Lion City Sailors
	Joel Chew	Tampines Rovers
	Marc Ryan Tan	Tampines Rovers
	Amir Mirza	Tampines Rovers
	Rusyaidi Salime	Tanjong Pagar United
	Faizal Raffi	Tanjong Pagar United
	Daniel Bennett	Tanjong Pagar United
	Raihan Rahman	Tanjong Pagar United
Syed Akmal	Young Lions FC
Harhys Stewart	Young Lions FC
Shah Shahiran	Young Lions FC
Elijah Lim Teck Yong	Young Lions FC

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Kodai Tanaka4	Albirex Niigata (S)	Balestier Khalsa	6–0	5 March 2022[60]
Boris Kopitović	Tampines Rovers	Hougang United	7–1	18 March 2022
Kim Shin-wook	Lion City Sailors	Balestier Khalsa	4–0	1 April 2022
		Hougang United	4–3	6 May 2022
Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)	Geylang International	8–2	27 May 2022
Pedro Bortoluzo	Hougang United	Tampines Rovers	4–3	13 July 2022
Ilhan Fandi	Albirex Niigata (S)	Balestier Khalsa	4–1	16 July 2022
Zikos Chua4	Young Lions	Tanjong Pagar United	4–2	7 August 2022
	Albirex Niigata (S)	Young Lions	7–1	10 August 2022
	Balestier Khalsa	Hougang United	6–1	12 August 2022
Kim Shin-wook	Lion City Sailors	Young Lions	10–1	13 August 2022
		Hougang United	9-4	26 August 2022
Kodai Tanaka4	Albirex Niigata (S)	Balestier Khalsa	5–3	2 September 2022
Reo Nishiguchi5	Tanjong Pagar United	Young Lions	8–1	1 October 2022
	Balestier Khalsa	Lion City Sailors	5–3	2 October 2022
Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)		4–2	7 October 2022
Pedro Bortoluzo	Hougang United	Young Lions	5–3	15 October 2022

