2011 S.League

The 2011 S.League was the 16th season of the S.League, the top professional football league in Singapore. Tampines Rovers FC won their third title. As in the previous season the S.League was not allowed to send a team to the AFC Champions League because of the participation of a foreign team in the league.[1]

S.League
Season2011
ChampionsTampines Rovers
(3rd S.League title)
AFC Cup
  • Tampines Rovers
    (S.League winners)
  • Home United
    (Singapore Cup winners)
Matches played198
Goals scored578 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorer Mislav Karoglan (33)
Biggest home winSingapore Armed Forces 7–0 Woodlands Wellington
Biggest away winTanjong Pagar United 0–6 Home United
← 2010
2012 →

Teams

Beijing Guoan Talent withdrew their participation in the league after just one season.[2] They were replaced by Tanjong Pagar United, who returned to the highest football league of Singapore after a seven-year absence. The club will be based at Clementi Stadium.

In further changes, Sengkang Punggol were renamed to Hougang United.[3] Moreover, Home United moved back to Bishan Stadium after splitting their previous season home matches between Clementi Stadium and Jalan Besar Stadium.

Etoile
Geylang Utd
Home Utd
Hougang Utd
SAFFC
Woodlands Wellington
Young
Lions
Location of teams in 2011 S.League
Team Stadium Capacity Location Main Sponsor Apparel Sponsor
Albirex Niigata (S)Jurong East Stadium 2,700Jurong EastCanonAdidas
Balestier KhalsaToa Payoh Stadium 3,900Toa PayohCivic Ambulance
FTMS Global		Umbro
Etoile FCQueenstown Stadium 3,800Queenstown-Acono
Geylang UnitedBedok Stadium 3,900Bedok-Lotto
Gombak UnitedJurong West Stadium 3,200Jurong West-Erke
Home UnitedBishan Stadium 4,100BishanCoca-ColaKappa
Hougang UnitedHougang Stadium 2,500Hougang-Mitre
Singapore Armed ForcesChoa Chu Kang Stadium 4,600Choa Chu KangStar Automotive Centre
United Engineers Limited		Umbro
Tampines RoversTampines Stadium 3,600TampinesHyundaiDAL
Tanjong Pagar UnitedClementi Stadium 4,000ClementiMichezo GroupThorb
Woodlands WellingtonWoodlands Stadium 4,300Woodlands-Mitre
Young LionsJalan Besar Stadium 6,000KallangCourtsNike

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 Prime League Former Player
Balestier Khalsa Lim Young-woo Kim Young-kwang Paul Cunningham Mark McGough Vahid Bogučanin Vitor Borges
Geylang International Kim Jae-hong Jeon Byung-euk Yuta Nakano Daniel Hammond None Joo Ki-hwan
Jung Hee-bong
Vasile Ghindaru
Gombak United Park Kang-jin Jang Jo-yoon Jung Hee-bong Obadin Aikhena Shane Ryan Kwon Jin-sung
Home United Kim Dae-eui Kenji Arai Frederic Mendy Valery Hiek Sherif El-Masri Lee Sang-ha
Hougang United Carlos Alberto Delgado Diego Gama Vitor Borges Jordan Webb Mamadou M. Diallo Fumiya Kobayashi
SAFFC Taisuke Akiyoshi Goran Subara Ivan Jerkovic Mislav Karoglan Luka Savić Daniel Hammond
Tampines Rovers Seiji Kaneko Akihiro Nakamura Benoit Croissant Yohann Lacroix Hengthaveephokasub Panuwat Park Yo-seb
Tanjong Pagar Kim Seong-kyu Kim Jong-oh Takaya Kawanabe Cyril Bagnost None Hyun Jong-woon
Woodlands Hyun Jong-woon Moon Soon-ho Fumiya Kobayashi Munier Raychouni None Adrian Butters
Leonardo Aleixa da Costa
Graham Tatters

