Biggest Win(s) / Heaviest Loss(es) for Each Team

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Team------ Biggest Win(s)-------------------- Heaviest Loss(es)
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SAFFC----- 2002-06-15 Sing. AF Sembawang 9 0- 2004-08-18 Home Sing. AF 8 1
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Home------ 2003-09-26 Home Sembawang 9 2 ---- 1996-10-05 Home Tan. Pagar 0 5
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Tampines-- 2004-03-16 Tampines Tan. Pagar 9 0 1997-06-28 Tampines Balestier 2 8
---------- ---------------------------------- 2001-08-18 Sing. AF Tampines 8 2
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Geylang--- 2002-07-18 Sengkang Geylang 0 9 -- 2005-05-31 Tampines Geylang 7 0
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Woodlands- 2002-04-25 Woodlands Gombak 6 0 -- 1999-04-17 Sing. AF Woodlands 7 0
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Balestier- 1997-06-28 Tampines Balestier 2 8- 2002-08-24 Balestier Home 0 6
---------- ---------------------------------- 2004-07-23 YngLions Balestier 6 0
---------- ---------------------------------- 2004-08-19 Balestier Tan.Pagar 0 6
---------- ---------------------------------- (1998-07-18 Tampines Balestier 8 3)
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Tan.Pagar- 2000-07-21 Sengkang Tan. Pagar 0 7 2004-03-16 Tampines Tan. Pagar 9 0
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Jurong---- 1999-04-28 Jurong Sembawang 5 0 -- 1997-06-14 Jurong Sing. AF 0 5
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Sembawang- 2002-06-15 Sing. AF Sembawang 9 0- 2002-03-14 Clementi Sembawang 2 6
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YoungLions 2004-09-23 YoungLions Sinchi 7 1 - 2003-08-17 Geylang YoungLions 10 2
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Gombak---- 2007-06-06 Gombak Super Reds 6 1 - 1998-07-18 Home Gombak 9 3
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Sengkang-- 2000-04-15 Sengkang Woodlands 4 1- 2002-07-18 Sengkang Geylang 0 9
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Albirex--- 2007-05-10 Super Reds Albirex 0 5- 2004-07-07 Tampines Albirex 5 1
---------- ---------------------------------- 2006-04-14 Albirex Woodlands 1 5
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Clementi-- 2001-04-05 Clementi Sembawang 4 1- 1999-05-19 Clementi Balestier 0 6
---------- 2002-03-29 Clementi Tan. Pagar 4 1 2001-06-30 Geylang Clementi 6 0
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Sinchi---- 2003-07-03 Sinchi Tan. Pagar 5 0 - 2004-09-23 YoungLions Sinchi 7 1
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Liaoning-- 2007-04-19 Super Reds Liaoning 1 4 2007-11-01 Gombak Liaoning 5 0
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Afrique--- 2006-07-19 Sengkang Afrique 0 3 -- 2006-07-16 Afrique Sing. AF 0 4
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Super Reds 2007-09-26 SuperReds Balestier 3 2 2007-04-03 Sing. AF Super Reds 6 0
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Paya Lebar 2005-08-03 Paya Lebar Geylang 3 2- 2005-06-29 Paya Lebar Tampines 0 5
---------- ---------------------------------- 2005-10-01 Tampines Paya Lebar 5 0
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The "Best" Wooden Spoon (Bottom Team)!

Having ranked the past champions on PPG (Points per Game) to identify which title wins were most/least dominant, I felt that it would also be interesting to see which wooden spooner fared the "best" as compared to the fellow bottom teams from other seasons:

# Year: Team-------- P- W-D-L- Pts PPG Remarks
1. 2003: Young Lions 33 6-6-21 25 0.756 *PK
2. 2001: Woodlands-- 33 5-9-19 24 0.727
3. 1996: Tampines--- 28 5-5-18 20 0.714
4. 2000: Balestier-- 22 3-5-14 14 0.636
5. 2004: Tjg Pagar-- 27 4-5-18 17 0.630
6. 2006: Sengkang--- 30 4-6-20 18 0.600
7. 1999: Sengkang--- 22 3-3-16 12 0.545 *GD
8. 2007: Super Reds- 33 3-9-21 18 0.545 *GD
9. 1998: Sengkang--- 20 2-3-15 09 0.450
10 1997: Home------- 16 2-1-13 07 0.437
11 2002: Gombak----- 33 2-6-25 12 0.364
12 2005: Paya Lebar- 27 1-1-25 04 0.037

Young Lions "tops"!

As for the sorry Paya Lebar, this is just another way to bash them...

"Round Leaders" Since 2001!

Having posted about halfway leaders & their title chances earlier on, I'm also keen to find out who were the "round leaders" as S.League adopted the current triple-round-robin format since 2001, and how they fared eventually:

Year: Rd 1- (Lead) - Rd 2- (Lead) - Rd 3- (Lead) - Eventual Positions
2001: Geylang- (5) - SAFFC--- (0) - SAFFC--- (4) - Geylang 1st, SAFFC 2nd
2002: SAFFC--- (7) - SAFFC--- (2) - SAFFC--- (5) - SAFFC 1st, of course!
2003: Home---- (6) - Home---- (3) - Geylang- (0) - Home 1st, Geylang 2nd
2004: Woodlands(5) - Home---- (0) - Tampines (8) - Tamp. 1st, Home 2nd, Wood. 6th!
2005: Tampines (2) - Tampines (3) - Home---- (4) - Tampines 1st, Home 4th
2006: Yng Lions(7) - SAFFC--- (5) - SAFFC--- (2) - SAFFC 1st, Young Lions 3rd
2007: Home---- (1) - SAFFC--- (4) - SAFFC--- (3) - SAFFC 1st, Home 2nd

"Round Leaders" Subtotal Stats: (total 21 rounds)
SAFFC------ 8 rounds, 32 points (avg 4.00), 3 titles
Home------- 6 rounds, 14 points (avg 2.33), 1 title
Tampines--- 3 rounds, 13 points (avg 4.33), 2 titles
Geylang---- 2 rounds, 05 points (avg 2.50), 1 title
Yonng Lions 1 rounds, 07 points (avg 7.00), 3rd once
Woodlands-- 1 rounds, 05 points (avg 5.00), 6th once

Note:
- A lead of "0" (zero) points meant the leadership was achieved on G/D & Goals For.
- 2002 was the only season the same team (SAFFC) swept the leaderships of all 3 rounds.
- 2004 was the only season 3 different teams lead in each round.

How Fast Were Titles Won?

As SAFFC won the league on the last day of 2007 season, such exciting race were actually rare in S.League history, as most titles were decided ahead of time with games to spare, as shown below:

1996: Geylang (won on the last day - PO)
1997: SAFFC (won with 2 rounds to go - 9 pts)
1998: SAFFC (won on the last day - GD)
1999: Home (won with 1 round to go - 5 pts)
2000: SAFFC (won with 3 rounds to go - 11 pts)
2001: Geylang (won on the last day - 1 pt)
2002: SAFFC (won with 5 rounds to go - 17pts)
2003: Home (won with 5 rounds to go - 16 pts)
2004: Tampines (won with 1 round to go - 7 pts)
2005: Tampines (won with 1 round to go - 3 pts + massively superior GD)
2006: SAFFC (won with 4 rounds to go - 13 pts)
2007: SAFFC (won on the last day - 1 pt)

Fastest: SAFFC in 2002.
Closest: SAFFC in 1998.

All-Time Subtotals:
SAFFC - 6 titles, 14 rounds (avg 2.33), 51 pts (avg 8.5)
Home - 2 titles, 6 rounds (3), 21 pts (10.5)
Tampines - 2 titles, 2 rounds (1), 10 pts (5)
Geylang - 2 titles, 0 rounds (0), 3 pts (1.5)

The 3-peat or the treble?

Inspired by a post of the same name on BigSoccer (for USA's MLS):

Now that SAFFC has won 2 straight league titles, they will surely hope for a 3rd successive win next season, something no teams has ever done before.

(97-98 champs SAFFC themselves were denied by Home in 1999, while 04-05 champs Tampines were pipped by SAFFC in 2006)

The question: which is a greater achievement? Winning 3 league (or cup) titles in a row or winning 3 different trophies (the Treble) in the same year?

Another question is: what consitute a Treble? Domestically it would mean SingTel League Cup + S.League + Singapore Cup. If international tournaments are considered, it would be S.League + Singapore Cup + AFC Cup or ASEAN Clubs C'ship (though it doesn't happen every year).

(Of course it would be even more impressive if the same team manage to win all 4, or even 5! )

What's your take?

S.League Title Defense Successes!

With SAFFC becoming the only 3rd team to defend the league title, let us look back on how the other defending champions fared in the next season:

1996: NA
1997: Geylang (lost title with 3 rounds to go, finished 5th out of 9)
1998: SAFFC (defended title on last day on GD)
1999: SAFFC (lost title with 1 round to go, finished 2nd out of 12)
2000: Home (lost title with 4 rounds to go, finished 4th out of 12)
2001: SAFFC (lost title on last day, finished 2nd out of 12)
2002: Geylang (lost title with 6 rounds to go, finished 3rd out of 12)
2003: SAFFC (lost title with 6 rounds to go, finished 3rd out of 12)
2004: Home (lost title with 2 rounds to go, finished 2nd out of 10)
2005: Tampines (defended title with 1 round to go)
2006: Tampines (lost title with 4 rounds to go, finished 2nd out of 11)
2007: SAFFC (defended title on last day)

Geylang of 2001 & SAFFC of 2002 were the most dismal defending champs, sureendering their titles with 6 rounds to go in the next season. In terms of finishing position, Geylang of 1996 was the worst though, managing just 5th in 1997.

