With all teams (except Balestier & Sengkang) completed 14 games & the league taking a 3 week break for World Cup Qualifiers, let's take a quick projection on how they will finish at the end of the season, base on the current standings.
As at 28-May:
# Team-------- P- W D L GF - GA Pts GD
1 Singapore AF 14 11 2 1 39 - 14 35 (+25)
2 Super Reds-- 14 11 2 1 29 - 13 35 (+16)
3 Home-------- 14 09 2 3 40 - 18 29 (+22)
4 Tampines---- 14 08 2 4 28 - 18 26 (+10)
5 Geylang----- 14 06 2 6 24 - 27 20 (-3)
6 Woodlands--- 14 05 4 5 17 - 20 19 (-3)
7 Gombak------ 14 03 6 5 17 - 19 15 (-2)
8 Young Lions- 14 04 3 7 17 - 24 15 (-7)
9 Albirex----- 14 03 3 8 18 - 34 12 (-16)
10 Dalian----- 14 03 2 9 12 - 27 11 (-15)
11 Balestier-- 15 01 6 8 12 - 22 09 (-10)
12 Sengkang--- 15 01 6 8 05 - 22 09 (-17)
Projected Finish:
# Team-------- P- W- D L- GF - GA Pts GD
1 Singapore AF 33 26 5 02 92 - 33 83 59
2 Super Reds-- 33 26 5 02 68 - 31 83 37
3 Home-------- 33 21 5 07 94 - 42 68 52
4 Tampines---- 33 19 5 09 66 - 42 62 24
5 Geylang----- 33 14 5 14 57 - 64 47 -7
6 Woodlands--- 33 12 9 12 40 - 47 45 -7
7 Gombak------ 33 7 14 12 40 - 45 35 -5
8 Young Lions- 33 09 7 17 40 - 57 34 -17
9 Albirex----- 33 07 7 19 42 - 80 28 -38
10 Dalian----- 33 07 5 21 28 - 64 26 -36
11 Balestier-- 33 2 13 18 26 - 48 19 -22
12 Sengkang--- 33 2 13 18 11 - 48 19 -37
Though still rooted at the bottom, Sengkang finally earned their first win of the season against Young Lions. However, they also set a new mark of 5 goal-less draws for a team in a season, it is likely that the "record" can be extended further in this campaign. :-)
For now, SAFFC is back on top, but only on G/D. The title race seemed to be fast becoming a 2-horse affair, with Home/Tampines fighting it out for 3rd-place & others trailing in their wake...
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Singapore League Cup 2007 Recap
Just a recap of what happened in League Cup 2007 (many thanks to Leon's Archive):
Quarter-finals -
Sengkang 2 -1 Balestier
Gombak 2 - 1 Albirex
Super Reds 0 - 2
WoodlandsTampines 1 - 1 Home Utd (Home Utd won on PK)
Semi-finals -
Sengkang 0 - 0 Gombak (Sengkang won on PK)
Woodlands 2 - 0 Home Utd
3rd-place -
Gombak 1 - 1 Home Utd (Gombak won on PK)
Final -
Sengkang 0 - 4 Woodlands
"Standings":
# Team----- P W D L F A P GD
1 Woodlands 3 3 0 0 8 0 9 +8
2 Gombak--- 3 1 2 0 3 2 5 +1
3 Sengkang- 3 1 1 1 2 5 4 -3
4 Home----- 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 -2
5 Tampines- 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 +0
6 Albirex-- 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1
7 Balestier 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1
8 SuperReds 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2
Quarter-finals -
Sengkang 2 -1 Balestier
Gombak 2 - 1 Albirex
Super Reds 0 - 2
WoodlandsTampines 1 - 1 Home Utd (Home Utd won on PK)
Semi-finals -
Sengkang 0 - 0 Gombak (Sengkang won on PK)
Woodlands 2 - 0 Home Utd
3rd-place -
Gombak 1 - 1 Home Utd (Gombak won on PK)
Final -
Sengkang 0 - 4 Woodlands
"Standings":
# Team----- P W D L F A P GD
1 Woodlands 3 3 0 0 8 0 9 +8
2 Gombak--- 3 1 2 0 3 2 5 +1
3 Sengkang- 3 1 1 1 2 5 4 -3
4 Home----- 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 -2
5 Tampines- 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 +0
6 Albirex-- 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1
7 Balestier 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1
8 SuperReds 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2
Friday, May 23, 2008
Gombak 1-0 Home: finally overtaken Sembawang!
Beside putting a huge dent on Home's 2008 title hopes, Gombak have finally overtaken Sembawang in the all-time S.League table, :-)
Gombak already had Sembawang in sight at the start of the 2008 season, but they were struggling to reach the target due to their indifferent form since.
Prior to the Home game, Gombak actually went 6 games winless, but they managed to pull-off the upset at the right time in their 207th game (co-incidentally the same number of games Sembawang have played all-time!!):
#- Team ------------ Pld W PK D- L-- F-- A-- GD-- Pts
10 Gombak United --- 207 56 0 49 102 281-381 -100 217
11 Sembawang Rangers 207 53 5 47 102 256-405 -149 216
It must have been the force of destiny, wasn't it?
Gombak already had Sembawang in sight at the start of the 2008 season, but they were struggling to reach the target due to their indifferent form since.
Prior to the Home game, Gombak actually went 6 games winless, but they managed to pull-off the upset at the right time in their 207th game (co-incidentally the same number of games Sembawang have played all-time!!):
#- Team ------------ Pld W PK D- L-- F-- A-- GD-- Pts
10 Gombak United --- 207 56 0 49 102 281-381 -100 217
11 Sembawang Rangers 207 53 5 47 102 256-405 -149 216
It must have been the force of destiny, wasn't it?
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Prime League All-Time Table: 2001
2001 Table:
# Team------ P- W- D L F- A- Pts GD
1 Home------ 24 18 4 2 79 31 58 +48
2 SAFFC----- 24 16 4 4 78 20 52 +58
3 Tampines-- 24 15 3 6 56 31 48 +25
4 Woodlands- 24 15 2 7 49 45 47 +4
5 Sing.U-18 24 11 3 10 49 33 36 +16
6 Tjg.Pagar- 24 10 6 8 40 38 36 +2
7 Sengkang-- 24 8 7 09 43 37 31 +6
8 Sembawang- 24 8 5 11 41 55 29 -14
9 Geylang--- 24 8 4 12 29 36 28 -7
10 Balestier 24 8 3 13 45 47 27 -2
11 Clementi- 24 5 8 11 31 53 23 -22
12 Jurong--- 24 2 7 15 38 89 13 -51
13 Gombak--- 24 2 4 18 16 79 10 -63
2001 All-Time:
# Team----- P-- W- D- L- F-- A-- Pts GD PPG #PPG
1 SAFFC---- 106 80 09 17 313 085 249 +228 2.349 1
2 Home----- 106 73 16 17 280 103 235 +177 2.217 2
3 Geylang-- 106 56 17 33 186 120 185 +066 1.745 4
4 Woodlands 106 48 17 41 191 169 161 +022 1.519 5
5 Tampines- 106 50 10 46 185 176 160 +009 1.509 6
6 Balestier 106 44 15 47 187 175 147 +012 1.387 8
7 Tjg.Pagar 106 41 17 48 183 208 140 -025 1.321 9
8 Sengkang-- 90 39 15 36 147 134 132 +013 1.467 7
9 Sembawang 106 27 21 58 130 216 102 -086 0.962 10
10 Sing.U-18 48 26 07 15 098 059 085 +039 1.771 3
11 Jurong-- 106 19 17 70 122 317 074 -195 0.698 12
12 Clementi- 70 15 20 35 086 144 065 -058 0.929 11
13 Gombak--- 90 10 15 65 082 284 045 -202 0.500 13
Highlights:
- The 5th season of Prime League.
- Singapore Under-18 team have been doing very well in terms of PPG, only behind the Big-2 of SAFFC / Home.
