What a fitting curtain raiser it will be, given that the game will be televised nationwide!
Quick Stats on SLVC title defense at the beginning of each season:
1996: NA
1997: Geylang (1996 year-end winner) won away at Home Utd 2-0
1998: Tampines (1997 winner) won away at Gombak 3-2
1999: SAFFC (and so on...) won as host against Sengkang 6-1
2000: Tanjong Pagar won as host against Home Utd 1-0
2001: Clementi drew away at Woodlands 1-1
2002: Tampines lost away to SAFFC 1-2
2003: SAFFC lost away to Home 1-2
2004: SAFFC lost as host to Woodlands 0-2
2005: Tampines won as host against SAFFC 3-2
2006: Home lost away to SAFFC 1-2
2007: Gombak lost as host to Geylang 0-1
2008: ?
Altogether the defending year-end winners have won 5, drew 1 & lost 5 in 11 seasons.
In terms of defending the title as the away team, the record is 2 wins, 1 draw & 3 losses.
Interestingly, in the early years, title defense were mostly successful; in recent seasons, however, only 1 out of 7 defending champions have managed a win in the opening game!
Not so good omen for SAFFC in 2008 arh...
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