2005's Tampines was the most comfortable holder, having won the title with 1 round to go. The other 2 successful title defenses (by SAFFC) only happened on the last day of the season (one of them even on G/D!).

My Favourite RSSSF.Com's Article: Negative Champions

This is Great Stuff worth reading in detail: Negative Champions, who were either outscored (conceded more than scored) or outmatched (lost more than won) in their title winning season!

While such cases has never happened in the S.League so far, the weakest champions in terms of Points Per Game would be Geylang in 1996, with a PPG of 1.793 (in fact the only champs below 2.000).

However, it doesn't necessary mean that their playing level was the weakest, just that they did not dominate the other teams so much during that season. (The 2-series format which guranteed grand final spot for series winners also allowed them to coast thru the 2nd series, having already won the 1st)

On the other hand, the strongest champs is Home Utd in 2003, with a PPG of 2.576.2006's SAFFC, though only lost 2 games all-season, surprisingly ranked just 10th!

Current S.League champ SAFFC is 3rd best all-time, with a PPG of 2.394...

Ranking of every season's champs by PPG:

# Season Champs-- W D L PTS PPG
1. 2003 Home---- 26 5 2 85 2.576 (2 extra points from PK wins)
2. 2002 SAFFC--- 26 6 1 84 2.545
3. 2007 SAFFC--- 25 4 4 79 2.394
4. 2000 SAFFC--- 16 4 2 52 2.364
5. 2004 Tampines 20 3 4 63 2.333
6. 1999 Home---- 15 6 1 51 2.318
7. 1997 SAFFC--- 12 1 3 37 2.313
8. 2001 Geylang- 23 7 3 76 2.303
9. 1998 SAFFC--- 14 4 2 46 2.300
10 2006 SAFFC--- 20 8 2 68 2.267
11 2005 Tampines 18 3 6 57 2.111
12 1996 Geylang- 16 4 9 52 1.793

S.League 2005: What Ifs?

1) We all know that one of the closest S.League title races has just concluded in 2007, where 3 top teams finished just 2 points apart.

Did you know that same thing could have happened in 2005, if Woodlands did beat Tampines in the final game that season?

That game ended up as Woodlands 1-2 Tampines. Let's just assume that if it had been the other way round, the final table would have looked like:

# Teams---- P- W- D L F- A- GD Pts
1 Tampines- 27 17 3 7 76 36 40 54
2 Woodlands 27 16 5 6 58 43 15 53 (3)
3 SAFFC---- 27 15 7 5 54 41 13 52 (2)

What a great opportunity lost for Woodlands to clinch 2nd-place!


2) With Paya Lebar earning just 1 win & 1 draw from 27 games in 2005, the league should have done away with this team for the sake of its competitiveness / creditability. (Super Reds was in similar situation during the first half of 2007, thank god it improved siginificantly afterwards)

How would the league table have looked like if all games involving Paya Lebar were ignored? Here you are:

# Teams------ P- W- D L- F- A- GD Pts
1 Tampines--- 24 15 3 06 65 35 +30 48
2 SAFFC------ 24 12 7 05 46 37 +09 43
3 Woodlands-- 24 12 5 07 47 43 +04 41
4 Home------- 24 11 4 09 52 40 +12 37
5 Albirex---- 24 09 8 07 43 31 +12 35
6 Young Lions 24 10 5 09 37 34 +03 35
7 Balestier-- 24 07 6 11 35 50 -15 27
8 Geylang---- 24 05 5 14 30 53 -23 20
9 Sinchi----- 24 04 3 17 21 53 -32 12 **3 pts deducted


Basically almost every team parted away with 9 points (from 3 wins against Paya Lebar), except Geylang & Young Lions. The position of each team also remained the same, although Tampines had the most GD (+12) written-off due to that...

S.League 2003: What Ifs?

This is the Official S.League 2003 Table that we know of:

#- Teams------ P- W PK D L- F- A- GD- Pts
1. Home------- 33 26 2 3 2 104 42 +62 85
2. Geylang---- 33 21 3 2 07 75 30 +45 71
3. SAFFC------ 33 20 2 5 06 68 37 +31 69
4. Tampines--- 33 17 3 2 11 63 40 +23 59
5. Woodlands-- 33 14 4 8 07 65 47 +18 58
6. Jurong----- 33 12 7 1 13 35 34 +01 51
7. Sinchi----- 33 11 6 5 11 46 48 -02 50
8. Sengkang--- 33 07 8 1 17 32 66 -34 38
9. Sembawang-- 33 06 5 7 15 37 56 -19 35
10 Tjg Pagar-- 33 08 2 0 23 36 78 -42 28
11 Balestier-- 33 05 2 6 20 37 76 -39 25
12 Young Lions 33 06 1 5 21 33 77 -44 25


Just wondering how would the table have looked like, if any of the following scenarios had occured?


1) There were no PKs after draws?

#- Teams------ P- W- D- L- F- A- GD- Pts
1. Home------- 33 26 05 2 104 42 +62 83
2. Geylang---- 33 21 05 07 75 30 +45 68
3. SAFFC------ 33 20 07 06 68 37 +31 67
4. Tampines--- 33 17 05 11 63 40 +23 56
5. Woodlands-- 33 14 12 07 65 47 +18 54
6. Jurong----- 33 12 08 13 35 34 +01 44
7. Sinchi----- 33 11 11 11 46 48 -02 44
8. Sembawang-- 33 06 12 15 37 56 -19 30 (9)
9. Sengkang--- 33 07 09 17 32 66 -34 30 (8)
10 Tjg Pagar-- 33 08 02 23 36 78 -42 26
11 Young Lions 33 06 06 21 33 77 -44 24 (12)
12 Balestier-- 33 05 08 20 37 76 -39 23 (11)

Advantage to Sembawang & Young Lions!


2) PK losses after draws were treated as losses with no points awarded, while PK wins were awarded just 1 point rather than 2? (like what's done in '96-99 MLS)

#- Teams------ P- W PK L- F- A- GD Pts
1. Home------- 33 26 2 5 104 42 +62 80
2. Geylang---- 33 21 3 09 75 30 +45 66
3. SAFFC------ 33 20 2 11 68 37 +31 62
4. Tampines--- 33 17 3 13 63 40 +23 54
5. Woodlands-- 33 14 4 15 65 47 +18 46
6. Jurong----- 33 12 7 14 35 34 +01 43
7. Sinchi----- 33 11 6 16 46 48 -02 39
8. Sengkang--- 33 07 8 18 32 66 -34 29
9. Tjg Pagar-- 33 08 2 23 36 78 -42 26 (10)
10 Sembawang-- 33 06 5 22 37 56 -19 23 (9)
11 Young Lions 33 06 1 26 33 77 -44 19 (12)
12 Balestier-- 33 05 2 26 37 76 -39 17 (11)

Now it's Tanjong Pagar & Young Lions who reaped the benefits!


3) 3 points (& 1 extra "goal") were awarded for PK wins as well, like FT wins? Basically the league table can be arranged with number of wins alone. (like what's done in '93-94 J-League)

#- Teams------ P- W- L- F- A- GD- Pts
1. Home------- 33 28 5 106 45 +61 84
2. Geylang---- 33 24 09 78 32 +46 72
3. SAFFC------ 33 22 11 70 42 +28 66
4. Tampines--- 33 20 13 66 42 +24 60
5. Jurong----- 33 19 14 42 35 +07 57 (6)
6. Woodlands-- 33 18 15 69 55 +14 54 (5)
7. Sinchi----- 33 17 16 52 53 -01 51
8. Sengkang--- 33 15 18 40 67 -27 45
9. Sembawang-- 33 11 22 42 63 -21 33
10 Tjg Pagar-- 33 10 23 38 78 -40 30
11 Balestier-- 33 07 26 39 82 -43 21
12 Young Lions 33 07 26 34 82 -48 21

Jurong is the biggest winner here!

"Relegation" from S.League

While browsing RSSSF.Com for S.League info, I found that "Relegation" were being mentioned there during 1996, 1999 & 2003 seasons:

1996: "Apparently Police were relegated, Jurong and Home United promoted."
1999: "Marine Castle United's relegation apparently annulled."
2003: "Gombak United were demoted."

Apparently both comments above were wrong, as Police was renamed Home United after 1996, while no relegation has ever been instituted in S.League, including 1999 & 2003.

However, if we go through the past standings carefully, a number of teams that finished last (or near the bottom) did pull out of the league afterwards (mainly due to financial constraints), as if they were relegated:

2002: Gombak (last), Clementi (3rd-last)
2003: Sembawang (4th-last)
2004: Tanjong Pagar (last)
2005: Paya Lebar (last), Sinchi (2nd-last)
2006: Sporting Afrique (3rd-last)

The interesting question now is: Will that happen again to Super Reds (last) or Liaoning (3rd-last) in 2007?

It seemed more likely that Liaoning may face the fate, as it may lose its main sponsor soon... What do you think?