# Team------ P- W- D L F- A- Pts GD
1 Home------ 24 18 4 2 79 31 58 +48
2 SAFFC----- 24 16 4 4 78 20 52 +58
3 Tampines-- 24 15 3 6 56 31 48 +25
4 Woodlands- 24 15 2 7 49 45 47 +4
5 Sing.U-18 24 11 3 10 49 33 36 +16
6 Tjg.Pagar- 24 10 6 8 40 38 36 +2
7 Sengkang-- 24 8 7 09 43 37 31 +6
8 Sembawang- 24 8 5 11 41 55 29 -14
9 Geylang--- 24 8 4 12 29 36 28 -7
10 Balestier 24 8 3 13 45 47 27 -2
11 Clementi- 24 5 8 11 31 53 23 -22
12 Jurong--- 24 2 7 15 38 89 13 -51
13 Gombak--- 24 2 4 18 16 79 10 -63
2001 All-Time:
# Team----- P-- W- D- L- F-- A-- Pts GD PPG #PPG
1 SAFFC---- 106 80 09 17 313 085 249 +228 2.349 1
2 Home----- 106 73 16 17 280 103 235 +177 2.217 2
3 Geylang-- 106 56 17 33 186 120 185 +066 1.745 4
4 Woodlands 106 48 17 41 191 169 161 +022 1.519 5
5 Tampines- 106 50 10 46 185 176 160 +009 1.509 6
6 Balestier 106 44 15 47 187 175 147 +012 1.387 8
7 Tjg.Pagar 106 41 17 48 183 208 140 -025 1.321 9
8 Sengkang-- 90 39 15 36 147 134 132 +013 1.467 7
9 Sembawang 106 27 21 58 130 216 102 -086 0.962 10
10 Sing.U-18 48 26 07 15 098 059 085 +039 1.771 3
11 Jurong-- 106 19 17 70 122 317 074 -195 0.698 12
12 Clementi- 70 15 20 35 086 144 065 -058 0.929 11
13 Gombak--- 90 10 15 65 082 284 045 -202 0.500 13
Highlights:
- The 5th season of Prime League.
- Singapore Under-18 team have been doing very well in terms of PPG, only behind the Big-2 of SAFFC / Home.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Prime League All-Time Table: 2000
2000 Table:
# Team------ P- W- D L F- A- Pts GD
1 SAFFC----- 24 20 0 4 79 14 60 +65
2 Home------ 24 15 6 3 50 17 51 +33
3 Geylang--- 24 15 5 4 42 21 50 +21
4 Sing.U-18- 24 15 4 5 49 26 49 +23
5 Sengkang-- 24 14 3 7 42 31 45 +11
6 Tampines-- 24 12 3 9 37 30 39 +7
7 Clementi-- 24 7 9 08 34 40 30 -6
8 Woodlands- 24 7 6 11 35 34 27 +1
9 Tjg.Pagar- 24 7 5 12 39 52 26 -13
10 Balestier 24 4 6 14 27 41 18 -14
11 Sembawang 24 3 9 12 19 40 18 -21
12 Gombak--- 24 3 5 16 26 69 14 -43
13 Jurong--- 24 2 3 19 25 89 09 -64
2000 All-Time:
# Team------ P- W- D- L- F-- A-- Pts GD-- PPG #PPG
1 SAFFC----- 82 64 05 13 235 065 197 +170 2.402 1
2 Home------ 82 55 12 15 201 072 177 +129 2.159 2
3 Geylang--- 82 48 13 21 157 084 157 +073 1.915 4
4 Balestier- 82 36 12 34 142 128 120 +014 1.463 6
5 Woodlands- 82 33 15 34 142 124 114 +018 1.390 7
6 Tampines-- 82 35 07 40 129 145 112 -016 1.366 8
7 Tjg.Pagar- 82 31 11 40 143 170 104 -027 1.268 9
8 Sengkang-- 66 31 08 27 104 097 101 +007 1.530 5
9 Sembawang- 82 19 16 47 089 161 073 -072 0.890 11
10 Jurong--- 82 17 10 55 084 228 061 -144 0.744 12
11 Sing.U-18 24 15 04 05 049 026 049 +023 2.042 3
12 Clementi- 46 10 12 24 055 091 042 -036 0.913 10
13 Gombak--- 66 08 11 47 066 205 035 -139 0.530 13
Highlights:
- The 5th season of Prime League
- Singapore Uuder-18 was the new entrant.
- This was the first time that there're more teams in the Prime League than S.League.
# Team------ P- W- D L F- A- Pts GD
1 SAFFC----- 24 20 0 4 79 14 60 +65
2 Home------ 24 15 6 3 50 17 51 +33
3 Geylang--- 24 15 5 4 42 21 50 +21
4 Sing.U-18- 24 15 4 5 49 26 49 +23
5 Sengkang-- 24 14 3 7 42 31 45 +11
6 Tampines-- 24 12 3 9 37 30 39 +7
7 Clementi-- 24 7 9 08 34 40 30 -6
8 Woodlands- 24 7 6 11 35 34 27 +1
9 Tjg.Pagar- 24 7 5 12 39 52 26 -13
10 Balestier 24 4 6 14 27 41 18 -14
11 Sembawang 24 3 9 12 19 40 18 -21
12 Gombak--- 24 3 5 16 26 69 14 -43
13 Jurong--- 24 2 3 19 25 89 09 -64
2000 All-Time:
# Team------ P- W- D- L- F-- A-- Pts GD-- PPG #PPG
1 SAFFC----- 82 64 05 13 235 065 197 +170 2.402 1
2 Home------ 82 55 12 15 201 072 177 +129 2.159 2
3 Geylang--- 82 48 13 21 157 084 157 +073 1.915 4
4 Balestier- 82 36 12 34 142 128 120 +014 1.463 6
5 Woodlands- 82 33 15 34 142 124 114 +018 1.390 7
6 Tampines-- 82 35 07 40 129 145 112 -016 1.366 8
7 Tjg.Pagar- 82 31 11 40 143 170 104 -027 1.268 9
8 Sengkang-- 66 31 08 27 104 097 101 +007 1.530 5
9 Sembawang- 82 19 16 47 089 161 073 -072 0.890 11
10 Jurong--- 82 17 10 55 084 228 061 -144 0.744 12
11 Sing.U-18 24 15 04 05 049 026 049 +023 2.042 3
12 Clementi- 46 10 12 24 055 091 042 -036 0.913 10
13 Gombak--- 66 08 11 47 066 205 035 -139 0.530 13
Highlights:
- The 5th season of Prime League
- Singapore Uuder-18 was the new entrant.
- This was the first time that there're more teams in the Prime League than S.League.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Prime League All-Time Table: 1999
1999 Table:
# Team------ P- W- D L F- A- Pts GD
1 SAFFC----- 22 21 1 0 75 13 64 +62
2 Home------ 22 16 2 4 62 20 50 +42
3 Balestier- 22 14 1 7 47 30 43 +17
4 Geylang--- 22 11 6 5 41 19 39 +22
5 Sengkang-- 22 12 3 7 42 31 39 +11
6 Jurong---- 22 9 2 11 28 54 29 -26
7 Woodlands- 22 8 4 10 38 36 28 +02
8 Tampines-- 22 6 3 13 24 42 21 -18
9 Tjg.Pagar- 22 6 3 13 25 49 21 -24
10 Sembawang 22 5 5 12 25 42 20 -17
11 Gombak--- 22 4 1 17 23 64 13 -41
12 Clementi- 22 3 3 16 21 51 12 -30
1999 All-Time:
# Team----- P- W- D L- F-- A-- Pts GD- PPG #PPG
1 SAFFC---- 58 44 5 09 156 051 137 105 2.362 1
2 Home----- 58 40 6 12 151 055 126 +96 2.172 2
3 Geylang-- 58 33 8 17 115 063 107 +52 1.845 3
4 Balestier 58 32 6 20 115 087 102 +28 1.759 4
5 Woodlands 58 26 9 23 107 090 087 +17 1.500 5
6 Tjg.Pagar 58 24 6 28 104 118 078 -14 1.345 6
7 Tampines- 58 23 4 31 092 115 073 -23 1.259 8
8 Sengkang- 42 17 5 20 062 066 056 -04 1.333 7
9 Sembawang 58 16 7 35 070 121 055 -51 0.948 9
10 Jurong-- 58 15 7 36 059 139 052 -80 0.897 10
11 Gombak-- 42 05 6 31 040 136 021 -96 0.500 12
12 Clementi 22 03 3 16 021 051 012 -30 0.545 11
Highlights:
- The 3rd season of Prime League
- SAFFC finished the season unbeaten!
- Clementi was the new entrant.
- All 12 teams fielded their reserves.
