2015 S.League

The 2015 S.League was the 20th season since the establishment of the S.League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs. The league was also known as the Great Eastern Yeo's S.League due to sponsorship reasons. Warriors FC were the defending champions.

S.League
Season2015
Champions DPMM FC
(1st title)
Charity ShieldWarriors FC
AFC Champions LeagueTampines Rovers
(S.League runner-up)
AFC CupBalestier Khalsa
(S.League 4th)
Matches played270
Goals scored356 (1.32 per match)
Top goalscorer Rafael Ramazotti de Quadros (21 Goals)
Biggest home winGeylang International 6-0 Warriors FC (20 November 2015)
Biggest away winWarriors FC 0-6 Albirex Niigata (S) (14 March 2015)
Highest scoringHome United 4-4 DPMM FC
(8 Goals) (17 October 2015)
Longest winless runGeylang International
2014
2016
All statistics correct as of 9 December 2015.

Changes from 2014

The league underwent a number of changes in its 20th season in order to increase its competitiveness:[1][2]

  • The number of clubs was reduced from 12 to 10, with the withdrawal of Tanjong Pagar United due to financial problems, and the merger of Woodlands Wellington and Hougang United.[1][3]
  • The league returned to a three-round format used from 2001 to 2011.[1]
  • The foreign player quota remained at five per club but incentives were given to those who signed an under-21 player.[3]
  • The passing time for the mandatory 2.4 km fitness test was lowered from 10 mins to 9 mins 45 s.[1]

A new rule on age restrictions – a maximum of five players aged 30 and above and a minimum of three under-25 players for clubs with a 22-man squad, a maximum of four players aged 30 and above and a minimum of two under-25 players for clubs with a 20-man squad – was later reversed.[3][4]

Teams

A total of 10 teams contested the league. Tanjong Pagar United withdrew from the league due to financial problems, while Woodlands Wellington merged into Hougang United. Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda are invited foreign clubs from Japan, Brunei and Malaysia respectively.

Stadiums and locations

Location of 2015 S.League teams
Team Stadium Capacity
Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium 2,700
Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium 3,900
DPMM FC Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium 30,000
Geylang International Bedok Stadium 3,900
Harimau Muda B Hang Jebat Stadium 40,000
Home United Yishun Stadium 3,400
Hougang United Hougang Stadium 3,000
Tampines Rovers Jurong West Stadium 4,200
Warriors FC Woodlands Stadium 4,300
Young Lions Jalan Besar Stadium 8,000

Personnel 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 Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Albirex (S) Tatsuyuki Okuyama Mafro Sports Canon
Balestier Khalsa Marko Kraljević Umbro Civic
DPMM FC Steve Kean Lotto
Geylang International Jorg Steinebrunner Dreamatron
Harimau Muda B Razip Ismail Nike
Home United Philippe Aw Puma AVEC
Hougang United K. Balagumaran Vonda ESW
Tampines Rovers V. Sundramoorthy Mikasa Hyundai
Warriors FC Karim Bencherifa Joma Warriors
Young Lions Jürgen Raab Nike Courts

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by Date
Tampines Rovers Rafi Ali End of caretaker role V. Sundramoorthy 9 December 2014
Home United Lee Lim-saeng Resigned Philippe Aw 15 December 2014
Hougang United Amin Nasir Compassionate Leave Salim Moin 31 January 2015
Young Lions Aide Iskandar Resigned Jürgen Raab 11 June 2015
Warriors FC Alex Weaver Mutual consent Karim Bencherifa 27 October 2015
Hougang United Salim Moin Contract ended K Balagumaran 5 November 2015