S.League All-Time Rankings Changes Table

The following shows the movement of S.League ranking for each team season-to-season:
(a positive value indicates that there's a fall in the ranking as compared to previous season,
while a negative indicates that there's a rise in the ranking instead)

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#.Team Join Sn 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Ttl Avg
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1. YLN 2003 05 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx NA -9 +3 -3 +2 -7 -1.40
2. GBK 1998 07 xx xx NA -5 00 +5 +2 xx xx xx -4 -4 -6 -0.86
3. HOM 1996 12 NA +2 -2 -6 +3 -1 -1 -1 +1 +2 00 -2 -5 -0.42
4. TMP 1996 12 NA -2 00 +4 -3 -1 -2 00 -3 00 +1 +1 -5 -0.42
5. CMT 1999 04 xx xx xx NA -3 +1 +1 xx xx xx xx xx -1 -0.25
6. JRG 1997 07 xx NA -2 +1 00 -1 +2 -1 xx xx xx xx -1 -0.14
7. SAF 1996 12 NA -1 00 +1 -1 +1 -1 +2 +1 -2 -1 00 -1 -0.08
8. SKG 1998 08 xx xx NA +1 -1 00 -3 00 xx xx +3 00 00 00.00
9. PYL 2005 01 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx NA xx xx 00 00.00
10 AFR 2006 01 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx NA xx 00 00.00
11 LNG 2007 01 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx NA 00 00.00
12 SPR 2007 01 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx NA 00 00.00
13 WLD 1996 12 NA -1 +6 00 +1 +2 -7 00 +1 -3 +2 +2 +3 +0.25
14 SBW 1996 08 NA +2 00 00 +1 -1 -2 +3 xx xx xx xx +3 +0.38
15 GYL 1996 12 NA +4 -2 +1 -1 -2 +2 -1 +5 +1 +2 -4 +5 +0.42
16 BLT 1996 12 NA +1 00 +3 +5 -5 +4 00 -3 -1 00 +2 +6 +0.50
17 TPG 1996 09 NA -3 00 +1 -1 +2 +5 +1 00 xx xx xx +5 +0.56
18 SCH 2003 03 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx NA +2 00 xx xx +2 +0.67
19 ABR 2004 04 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx NA 00 +1 +2 +3 +0.75
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Note that the teams that have played for just one season so far (e.g. 2005's Paya Lebar & 2006's Sporting Afrirue) would have had no movement, thus putting them in the mid-table, ahead of other teams that have played more seasons.

Base on the table above, we can also notice that:

1. Young Lions & Gombak are the "most improved" teams over the years!

2. On the other hand, Albirex is surprisingly the "most declined" teams thru 2007.

3. SAFFC is only 7th in the table, mostly because it don't have much "room" to improve, :-p

4. Inaugural S.League Champion, Geylang U, also don't have much "rooms for improvement"...

S.League All-Time Rankings Table

The following table listed the S.League ranking each team achieved every season:

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#.Team Join Sn 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Ttl Avg
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1. SAF 1996 12 02 01 01 02 01 02 01 03 04 02 01 01 21 1.75
2. HOM 1996 12 07 09 07 01 04 03 02 01 02 04 04 02 46 3.83
3. GYL 1996 12 01 05 03 04 03 01 03 02 07 08 10 06 53 4.42
4. TMP 1996 12 08 06 06 10 07 06 04 04 01 01 02 03 58 4.83
5. TPG 1996 09 05 02 02 03 02 04 09 10 10 xx xx xx 47 5.22
6. YLN 2003 05 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 12 03 06 03 05 29 5.80
7. JRG 1997 07 xx 07 05 06 06 05 07 06 xx xx xx xx 42 6.00
8. ABR 2004 04 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 05 05 06 08 24 6.00
9. WLD 1996 12 04 03 09 09 10 12 05 05 06 03 05 07 78 6.50
10 BLT 1996 12 03 04 04 07 12 07 11 11 08 07 07 09 90 7.50
11 GBK 1998 07 xx xx 10 05 05 10 12 xx xx xx 08 04 54 7.71
12 SBW 1996 08 06 08 08 08 09 08 06 09 xx xx xx xx 62 7.75
13 SCH 2003 03 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 07 09 09 xx xx 25 8.33
14 AFR 2006 01 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 09 xx 09 9.00
15 CMT 1999 04 xx xx xx 11 08 09 10 xx xx xx xx xx 38 9.50
16 PYL 2005 01 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 10 xx xx 10 10.00
17 LNG 2007 01 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 10 10 10.00
18 SKG 1998 08 xx xx 11 12 11 11 08 08 xx xx 11 11 83 10.38
19 SPR 2007 01 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 12 12 12.00
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Not surprisingly, SAFFC topped the table, having won 6 titles & 4 runners-up in 12 seasons...

Its average ranking is an amazing "1.75", i.e. they expect to finish in the top-2 every season!

In contrast, our dear Sengkang's average is "10.38", easily among the worst in the league, :-p

S.League All-Time Tables Summary

Ranking History By Points:

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Year ABR AFR BLT CMT GEY GBK HOM JRG LNG PLB SAF SBW SKG SCH SPR TPG TPN WDL YGL
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1996 xxx xxx 3-- xxx 1-- xxx 7-- xxx xxx xxx 2-- 6-- xxx xxx xxx 5-- 8-- 4-- xxx
1997 xxx xxx 5-- xxx 4-- xxx 8-- 9-- xxx xxx 1-- 6-- xxx xxx xxx 3-- 7-- 2-- xxx
1998 xxx xxx 4-- xxx 3-- 10- 7-- 9-- xxx xxx 1-- 8-- 11- xxx xxx 2-- 6-- 5-- xxx
1999 xxx xxx 4-- 12- 3-- 10- 6-- 9-- xxx xxx 1-- 8-- 11- xxx xxx 2-- 7-- 5-- xxx
2000 xxx xxx 5-- 11- 3-- 10- 4-- 8-- xxx xxx 1-- 9-- 12- xxx xxx 2-- 7-- 6-- xxx
2001 xxx xxx 5-- 12- 3-- 10- 4-- 8-- xxx xxx 1-- 9-- 12- xxx xxx 2-- 7-- 6-- xxx
2002 xxx xxx 7-- 12- 2-- 10- 4-- 8-- xxx xxx 1-- 9-- 11- xxx xxx 3-- 6-- 5-- xxx
2003 xxx xxx 8-- 12- 2-- 11- 3-- 7-- xxx xxx 1-- 9-- 10- 13- xxx 4-- 5-- 6-- 14-
2004 15- xxx 8-- 12- 2-- 11- 3-- 7-- xxx xxx 1-- 9-- 10- 14- xxx 4-- 5-- 6-- 13-
2005 14- xxx 7-- 13- 3-- 11- 2-- 8-- xxx 16- 1-- 9-- 10- 15- xxx 6-- 4-- 5-- 12-
2006 13- 16- 7-- 14- 3-- 12- 2-- 8-- xxx 17- 1-- 9-- 11- 15- xxx 6-- 4-- 5-- 10-
2007 13- 17- 6-- 14- 4-- 11- 2-- 8-- 16- 19- 1-- 9-- 12- 15- 18- 7-- 3-- 5-- 10-
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Ranking History By PPG:

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Year ABR AFR BLT CMT GEY GBK HOM JRG LNG PLB SAF SBW SKG SCH SPR TPG TPN WDL YGL
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1996 xxx xxx 3-- xxx 1-- xxx 7-- xxx xxx xxx 2-- 6-- xxx xxx xxx 5-- 8-- 4-- xxx
1997 xxx xxx 4-- xxx 5-- xxx 9-- 6-- xxx xxx 1-- 7-- xxx xxx xxx 3-- 8-- 2-- xxx
1998 xxx xxx 4-- xxx 3-- 10- 8-- 6-- xxx xxx 1-- 9-- 11- xxx xxx 2-- 7-- 5-- xxx
1999 xxx xxx 4-- 11- 3-- 8-- 7-- 6-- xxx xxx 1-- 10- 12- xxx xxx 2-- 9-- 5-- xxx
2000 xxx xxx 5-- 11- 3-- 7-- 4-- 6-- xxx xxx 1-- 10- 12- xxx xxx 2-- 9-- 8-- xxx
2001 xxx xxx 6-- 12- 3-- 8-- 4-- 5-- xxx xxx 1-- 10- 12- xxx xxx 2-- 9-- 7-- xxx
2002 xxx xxx 8-- 11- 2-- 10- 4-- 5-- xxx xxx 1-- 9-- 12- xxx xxx 3-- 7-- 6-- xxx
2003 xxx xxx 9-- 13- 2-- 11- 3-- 6-- xxx xxx 1-- 10- 12- 5-- xxx 4-- 7-- 8-- 14-
2004 4-- xxx 11- 15- 2-- 13- 3-- 7-- xxx xxx 1-- 12- 14- 10- xxx 5-- 6-- 8-- 9--
2005 4-- xxx 10- 15- 3-- 13- 2-- 7-- xxx 16- 1-- 11- 14- 12- xxx 6-- 5-- 8-- 9--
2006 4-- 16- 10- 14- 3-- 13- 2-- 9-- xxx 17- 1-- 11- 15- 12- xxx 6-- 5-- 7-- 8--
2007 6-- 17- 10- 15- 4-- 11- 2-- 8-- 14- 19- 1-- 12- 16- 13- 18- 5-- 3-- 9-- 7--
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Legends:

ABR = Albirex, AFR = Sporting Afrique, BLT = Balestier, CMT = Clementi,
GEY = Geylang, GBK = Gombak, HOM = Home, JRG = Jurong,
LNG = Liaoning, PLB = Paya Lebar, SAF = SAFFC, SBW = Sembawang,
SKG = Sengkang, SCH = Sinchi, SPR = Super Reds, TPG = Tanjong Pagar,
TPN = Tampines, WDL = Woodlands, YGL = Young Lions

Notes:

1. SAFFC has been running away in the lead since 1997!

2. Sinchi had an amazing start in 2003, ranking 5th(!) out of 14 base on PPG, but fell to 10th in 2004 (which is the largest year-to-year fall).