# Team------ P- W- D L F- A- Pts GD
1 SAFFC----- 22 21 1 0 75 13 64 +62
2 Home------ 22 16 2 4 62 20 50 +42
3 Balestier- 22 14 1 7 47 30 43 +17
4 Geylang--- 22 11 6 5 41 19 39 +22
5 Sengkang-- 22 12 3 7 42 31 39 +11
6 Jurong---- 22 9 2 11 28 54 29 -26
7 Woodlands- 22 8 4 10 38 36 28 +02
8 Tampines-- 22 6 3 13 24 42 21 -18
9 Tjg.Pagar- 22 6 3 13 25 49 21 -24
10 Sembawang 22 5 5 12 25 42 20 -17
11 Gombak--- 22 4 1 17 23 64 13 -41
12 Clementi- 22 3 3 16 21 51 12 -30
1999 All-Time:
# Team----- P- W- D L- F-- A-- Pts GD- PPG #PPG
1 SAFFC---- 58 44 5 09 156 051 137 105 2.362 1
2 Home----- 58 40 6 12 151 055 126 +96 2.172 2
3 Geylang-- 58 33 8 17 115 063 107 +52 1.845 3
4 Balestier 58 32 6 20 115 087 102 +28 1.759 4
5 Woodlands 58 26 9 23 107 090 087 +17 1.500 5
6 Tjg.Pagar 58 24 6 28 104 118 078 -14 1.345 6
7 Tampines- 58 23 4 31 092 115 073 -23 1.259 8
8 Sengkang- 42 17 5 20 062 066 056 -04 1.333 7
9 Sembawang 58 16 7 35 070 121 055 -51 0.948 9
10 Jurong-- 58 15 7 36 059 139 052 -80 0.897 10
11 Gombak-- 42 05 6 31 040 136 021 -96 0.500 12
12 Clementi 22 03 3 16 021 051 012 -30 0.545 11
Highlights:
- The 3rd season of Prime League
- SAFFC finished the season unbeaten!
- Clementi was the new entrant.
- All 12 teams fielded their reserves.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Prime League All-Time Table: 1998
1998 Table:
# Team----- P- W- D L F- A- Pts GD
1 Geylang-- 20 16 0 4 56 19 48 +37
2 Home----- 20 14 2 4 56 17 44 +39
3 Woodlands 20 13 3 4 51 26 42 +25
4 Tampines- 20 13 1 6 47 39 40 +08
5 SAFFC---- 20 11 2 7 47 30 35 +17
6 Tjg.Pagar 20 9 0 11 40 41 27 -01
7 Balestier 20 9 0 11 34 38 27 -04
8 Sembawang 20 6 2 12 25 41 20 -16
9 Sengkang- 20 5 2 13 20 35 17 -15
10 Jurong-- 20 3 3 14 20 55 12 -35
11 Gombak-- 20 1 5 14 17 72 08 -55
1998 All-Time:
# Team----- P- W- D L- F- A- Pts GD PPG #PPG
1 Home----- 36 24 4 08 89 35 76 +54 2.111 1
2 SAFFC---- 36 23 4 09 81 38 73 +43 2.028 2
3 Geylang-- 36 22 2 12 74 44 68 +30 1.889 3
4 Woodlands 36 18 5 13 69 54 59 +15 1.639 4
5 Balestier 36 18 5 13 68 57 59 +11 1.639 5
6 Tjg.Pagar 36 18 3 15 79 69 57 +10 1.583 6
7 Tampines- 36 17 1 18 68 73 52 -05 1.444 7
8 Sembawang 36 11 2 23 45 79 35 -34 0.972 8
9 Jurong--- 36 06 5 25 31 85 23 -54 0.639 10
10 Sengkang 20 05 2 13 20 35 17 -15 0.850 9
11 Gombak-- 20 01 5 14 17 72 08 -55 0.400 11
Highlights:
- The 2nd season of Prime League
- Gombak & Sengkang were new entrants
- All 11 teams fielded reserves
# Team----- P- W- D L F- A- Pts GD
1 Geylang-- 20 16 0 4 56 19 48 +37
2 Home----- 20 14 2 4 56 17 44 +39
3 Woodlands 20 13 3 4 51 26 42 +25
4 Tampines- 20 13 1 6 47 39 40 +08
5 SAFFC---- 20 11 2 7 47 30 35 +17
6 Tjg.Pagar 20 9 0 11 40 41 27 -01
7 Balestier 20 9 0 11 34 38 27 -04
8 Sembawang 20 6 2 12 25 41 20 -16
9 Sengkang- 20 5 2 13 20 35 17 -15
10 Jurong-- 20 3 3 14 20 55 12 -35
11 Gombak-- 20 1 5 14 17 72 08 -55
1998 All-Time:
# Team----- P- W- D L- F- A- Pts GD PPG #PPG
1 Home----- 36 24 4 08 89 35 76 +54 2.111 1
2 SAFFC---- 36 23 4 09 81 38 73 +43 2.028 2
3 Geylang-- 36 22 2 12 74 44 68 +30 1.889 3
4 Woodlands 36 18 5 13 69 54 59 +15 1.639 4
5 Balestier 36 18 5 13 68 57 59 +11 1.639 5
6 Tjg.Pagar 36 18 3 15 79 69 57 +10 1.583 6
7 Tampines- 36 17 1 18 68 73 52 -05 1.444 7
8 Sembawang 36 11 2 23 45 79 35 -34 0.972 8
9 Jurong--- 36 06 5 25 31 85 23 -54 0.639 10
10 Sengkang 20 05 2 13 20 35 17 -15 0.850 9
11 Gombak-- 20 01 5 14 17 72 08 -55 0.400 11
Highlights:
- The 2nd season of Prime League
- Gombak & Sengkang were new entrants
- All 11 teams fielded reserves
Friday, May 9, 2008
Prime League All-Time Table: 1997
Table:
# Team----- P- W- D L F- A- Pts GD
1 SAFFC---- 16 12 2 2 34 08 38 +26
2 Balestier 16 09 5 2 34 19 32 +15
3 Home----- 16 10 2 4 33 18 32 +15
4 Tjg.Pagar 16 9 3 04 39 28 30 +11
5 Geylang-- 16 6 2 08 18 25 20 -07
6 Woodlands 16 5 2 09 18 28 17 -10
7 Sembawang 16 5 0 11 20 38 15 -18
8 Tampines- 16 4 0 12 21 34 12 -13
9 Jurong--- 16 3 2 11 11 30 11 -19
Highlights:
- This was the first season of Prime League.
- SAFFC also won the S.League.
- All 9 S.League teams fielded reserves here.
# Team----- P- W- D L F- A- Pts GD
1 SAFFC---- 16 12 2 2 34 08 38 +26
2 Balestier 16 09 5 2 34 19 32 +15
3 Home----- 16 10 2 4 33 18 32 +15
4 Tjg.Pagar 16 9 3 04 39 28 30 +11
5 Geylang-- 16 6 2 08 18 25 20 -07
6 Woodlands 16 5 2 09 18 28 17 -10
7 Sembawang 16 5 0 11 20 38 15 -18
8 Tampines- 16 4 0 12 21 34 12 -13
9 Jurong--- 16 3 2 11 11 30 11 -19
Highlights:
- This was the first season of Prime League.
- SAFFC also won the S.League.
- All 9 S.League teams fielded reserves here.
Monday, May 5, 2008
S.League 08 Projected Finish: 6-May
With all teams completed 12 games & the league taking a 2 week break for Singapore Cup matches, let's take a quick projection on how they will finish at the end of the season, base on current standings.
As at 6-May:
# Team-------- P- W D L GF - GA Pts GD
1 Super Reds- 12 10 1 1 24 - 10 31 (+14)
2 Singapore AF 12 9 2 1 35 - 13 29 (+22)
3 Home-------- 12 8 2 2 34 - 17 26 (+17)
4 Tampines---- 12 6 2 4 25 - 18 20 (+7)
5 Geylang----- 12 5 1 6 17 - 24 16 (-7)
6 Young Lions- 12 4 3 5 14 - 18 15 (-4)
7 Woodlands--- 12 4 3 5 12 - 17 15 (-5)
8 Gombak------ 12 2 6 4 16 - 18 12 (-2)
9 Albirex----- 12 3 3 6 16 - 26 12 (-10)
10 Dalian----- 12 3 2 7 11 - 18 11 (-7)
11 Balestier-- 12 1 4 7 10 - 18 07 (-8)
12 Sengkang--- 12 0 5 7 02 - 19 05 (-17)
Projected Finish:
# Team-------- P- W- D L- GF - GA Pts GD
1 Super Reds-- 33 28 3 02 66 - 28 87 38
2 Singapore AF 33 25 6 02 96 - 36 81 60
3 Home-------- 33 22 6 05 94 - 47 72 47
4 Tampines---- 33 17 6 10 69 - 50 57 19
5 Geylang----- 33 14 3 16 47 - 66 45 -19
6 Young Lions- 33 11 8 14 39 - 50 41 -11
7 Woodlands--- 33 11 8 14 33 - 47 41 -14
8 Gombak------ 33 6 17 10 44 - 50 35 -6
9 Albirex----- 33 8 08 17 44 - 72 32 -28
10 Dalian----- 33 8 06 19 30 - 50 30 -20
11 Balestier-- 33 3 11 19 28 - 50 20 -22
12 Sengkang--- 33 0 14 19 06 - 52 14 -46
Sengkang actually almost beaten Albirex at Jurong East on 5-May, if not for a disallowed penalty. So the first win will wait...