Note⁴ Player scored 4 goals⁵ Player scored 5 goals

Top assists

As of 21 October 2022

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Maxime Lestienne	Lion City Sailors	23
2	Kristijan Krajcek	Hougang United	17
3	Masaya Idetsu	Albirex Niigata (S)	16
4	Boris Kopitović	Tampines Rovers	15
5	Ryoya Tanigushi	Balestier Khalsa	11
6	Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)	10
	Diego Lopes	Lion City Sailors
7	Tadanari Lee	Albirex Niigata (S)	9
	Masahiro Sugita	Albirex Niigata (S)
8	Vincent Bezecourt	Geylang International	8
	Zehrudin Mehmedović	Tampines Rovers
	Raihan Rahman	Tanjong Pagar United
7	Kan Kobayashi	Albirex Niigata (S)	7
	Šime Žužul	Geylang International
	Faris Ramli	Lion City Sailors
	Reo Nishiguchi	Tanjong Pagar United
	Sahil Suhaimi	Hougang United
Kyoga Nakamura	Tampines Rovers
7	Glenn Kweh	Young Lions	6
	Hafiz Nor	Lion City Sailors
	Yasir Hanapi	Tampines Rovers
	Shodai Nishikawa	Tanjong Pagar United
7	Daichi Omori	Albirex Niigata (S)	5
	Takahiro Tezuka	Geylang International
	Pedro Bortoluzo	Hougang United
	Shawal Anuar	Hougang United
	Song Ui-young	Lion City Sailors
	Shahdan Sulaiman	Lion City Sailors
	Faritz Hameed	Tanjong Pagar United
	8	Ilhan Fandi		Albirex Niigata (S) 3 assist	4
Kim Shin-wook		Lion City Sailors
Mirko Šugić		Tanjong Pagar United
Blake Ricciuto		Tanjong Pagar United
9	Darren Teh	Balestier Khalsa	3
	Kuraba Kondo	Balestier Khalsa
	Zulfahmi Arifin	Hougang United
	Gabriel Quak	Lion City Sailors
	Taufik Suparno	Tampines Rovers
	Irwan Shah	Tampines Rovers
	Syed Firdaus	Tampines Rovers
	Aqhari Abdullah	Tanjong Pagar United
Raoul Suhaimi	Young Lions
Joel Chew	Young Lions
10	Madhu Mohana	Balestier Khalsa	2
	Shuhei Hoshino	Balestier Khalsa
	Ignatius Ang	Balestier Khalsa
	Gareth Low	Balestier Khalsa
	Fareez Farhan	Geylang International
	Hazzuwan Halim	Geylang International
	Ilhan Noor	Geylang International
	André Moritz	Hougang United
	Shafiq Ghani	Hougang United
	Nazrul Nazari	Hougang United
	Shahril Ishak	Hougang United
	Muhaimin Suhaimi	Hougang United
	Adam Swandi	Lion City Sailors
	Anaqi Ismit	Lion City Sailors
	Haiqal Pashia	Lion City Sailors
	Amirul Haikal	Tampines Rovers
	Khairul Amri	Tanjong Pagar United
	Akram Azman	Tanjong Pagar United
	Khairul Nizam	Tanjong Pagar United
	Khairin Nadim	Young Lions
	Jordan Emaviwe	Young Lions
	Arshad Shamim	Young Lions
	11	Keito Hariya		Albirex Niigata (S)	1
		Reo Kunimoto		Albirex Niigata (S)
		Jun Kobayashi		Albirex Niigata (S)
Mahiro Takahashi		Albirex Niigata (S)
Tatsuya Sambongi		Albirex Niigata (S)
Nicky Melvin Singh		Albirex Niigata (S)
Zamani Zamri		Albirex Niigata (S)
Hari Mc'Coy		Balestier Khalsa
Ensar Brunčević		Balestier Khalsa
Ammirul Emmran		Balestier Khalsa
Ho Wai Loon		Balestier Khalsa
Naufal Azman		Balestier Khalsa
Ahmad Syahir		Geylang International
Huzaifah Aziz		Geylang International
Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib		Geylang International
Fadli Kamis		Geylang International
Umar Ramle		Geylang International
Rio Sakuma		Geylang International
Fabian Kwok		Hougang United
Farhan Zulkifli		Hougang United
Hafiz Sujad	Hougang United
Amy Recha	Hougang United
Lionel Tan	Hougang United
Pedro Henrique	Lion City Sailors
Anumanthan Kumar	Lion City Sailors
Izwan Mahbud	Lion City Sailors
Nur Adam Abdullah	Lion City Sailors
Christopher Van Huizen	Tampines Rovers
Ong Yu En	Tampines Rovers
Ryaan Sanizal	Tampines Rovers
Irfan Najeeb	Tampines Rovers
Daniel Bennett	Tanjong Pagar United
Rusyaidi Salime	Tanjong Pagar United
Danish Qayyum	Young Lions
Syahrul Sazali	Young Lions
Ryu Hardy Yussri	Young Lions
Shah Shahiran	Young Lions
Amir Syafiz	Young Lions

Clean sheets

As of 1 October 2022

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Zaiful Nizam	Geylang International	9
2	Hassan Sunny	Lion City Sailors	7
3	Takahiro Koga	Albirex Niigata (S)	4
	Zharfan Rohaizad	Tanjong Pagar United
4	Syazwan Buhari	Tampines Rovers	3
5	Mukundan Maran	Hougang United	2
	Hairul Syirhan	Balestier Khalsa
6	Rudy Khairullah	Balestier Khalsa	1
	Izwan Mahbud	Lion City Sailors-->

Own goal

Player	For	Against	Date
		Albirex Niigata (S)
Pedro Henrique
		Young Lions

Yellow Cards (Team)

As of 27 October 2022

Rank	Club	Yellow Cards
1	Tanjong Pagar United	66
2	Tampines Rovers	62
3	Hougang United	61
4	Balestier Khalsa	52
5	Lion City Sailors	46

Yellow Cards (Players)

As of 27 October 2022

Rank	Players	Club	Yellow Cards
1	Yasir Hanapi	Tampines Rovers	9
	Raihan Rahman	Tanjong Pagar United
2	Rusyaidi Salime	Tanjong Pagar United	7
	Blake Ricciuto	Tanjong Pagar United
	Jared Gallagher	Young Lions FC

Red Cards (Team)

As of 27 October 2022

Rank	Club	Red Cards
1	Geylang International	5
2	Hougang United	3
3	Lion City Sailors	2
	Tanjong Pagar United