3. YoungLions started from bottom in 2003 as well, ranking 14th out of 14 base on both PPG & Points, but improved to 9th in 2004 base on PPG (which is the largest year-to-year jump).

4. Albirex's ranking since inception has been impressive, ranking 4th from 2004 to 2006.

5. Defunct Clubs Tanjong Pagar & Jurong's PPG / Points since respective inceptions are also respectable, even until 2007 (which is already 3/4 years after they dissolved).

6. Original Clubs Balestier/Woodland's PPG has steady declined from 3rd/4th in 1996 to 9/10th in 2007.

7. Meanwhile, Home/Tampines have moved from 7/8th (which was bottom then) in 1996 to 2nd/3rd in 2007!

All-Time S.League Table - 2007 (Final Version)

Here you are: (this is also updated on Wikipedia: S.League: All-time records by clubs)

# #06 Teams- Season P-- W- PK D- L-- F-- A-- Pts GD-- PPG #P #P05
01 01 SAFFC----- 12 325 214 2 59 050 802 392 705 +410 2.169 01 01
02 02 HomeUnited 12 324 179 2 59 084 683 451 600 +232 1.852 02 02
03 04 Tampines-- 12 324 153 3 66 102 636 471 531 +165 1.639 03 05
04 03 Geylang--- 12 325 149 3 69 104 564 420 522 +144 1.606 04 03
05 05 Woodlands- 12 324 125 4 74 121 557 535 451 +022 1.392 09 07
06 07 Balestier- 12 324 092 2 72 158 483 660 352 -177 1.086 10 10
07 06 Tjg. Pagar 09 234 100 2 46 086 399 385 350 +014 1.496 05 06
08 08 Jurong---- 07 179 070 7 29 073 261 274 253 -013 1.413 08 09
09 09 Sembawang- 08 207 053 5 47 102 256 405 216 -149 1.043 12 11
10 10 YoungLions 05 150 060 1 31 058 263 263 213 +000 1.420 07 08
11 12 Gombak---- 07 193 053 0 43 097 264 362 202 -098 1.047 11 13
12 11 Sengkang-- 08 226 043 8 39 136 259 507 184 -248 0.814 16 15
13 13 Albirex--- 04 117 045 0 33 039 197 168 168 +029 1.436 06 04
14 14 Clementi-- 04 110 022 0 29 059 150 261 095 -111 0.864 15 14
15 15 Sinchi---- 03 087 022 6 13 046 109 166 088 -057 1.011 13 12
16 NA Liaoning-- 01 033 008 0 05 020 033 063 029 -030 0.879 14 NA
17 16 Afrique--- 01 030 005 0 09 016 036 058 024 -022 0.800 17 16
18 NA Super Reds 01 033 003 0 09 021 024 080 018 -056 0.545 18 NA
19 17 Paya Lebar 01 027 001 0 01 025 023 078 004 -055 0.148 19 17


Quick Stats:
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Matches Played-: 1786
Home Wins------: 774 (43.3%)
Draws----------: 389 (21.8%)
Away Wins------: 623 (34.9%)
----------------------------
Goals Scored---: 5999 (3.36)
Home Goals-----: 3200 (1.79)
Away Goals-----: 2799 (1.57)
----------------------------
Frequent Scores: 1-1(180 times), 2-1(142 times)

Remarks:
* SAFFC & Geylang played an extra title game in 1996.
* Total Points of each team included PK wins in 2003.
* Sinchi FC was deducted 3 points at the end of 2005.
* Woodlands was deducted 6 points for walkout in 2007.

Highlights as compared to previous season:
1. SAFFC has reached 700 points and 800 goals!
2. Home has reached 600 points right at the end of 2007!
3. Tampines has overtaken Geylang into 3rd-place.
4. Balestier has overtaken Tanjong Pagar into 6th-place.
5. Young Lions has reached 200 points.
6. Gombak has also reached 200 points & overtaken Sengkang into 11th-place.
7. Liaoning has overtaken Sporting Afrique into 16th-place.
8. Super Reds has (easily) overtaken Paya Lebar into 18th-place, :-)

SLVC Mini-League Winners Summary

At a glance:

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Season Winner -- Runner-Up - Remarks
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1996 - SAFFC --- Home ------ SAFFC's 1st Title
1997 - Geylang - Tampines--- Geylang's 1st Title
1998 - Tj. Pagar Geylang --- Tj. Pagar's 1st Title
1999 - Home ---- SAFFC ----- Home also won the league
2000 - Tj. Pagar Home ------ Tj. Pagar's 2nd Title
2001 - Geylang - Tampines--- Geylang also won the league
2002 - SAFFC --- Geylang --- SAFFC also won the league
2003 - SAFFC --- Home ------ SAFFC back-to-back winner
2004 - Woodlands Tampines--- Woodlands' 1st Title
2005 - Woodlands Tampines--- Woodlands' 2nd Title
2006 - Woodlands Young Lions Woodlands' 3rd Title
2007 - Home ---- SAFFC ----- Home's 2nd Title
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Woodlands is the only team to have won the title 3-seasons-in-a-row!

SLVC Season-end Winners Summary

At a glance:

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Season Winner -- Runner-Up - Remarks
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1996 - Geylang - SAFFC ----- Decided in Title Playoff.
1997 - Tampines- Jurong ---- Title changed hands just twice.
1998 - SAFFC --- Woodlands - SAFFC also won the league!
1999 - Tj. Pagar Home ------ Home already won the league.
2000 - Clementi- Gombak ---- Upset Winner #1
2001 - Tampines- Geylang --- Geylang won the league later on.
2002 - SAFFC --- Woodlands - SAFFC also won the league!
2003 - SAFFC --- Geylang --- The only back-to-back winner!
2004 - Tampines- Sinchi ---- Tampines also won the league!
2005 - Home ---- Young Lions Home's 1st season-end win.
2006 - Gombak -- Home ------ Upset Winner #2
2007 - SAFFC --- Home ------ SAFFC/Home are also Champ/2nd!
-------------------------------------------------------------------

SAFFC has the most number of season-end wins (4), followed by Tampines (3)!

S.League Media Coverage on 30-Nov-2007

Sivaji's new Home
Bennett's public bashing of Alam Shah leaves a sour taste
Shamsul hangs up his whistle for good

SLVC - All Time Statistics up to 2007 (Final Version)

All Time Table up to the end of 2007:

# Team---- GP- W- D- L- F-- A-- Pts G/D
1 SAFFC--- 112 68 26 18 255-129 230 +126 *
2 Home-----101 59 22 20 204-131 199 +73 *
3 Geylang-- 72 32 17 23 135-097 113 +38
4 Woodlands 70 27 18 28 122-128 099 -06 *
5 Tampines- 62 27 14 21 117-099 095 +18 *
6 Tan.Pagar 42 15 11 16 67-65 56 +02
7 YngLions- 24 11 02 11 52-54 35 -02
8 Sinchi--- 15 04 03 08 18-29 15 -11
9 Clementi- 20 02 09 09 26-50 15 -24
10 Balestier 34 3 04 27 41-95 13 -54
11 Gombak--- 24 2 05 18 28-59 11 -31 *
12 Sembawang 21 2 05 14 20-52 11 -32
13 Jurong--- 18 2 03 13 18-38 09 -20
14 SuperReds 05 1 00 04 04-16 03 -12
15 Sengkang- 19 0 03 16 15-58 03 -43
16 Afrique-- 04 0 02 02 03-07 02 -04
17 Albirex-- 08 0 02 06 06-16 02 -10
18 Liaoning- 02 0 00 02 03-05 00 -02
19 P.Lebar-- 02 0 00 02 00-06 00 -06

* (updated since 13-Oct)

Statistical Summary up to the end of 2007:
Matches Played: 328
Home Win------: 144
Draw----------: 73
Away Win------: 111
Goals---------: 1134
Home Goals----: 622
Away Goals----: 512
Most Freq Scores: 1-1 (32 times), 2-1 (27 times)

Highlights since the last post on 13-Oct:
1.SAFFC has moved 31 points clear after being briefly over taken by Home.
2.Home/Woodlands are just 1 point away from 200/100 points, & both were denied by SAFFC!

S.League Media Coverage on 29-Nov-2007

Thursday, November 29, 2007
NTUC Income-YEO'S Awards Night in pictures
We look back at the images that best described the NTUC Income-YEO'S S.League Awards Night on 23 November, including some the papers missed.

Thursday, November 29, 2007
SEA Games: Baihakki praises SEA Games set-up
Baihakki Khaizan says he is pleasantly surprised with the training facilities at the Korat Sports Complex ahead of Singapore’s opening match in the SEA Games Men’s Football event against Laos on Saturday.

Thursday, November 29, 2007
FAS Technical Director P N Sivaji steps down to join Home United
The Football Association of Singapore has accepted Technical Director P N Sivaji’s decision to step down at the end of the year.

P/S:
Balestier's Record under P N Sivaji:

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Year Pos/#T G- W- D- L- F-- A-- G/D Pts PPG
--------------------------------------------
1998: 04/11 20 09 04 07 047 043 +04 031 1.55
1999: 07/12 22 06 08 08 025 027 -02 026 1.18
2000: 12/12 22 03 05 14 016 042 -26 014 0.64
2001: 07/12 33 08 11 14 043 057 -14 035 1.06
--------------------------------------------
Total:30/47 97 26 28 43 131 169 -38 106 1.09

So, can he lead Home United to greater heights?