On top of that, 4 of the 5 points they managed this season were goal-less draws, already a record jointly shared with a few other teams. Should the goal drought continue, they're likely to "improve" upon it, :-)
As at 6-May:
# Team-------- P- W D L GF - GA Pts GD
1 Super Reds- 12 10 1 1 24 - 10 31 (+14)
2 Singapore AF 12 9 2 1 35 - 13 29 (+22)
3 Home-------- 12 8 2 2 34 - 17 26 (+17)
4 Tampines---- 12 6 2 4 25 - 18 20 (+7)
5 Geylang----- 12 5 1 6 17 - 24 16 (-7)
6 Young Lions- 12 4 3 5 14 - 18 15 (-4)
7 Woodlands--- 12 4 3 5 12 - 17 15 (-5)
8 Gombak------ 12 2 6 4 16 - 18 12 (-2)
9 Albirex----- 12 3 3 6 16 - 26 12 (-10)
10 Dalian----- 12 3 2 7 11 - 18 11 (-7)
11 Balestier-- 12 1 4 7 10 - 18 07 (-8)
12 Sengkang--- 12 0 5 7 02 - 19 05 (-17)
Projected Finish:
# Team-------- P- W- D L- GF - GA Pts GD
1 Super Reds-- 33 28 3 02 66 - 28 87 38
2 Singapore AF 33 25 6 02 96 - 36 81 60
3 Home-------- 33 22 6 05 94 - 47 72 47
4 Tampines---- 33 17 6 10 69 - 50 57 19
5 Geylang----- 33 14 3 16 47 - 66 45 -19
6 Young Lions- 33 11 8 14 39 - 50 41 -11
7 Woodlands--- 33 11 8 14 33 - 47 41 -14
8 Gombak------ 33 6 17 10 44 - 50 35 -6
9 Albirex----- 33 8 08 17 44 - 72 32 -28
10 Dalian----- 33 8 06 19 30 - 50 30 -20
11 Balestier-- 33 3 11 19 28 - 50 20 -22
12 Sengkang--- 33 0 14 19 06 - 52 14 -46
Sengkang actually almost beaten Albirex at Jurong East on 5-May, if not for a disallowed penalty. So the first win will wait...
On top of that, 4 of the 5 points they managed this season were goal-less draws, already a record jointly shared with a few other teams. Should the goal drought continue, they're likely to "improve" upon it, :-)
Monday, April 28, 2008
S.League 08 Projected Finish - 27-Apr
With all teams completed the 1st round of 11 games, let's take a quick projection on how they will finish at the end of the season, base on current standings.
As at 27-Apr:
# Team-------- P- W D L GF - GA Pts GD
1 Super Reds-- 11 9 1 1 23 - 10 28 (+13)
2 Singapore AF 11 8 2 1 32 - 11 26 (+21)
3 Home-------- 11 8 2 1 32 - 13 26 (+19)
4 Tampines---- 11 5 2 4 21 - 16 17 (+5)
5 Geylang----- 11 5 1 5 15 - 21 16 (-6)
6 Woodlands--- 11 4 3 4 11 - 15 15 (-4)
7 Young Lions- 11 3 3 5 12 - 17 12 (-5)
8 Gombak------ 11 2 5 4 14 - 16 11 (-2)
9 Dalian------ 11 3 2 6 11 - 17 11 (-6)
10 Albirex---- 11 3 2 6 16 - 26 11 (-10)
11 Balestier-- 11 1 3 7 08 - 16 06 (-8)
12 Sengkang--- 11 0 4 7 02 - 19 04 (-17)
Projected Finish:
# Team-------- P- W- D L- GF - GA Pts GD
1 Super Reds-- 33 27 3 03 69 - 30 84 39
2 Singapore AF 33 24 6 03 96 - 33 78 63
3 Home-------- 33 24 6 03 96 - 39 78 57
4 Tampines---- 33 15 6 12 63 - 48 51 15
5 Geylang----- 33 15 3 15 45 - 63 48 -18
6 Woodlands--- 33 12 9 12 33 - 45 45 -12
7 Young Lions- 33 9 09 15 36 - 51 36 -15
8 Gombak------ 33 6 15 12 42 - 48 33 -6
9 Dalian------ 33 9 06 18 33 - 51 33 -18
10 Albirex---- 33 9 06 18 48 - 78 33 -30
11 Balestier-- 33 3 09 21 24 - 48 18 -24
12 Sengkang--- 33 0 12 21 06 - 57 12 -51
The previous anomalies resulted from the "zeroes" entries in the league table are mostly gone now, mainly thanks to Balestier's shock win against Home, which took out 2 such "zeroes" (Home unbeaten & Balestier winless).
The only "zero" remaining comes from Sengkang, which is still winless after the 1st round, and is thus projected to finish the entire season without a win.
Such scenario has never happened before in S.League history (the closest being 2005's Paya Lebar with a single win), though I wonder if Sengkang could be the first side to "achieve this feat" (as they have serious problem upfront, having scored just 2 goals so far, even the 2005's Paya Lebar have managed 6 in their first 11 games), :-p
We will see, if Sengkang can break the duck in the next 2 projections, when the S.League takes longer breaks after Week 12 (2 weeks) & Week 14 (3 weeks). The 3 matches Sengkang will play until then are:
2008-05-05 Albirex (A) -
2008-05-21 Young Lions (H) -
2008-05-24 Singapore AF (H) -
Can it be Albirex or Young Lions? I wouldn't bet it on SAFFC though...
As at 27-Apr:
# Team-------- P- W D L GF - GA Pts GD
1 Super Reds-- 11 9 1 1 23 - 10 28 (+13)
2 Singapore AF 11 8 2 1 32 - 11 26 (+21)
3 Home-------- 11 8 2 1 32 - 13 26 (+19)
4 Tampines---- 11 5 2 4 21 - 16 17 (+5)
5 Geylang----- 11 5 1 5 15 - 21 16 (-6)
6 Woodlands--- 11 4 3 4 11 - 15 15 (-4)
7 Young Lions- 11 3 3 5 12 - 17 12 (-5)
8 Gombak------ 11 2 5 4 14 - 16 11 (-2)
9 Dalian------ 11 3 2 6 11 - 17 11 (-6)
10 Albirex---- 11 3 2 6 16 - 26 11 (-10)
11 Balestier-- 11 1 3 7 08 - 16 06 (-8)
12 Sengkang--- 11 0 4 7 02 - 19 04 (-17)
Projected Finish:
# Team-------- P- W- D L- GF - GA Pts GD
1 Super Reds-- 33 27 3 03 69 - 30 84 39
2 Singapore AF 33 24 6 03 96 - 33 78 63
3 Home-------- 33 24 6 03 96 - 39 78 57
4 Tampines---- 33 15 6 12 63 - 48 51 15
5 Geylang----- 33 15 3 15 45 - 63 48 -18
6 Woodlands--- 33 12 9 12 33 - 45 45 -12
7 Young Lions- 33 9 09 15 36 - 51 36 -15
8 Gombak------ 33 6 15 12 42 - 48 33 -6
9 Dalian------ 33 9 06 18 33 - 51 33 -18
10 Albirex---- 33 9 06 18 48 - 78 33 -30
11 Balestier-- 33 3 09 21 24 - 48 18 -24
12 Sengkang--- 33 0 12 21 06 - 57 12 -51
The previous anomalies resulted from the "zeroes" entries in the league table are mostly gone now, mainly thanks to Balestier's shock win against Home, which took out 2 such "zeroes" (Home unbeaten & Balestier winless).
The only "zero" remaining comes from Sengkang, which is still winless after the 1st round, and is thus projected to finish the entire season without a win.
Such scenario has never happened before in S.League history (the closest being 2005's Paya Lebar with a single win), though I wonder if Sengkang could be the first side to "achieve this feat" (as they have serious problem upfront, having scored just 2 goals so far, even the 2005's Paya Lebar have managed 6 in their first 11 games), :-p
We will see, if Sengkang can break the duck in the next 2 projections, when the S.League takes longer breaks after Week 12 (2 weeks) & Week 14 (3 weeks). The 3 matches Sengkang will play until then are:
2008-05-05 Albirex (A) -
2008-05-21 Young Lions (H) -
2008-05-24 Singapore AF (H) -
Can it be Albirex or Young Lions? I wouldn't bet it on SAFFC though...