Foreigners

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

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 (Prime League) Former
Balestier Khalsa Emir Lotinac Miroslav Kristic Igor Cerina Tarik Cmajcanin Robert Peričić - -
DPMM FC Brian McLean Joe Gamble Rafael Ramazotti Paulo Sergio Boris Raspudic - Craig Fagan
Young Lions Sherif El-Masri Jordan Webb - - - - -
Geylang International Yuki Ichikawa Kento Fukuda Tatsuro Inui Bruno Castanheira Jozef Kapláň Nathan Brown -
Home United Song Ui-young Sirina Camara Ken Ilsø Kamel Ramdani Ambroise Begue - -
Hougang United Kunihiro Yamashita Atsushi Shimono Carlos Alberto Delgado Diego Gama de Oliveira Vuk Sotirović Yuki Uchiyama Takahashi Manato
Renshi Yamaguchi
Shunsuke Nakatake
Francisco Salvador Elá
Tampines Rovers Mateo Roskam Robert Alviž Rodrigo Tosi Predrag Počuča Rodrigo Pacheco Naeem Rahimi Eddy Viator
Fabrice Noel
Srećko Mitrović
Warriors FC Thomas Beattie Marin Vidošević Miroslav Pejić Nicholas Velez Kevin McCann Karlo Ivancic -

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 DPMM FC[lower-alpha 1] 27 15 7 5 48 26 +22 52
2 Tampines Rovers 27 14 6 7 42 25 +17 48 Qualification to
AFC Champions League Qualifying Round 1
or AFC Cup Group Stage
3 Albirex Niigata (S)[lower-alpha 1] 27 13 6 8 27 17 +10 45
4 Balestier Khalsa 27 12 8 7 39 35 +4 44 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
5 Warriors FC 27 11 4 12 40 51 11 37
6 Home United 27 9 9 9 38 34 +4 36
7 Harimau Muda B[lower-alpha 1] 27 9 6 12 29 40 11 33
8 Geylang International 27 7 7 13 36 44 8 28
9 Young Lions[lower-alpha 1] 27 7 6 14 30 43 13 27
10 Hougang United 27 4 9 14 28 42 14 21
Source: S.League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

Results

Round 1

5 April 2015 Home United 1 – 4 Warriors Yishun, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Details Stadium: Yishun Stadium

Round 2

Round 3

19 September 2015 Harimau Muda 2 – 2 Warriors Malacca, Malaysia
20:00 UTC+8 Details Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
21 October 2015 Home United 2 – 1 Warriors Yishun, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Details Stadium: Yishun Stadium

Statistics

Top scorers

As of match played 21 November 2015[5]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Rafael Ramazotti DPMM FC 21
2 Fazrul Nawaz Warriors FC 18
3 Miroslav Kristic Balestier Khalsa 16
4 Rodrigo Tosi Tampines Rovers 14
5 Mateo Roskam Warriors FC 13
6 Jozef Kapláň Geylang International 12
Paulo Sérgio DPMM FC 12
Bruno Castanheira Geylang International 12
9 Ken Ilsø Home United 11
10 Robert Peričić Balestier Khalsa 9

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Rafael Ramazotti DPMM FC Harimau Muda B3-11 March 2015[6]
Rodrigo TosiTampines Rovers Harimau Muda B5-115 September 2015[7]
Bruno CastanheiraGeylang International Young Lions3-24 October 2015[8]
Ken IlsøHome United DPMM FC4-417 October 2015[9]

S-League Awards Night Winners

Awards Winners Club
Player of the Year Fumiya Kogure Albirex Niigata (S)
Young Player of the Year Azwan Ali DPMM FC
Coach of the Year Steve Kean DPMM FC
Top Scorer Award Rafael Ramazotti DPMM FC
Fair Play Award Geylang International
Referee of the Year Jansen Foo

References

  1. Osman, Shamir (4 November 2014). "Only 10 teams in S.League next year". The New Paper. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  2. Low, Lin Fhoong (6 November 2014). "Changes will make S-League 'stronger, more competitive'". Today. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. Low, Lin Fhoong (5 November 2014). "Uncertainty over S-League's changes for 2015". Today. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  4. Phua, Emmanuel (24 November 2014). "Players ambivalent about S-League U-turn". Today. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. "S.League 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  6. "DPMM FC 3-1 Harimau Muda". Soccerway. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  7. "Tampines 5-1 Harimau Muda". Soccerway. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  8. "Young Lions 2-3 Geylang". Soccerway. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  9. "Brunei DPMM 4-4 Home United". Soccerway. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
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