SLVC - All Matches Played in 2007 (Final Version)

299 2007-03-08 Gombak---- Geylang--- 0 1
300 2007-03-13 Geylang--- Sengkang-- 3 2
301 2007-03-18 Geylang--- Super Reds 0 1
302 2007-03-29 Super Reds Balestier- 0 2
303 2007-04-02 Balestier- Tampines-- 1 3
304 2007-04-15 Tampines-- Super Reds 5 1
305 2007-04-20 Sing. AF-- Tampines-- 1 2
306 2007-04-28 Home------ Tampines-- 3 1
307 2007-05-10 Balestier- Home------ 1 3
308 2007-05-18 Home------ Sing. AF-- 2 0
309 2007-05-23 Geylang--- Home------ 0 3
310 2007-05-27 Super Reds Home------ 0 3
311 2007-06-10 Home------ Liaoning-- 2 1
312 2007-06-15 Home------ Gombak---- 1 1
313 2007-07-06 Albirex--- Home------ 1 2
314 2007-07-12 Home------ Sengkang-- 0 0
315 2007-07-16 Home------ Woodlands- 4 2
316 2007-08-04 YoungLions Home------ 2 4
317 2007-08-14 Home------ Balestier- 3 2
318 2007-08-17 Tampines-- Home------ 1 1
319 2007-08-20 Sing. AF-- Home------ 4 1
320 2007-08-27 Gombak---- Sing. AF-- 1 1
321 2007-09-01 Sing. AF-- Liaoning-- 3 2
322 2007-09-05 Sengkang-- Sing. AF-- 0 3
323 2007-09-10 Sing. AF-- YoungLions 5 0
324 2007-09-13 Sing. AF-- Albirex--- 1 0
325 2007-09-29 Balestier- Sing. AF-- 1 5
326 2007-10-06 Sing. AF-- Super Reds 6 2
327 2007-10-10 Geylang--- Sing. AF-- 1 3
328 2007-10-27 Sing. AF-- Tampines-- 1 1
329 2007-11-05 Woodlands- Sing. AF-- 1 3
330 2007-11-16 Home------ Sing. AF-- 0 0
331 2007-11-21 Sing. AF-- Gombak---- 2 1

Consolidated Table for 2007:
01 Home----- 15 10 4 1 32-16 34 +16 **
02 SAFFC---- 15 10 3 2 38-15 33 +23 **
03 Tampines--- 6 3 2 1 13-8 11 +5 **
04 Geylang---- 5 2 0 3 05-9 6 -4
05 Balestier-- 5 1 0 4 7-14 3 -7
06 Super Reds- 5 1 0 4 4-16 3 -12
07 Gombak----- 4 0 2 2 03-5 2 -2 **
08 Sengkang--- 3 0 1 2 02-6 1 -4
09 Lioaning--- 2 0 0 2 03-5 0 -2
10 Albirex---- 2 0 0 2 01-3 0 -2
11 Woodlands-- 2 0 0 2 03-7 0 -4 **
12 YoungLions- 2 0 0 2 02-9 0 -7

** Changes observed as compared to previous post.

Home United is the S.League-Virtual-Championships Mini-League (SLVC-ML) Winner of 2007! This is its 2nd title, after the previous win in 1999.
Coincidentally, SAFFC was the SLVC-ML Runner-up in 1999 & 2007 as well.
Even more coincidental was that Home & SAFFC also finished 1st & 2nd in the actual league both seasons!

Statistical Summary for 2007:
Matches Played: 33
Home Win------: 13
Draw----------: 6
Away Win------: 14
Goals---------: 113
Home Goals----: 56
Away Goals----: 57
Most Frequent Scores: 1-3, 1-1 (4 times each)

SLVC - Title Changes in 2007 (Final Version)

Rd Date ----- Home Team Away Team Scores Notes
65 2007-03-08 Gombak -- Geylang - 0 1
66 2007-03-18 Geylang - SuperReds 0 1
67 2007-03-29 SuperReds Balestier 0 2
68 2007-04-02 Balestier Tampines- 1 3
69 2007-04-28 Home ---- Tampines- 3 1
70 2007-08-20 SAFFC --- Home ---- 4 1

Note: The Round Number continued rolling from the previous season.

SAFFC is the season-end winner of 2007 S.League Virtual Championship!
(This is already its 4th season-end honors, after previous wins in 1998, 2002 & 2003.)

The title has changed hands 6 times this season.

S.League Media Coverage on 28-Nov-2007

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
MediaCorp Channel 5 to screen SEA Games matches LIVE
MediaCorp Channel 5 will be screening all three of Singapore’s matches LIVE in the preliminary round of the SEA Games Men’s Football competition starting with the match against Laos on Saturday, 1 December.

An S-League season to remember
Following in the footsteps of Fandi

S.League Media Coverage on 27-Nov-2007

Alam Shah in the dock
Gombak United goalscorer Emmanuel has got the moves

P/S:
Beckham snags goal, yellow card in Galaxy loss to Sydney FC

The 2007 S.League / Singapore Cup "Combined" Table

Imagine if the 2007 S.League Table also included the Singapore Cup results, how would the final "Standings" have looked like?

(Was having this thought, as the Golden Boots of past seasons were all awarded base on goals scored in both tournaments)

# Team------- P- W- D L- F- A- Pts GD PPG
1 SAFFC------ 39 31 4 4 117 50 97 +67 2.487
2 Tampines--- 39 27 6 06 88 39 87 +49 2.231 *
3 Home------- 36 25 7 04 76 37 82 +39 2.278 *
4 Gombak----- 36 14 9 13 61 50 51 +11 1.417
5 Young Lions 34 13 8 13 46 56 47 -10 1.382
6 Woodlands-- 36 12 14 13 57 64 44 -7 1.222 *
7 Geylang---- 34 10 9 15 43 46 39 -03 1.147 *
8 Albirex---- 34 09 8 17 45 50 35 -05 1.029
9 Balestier-- 36 09 8 19 49 68 35 -19 0.972
10 Liaoning-- 34 08 5 21 36 67 29 -31 0.853
11 Sengkang-- 36 6 11 19 45 77 29 -32 0.801
12 Super Reds 34 03 9 22 24 82 18 -58 0.529
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13 Bangkok U- 06 04 0 02 06 04 12 +02 2.000 ^
14 Phnom Penh 01 00 0 01 03 04 00 -01 0.000
15 Chonburi-- 01 00 0 01 02 03 00 -01 0.000
16 BruneiDPMM 01 00 0 01 00 01 00 -01 0.000

* Positions changed with respect to 33-game League Table.
^ Bangkok U is actually good for 4th-place base on PPG!

S.League Media Coverage on 26-Nov-2007

Monday, November 26, 2007
SAFFC come up triumphs in RHB Singapore Cup Final
SAFFC won the 2007 edition of the RHB Singapore Cup tournament in thrilling fashion, coming from behind not once but thrice to beat Tampines Rovers in an epic final at Jalan Besar Stadium on Sunday evening.

Monday, November 26, 2007
SAFFC beat Tampines Rovers in epic RHB Singapore Cup Final
Singapore Armed Forces FC have completed the domestic double after a 4-3 win over ten-man Tampines Rovers in an epic RHB Singapore Cup Final at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Sunday.

Monday, November 26, 2007
Ugly goals did it, says Duric
The goals were not pretty according to Aleksandar Duric, but he was pleased with his brace that sealed a 4-3 win for RHB Singapore Cup winners SAFFC.

Monday, November 26, 2007
Bok: This was the best final
SAFFC coach Richard Bok proclaimed the RHB Singapore Cup 2007 final “the most exciting” in the tournament’s history, after his side emerged champions at the end of a seven-goal thriller.




:: Football: Alam Shah's night of shame>>>
:: Football: SAFFC beat Tampines Rovers to lift Singapore Cup>>>

Are you game, Singapore?
Alam Shah's night of shame

新加坡杯决赛　4比3力挫淡滨尼　军团圆双冠王美梦
要不把2007年称为“杜里奇年”都难，这名神射脚继前天的新加坡职业足球联赛常年颁奖礼上独揽四个奖项后，昨晚又在新加坡杯决赛中攻入两球，包括在完场前10分钟攻入致胜的一球，协助军团以4比3力挫“老爸兵团”淡滨尼流浪，一圆本赛季联赛和杯赛双冠王的美梦。

拳打贝内特　诺阿兰莎突‘发狂’
昨晚的新加坡杯决赛虽然精彩，但却因为淡滨尼前锋诺阿兰莎在完场前突然“发狂”，拳打军团后卫贝内特而使得比赛蒙上阴影。

Singapore Cup 2007 "Standings" (Final Version)

Updated from previous post, after SAFFC beat Tampines 4-3 on 25-Nov to win the cup:

# Team-------- P W D L F- A Pts GD
1 SAFFC------- 6 6 0 0 22 12 18 +10
2 Bangkok U--- 6 4 0 2 06 04 12 +2
-------------------------------
3 Tampines---- 6 3 1 2 11 07 10 +4
4 Woodlands--- 6 2 1 3 10 12 07 -2
-------------------------------
5 Balestier--- 3 2 0 1 05 05 06 +0
6 Home-------- 3 1 1 1 03 02 04 +1
7 Sengkang---- 3 1 1 1 06 08 04 -2
8 Gombak------ 3 1 0 2 07 10 03 -3
-------------------------------
9 Liaoning---- 1 0 0 1 03 04 00 -1
10 Phnom Penh- 1 0 0 1 03 04 00 -1
11 Chonburi--- 1 0 0 1 02 03 00 -1
12 Young Lions 1 0 0 1 01 02 00 -1
13 Albirex---- 1 0 0 1 00 01 00 -1
14 Brunei DPMM 1 0 0 1 00 01 00 -1
15 Geylang---- 1 0 0 1 00 02 00 -2
16 Super Reds- 1 0 0 1 00 02 00 -2

It's not surprising that 2007 double champions, SAFFC, is on top, by winning 6 games out of 6!