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Woodlands Corner: Follow-ups
Just some follow-ups on Woodlands progress this season, base on my previous post "Woodlands Corner: Difficult timess ahead":
After the Sengkang game their record reads: 2W-2D-1L. Then:
2008-03-29 Singapore AF (A) 0-3
2008-04-01 Tampines (H) 1-1
2008-04-09 Home (H) 0-3
After the games against the Big-3: 2W-3D-3L. Then:
2008-04-15 Gombak (A) 1-0
2008-04-20 Geylang (H) -
2008-04-24 Albirex (A) -
2008-05-02 Young Lions (A) -
2008-05-23 Super Reds (H) -
Now they already have 1 win against Gombak.
Assume they manage 1W (Albirex), 2D (Geylang, YL) & 1L (Super Reds) in the next 4: 4W-5D-4L.
Maybe I'm just being over-worried, hopefully that's the case.
After the Sengkang game their record reads: 2W-2D-1L. Then:
2008-03-29 Singapore AF (A) 0-3
2008-04-01 Tampines (H) 1-1
2008-04-09 Home (H) 0-3
After the games against the Big-3: 2W-3D-3L. Then:
2008-04-15 Gombak (A) 1-0
2008-04-20 Geylang (H) -
2008-04-24 Albirex (A) -
2008-05-02 Young Lions (A) -
2008-05-23 Super Reds (H) -
Now they already have 1 win against Gombak.
Assume they manage 1W (Albirex), 2D (Geylang, YL) & 1L (Super Reds) in the next 4: 4W-5D-4L.
Maybe I'm just being over-worried, hopefully that's the case.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
S.League 08 Projected Finish - 16-Apr
With all team finally having played the same number (9) of games (after a few weeks of imbalances) & the league taking a quick break on 16-Apr (for AFC Cup), it's a good time (though maybe a bit too early, you'll know why later) to project how the teams will finish at the end of the season base on current standings.
As at 16-Apr:
# Team-------- P W D L GF - GA Pts GD
1 Home-------- 9 8 1 0 29 - 09 25 (+20)
2 Singapore AF 9 8 0 1 28 - 07 24 (+21)
3 Super Reds-- 9 8 0 1 17 - 09 24 (+8)
4 Tampines---- 9 4 2 3 18 - 10 14 (+8)
5 Woodlands--- 9 3 3 3 08 - 12 12 (-4)
6 Young Lions- 9 3 2 4 11 - 14 11 (-3)
7 Dalian------ 9 3 1 5 10 - 15 10 (-5)
8 Geylang----- 9 3 1 5 11 - 20 10 (-9)
9 Gombak------ 9 2 3 4 11 - 13 09 (-2)
10 Albirex---- 9 2 2 5 13 - 23 08 (-10)
11 Sengkang--- 9 0 3 6 01 - 16 03 (-15)
12 Balestier-- 9 0 2 7 05 - 14 02 (-9)
Projected Finish:
# Team-------- P- W- D- L- GF- - GA Pts GD
1 Home-------- 33 29 04 00 106 - 33 91 73
2 Singapore AF 33 29 00 04 103 - 26 87 77
3 Super Reds-- 33 29 00 04 062 - 33 87 29
4 Tampines---- 33 15 07 11 066 - 37 52 29
5 Woodlands--- 33 11 11 11 029 - 44 44 -15
6 Young Lions- 33 11 07 15 040 - 51 40 -11
7 Dalian------ 33 11 04 18 037 - 55 37 -18
8 Geylang----- 33 11 04 18 040 - 73 37 -33
9 Gombak------ 33 07 11 15 040 - 48 32 -8
10 Albirex---- 33 07 07 19 048 - 84 28 -36
11 Sengkang--- 33 00 11 22 004 - 59 11 -55
12 Balestier-- 33 00 07 26 018 - 51 07 -33
Saw anything weird with the projecttions? Well, there's a few things, top-down:
1. Can Home really remain unbeaten all season? I doubt so...
2. Will SAFFC & Super Reds both drawing none of their games? Highly unlikely for 1 team, let alone 2.
3. Will both Sengkang & Balestier remain winless all season? Again unlikely lah...
Even the Paya Lebar of 2005 could get a win out of 27 games, surely these 2 can do betrter?
4. Sengkang scoring just 4 goals all season?
The lowest number of goals scored by any team in any season was 15 by Jurong in 1997,
with just 16 games! Sengkang should achieve at least that figure with double the games.
(For the lowest Goals per Game, Balestier in 2000 "took the honors" with 16 goals in 22 games, a ratio of 0.727.)
Perhaps the projection will make more sense, when all the "zeroes" entries in the league table are gone. We'll see if that happens after the first round of games, :-)
As at 16-Apr:
# Team-------- P W D L GF - GA Pts GD
1 Home-------- 9 8 1 0 29 - 09 25 (+20)
2 Singapore AF 9 8 0 1 28 - 07 24 (+21)
3 Super Reds-- 9 8 0 1 17 - 09 24 (+8)
4 Tampines---- 9 4 2 3 18 - 10 14 (+8)
5 Woodlands--- 9 3 3 3 08 - 12 12 (-4)
6 Young Lions- 9 3 2 4 11 - 14 11 (-3)
7 Dalian------ 9 3 1 5 10 - 15 10 (-5)
8 Geylang----- 9 3 1 5 11 - 20 10 (-9)
9 Gombak------ 9 2 3 4 11 - 13 09 (-2)
10 Albirex---- 9 2 2 5 13 - 23 08 (-10)
11 Sengkang--- 9 0 3 6 01 - 16 03 (-15)
12 Balestier-- 9 0 2 7 05 - 14 02 (-9)
Projected Finish:
# Team-------- P- W- D- L- GF- - GA Pts GD
1 Home-------- 33 29 04 00 106 - 33 91 73
2 Singapore AF 33 29 00 04 103 - 26 87 77
3 Super Reds-- 33 29 00 04 062 - 33 87 29
4 Tampines---- 33 15 07 11 066 - 37 52 29
5 Woodlands--- 33 11 11 11 029 - 44 44 -15
6 Young Lions- 33 11 07 15 040 - 51 40 -11
7 Dalian------ 33 11 04 18 037 - 55 37 -18
8 Geylang----- 33 11 04 18 040 - 73 37 -33
9 Gombak------ 33 07 11 15 040 - 48 32 -8
10 Albirex---- 33 07 07 19 048 - 84 28 -36
11 Sengkang--- 33 00 11 22 004 - 59 11 -55
12 Balestier-- 33 00 07 26 018 - 51 07 -33
Saw anything weird with the projecttions? Well, there's a few things, top-down:
1. Can Home really remain unbeaten all season? I doubt so...
2. Will SAFFC & Super Reds both drawing none of their games? Highly unlikely for 1 team, let alone 2.
3. Will both Sengkang & Balestier remain winless all season? Again unlikely lah...
Even the Paya Lebar of 2005 could get a win out of 27 games, surely these 2 can do betrter?
4. Sengkang scoring just 4 goals all season?
The lowest number of goals scored by any team in any season was 15 by Jurong in 1997,
with just 16 games! Sengkang should achieve at least that figure with double the games.
(For the lowest Goals per Game, Balestier in 2000 "took the honors" with 16 goals in 22 games, a ratio of 0.727.)
Perhaps the projection will make more sense, when all the "zeroes" entries in the league table are gone. We'll see if that happens after the first round of games, :-)
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Finally, a new SLVC champion: Super Reds!!
SAFFC's superb start (8 opening wins) to season 2008 was ended abruptly after a 2-1 away loss to Super Reds on 13-Apr, & in the process relinqiushed the SLVC title it held for 21 games.
More on this later...
More on this later...
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Dalian 3-1 Geylang: Good run continues
It might be hard to imagine just a few week earlier (whey they lost the 4 opening games), but here're the facts:
1. Dalian is now 5th in the league, just behind the big-4 at the top!
2. Dalain has now gone 3 matches unbeaten after the Tampines loss.
3. During this unbeaten run, they have conceded just 1 goal (against Geylang).
With Albirex & Young Lions coming up next, they may be able to entend this sequence, although it will probably end when they play Super Reds on 28-Apr.
