1998 S.League

S. League
Season 1998
Champions Singapore Armed Forces
2nd S.League title
Asian Club Championship Singapore Armed Forces
Matches played 110
Goals scored 368 (3.35 per match)
Top goalscorer England Stuart Young (22)
Biggest home win Home United 9-3 Gombak United
(18 July 1998)
Biggest away win Gombak United 1-6 Home United
(20 May 1998)
Highest scoring Home United 9-3 Gombak United
(18 July 1998)
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 S.League was the third season of the S.League, the top professional football league in Singapore. Teams played each other once both home and away, in a 20-match season.

The 1998 S.League was won by Singapore Armed Forces, their second consecutive title.

Teams

Jurong left Bukit Gombak Stadium upon completion of their new home ground Jurong East Stadium. Home United also relocated, leaving Jalan Besar Stadium to move into Bishan Stadium. Two new teams entered into the competition – Gombak United (who took the place of Jurong playing at Bukit Gombak Stadium) and Marine Castle United who made Hougang Stadium their home – taking the number of participating teams to eleven. Tiong Bahru United were renamed Tanjong Pagar United for the 1998 season.

Team Stadium Capacity Location
Balestier CentralToa Payoh Stadium 3,900Toa Payoh
Gombak UnitedBukit Gombak Stadium 3,000Bukit Batok
Geylang UnitedBedok Stadium 3,900Bedok
JurongJurong East Stadium 2,700Jurong East
Home UnitedBishan Stadium 4,000Bishan
Marine Castle UnitedHougang Stadium 3,000Hougang
Singapore Armed ForcesJurong Stadium 6,000Jurong
Sembawang RangersYishun Stadium 3,400Yishun
Tampines RoversTampines Stadium 3,600Tampines
Tanjong Pagar UnitedQueenstown Stadium 3,800Queenstown
Woodlands WellingtonWoodlands Stadium 4,300Woodlands



Foreign players

Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 5 foreign players.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Balestier Central Australia Darren Stewart Brazil Fabio Da Silva Croatia Marko Kraljević Croatia Goran Paulić None
Geylang International South Korea Jang Jung England Kevin Hunt England Max Nicholson Cameroon Simamo Basile Cameroon Lewono Joseph
Gombak United New Zealand Chris Jackson None None None None
Home United Brazil Sergio Cliveland Australia Craig John Gaunt Brazil Egmar Gonçalves Hungary Zsolt Bucs England Stuart Young
Jurong FC Croatia Bojan Hodak None None None None
Marine Castle Australia Scott O'Donell Ghana Bernard Aryee None None None
SAFFC Croatia Mirko Grabovac None Croatia Vinko Marača Croatia Jure Ereš None
Sembawang Rangers Thailand Tawan Sripan Brazil Joselito Da Silva None Bosnia and Herzegovina Milomir Šešlija None
Tampines Rovers Romania Bogdan Brasoveanu Liberia Nathaniel Naplah Croatia Zlatko Vidan Romania Gheorghe Marian None
Tanjong Pagar United Australia Vlado Bozinovski Iran Majid Motlagh Germany Jorg Steinebrunner Croatia Dragan Talajić Senegal Nicodeme Boucher
Woodlands None None None None None

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Singapore Armed Forces 20 14 4 2 46 17 +29 46 Qualification to
Asian Club Championship
first round
2 Tanjong Pagar United 20 14 4 2 39 15 +24 46
3 Geylang United 20 11 5 4 32 18 +14 38
4 Balestier Central 20 9 4 7 47 43 +4 31
5 Jurong FC 20 9 4 7 32 33 −1 31
6 Tampines Rovers 20 8 5 7 41 40 +1 29
7 Home United 20 8 4 8 42 28 +14 28
8 Sembawang Rangers 20 6 1 13 18 37 −19 19
9 Woodlands Wellington 20 4 6 10 27 41 −14 18
10 Gombak United 20 3 4 13 25 52 −27 13
11 Marine Castle United 20 2 3 15 19 44 −25 9
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Singapore Armed Forces qualified to compete in the 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship. This was their second appearance in continental competition. The club met with more success than in their first appearance, defeating Royal Dolphins of the Cambodian League 11–3 on aggregate in the East Asian first round. They were defeated in the second round by Sinthana of the Thai Premier League, going down 3–2 on aggregate.

Top scorers

RankNameClubGoals
1England Stuart YoungHome United22
2Romania Bogdan BrasoveanuTampines Rovers20
3Croatia Goran PaulićBalestier Central19
4Brazil Egmar GoncalvesHome United16
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