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.
March	Mirko Šugić	Tanjong Pagar United	Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)	Hasrin Jailani	Tanjong Pagar United	André Moritz vs. Geylang International (11/3/2022)
April	Boris Kopitović	Tampines Rovers	Ryhan Stewart	Young Lions	Kim Do-hoon	Lion City Sailors	Sime Zuzul vs. Albirex Niigata (S) (5/4/2022)
May	Maxime Lestienne	Lion City Sailors	Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)	Kazuaki Yoshinaga	Albirex Niigata (S)	Reo Nishiguchi vs. Albirex Niigata (S) (7/5/2022)
July	Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)	Ilhan Fandi	Albirex Niigata (S)	Noor Ali	Geylang International	Ilhan Fandi vs. Balestier Khalsa (16 July 2022)
August	Maxime Lestienne	Lion City Sailors	Ilhan Fandi	Albirex Niigata (S)	Luka Lalić	Lion City Sailors	Kyoga Nakamura vs. Geylang International (3/8/2022)

Singapore Premier League Awards night winners

Awards	Winners	Club	Ref
Player of the Year	Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)
Young Player of the Year	Ilhan Fandi	Albirex Niigata (S)
Coach of the Year	Kazuaki Yoshinaga	Albirex Niigata (S)
Top Scorer Award	Boris Kopitović	Tampines Rovers
Golden Glove	Zaiful Nizam	Geylang International	[61]
Goal of the Year	Ilhan Fandi vs. Balestier Khalsa (16 July 2022)	Albirex Niigata (S)
Fair Play Award	Albirex Niigata (S)
Referee of the Year	Ahmad Aqasha

AIA Team of the Year
Goalkeeper	Zaiful Nizam (Geylang International)
Defence	Masaya Idetsu (Albirex Niigata (S))				Pedro Henrique (Lion City Sailors)				Joshua Pereira (Geylang International)
Midfield	Kyoga Nakamura (Tampines Rovers)			Vincent Bezecourt (Geylang International)			Diego Lopes (Lion City Sailors)			Maxime Lestienne (Lion City Sailors)
Attack	Kodai Tanaka (Albirex Niigata (S))				Ilhan Fandi (Albirex Niigata (S))				Boris Kopitović (Tampines Rovers)

Attendances

The best-attended games:

External links

• Football Association of Singapore website
• Singapore Premier League website

Notes and References

1. Web site: FAS concludes 39th Annual Congress with key regulation updates for 2022 season - Football Association of Singapore. www.fas.org.sg.
2. http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-goodbye-s-league-welcome-singapore-premier-league Football: Goodbye S-League, welcome Singapore Premier League
3. Web site: Young footballers to take centrestage in revamped 2018 S-League. TODAYonline.
4. Web site: Signing with Fairoz Hasan for 2021 season!. Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
5. Web site: Football: Singapore Premier League clubs given wearable tech in bid to raise fitness, standards. 4 February 2021. The Straits Times.
6. Web site: 2021 Singapore Premier League season to kick off on 13 March - Football Association of Singapore. spl.sg.
7. Web site: 2021 SPL Handbook.
8. Web site: Football: SPL Under-23 quota reduced from 3 to 1; clubs to be rewarded for youth development. David LeeSports. Correspondent. 25 September 2021. The Straits Times.
9. Web site: Qatar recommended as host for the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024. the-AFC.
10. Web site: New Main Partner is Denka Chemicals Holdings Asia Pacific Pte Ltd!. Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
11. Web site: 'SPL had Covid protocols right'. 6 February 2021. The Straits Times.
12. Web site: Lee . David . 15 November 2021 . Football: Hougang United aim for better recovery and silverware with new sponsors The Physio Circle . The Straits Times.
13. Web site: Football: Singapore tech firm Sea takes ownership of Home United; club changes name to Lion City Sailors FC. CNA. 26 September 2021. 26 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210226070825/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/home-united-lion-city-sailors-sea-football-singapore-12434054. dead.
14. Web site: Head Coach Gavin Lee has pledged his immediate future to the club till 2024 . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CQIL17_hEuz . 24 December 2021 . limited.
15. Web site: We Forge Ahead With ANA Courier Express - Introducing Our Main Sponsor For The Next Three Years! .
16. Web site: Football: Tanjong Pagar and Balestier no pushovers in season finale. David LeeSports. Correspondent. 9 October 2021. The Straits Times.
17. Web site: Marko Kraljević leaves Balestier Khalsa - Football Association of Singapore. spl.sg.
18. Web site: Akbar Nawas takes charge at Balestier Khalsa - Football Association of Singapore. spl.sg.
19. Web site: Thank you, Head Coach Shigetomi!. Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
20. Web site: NEW Head Coach of 2022 is YOSHINAGA Kazuaki!. Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
21. Web site: Phillippe Aw to take charge of Young Lions for 2021 SPL season – Football Association of Singapore. spl.sg.
22. Web site: Kim Do-hoon parts ways with Lion City Sailors - Football Association of Singapore. spl.sg.
23. Web site: Lion City Sailors and Head Coach Kim Do-hoon have reached a mutual agreement to part ways. spl.sg.
24. Web site: Akbar Nawas to leave Balestier Khalsa - Football Association of Singapore. spl.sg.
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28. Web site: 12 December 2018 . Football: Albirex Niigata could sign up to four Singaporean players in a boost for 2019 SEA Games . The Straits Times.
29. Web site: Hyrulnizam Juma'at signs for 2022 season!. Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
30. Web site: Fairoz Hasan signs for 2022 season!. Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
31. Web site: Zamani comes back to the Swans from Young Lions as he had completed his National Service.. Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
32. Web site: Nicky Melvin Singh signs for 2022 season!. Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
33. Web site: Junki from ANFC(S) U-17 joins the training with our SPL Team for 2021! . Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
34. Web site: Swans sign ILHAN FANDI AHMAD!. Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
35. Web site: Fikri Junaidi signs for 2022 season!. Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
36. Web site: Hilman Norhisam signs for 2022 season!. Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
37. Web site: 4 Players from ANFC(S) U-17 joins the training with our SPL Team for 2021! . Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
38. Web site: Boost for the Gentle giant Bruno signs an extension with us for 2️⃣ years! .
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40. Web site: Taniguchi Ryoya will be joining Balestier Khalsa FC in 2022 season.. Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
41. Web site: Kondo Kuraba will be joining Balestier Khalsa FC in 2022 season.. Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
42. Web site: Reconstruction of Eagles’ nest begins with the arrival of new signings - Geylang International FC. 19 December 2021.
43. Web site: Vincent Bezecourt from Albania to Singapore .
44. Web site: Tezuka Takahiro will be joining Geylang International FC in 2022 season.. Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
45. Web site: Welcome Rio to the Eagle's nest .
46. Web site: Former Crystal Palace midfielder André Moritz joins Hougang United - Football Association of Singapore. spl.sg.
47. Web site: Kaishu Yamazaki to reinforce Hougang United defence - Football Association of Singapore . spl.sg.
48. Web site: Rodrigues, Luís Rocha . 18 January 2021 . Diego Lopes sai para Singapura e Rio Ave realiza encaixe financeiro . www.zerozero.pt.
49. Web site: Zagueiro recebe proposta e pode deixar o Atlético-GO, diz site. Nathália. Freitas. 23 December 2021. Sagres Online.
50. Web site: The now ex-Standardman will play for the defending champion and play in the Asian Champions League.
51. Web site: Maxime Lestienne adds European pedigree to Sailors’ ACL drive. Nicolette. Ten. 8 February 2022.
52. Web site: Kim Shin-wook to reject offers in K league to work for Kim Do Hoon in Lion City Sailors .
53. Web site: Sailors sign Kim Shin-wook. Shamir. Osman. 15 November 2021.
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55. Web site: Introducing Your Stag For The Next Half-Decade: Kyoga Nakamura!. Tampines. Admin. 16 January 2022. Tampines Rovers.
56. Web site: Yamashita Shuya will be joining Tampines Rovers FC in 2022 season.. Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
57. CYfuoXBBo_Q . tanjongpagarunitedfc . ANNOUNCEMENT Let's all give a warm welcome to Mirko Sugic, Tanjong Pagar United's new foreign signing for the 2022 season! The Croatian defensive midfielder joins the club after a spell in his homeland with second division side NK Dubrava. Sugic, 27, stands at an imposing 1.9m and we are looking forward to see him blend in with the team. Welcome to the Jaguars family, Mirko! . 9 January 2022 . www.instagram.com.
58. Web site: Reo Nishiguchi will return for his third season in a Jaguars shirt in 2022. . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CWdNHyshszW . 24 December 2021 . limited.
59. Web site: Shodai Nishikawa will return for his third season in a Jaguars shirt in 2022. . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CWKuQHCBPOB . 24 December 2021 . limited.
60. Web site: Fixtures - Football Association of Singapore. spl.sg.
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