Base on their current form/PPG, they should expect to overtake Afrique (24pts) & Liaoning (29pts) by the end of their first season.
As for sorry Geylang, now in dismal 9th-place (just 1 win in the past 7 games), they need to buckle-up against arch rivals Tampines in the next match, or risk getting brushed aside again...
1. Dalian is now 5th in the league, just behind the big-4 at the top!
2. Dalain has now gone 3 matches unbeaten after the Tampines loss.
3. During this unbeaten run, they have conceded just 1 goal (against Geylang).
With Albirex & Young Lions coming up next, they may be able to entend this sequence, although it will probably end when they play Super Reds on 28-Apr.
Base on their current form/PPG, they should expect to overtake Afrique (24pts) & Liaoning (29pts) by the end of their first season.
As for sorry Geylang, now in dismal 9th-place (just 1 win in the past 7 games), they need to buckle-up against arch rivals Tampines in the next match, or risk getting brushed aside again...
Monday, March 31, 2008
Despite a loss, Super Reds still stood tall.
Eventhough they were unlucky to lose to the ever lucky Home side (remember last season?) due to a '90 goal (again!) on 30-Mar, which ended their 100% record, Super Reds could still pride themselves as the foreign team with the best start to a season (6 opening wins) so far.
This remarkable achievement would be the 2nd-best all time, tying with SAFFC in 2000 & Woodlands in 2004, behind SAFFC in 2002 (7 opening wins).
It could become the 3rd-best soon though, if SAFFC can managed 2 more wins to surpass their own record (with the next 2 opponents being Balestier & Young Lions, this is quite likely).
Nevertheless, it's another record-breaking feat for the Super Reds, who has a few more records in its sights this season:
1. The most significant improvement as compared to last season, in terms of position:
The current record holder is Young Lions, who jumped from 12th/12 to 3rd/10 in 2004 (9 places).
To break this record, Super Reds need to finish at least 2nd in 2008 (10 places).
2. The most significant improvement as compared to last season, in terms of points per game:
The current record holder is Woodlands, who jumped from 0.727 (24/33) to 1.758 (58/33) in 2002 (1.030).
To break this record, Super Reds need to finish with at least 55 points in 2008 (from 21pts/33games in 2007).
3. The highest points total in a season for foreign teams:
The current record holder is Sinchi (surprise!) in 2003, who had 50 points from 33 games(mainly helped by the extra PK points, otherwise Albirex in 2006 would be best with 45).
To break this record, Super Reds need to finish with at least 51 points, :-p
4. The highest points per game in a season for foreign teams:
The current record holder is Albirex in 2004 & 2005, who both had 44 points from 27 games (1.630).
To break this record, Super Reds need to finish with at least 54 points, :-)
Record #1 may be a tall order, with Home United also competing strongly. But targets #2, 3 & 4 should be highly achievable, base on their current form (18pts/7games = 2.571ppg, which could be projected to 85pts in the end)...
Keep it up, Super Reds!!
This remarkable achievement would be the 2nd-best all time, tying with SAFFC in 2000 & Woodlands in 2004, behind SAFFC in 2002 (7 opening wins).
It could become the 3rd-best soon though, if SAFFC can managed 2 more wins to surpass their own record (with the next 2 opponents being Balestier & Young Lions, this is quite likely).
Nevertheless, it's another record-breaking feat for the Super Reds, who has a few more records in its sights this season:
1. The most significant improvement as compared to last season, in terms of position:
The current record holder is Young Lions, who jumped from 12th/12 to 3rd/10 in 2004 (9 places).
To break this record, Super Reds need to finish at least 2nd in 2008 (10 places).
2. The most significant improvement as compared to last season, in terms of points per game:
The current record holder is Woodlands, who jumped from 0.727 (24/33) to 1.758 (58/33) in 2002 (1.030).
To break this record, Super Reds need to finish with at least 55 points in 2008 (from 21pts/33games in 2007).
3. The highest points total in a season for foreign teams:
The current record holder is Sinchi (surprise!) in 2003, who had 50 points from 33 games(mainly helped by the extra PK points, otherwise Albirex in 2006 would be best with 45).
To break this record, Super Reds need to finish with at least 51 points, :-p
4. The highest points per game in a season for foreign teams:
The current record holder is Albirex in 2004 & 2005, who both had 44 points from 27 games (1.630).
To break this record, Super Reds need to finish with at least 54 points, :-)
Record #1 may be a tall order, with Home United also competing strongly. But targets #2, 3 & 4 should be highly achievable, base on their current form (18pts/7games = 2.571ppg, which could be projected to 85pts in the end)...
Keep it up, Super Reds!!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Dalian has overtaken Paya Lebar, but how?
At first glance, you may wonder: How did Dalian overtake Paya Lebar, who're not even in S.League 08! Here's how:
On 25-Mar, Dalian earned their 2nd win of the season by beating Sengkang 2-1 at Queenstown.
With this win, Dalian has collected 6 points so far, thus allowing it to move above Paya Lebar (4 pts) in the S.League All-time Table. That's how, :-)
Ironically, the Sengkang Punggol side they beat was the merger of Sengkang Marine & Paya Lebar Punggol back in 2006. What a coincidence!
On 25-Mar, Dalian earned their 2nd win of the season by beating Sengkang 2-1 at Queenstown.
With this win, Dalian has collected 6 points so far, thus allowing it to move above Paya Lebar (4 pts) in the S.League All-time Table. That's how, :-)
Ironically, the Sengkang Punggol side they beat was the merger of Sengkang Marine & Paya Lebar Punggol back in 2006. What a coincidence!
Friday, March 21, 2008
Super Reds 6-out-of-6!
Another 1-goal win, another 3 points, and another record in the bag for Super Reds, as they extended the best start by foreign teams to 6 wins.
This remarkable achievement is also the 2nd-best all time, level with SAFFC in 2000 & Woodlands in 2004, behind SAFFC in 2002 (7 opening wins).
The win would put some pressures on the only other perfect team, SAFFC (5-out-of-5), to keep pace at the top. SAFFC will play Woodlands on 29-Mar.
Until then, Super Reds will enjoy their lone stay at the top as much as possible, although their next opponent on 30-Mar, Home United, will be a serious test for them (by then, SAFFC could have already regained top-spot if they beat Woodlands).
This season's title race is getting really exciting!
This remarkable achievement is also the 2nd-best all time, level with SAFFC in 2000 & Woodlands in 2004, behind SAFFC in 2002 (7 opening wins).
The win would put some pressures on the only other perfect team, SAFFC (5-out-of-5), to keep pace at the top. SAFFC will play Woodlands on 29-Mar.
Until then, Super Reds will enjoy their lone stay at the top as much as possible, although their next opponent on 30-Mar, Home United, will be a serious test for them (by then, SAFFC could have already regained top-spot if they beat Woodlands).
This season's title race is getting really exciting!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Woodlands Corner: Thrashed by Henan 0-4 at home!
How could Woodlands lose so heavily to the visitors while Super Reds managed to beat them 2-1?
Really hopeless (eventhough it's just a friendly & both teams fielded some reserves)... Did anyone see the match personally?
Official Report at: Singapore tour ends satisfactorily for Henan.
Really hopeless (eventhough it's just a friendly & both teams fielded some reserves)... Did anyone see the match personally?
Official Report at: Singapore tour ends satisfactorily for Henan.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Woodlands Corner: Difficult times ahead after Sengkang draw
Quote:
Originally Posted by henryo
TodayOnline:Muddy stalemate in WoodlandsFriday • March 14,
2008NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008Woodlands 0 Sengkang Punggol 0
Woodlands is now in big trouble after failing to beat Sengkang in the rain, as their next 3 opponents read:
2008-03-29 Singapore AF (A) -
2008-04-01 Tampines (H) -
2008-04-09 Home (H) -
It's possible that they will not get a point in these 3 matches. The next 5 matches are not less daunting:
2008-04-15 Gombak (A) -
2008-04-20 Geylang (H) -
2008-04-24 Albirex (A) -
2008-05-02 Young Lions (A) -
2008-05-23 Super Reds (H) -
Should they failed to get a least a win from these 5 matches, the coach can find himself under fire pretty soon.
After the Sengkang game their record reads: 2W-2D-1L.
Assume they lose the next 3 against the Big-3: 2W-2D-4L.
Assume they manage just 1 win/draw in the next 5: 3W-3D-7L.
Good luck to them... :-(
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Super Reds' Dream Start Continues...
After beating Gombak 3-2 at Yishun on 12-Mar-08, Super Reds could potentially end the round alone at the top of the table, if SAFFC fail to beat Tampines later this week.
