1998 S.League

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.

S. League
Season1998
ChampionsSingapore Armed Forces
2nd S.League title
Asian Club ChampionshipSingapore Armed Forces
Matches played110
Goals scored368 (3.35 per match)
Top goalscorer Stuart Young (22)
Biggest home winHome United 9-3 Gombak United
(18 July 1998)
Biggest away winGombak United 1-6 Home United
(20 May 1998)
Highest scoringHome United 9-3 Gombak United
(18 July 1998)
← 1997
1999 →

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.

Balestier Central
Geylang Utd
Gombak Utd
Home Utd
Marine Castle
Sembawang Rangers
SAFFC
Tampines R.
Tanjong Pagar Utd
Woodlands Wellington
Location of teams in 1998 S.League
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 Darren Stewart Fabio Da Silva Marko Kraljević Goran Paulić None
Geylang International Jang Jung Kevin Hunt Max Nicholson Simamo Basile Lewono Joseph
Gombak United Chris Jackson None None None None
Home United Sergio Cliveland Craig John Gaunt Egmar Gonçalves Zsolt Bucs Stuart Young
Jurong FC Bojan Hodak None None None None
Marine Castle Scott O'Donell Bernard Aryee None None None
SAFFC Mirko Grabovac None Vinko Marača Jure Ereš None
Sembawang Rangers Tawan Sripan Joselito Da Silva None Milomir Šešlija None
Tampines Rovers Bogdan Brasoveanu Nathaniel Naplah Zlatko Vidan Gheorghe Marian None
Tanjong Pagar United Vlado Bozinovski Majid Motlagh Jorg Steinebrunner Dragan Talajić 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
1 Stuart YoungHome United22
2 Bogdan BrasoveanuTampines Rovers20
3 Goran PaulićBalestier Central19
4 Egmar GoncalvesHome United16
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