2005 S.League

2005 S.League was the tenth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Tampines Rovers, which was their second league title.

S. League
Season2005
ChampionsTampines Rovers
2nd S.League title
AFC Cup
  • Tampines Rovers
    (S.League winners)
  • Home United
    (Singapore Cup winners)
Matches played135
Goals scored477 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorerMirko Grabovac (26)
Biggest home winTampines Rovers 7-0 Geylang United
(31 May 2005)
Biggest away win
  • Paya Lebar Punggol 0-5 Tampines Rovers
    (29 June 2005)
  • Balestier Khalsa 0-5 Home United
    (30 August 2005)
  • Sinchi 0-5 Tampines Rovers
    (24 September 2005)
Highest scoring
  • Home United 4-4 Geylang United
    (1 March 2005)
  • Tampines Rovers 3-5 Singapore Armed Forces
    (13 August 2005)
  • Tampines Rovers 3-5 Home United
    (21 October 2005)
← 2004
2006 →

Changes from 2004
  • Paya Lebar Punggol joined the league in place of Planet FC.
  • Tanjong Pagar United withdrew from the S.League from the 2005 season.

Foreign players

Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 4 foreign players.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former Player
Balestier Khalsa Akihiro Nakamura Paul Ekollo Osagie Ederaro Kengne Ludovick None
Geylang International Pitipong Kuldilok Mark Williams John Wilkinson Chimaobi Nwaogazi None
Home United Sutee Suksomkit Surachai Jaturapattarapong Anurak Srikerd Peres De Oliveira None
Sengkang Punggol Moudourou Moise Bae Jin-soo Protais Bessala Kenan Ragipović None
SAFFC Therdsak Chaiman Aleksandar Đurić Boubacar Keita Greg Nwokolo None
Tampines Rovers Santi Chaiyaphurk Sead Muratović Fahrudin Mustafić Branko Hucika None
Woodlands Park Tae-won Essa Basile Lucian Dronca Jon Angelucci Mark Williams
Young Lions FC Precious Emuejeraye None None None Greg Nwokolo
  • Albirex Niigata (S) and Sinchi FC are not allowed to hire any foreigners.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampines Rovers 27 18 3 6 77 35 +42 57 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
2 Singapore Armed Forces 27 15 7 5 54 41 +13 52
3 Woodlands Wellington 27 15 5 7 57 44 +13 50
4 Home United 27 14 4 9 62 44 +18 46 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Albirex Niigata (S) 27 12 8 7 50 33 +17 44
6 Young Lions 27 12 6 9 44 37 +7 42
7 Balestier Khalsa 27 10 6 11 45 52 −7 36
8 Geylang United 27 7 5 15 38 57 −19 26
9 Sinchi FC 27 7 3 17 27 56 −29 21[lower-alpha 2]
10 Paya Lebar Punggol 27 1 1 25 23 78 −55 4
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. Qualified as 2005 Singapore Cup winners
  2. Sinchi deducted three points for gross misconduct

Top scorers
RankNameClubGoals
1 Mirko GrabovacTampines Rovers26
2 Kengne LudovickBalestier Khalsa20
Indra Sahdan DaudHome United
Egmar GoncalvesHome United
Noh Alam ShahTampines Rovers
5 Jonathon AngelucciWoodlands Wellington18
6 Aleksandar DuricSingapore Armed Forces17
7 John WilkinsonGeylang United15
8 Issey Farran NakajimaAlbirex Niigata (S)14
9 Osagie EderaroBalestier Khalsa13
Therdsak ChaimanSingapore Armed Forces
11 Peres De OliveiraHome United11
Sead MuratovicTampines Rovers
15 Norikazu MurakamiClementi Khalsa9
Park Tae-wonWoodlands Wellington
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