Although all their victories so far were by a single goal, they could well break into the top-4 anyway. What an achievement for a team finishing dead-last during the last season!
By the way, Super Reds' 5-wins-out-of-5 this year is the best ever start by a foregin team. The previous record was Albirex's 3-wins-out-of-3 in 2004, their first season.
Although all their victories so far were by a single goal, they could well break into the top-4 anyway. What an achievement for a team finishing dead-last during the last season!
By the way, Super Reds' 5-wins-out-of-5 this year is the best ever start by a foregin team. The previous record was Albirex's 3-wins-out-of-3 in 2004, their first season.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
SLVC Preview: Tampines vs SAFFC on 14-Mar-08
SAFFC's next SLVC opponent on 14-Mar-08, Tampines Rovers, has won the SLVC title 8 times & currently ranked joint-4th all-time (with Woodlands, out of 20 teams), behind SAFFC (13), Home (11) & Geylang(10).
Tampines Rovers's all-time record in the SLVC mini-league is 5th best (out of 14 teams), having played 62 macthes, won 27, drew 14 & lost 21, amassing 95 points in the overall standings, behind SAFFC (242), Home (199), Geylang(113) & Woodlands (99).
In this exciting clash, several things will be at stake:
1. SAFFC (currently tie with Home in terms of longest SLVC reign) will hope to beat Tampines and set a new record for themselves.
2. Tampines will be keen to exact revenge on SAFFC who have beat them in the 2007 Singapre Cup final.
3. SAFFC will hope to maintain their 100% start so far & catch-up with Super Reds at the top of 2008 S.League (how irony it is to see that happens, :-).
If Tampines win this contest instead, it will not only take a big step towards the 2008 title, but also increases its SLVC titles won (9 overall) & move closer to Woodlands in the all-time SLVC mini-league (98 vs 99)!
Tampines has met SAFFC 13 times in the SLVC so far; it won 3, drew 2 & lost the other 8; scored 16 & conceded 32 in the process, not exactly a favourable record.Base on their 20 league meetings since 2001, Tampines has won 7, drawn 4 and lost the remaining 10 (though it has not lost to SAFFC in 4 games since late 2006).
If only the 10 games where Tampines played host were counted, Tampines are evenly match with SAFFC with 4 wins, 2 draws & 4 losses.
I would say this could turn out to be another draw (this game will play at JBS, thus not much home advantage for Tampines). What say you?
Tampines Rovers's all-time record in the SLVC mini-league is 5th best (out of 14 teams), having played 62 macthes, won 27, drew 14 & lost 21, amassing 95 points in the overall standings, behind SAFFC (242), Home (199), Geylang(113) & Woodlands (99).
In this exciting clash, several things will be at stake:
1. SAFFC (currently tie with Home in terms of longest SLVC reign) will hope to beat Tampines and set a new record for themselves.
2. Tampines will be keen to exact revenge on SAFFC who have beat them in the 2007 Singapre Cup final.
3. SAFFC will hope to maintain their 100% start so far & catch-up with Super Reds at the top of 2008 S.League (how irony it is to see that happens, :-).
If Tampines win this contest instead, it will not only take a big step towards the 2008 title, but also increases its SLVC titles won (9 overall) & move closer to Woodlands in the all-time SLVC mini-league (98 vs 99)!
Tampines has met SAFFC 13 times in the SLVC so far; it won 3, drew 2 & lost the other 8; scored 16 & conceded 32 in the process, not exactly a favourable record.Base on their 20 league meetings since 2001, Tampines has won 7, drawn 4 and lost the remaining 10 (though it has not lost to SAFFC in 4 games since late 2006).
If only the 10 games where Tampines played host were counted, Tampines are evenly match with SAFFC with 4 wins, 2 draws & 4 losses.
I would say this could turn out to be another draw (this game will play at JBS, thus not much home advantage for Tampines). What say you?
Monday, March 10, 2008
Super Reds & Young Lions moved up in all-time table
The past 2 matches has seen the winning teams moving-up in the all-time table:
1. 7-Mar-08: Super Reds 1-0 Geylang:
Super Reds (30 pts) has now overtaken Liaoning (29 pts) into 16th-place!
2. 8-Mar-08: Gombak 0-1 Young Lions:
Young Lions (218 pts) has now overtaken Sembawang (216 pts) into 9th-place!
11th-placed Gombak (206 pts) should catch-up with Sembawang pretty soon too.
Meanwhile, let's congrats Dalian for finally chalking-up their first win of the season on 10-Mar-08 by beating Balestier 2-1. They (3 pts) should be able to overtake 19th-placed Paya Lebar (4 pts) anytime as well, :-)
1. 7-Mar-08: Super Reds 1-0 Geylang:
Super Reds (30 pts) has now overtaken Liaoning (29 pts) into 16th-place!
2. 8-Mar-08: Gombak 0-1 Young Lions:
Young Lions (218 pts) has now overtaken Sembawang (216 pts) into 9th-place!
11th-placed Gombak (206 pts) should catch-up with Sembawang pretty soon too.
Meanwhile, let's congrats Dalian for finally chalking-up their first win of the season on 10-Mar-08 by beating Balestier 2-1. They (3 pts) should be able to overtake 19th-placed Paya Lebar (4 pts) anytime as well, :-)
Saturday, March 8, 2008
SLVC Report: Dalian 1-6 SAFFC, next-up Tampines!
Dalian's first ever SLVC game on 6-Mar-08 ended in disaster as they were soundly trashed 1-6 by SAFFC, while the latter has now equalled the all-time record of 17-game SLVC defense first set by Home in '99!
The result also meant that SAFFC continue to top the table with 100% win, while Dalian continue to stuck at the bottom with 4 losses out of 4. The contrast of respective fortunes can't be more stark than that!
However, for SAFFC to finally surpass Home's record further, they will have to do it the hard way by getting a result against Tampines @ JBS on 14-Mar, which should be a close contest. More preview on this mouth-watering tie later...
The result also meant that SAFFC continue to top the table with 100% win, while Dalian continue to stuck at the bottom with 4 losses out of 4. The contrast of respective fortunes can't be more stark than that!
However, for SAFFC to finally surpass Home's record further, they will have to do it the hard way by getting a result against Tampines @ JBS on 14-Mar, which should be a close contest. More preview on this mouth-watering tie later...
Friday, March 7, 2008
Interesting Trend in S.League 2008: Away Teams Rule!
Following the thrashings of both Albirex & Dalian on 6-Mar-08, it's worth noting that the home teams (for simplicity sake, games at JBS included) have not won a game since SAFFC beat Sengkang on the Leap Day, a run of 8 games!
As at 6-Mar-08, the overall S.League record reads (stats thanks to SoccerDB):
Matches played: 22
Won by home team: 6 (27.3%)
Draws: 5 (22.7%)
Won by away team: 11 (50.0%)
Goals scored: 68 (3.09)
Goals by home team: 27 (1.23)
Goals by away team: 41 (1.86)
While it's still too early to conclude that this season will end-up like 2002, where more games were won by away teams, the on-going trend does suggest that a season like 2005 & 2007 is possible, where the home team won just 3 more games (approx. 2%)!
Can the so-far 100% Super Reds reverse this bizarre trend on 7-Mar? We'll see...
As at 6-Mar-08, the overall S.League record reads (stats thanks to SoccerDB):
Matches played: 22
Won by home team: 6 (27.3%)
Draws: 5 (22.7%)
Won by away team: 11 (50.0%)
Goals scored: 68 (3.09)
Goals by home team: 27 (1.23)
Goals by away team: 41 (1.86)
While it's still too early to conclude that this season will end-up like 2002, where more games were won by away teams, the on-going trend does suggest that a season like 2005 & 2007 is possible, where the home team won just 3 more games (approx. 2%)!
Can the so-far 100% Super Reds reverse this bizarre trend on 7-Mar? We'll see...
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Woodlands Corner: How did Jorg. fared as compared to Karim?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Harvley
Karim was doing better than this and he left half way. As a
Woodlands supporter, I am really dissapointed with the team. Jorg is not up to
standard yet to actually bring a club with alot of wealth forward to challenge
for the title. The defence is abit crappy right now. And he didnt bring in
anyone to actually improve on that.I'll say, replace Jorg. Get a more
experienced coach to bring the club forward and fight for at least the top four
of the league.
Actually, base on results alone, both coaches were strikingly similar & each had their fair shares of ups & downs:
Karim (in charge from 2005-Apr-14 to 2006-June-15):
Ups:
1. Guided the team from 4th-place (when he took over) to 3rd (at one stage 2nd) in 2005 with an impressive 13-match unbeaten run (of 8 wins & 5 draws).
