2014 S.League
The 2014 S.League was the 19th 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. Tampines Rovers were the defending champions.
Season | 2014 |
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Champions | Warriors FC |
Supporters' Shield | Tampines Rovers |
AFC Champions League | Warriors FC (S.League winners) |
AFC Cup | Balestier Khalsa (Singapore Cup winners) |
Matches played | 125 |
Goals scored | 409 (3.27 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rodrigo Tosi (21 goals) |
Biggest home win | DPMM FC 8–1 Woodlands Wellington (26 August 2014) |
Biggest away win | Young Lions 0–4 Balestier Khalsa (23 February 2014) Albirex Niigata (S) 0–4 Warriors FC (16 April 2014) |
Highest scoring | DPMM FC 8–1 Woodlands Wellington (26 August 2014) |
Longest winning run | DPMM FC (7 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Hougang United (9 matches) |
Longest winless run | Harimau Muda B (10 matches) |
Longest losing run | Harimau Muda B (10 matches) |
← 2013 2015 →
All statistics correct as of 26 August 2014. |
For the first time, free-to-air MediaCorp okto broadcast all Friday matches that were held at the Jalan Besar Stadium live on its channel, including a weekly S.League Show. The season started on 21 February 2014, and concluded on 31 October 2014.
Teams
A total of 12 teams contested the league. There were no changes to the participating sides from the previous season. Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda B were invited foreign clubs from Japan, Brunei and Malaysia respectively.
Stadiums and locations
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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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 | Pasir Gudang Stadium | 15,000 |
Home United | Bishan Stadium | 4,100 |
Hougang United | Hougang Stadium | 2,500 |
Tampines Rovers | Clementi Stadium | 4,000 |
Tanjong Pagar United | Queenstown Stadium | 3,800 |
Warriors FC | Choa Chu Kang Stadium | 4,600 |
Woodlands Wellington | Woodlands Stadium | 4,300 |
Young Lions | Jalan Besar Stadium | 8,000 |
- Geylang International used the Jalan Besar stadium to host Balestier Khalsa on 31 July[1]
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Albirex Niigata (S) | Tatsuyuki Okuyama | Itsuki Yamada | Mafro | Canon |
Balestier Khalsa | Marko Kraljević | Paul Cunningham | Umbro | FTMS |
DPMM FC | Steve Kean | Rosmin Kamis | Lotto | None |
Geylang International | Jorg Steinebrunner | Muhammad Ridhuan | Lotto | Rotary Engineering |
Harimau Muda B | Razip Ismail | Ashmawi Yakin | Nike | None |
Home United | Lee Lim-Saeng | Noh Rahman | Kappa | Coca-Cola |
Hougang United | Amin Nasir | Lau Meng Meng | Macron | SPEED Institute |
Tampines Rovers | Rafi Ali | Mustafić Fahrudin | Mikasa | Hyundai |
Tanjong Pagar United | Patrick Vallee | Hafiz Osman | THORB | SINGA Energy Drink |
Warriors FC | Alex Weaver | Daniel Bennett | Joma | STA Inspection |
Woodlands Wellington | Salim Moin | Rosman Sulaiman | Waga | ESW Manage |
Young Lions | Aide Iskandar | Al-Qaasimy Rahman | Nike | Courts |
- The S.League uses a new match ball, the Mikasa SL450, sponsored by Mikasa.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Date |
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Tampines Rovers | Tay Peng Kee | Mutual consent[2] | Salim Moin | 29 November 2013 |
Woodlands Wellington | Salim Moin | End of contract[3] | Darren Stewart | 14 January 2014 |
Balestier Khalsa | Darren Stewart | Resigned[4] | Marko Kraljević | 4 January 2014 |
Albirex Niigata (S) | Koichi Sugiyama | End of contract[5] | Tatsuyuki Okuyama | 18 November |
DPMM FC | Vjeran Simunić | End of contract[6] | Steve Kean | 20 October 2013 |
Geylang International | Vedhamuthu Kanan | Sacked[7] | Jorg Steinebrunner | 20 March 2014 |
Tampines Rovers | Salim Moin | Resigned[8] | Rafi Ali | 28 April 2014 |
Woodlands Wellington | Darren Stewart | Sacked[9] | Salim Moin | 15 June 2014 |
Foreign players
Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of five foreign players.
- Albirex Niigata (S) and Harimau Muda B are an all-Japanese and all-Malaysian team respectively and do not hire any foreigners.