It's worth noting that Bangkok University FC is 2nd in this mini-league, instead of Tampines, :-)

S.League Media Coverage on 24/25-Nov-2007

24 Nov 2007, 7:45 PM Woodlands VS Bangkok U preview
25 Nov 2007, 7:45PM Tampines VS SAF preview

Sunday, November 25, 2007
Bangkok University claim third place after narrow win over Woodlands
Bangkok University claimed third place in their first appearance in the RHB Singapore Cup after edgin edged Woodlands Wellington 1-0 in the playoff match on Saturday evening at Jalan Besar Stadium.

Saturday, November 24, 2007
Tampines out to make it four wins from four Cup finals
Defending cup champions Tampines Rovers are seeking to maintain their perfect record in Singapore Cup finals as they come up against newly-crowned NTUC Income S.League kings Singapore Armed Forces FC in Sunday’s RHB Singapore Cup Final at the Jalan Besar Stadium.

Saturday, November 24, 2007
Refund of tickets for Singapore - Palestine match
Please note that the NO requests of refunds of match tickets for the match between Singapore and Palestine which was originally scheduled for Sunday, 27 October 2007 will be entertained after Friday, 30 November 2007.

Saturday, November 24, 2007
Duric bags four trophies at NTUC Income-YEO'S Awards Night
Aleksandar Duric was by far the biggest winner on a good night for SAFFC, bagging four awards – and all the headlines – including the coveted NTUC Income Player of the Year award.

:: TODAY wins Story of the Year>>>

Tampines aim for Asian ticket in Final
Duric strikes it big, finally
Chip off the old block
Young Lions are up for it

杜里奇独揽新联赛四奖
本赛季职总英康－杨协成新加坡职业足球联赛年纪最大的球员，军团首席前锋杜里奇昨晚在新联赛常年颁奖礼上大放异彩，一人独揽四个奖项，将最佳球员、最佳射脚、200球奖和公众投选奖四个奖项抱回家，成为历来第一个获得四个奖项的球员，成为这次颁奖礼的大赢家。

新加坡杯赛决赛 不让军团双喜 淡滨尼立志卫冕
寻求卫冕的淡滨尼流浪过去三次打入新加坡杯赛决赛时，都顺利将冠军奖杯抱回家。今天该队又要在决赛中亮相，“老爸兵团”不只立志要成功捍卫锦标，保持他们在新加坡杯赛决赛的完美战绩，更要阻止刚在五天前成功卫冕新加坡职业足球联赛锦标的军团成为联赛和杯赛双料冠军。

P/S:
贝哥：2010年世杯赛 我还能披英格兰战袍
球星贝克汉姆（Beckham）第99次代表英格兰足球队出场的比赛，以一场耻辱的失利告终。但他在赛后接受采访时表示，希望自己在35岁时仍可以身披英格兰的战袍驰骋在2010年世界杯的赛场上。

What if Home United wasn't so lucky in 2007?

A thread on KallangRoar.Com recently mentioned that Home United had been scoring very late (at most in the final 5 minutes of the games) goals in many (10 out of its 24 wins) games in 2007:

Date-------------- Final Scores------------------------------ Scorers
16 March 2007----, Liaoning Guangyuan FC 1 Home United FC 2-, Goh Swee Swee 90
22 April 2007----, Home United FC 1 Young Lions 0-----------, Qiu Li 90
6 July 2007------, Albirex Niigata FC (S) 1 Home United FC 2, Shi Jiayi 88
14 August 2007---, Home United FC 3 Balestier Khalsa FC 2---, Shi Jiayi 87
26 August 2007---, Home United FC 2 Geylang United FC 1-----, Shi Jiayi & Diakite 90
4 September 2007-, Home United FC 2 Super Reds FC 1---------, Shahril Ishak 90
24 September 2007, Home United FC 3 Albirex Niigata FC (S) 2, Kengne Ludovick 90
7 October 2007---, WoodlandsWellington FC 2 Home United FC 3, Kengne Ludovick 86
11 November 2007-, Balestier Khalsa FC 2 Home United FC 3---, Shahril Ishak 90
21 November 2007-, Geylang United FC 1 Home United FC 2-----, Qiu Li 90

What if Home hadn't scored those goals? How would the standings have looked like? Here you are:

# Team------- P W- D- L- GF - GA Pts GD
1 SingaporeAF 33 25 04 04 95 - 38 79 (+57)
2 Tampines--- 33 24 05 04 77 - 32 77 (+45)
3 Home------- 33 14 15 04 62 - 35 57 (+27)
4 Gombak----- 33 13 09 11 54 - 40 48 (+14)
5 Young Lions 33 13 09 11 45 - 53 48 (-8)
6 Geylang---- 33 11 10 12 43 - 41 43 (+2) **
7 Woodlands-- 33 10 14 09 47 - 51 38 (-4)
8 Albirex---- 33 09 10 14 45 - 47 37 (-2) **
9 Balestier-- 33 07 10 16 44 - 61 31 (-17) **
10 Liaoning-- 33 08 06 19 33 - 62 30 (-30) **
11 Sengkang-- 33 05 10 18 39 - 69 25 (-30)
12 Super Reds 33 03 10 20 24 - 79 19 (-55)

** Twice lost to Home!

Simply amazing, isn't it?

杜里奇独揽新联赛四奖

杜里奇独揽新联赛四奖
● 洪伟喜

　　本赛季职总英康－杨协成新加坡职业足球联赛年纪最大的球员，军团首席前锋杜里奇昨晚在新联赛常年颁奖礼上大放异彩，一人独揽四个奖项，将最佳球员、最佳射脚、200球奖和公众投选奖四个奖项抱回家，成为历来第一个获得四个奖项的球员，成为这次颁奖礼的大赢家。

　　颁奖礼是在新达城举行，座上嘉宾是国会议长阿都拉。刚刚在三天前成功捍卫锦标的军团共扫走14个奖项的其中六项。除了杜里奇的四个奖项外，该队还夺得最佳教练和最佳进球奖。

　　“高龄”37岁的杜里奇在1999年加入新联赛，这么多年来他的实力和进球能力有目共睹。这名射脚不只一次入围最佳球员奖，但却一直无法得奖，也多次与最佳射脚奖擦身而过。不过，杜里奇却在早已过了巅峰期的年龄，凭着出色的表现在本赛季的联赛中出尽风头，不枉他那么多年的心血。

　　杜里奇本赛季在联赛攻入了37球，在新加坡杯赛至今也攻入了5球，不只高踞射脚榜榜首，更扯平了另一名老将格拉多瓦在2001年创下的赛季最多进球纪录。而杜里奇的42个进球也让他在本地球赛的总进球数增加至222球，使他成为了“200进球俱乐部”的成员。他是继内政部联队前球员埃马和格拉多瓦之后，第三个荣获200球奖项的球员。杜里奇优秀的表现让他成为众多球迷心目中的最爱，在由球迷投选出来的公众投选奖项中脱颖而出。

　　对于自己拿下了四个奖项，杜里奇感到十分意外，他说：“我真的没有想到自己会得那么多奖，尤其是最佳球员奖，这实在太令人难以置信了！我心目中的最佳球员人选其实是内政部联队的施佳懿，所以当颁奖人念出我的名字时，我惊讶得心脏差点就停止。这是我第三次入围，应该说是幸运的第三次吧。虽然我每年都为错过最佳射脚奖感到痛心，但最佳球员才是我最珍惜的奖项。”

　　接管军团兵符大权才一年半就摘下两个联赛锦标的军团教练莫国铨则“连桩”，连续第二年夺得最佳教练殊荣，是继军团前教练、现任内政部联队教练文森（1996、97年）和淡滨尼流浪教练沃拉万（2004、05年）之后，第三个两度成为最佳教练的人。

　　年仅38岁的莫国铨说：“这种感觉实在是太棒了！我要好好感谢球会、球员、球迷和家人，因为没有大家的支持，我绝对不可能做到。今年得奖的感觉比去年甜蜜得多，因为今年我从赛季一开始就负责球队，不像上赛季那样在中途才掌管兵符。”

　　最佳青年球员奖则归今年在联赛中表现抢眼的淡滨尼流浪中卫沙里夫所有。这名前国脚沙末之子在受访时说：“我完全没有预料自己会得奖，因为比我好的球员多的是，我还以为凯鲁阿姆里（幼狮）会得奖。其实，我应该要感谢队友穆拉托维奇，因为要不是他在赛季前没有通过体能测验，我根本没有机会首发。”

2007年新联赛颁奖礼部分得奖名单
最佳球员：杜里奇（军团）
最佳青年球员：沙里夫（淡滨尼）
最佳教练：莫国铨（军团）
最佳射脚：杜里奇
100球奖：卡斯米尔（101球，甘柏）
200球奖：杜里奇（222球）
最有体育精神奖：新潟
最佳球迷俱乐部奖：芽笼联队
最佳裁判：阿峇斯
最佳助理裁判：吴昱凭
最佳进球奖：特德萨（军团）
公众投选奖：杜里奇

Finally, the 6000th S.League Goal...

... never arrived (yet). Instead the all-time total is now stuck at 5999, the lastest being scored by Sengkang's #14, Farhan Farook in the 49th minute of the 1-1 draw against Balestier on 22-Nov...
Congrats Farook anway, for concluding the 2007 S.League season!