2. Guided the team to 2005 Singapore Cup final.
Downs:
1. His team ran out of steam towards the end of 2005 season, both in league (lost 3 of the last 5 games) & cup (lost the final), to finish trophyless.
2. A slow start to 2006 season, including winless in the first 4 games & losing 4-straight subsequently ended his reign at the club.
Jorg (in charge since 2006-June-16):
Ups:
1. Guided the team from 8th-place (when he took over) to 5th (at one stage 3rd) in 2006 with an equally impressive 13-match unbeaten run (of 9 wins & 4 draws).
2. Guided the team to 3rd-place in 2006 Singapore Cup.
3. Guided the team to victory in the (inaugural) 2007 Singtel League Cup, the first-ever silverware of the club!
Downs:
1. His team also ran out of steam towards the end of 2006 season, both in league (lost the last 3 games straight) & cup (lost to Tampines 2-7 in semi-final 2nd leg), to finish trophyless.
2. A slow start to 2007 season, including a demoralising 0-6 loss to SAFFC at homeground, wasted the good momentum he built-up from Singtel League Cup & opening-day win against Tampines.
3. And of course, who can forget THAT walk-out incident? Though it's more of the chairman's fault than his...
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Dalian's First SLVC Match vs SAFFC on 6-Mar-08!!
Come 6-Mar-08, Dalian will host SAFFC at Queenstown Stadium in what is going to be the Chinese side's first ever SLVC game!
As expected, SAFFC have easily dispatched Sengkang in the previous SLVC match on 29-Feb-08 (which is co-incidentally the only S.League match ever played on a leap day) to extend its hold on SLVC to 16 games.
SAFFC's current SLVC run is made up of 13 wins & 3 draws (good for 42 points), already surpassed Home's previous record haul (12 wins + 5 draws = 41 points).
Should SAFFC (expectedly) win or get at least a draw (which would be a huge upset), they will match Home's record of 17-game SLVC defense as well!
As expected, SAFFC have easily dispatched Sengkang in the previous SLVC match on 29-Feb-08 (which is co-incidentally the only S.League match ever played on a leap day) to extend its hold on SLVC to 16 games.
SAFFC's current SLVC run is made up of 13 wins & 3 draws (good for 42 points), already surpassed Home's previous record haul (12 wins + 5 draws = 41 points).
Should SAFFC (expectedly) win or get at least a draw (which would be a huge upset), they will match Home's record of 17-game SLVC defense as well!
Monday, March 3, 2008
Can Super Reds surpass Liaoning on 7-Mar-08?
Having just beaten Young Lions 1-0 away at JBS on 2-Mar-08 to maintain their 100%-start & finally moved above Sporting Afrique in the all-time table, Super Reds will aim to overtake Liaoning as well with another win against Geylang on 7-Mar-08 to keep chasing SAFFC at the top of the league.
Over their 3 meetings in 2007, Super Reds & Geylang are evenly matched, with 1 win, 1 draw & 1 loss apiece, although Geylang did score more goals (5 to 2) over the series.
Can Super Reds continue their fairy tale run? Or will Geylang be the first team to deny them full points in 2008? We'll see...
Over their 3 meetings in 2007, Super Reds & Geylang are evenly matched, with 1 win, 1 draw & 1 loss apiece, although Geylang did score more goals (5 to 2) over the series.
Can Super Reds continue their fairy tale run? Or will Geylang be the first team to deny them full points in 2008? We'll see...
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Go watch the game of "Leap Year"!
No no no, this is not advertisment for the new MediaCorp movie "Leap Years". It actually refers to the game between SAFFC & Sengkang on 29-Feb-08, :-p
Besides being the only S.League game ever played on a Leap Day, this game will also double-up as the 16th SLVC match for SAFFC in the current reign.
Per past records, Sengkang has never won in their 19 previous SLVC matches. That should say much about their chances this time round as well...
Can miracles happen on this special occasion? I don't think so...
P/S: The start of S.League seasons during the past Leap Years:
1996: Apr-20th
2000: Mar-9th
2004: Mar-2nd
2008: Feb-18th
Besides being the only S.League game ever played on a Leap Day, this game will also double-up as the 16th SLVC match for SAFFC in the current reign.
Per past records, Sengkang has never won in their 19 previous SLVC matches. That should say much about their chances this time round as well...
Can miracles happen on this special occasion? I don't think so...
P/S: The start of S.League seasons during the past Leap Years:
1996: Apr-20th
2000: Mar-9th
2004: Mar-2nd
2008: Feb-18th
Monday, February 25, 2008
Dalian 1-2, Super Reds pulled level with Afrique
By beating Dalian 2-1 away on 25-Feb, Super Reds has not only shot to the top of S.League 2008 table (for a day or 2 at least), but also pulled level (despite still remain 18th on G/D) with 17th-placed Sporting Afrique in the all-time table (on 24 points).
Next-up is 16th-placed Liaoning on 29 points... They should be able to reach it in the next few matchs base on their "Red Hot" form now.
But in order to catch 15th-placed Sinchi (88 pts) or even 14th-placed Clementi (95 pts), they need to amass 70+ points in this season, which is a good sum to win the league!
Can they do it? I doubt so, maybe one more season I guess...
Next-up is 16th-placed Liaoning on 29 points... They should be able to reach it in the next few matchs base on their "Red Hot" form now.
But in order to catch 15th-placed Sinchi (88 pts) or even 14th-placed Clementi (95 pts), they need to amass 70+ points in this season, which is a good sum to win the league!
Can they do it? I doubt so, maybe one more season I guess...
Sunday, February 24, 2008
SLVC Preview: SAFFC vs Geylang on 26-Feb-08
Having beaten Albirex 3-1 on 22-Feb & extended their hold on S.League Virtual Championship for 14 games (with 11 wins & 3 draws!), SAFFC will face fellow title contenders Geylang on 26-Feb-08.
Their run of 14 games above has tied with Home's feat in 2007, & is just 3 short of the all-time record (17 games) achieved by the legendary Home team in 1999.
Base on their past home records against Geylang since 2001 (winning 7 out of 8 match-ups since 2002), should this be another win for SAFFC?
Their run of 14 games above has tied with Home's feat in 2007, & is just 3 short of the all-time record (17 games) achieved by the legendary Home team in 1999.
Base on their past home records against Geylang since 2001 (winning 7 out of 8 match-ups since 2002), should this be another win for SAFFC?
Monday, February 18, 2008
S.League Goal #6000
While not many are aware of this, as at the end of 2007 season, the all-time goals count of S.League was stuck at 5999, :-)
That 6000th goal (which was also the first league goal in 2008) was finally scored by Sin Hyun Ho (#20) of Super Reds against Woodlands in the opening match of 2008, congrats to him for achieving this rare double milestone!
That 6000th goal (which was also the first league goal in 2008) was finally scored by Sin Hyun Ho (#20) of Super Reds against Woodlands in the opening match of 2008, congrats to him for achieving this rare double milestone!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
S.League Virtual Championship 2008
If the exclusive source at KR is accurate, SAFFC will begin the defense of its S.League Virtual Championship (SLVC) against Albirex @ JBS on 22-Feb-2008.
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...
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...
Friday, December 28, 2007
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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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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Saturday, December 15, 2007
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...
# 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...
Friday, December 14, 2007
"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.
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.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
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)
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)
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
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?
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?
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
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!).
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!).
Monday, December 10, 2007
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
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
Sunday, December 9, 2007
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...
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...
Saturday, December 8, 2007
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!
#- 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!
Friday, December 7, 2007
"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?
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?
Thursday, December 6, 2007
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"...
(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"...
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
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
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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
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
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!
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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!
Monday, December 3, 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%)
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Goals Scored---: 5999 (3.36)
Home Goals-----: 3200 (1.79)
Away Goals-----: 2799 (1.57)
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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, :-)
# #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%)
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Goals Scored---: 5999 (3.36)
Home Goals-----: 3200 (1.79)
Away Goals-----: 2799 (1.57)
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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, :-)
Sunday, December 2, 2007
SLVC Mini-League Winners Summary
At a glance:
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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
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Woodlands is the only team to have won the title 3-seasons-in-a-row!
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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
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Woodlands is the only team to have won the title 3-seasons-in-a-row!
Saturday, December 1, 2007
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!
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SAFFC has the most number of season-end wins (4), followed by Tampines (3)!
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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!
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SAFFC has the most number of season-end wins (4), followed by Tampines (3)!
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