- Players in bold are marquee player signings who command wages outside the monthly salary cap.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Warriors FC | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 53 | Qualification to AFC Champions League Qualifying Round 1 or AFC Cup Group Stage |
2 | DPMM FC[lower-alpha 1] | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 50 | |
3 | Tampines Rovers | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 49 | |
4 | Home United | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 44 | |
5 | Albirex Niigata (S)[lower-alpha 1] | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 44 | |
6 | Balestier Khalsa | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 40 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[lower-alpha 2] |
7 | Hougang United | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 42 | |
8 | Geylang International | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 32 | |
9 | Tanjong Pagar United | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 29 | |
10 | Young Lions[lower-alpha 1] | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 26 | |
11 | Woodlands Wellington | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 52 | −30 | 23 | |
12 | Harimau Muda B[lower-alpha 1] | 27 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 28 | 67 | −39 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
- The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda B – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.
- Qualified as 2014 Singapore Cup winners.[10]
Results
Matchweek 1–22
Matchday 23 - 27
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Season statistics
Goalscorers
- As of 24 November 2014[11]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Rodrigo Tosi | DPMM FC | 24 |
2 | Kazuki Sakamoto | Albirex Niigata (S) | 21 |
Geison Moura | Hougang United | 21 | |
Nicolás Vélez | Warriors FC | 21 | |
5 | Goran Ljubojević | Balestier Khalsa | 20 |
6 | Roy O'Donovan | DPMM FC | 15 |
7 | Leonel Felice | Geylang International | 13 |
8 | Miroslav Pejić | Warriors FC | 12 |
9 | Miljan Mrdaković | Tampines Rovers | 11 |
10 | Sahil Suhaimi | Young Lions | 10 |
Fazrul Nawaz | Home United | 10 | |
Diego Gama | Hougang United | 10 | |
Hat-tricks
- As of matches played 27 August 2014
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Monsef Zerka | Tanjong Pagar United | Young Lions | 3–2[12] | 26 March 2014 |
Nicolás Vélez4 | Warriors FC | Albirex Niigata (S) | 4–0[13] | 16 April 2014 |
Kazuki Sakamoto | Albirex Niigata (S) | Harimau Muda B | 4–1[14] | 23 May 2014 |
Kazuki Sakamoto | Albirex Niigata (S) | Woodlands Wellington | 7–1[15] | 11 June 2014 |
Nicolás Vélez | Warriors FC | Young Lions | 4–1[16] | 14 August 2014 |
4 Player scored 4 goals
Player
- As of matches played 24 June 2014
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | Wardun Yusof | DPMM FC | 7 |
2 | Hassan Sunny | Warriors FC | 5 |
Zaiful Nizam | Balestier Khalsa | ||
4 | Shahril Jantan | Home United | 4 |
5 | Siddiq Durimi | Geylang International | 3 |
6 | Ahmadulhaq Che Omar | Woodlands Wellington | 2 |
Aurélien Hérisson | Tanjong Pagar United | ||
Hyrulnizam Juma'at | Tampines Rovers | ||
Joey Sim | Geylang International | ||
Justin Pasfield | Tampines Rovers | ||
11 | Azman Ilham | DPMM FC | 1 |
Fadhil Salim | Hougang United | ||
Ilham Amirullah | Harimau Muda B | ||
Kazuki Kishigami | Albirex Niigata (S) | ||
Kenjiro Ogino | Albirex Niigata (S) | ||
Neezam Aziz | Warriors FC | ||
Rudy Khairullah | Young Lions | ||
Syazwan Buhari | Young Lions | ||
Yazid Yasin | Woodlands Wellington |
Club
- As of matches played 24 June 2014
Rank | Club | Clean sheets | Longest run |
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1 | DPMM FC | 8 | 3 |
2 | Warriors FC | 6 | 2 |
3 | Geylang International | 5 | 3 |
Balestier Khalsa | 1 | ||
5 | Home United | 4 | 2 |
Tampines Rovers | 1 | ||
7 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2 | 1 |
Young Lions | |||
Tanjong Pagar United | |||
Woodlands Wellington | |||
10 | Harimau Muda B | 1 | 1 |
Hougang United |
S-League Awards Night Winners
Awards | Winners | Club |
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Player of the Year | Hassan Sunny | Warriors FC |
Young Player of the Year | Nicolás Vélez | Warriors FC |
Coach of the Year | Marko Kraljević | Balestier Khalsa |
Top Scorer Award | Rodrigo Tosi | DPMM FC |
Fair Play Award | Geylang International | |
Referee of the Year | Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari | |
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