How the total number of S.League games / goals shaped-up at the end of each season:

Season-Games-Goals-GPG
------------------------
1996 - 0113 - 0364 3.221
1997 - 0185 - 0613 3.312
1998 - 0295 - 0982 3.329
1999 - 0427 - 1392 3.260
2000 - 0559 - 1771 3.168
2001 - 0757 - 2460 3.250
2002 - 0955 - 3202 3.353
2003 - 1153 - 3833 3.324
2004 - 1288 - 4346 3.374
2005 - 1423 - 4823 3.389
2006 - 1588 - 5380 3.388
2007 - 1786 - 5999 3.359

S.League Media Coverage on 23-Nov-2007

Friday, November 23, 2007
S.League Awards Night 2007 - The Winners
Honouring the outstanding achievers and their achievements is what the NTUC Income-YEO'S S.League Awards Night is all about. Here are the list of winners.

Friday, November 23, 2007
Are You Game to be unveiled at RHB Singapore Cup Final
The “Are You Game?” Rap will be presented to the Football Association of Singapore prior to the RHB Singapore Cup Final between Tampines Rovers and Singapore Armed Forces FC on Sunday, 26 November at the Jalan Besar Stadium.

Friday, November 23, 2007
Vincent: My job at Home is done
Vincent Subramaniam has confirmed he is calling it a day as Home United coach – but proclaimed himself ‘very satisfied’ with the club’s performance in his 16-month tenure.

Friday, November 23, 2007
S.League Awards Night 2007 - The Nominees
Honouring the outstanding achievers and their achievements is what the NTUC Income-YEO'S S.League Awards Night is all about. Here are the list of nominees.

:: Football: Balestier Khalsa leapfrog Liaoning after Sengkang draw>>>

The ever-present youngster
A point is enough for Balestier Khalsa to leapfrog Liaoning
He wanted out, say Tampines

新联赛最佳球员今晚揭晓
2007年新加坡职业足球联赛昨晚才落下帷幕，紧接着要登场的就是常年颁奖礼。到底谁将获颁最佳球员奖？谁又将获得最佳青年球员奖？谜底将在今晚举行的颁奖礼上揭晓。

马里士他逼和盛港
候补前锋摩哈末伊祖安终场前8分钟扳回一城，帮助马里士他卡沙昨晚于大巴窑体育场举行的新加坡职业足球联赛中，以1比1逼和盛港榜鹅，夺下宝贵的1分。

P/S:

Dismal England sink into abyss
McClaren sacked after Croatia loss ends Euro 2008 dream

FA may go for foreign coach as economists count the cost of England's exit
England's Football Association said yesterday they would consider foreign candidates for the vacancy as manager of the national team in a change of policy that could clear the way for an approach to Jose Mourinho.

Beckham counting on McClaren successor for 100 club membership
David Beckham has vowed to continue his quest to win a century of caps for England under whoever succeeds Steve McClaren as head coach.

Beckham ready to play for foreign England coach
David Beckham believes a foreign manager is likely to replace Steve McClaren as England coach.

欧锦赛外围赛 23年首次 英格兰被拉下马
被誉为“黄金一代”的现任一批英格兰球星，明年只能在观众席或电视机前面，观看在奥地利和瑞士举行的欧洲足球锦标赛正赛。

英主帅“人头落地”
英格兰主帅麦克拉伦终于保不住头上的乌纱帽。在英格兰足球队不敌克罗地亚，惨遭淘汰后，英格兰足总决定开除他。

Singapore Cup 2007 "Standings" (as at 23-Nov)

Imagine if all games in Singapore Cup 2007 were consolidated into a mini-league, who would have come out tops?

(For now, only the top-8 teams, i.e. the quarter-finalists, are listed, the full table will be posted after the cup final.)

# Team----- P W D L F- A Pts GD
1 SAFFC---- 5 5 0 0 18 09 15 +9
2 Tampines- 5 3 1 1 08 03 10 +5
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3 Bangkok U 5 3 0 2 05 04 09 +4
4 Woodlands 5 2 1 2 10 11 07 -1
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5 Balestier 3 2 0 1 05 05 06 +0
6 Home----- 3 1 1 1 03 02 04 +1
7 Sengkang- 3 1 1 1 06 08 04 -2
8 Gombak--- 3 1 0 2 07 10 03 -3

It's not surprising that our finalists this season are in the top-2, with SAFFC winning 5 out of 5!

S.League Media Coverage on 22-Nov-2007

22 Nov 2007 Balestier VS Sengkang preview

Thursday, November 22, 2007
Balestier 1-1 Sengkang: Izzuan smashes home late equaliser
Balestier Khalsa needed a late goal by Muhammad Izzuan, making only his second appearance for his team, to salvage a 1-1 draw with Sengkang Punggol in their last home game of the season.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Geylang 1-2 Home: Qiu Li's late winner ensures Home finish second
A heartbroken Home United tasted bittersweet victory Wednesday night as they finished runners-up in the NTUC Income-YEO’S S.League despite edging Geylang United 2-1 at the Bedok Stadium thanks to a late goal by substitute Qiu Li.

Thursday, November 22, 2007
Noor Ali hails champions' consistency, teamwork
SAFFC skipper Noor Ali has described the Warriors' successful defence of the NTUC Income-YEO'S S.League title as 'fantastic'.

Thursday, November 22, 2007
SAFFC 2-1 Gombak: Warriors defend crown
The defending champions cut it incredibly close against a gutsy Gombak United, who were reduced to ten men late in the game, to retain the S.League title.

Thursday, November 22, 2007
Tampines 3-1 Albirex: Stags finish third
Tampines Rovers defeated Albirex Niigata FC (S) 3-1 at the Tampines Stadium on Wednesday night but still finished the S.League season in third spot behind Home United and SAFFC.



:: Football: SAFFC retain S.League title after beating Gombak United 2-1>>>

No joy for exhausted Home
The stuff of champions

军团蝉联冠军
本地足坛豪门军团昨晚在蔡厝港体育场凭着上半场的梅开二度，以2比1力挫甘柏联队，蝉联新加坡职业足球联赛的冠军。这是12年来，该队第六次夺得桂冠。

aseanfootball.org: BACK TO BACK CROWN FOR SAFFC

P/S: British Guardian: SAFFC clinch sixth Singaporean title

军团蝉联冠军

军团蝉联冠军
● 洪伟喜(早报体育)

　　本地足坛豪门军团昨晚在蔡厝港体育场凭着上半场的梅开二度，以2比1力挫甘柏联队，蝉联新加坡职业足球联赛的冠军。这是12年来，该队第六次夺得桂冠。

　　另两支有望夺标的队伍也在昨晚报捷，内政部联队在客场以2比1击败芽笼，淡滨尼流浪队则以3比1拿下日本新潟。但军团打胜仗意味着三队在积分榜上的排名不变，军团以79分成功卫冕，内政以一分之差名列第二，淡滨尼则以77分排名第三。

　　这是自2001年以来，锦标争夺战最紧张刺激的一次。今年的三匹红马，即军团、内政和淡滨尼从赛季一开始就展开激烈的争夺战。三队表现都有起有落，轮流当过领头羊。在最后第二轮比赛结束后，三队积分的差距只有区区的两分。

　　昨天军团是三队之中最没有把握打胜仗的一队，因为该队之前两次在联赛与甘柏交手时，一次与对手踢和，另一次却战败。反观内政和淡滨尼的对手比较容易对付，很多人都以为军团可能无法二连冠。但该队在上半场就两度攻陷对手城门，一早就奠定了胜利的基础。

　　第12分钟，军团小将赛夫在禁区内把球传给队长诺阿里，后者转身避开了对方球员的纠缠之后，以一记低射破关。短短9分钟后，赛夫将角球高吊入禁区，无人防守的军团后卫新进建二跃起把球入网。

　　下半场再战，甘柏在第63分钟扳回一球，使赛情变得紧张起来。赛夫在自己禁区内将对方球员鲁海扎德绊倒，送给甘柏一个罚球。军团门将雷扎尔虽然猜中甘柏前锋卡斯米尔罚球的方向，但只能稍微触碰到球，无法制止球入网。

　　完场前7分钟，军团前锋村上范和被推倒在地。这时经过他身旁的甘柏后卫普雷西奥斯不慎踢到前者的脸，结果裁判不但将普雷西奥斯驱逐出场，还判给军团罚球，引来甘柏球员大大的不满。在抗议长达3分钟后，甘柏球员才让对手踢罚球。不过军团中场球员威尔金森把球踢成冲天炮，无法再扩大球队的领先优势。

　　军团教练莫国铨领军两年就摘下两个冠军杯，他在受访时说：“这种感觉实在是太棒了！我无法用言语来形容。这次夺标的感觉比去年更甜蜜，这不只是因为去年我们提早几轮比赛就夺冠，更重要是夺标难，捍卫锦标更难。我们今年表现起起落落，尤其是在赛季开始时，能够顺利摘冠，一切要归功于大家的努力。”

　　前锋杜里奇则说：“我真的是太高兴了！我自1999年就参加这项联赛，但没有一年比今年好！我简直就好像是在做梦，不只第一次夺得最佳射脚，队伍还成功卫冕。我好希望时间就一直停留在2007年。”

　　军团获得了15万奖金，内政获得7万5000元奖金，淡滨尼则获得了4万元的奖金。

S.League Media Coverage on 20/21-Nov-2007

Wednesday, November 21, 2007
SAFFC retain crown after 2-1 win against Gombak
SAFFC have retained their NTUC Income-YEO’S S.League crown after surviving a late rally by Gombak United at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium. Goals from Noor Ali and Kenji Arai gave the Warriors the 2-1 win and the three points they needed to keep the trophy at the Warriors Arena.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Safe hands: Amos Boon's S.League journey
The ability to withstand the winds of change is often testament to the enduring nature of any personality. Goalkeeper Amos Boon, a steadfast fixture on the teamsheets of three clubs among whom six names have been shared, is one of the few players who have seen the S.League blossom from its nascent eight-team phase to the twelve-team lineup we know today.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Triple Title Showdown Day
And then there were three. In fact, the identity of the three teams leading the NTUC Income – YEO’S S.League table has been the same since the first month of the season.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Nazri Nasir: Been there, done that
"Nazri Nasir" is a name that certainly features in the collective local psyche, and one that is destined to command a place in Singaporean footballing folklore.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Warriors admitting all to their final home game of the season
Admission will be free for the Warriors’ last home match against Gombak United FC on 21st November 07, Wednesday, at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium. The match will kick off at 7:45pm.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Liaoning 0-2 Woodlands: Clinical Rams see ten-man Liaoning off
Goals from Abdelhadi Laakkad and Yusri Waris gave Woodlands Wellington a 2-0 win over Liaoning Guangyuan at the Queenstown Stadium on Monday.

:: Football: Woodlands sign off with S.League victory>>>

Woodlands sign off with a victory
Business as usual, in polo shirts
SAFFC's final exam

不敌兀兰 辽宁排名第九
辽宁广原昨晚在女皇镇体育场举行的新加坡职业足球联赛战役中，以0比2不敌来犯的兀兰威灵顿，以失利结束了他们的首个新联赛赛季。

P/S:
US veteran Mathis to join Beckham in Galaxy midfield
Beckham can make me England's hero says Crouch
E组 贝哥高佬应是佳配:进行竞技性比赛讲求的是实力，但有些时候又不能不忽视运气这一环。实际上，有些人即使实力有限，可是却获得幸运之神的眷顾，经常可以无往不利。

The Greatest Ever Title Race - S.League 2007!

Wow, what a finish! Probably the greatest ever... Why?

1. The title was only decided after the final round of games:
2007-11-21 Geylang - Home 1 - 2 (1-1 for long period)
2007-11-21 Singapore AF - Gombak 2 - 1
2007-11-21 Tampines - Albirex 3 - 1 (1-1 at one point)

2. While final round drama has also happened in 1996, 1998 & 2001, 2007 season really stood out, as the big-3 kept switching leadership all-season.

3. The 1996 & 1998 races involved only 2 teams, while the 2001 season was effectively a 2-horse race between Geylang & Home until SAFFC sneaked in with a late run of 12 wins out of its last 13 games (which meant that it actually fell rather far behind the top-2 earlier in the season as well).

4. The final placings of the teams wasn't even decided until the final whistle, with Home scored again in the 90th minute to maintain Runners-up spot ahead of Tampines.
5. The 2001 final scores was a lot more clear-cut:
2001-10-26 Gombak - Home 1 - 0
2001-10-26 Geylang - Jurong 3 - 0
2001-10-26 Singapore AF - Woodlands 5 - 0

Several Notes of Significance:

1. Gombak wasn't able to wrest away the SLVC from SAFFC like what it did against Home in 2006, but Bravo to it for a nail-biting finish!

2. Despite not winning the league, Home United did clinched its 600th league point all-time, with a proud record of 179W-2PK-59D-84L-F683-A451, second only to SAFFC! It also secured the 2007 SLVC mini-league title the week before, so not really empty-handed, :-)

3. Tampines finished at 3rd in the all-time table thru 2007, 9 points ahead of Geylang. Bear in mind that the gap between them was actually 120 points at the end of 2003, but Tampines kept narrowed it down season-by-season (2004: 94 pts, 2005: 63 pts, 2006: 29 pts), what a pursuit!

4. 5999 S.League goals has now been scored all-time since 1996, could the 6000th arrive during Balestier-Sengkang game on 22-Nov?

5. Though SAFFC couldn't manage 100 league goals in 2007, its total of 95 is still the 4th best all-time, behind itself in 2001 (101) / 2002 (104) & Home in 2003 (104).

6. The gap between 3rd-placed Tampines & 4th-placed Gombak was a staggering 29 points, a record distance between any 2 adjacent-placed teams in S.League history! (The previous record was 20 points between champs SAFFC & runners-up Home in 2002.)

7. This is the 3rd time a team has successfully defended its title, after SAFFC itself in 1997/98 & Tampines in 2004/05. Can they become the first team to achieve 3-in-a-row next season? Only time will tell...

Who will score the 6000th S.League Goal on the day of destiny?

We all know that the 2007 S.League Champions will be decided on 21-Nov, when all the big-3 play their respective opponents simultaneously.

However, do you know that another significant milestone (the 6000th S.League Goal) could be reached on this day of destiny as well?

Currently the league has already seen 5989 goals all-time, what it takes will be 11 or more goals scored in these 3 matches, which is not impossible given that the average goals per game this season is 3.13 so far.

If the 6000th goal doesn't arrive from these, it will then come down to the last game of the year when Balestier takes on Sengkang, not too bad as a season finale as well!

Gombak 1-0 Balestier on 18-Nov: 200 points reached!

Avid Gombak fans would remember that 18-Nov-2007 was the day their team sealed its highest ever finish (4th) in the league (its previous best was 5th in both 1999 & 2000).

But I bet not many might have realized that it was also the day their team reached the milestone of 200 league points all-time!

Their all-time record now reads:

Pos S GP- W *PK D L- F-- A-- GD *Pts PPG
11 07 192 53 0 43 96 263 360 -97 202 1.052

With the now-defunct 9th-placed Sembawang Rangers just 14 points ahead, Gombak should easily overtake it next season, though passing Jurong (on 253 points) may need 1 more season...

Congrats to Gombak!

Projected S.League 2007 Finish: 19-Nov (Special Edition)

As the league entered the final round on 19-Nov, with all teams played 32 games (except YL & Super Reds who have completed their fixtures), it's a good time to re-visit the projected finish.

As at 19-Nov:
# Team------- P- W- D L- GF - GA Pts GD
1 SingaporeAF 32 24 4 04 93 - 37 76 (+56)
2 Home------- 32 23 6 03 71 - 34 75 (+37)
3 Tampines--- 32 23 5 04 74 - 31 74 (+43)
4 Gombak----- 32 13 9 10 53 - 38 48 (+15)
5 Young Lions 33 13 8 12 45 - 54 47 (-9)
6 Geylang---- 32 10 9 13 42 - 42 39 (+0)
7 Albirex---- 32 09 8 15 44 - 46 35 (-2)
8 Woodlands-- 32 9 13 10 45 - 52 34 (-7)
9 Liaoning--- 32 08 5 19 33 - 61 29 (-28)
10 Balestier- 32 07 7 18 43 - 62 28 (-19)
11 Sengkang-- 32 05 9 18 38 - 68 24 (-30)
12 Super Reds 33 03 9 21 24 - 80 18 (-56)

Projected Finish:
# Team------- P- W- D L- GF - GA Pts GD
1 SingaporeAF 33 25 4 04 96 - 38 79 58
2 Home------- 33 24 6 03 73 - 35 78 38
3 Tampines--- 33 24 5 04 76 - 32 77 44
4 Gombak----- 33 13 9 11 55 - 39 48 16
5 Young Lions 33 13 8 12 45 - 54 47 -9
6 Geylang---- 33 10 9 14 43 - 43 39 0
7 Albirex---- 33 09 8 16 45 - 47 35 -2
8 Woodlands-- 33 9 13 11 46 - 54 34 -8
9 Liaoning--- 33 08 5 20 34 - 63 29 -29 **
10 Balestier- 33 07 7 19 44 - 64 28 -20 **
11 Sengkang-- 33 05 9 19 39 - 70 24 -31
12 Super Reds 33 03 9 21 24 - 80 18 -56

** Finishing Position changed as compared to previous post.

Alternatively, a special Projection can also be worked out base on the predictions of the final games:

2007-11-19 Liaoning - Woodlands 1 - 1 (Both teams trying to maintain higher finish in the table)
2007-11-21 Geylang - Home 1 - 2 (Title Decider #1: Geylang has nothing to play for)
2007-11-21 Singapore AF - Gombak 2 - 1 (Title Decider #2: Gombak has nothing to play for)
2007-11-21 Tampines - Albirex 2 - 1 (Title Decider #3: Tampines still has outside chance)
2007-11-22 Balestier - Sengkang 2 - 1 (Balestier fight for 9th, Sengkang has nothing to play for)

# Team------- P- W- D L- GF - GA Pts GD
1 SingaporeAF 33 25 4 04 95 - 38 79 (+57)
2 Home------- 33 24 6 03 73 - 35 78 (+38)
3 Tampines--- 33 24 5 04 76 - 32 77 (+44)
4 Gombak----- 33 13 9 11 54 - 40 48 (+14)
5 Young Lions 33 13 8 12 45 - 54 47 (-9)
6 Geylang---- 33 10 9 14 43 - 44 39 (-1)
7 Albirex---- 33 09 8 16 45 - 48 35 (-3)
8 Woodlands-- 33 9 14 10 46 - 53 35 (-7)
9 Balestier-- 33 08 7 18 45 - 63 31 (-18)
10 Liaoning-- 33 08 6 19 34 - 62 30 (-28)
11 Sengkang-- 33 05 9 19 39 - 70 24 (-31)
12 Super Reds 33 03 9 21 24 - 80 18 (-56)