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampines Rovers 33 25 3 5 71 25 +46 78 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
2 Home United 33 25 2 6 81 29 +52 77 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[lower-alpha 1]
3 Singapore Armed Forces 33 21 3 9 74 39 +35 66
4 Albirex Niigata (S) 33 20 5 8 80 34 +46 65
5 Étoile FC 33 21 4 8 65 36 +29 62[lower-alpha 2]
6 Gombak United 33 14 6 13 43 41 +2 48
7 Hougang United 33 15 3 15 55 63 −8 43[lower-alpha 2]
8 Geylang United 33 13 2 18 43 63 −20 41
9 Young Lions 33 7 6 20 33 54 −21 27
10 Balestier Khalsa 33 7 5 21 28 63 −35 26
11 Tanjong Pagar United 33 3 5 25 21 77 −56 14
12 Woodlands Wellington 33 3 4 26 22 92 −70 13
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. Qualified as 2011 Singapore Cup winners.
  2. Étoile and Hougang United were deducted five points each for gross misconduct and bringing the game into disrepute which led to their match on 23 May 2011 being called off before kick-off.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mislav Karoglan Singapore Armed Forces 33
2 Aleksandar Đurić Tampines Rovers 26
3 Shotaro Ihata Albirex Niigata (S) 22
4 Frédéric Mendy Home United 21
5 Qiu Li Home United 17
6 Fazrul Nawaz Singapore Armed Forces 15
7 Tatsuro Inui Albirex Niigata (S) 14
Jordan Webb Hougang United
9 Bruno Castanheira Albirex Niigata (S) 12
Jonathan Toto Etoile FC

Results

Every team will play the other teams a total of three times, either twice at home and once away or vice versa, for a total of 33 matches per team.

Regular home matches
Home \ Away ALB BAL ETO GLU GOM HOM HOU SAF TAM TPU WLW YLI
Albirex Niigata (S) 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 5–1 6–3 0–2 5–0 5–0 4–2
Balestier Khalsa 0–1 0–4 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–4 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–0
Etoile 2–7 0–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 4–2 1–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–2
Geylang United 1–0 0–3 0–2 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–3
Gombak United 1–5 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–4 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 3–0 1–2
Home United 2–1 5–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 4–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0
Hougang United 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 3–2 0–5 1–3 2–0 4–3 1–0 1–0
Singapore Armed Forces 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 7–0 3–0
Tampines Rovers 3–1 5–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 5–2 1–2 4–1 5–0 4–1
Tanjong Pagar United 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–6 0–5 2–2 1–3 0–0 0–0
Woodlands Wellington 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–5 1–4 1–5 1–3 0–1 0–4
Young Lions 0–5 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2011. Source: Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Extra home matches
Home \ Away ALB BAL ETO GLU GOM HOM HOU SAF TAM TPU WLW YLI
Albirex Niigata (S) 1–1 6–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–0
Balestier Khalsa 1–3 0–2 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–0
Etoile 3–0 3–1 2–1 6–1 3–2
Geylang United 3–2 2–3 1–2 3–6 0–2 2–0 1–0
Gombak United 0–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2
Home United 0–4 5–0 2–1 2–1
Hougang United 2–0 0–2 2–3 1–1
Singapore Armed Forces 4–1 0–4 1–3 4–0 3–0
Tampines Rovers 5–0 1–0 3–1 1–0
Tanjong Pagar United 1–2 0–3 1–3 1–1 3–1
Woodlands Wellington 1–5 0–2 1–2 2–4 0–4
Young Lions 1–1 0–1 5–1
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Attendance figures
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Singapore Armed Forces 27,500 3,008 569 1,618 n/a†
2 Home United 22,103 2,295 682 1,381 n/a†
3 Albirex Niigata (S) 22,504 1,988 654 1,324 n/a†
4 Tampines Rovers 21,045 2,907 457 1,315 n/a†
5 Gombak United 19,775 2,352 382 1,163 n/a†
6 Young Lions 16,603 2,728 344 1,038 n/a†
7 Hougang United 14,879 1,683 314 875 n/a†
8 Tanjong Pagar United 13,345 1,587 346 834 n/a†
9 Balestier Khalsa 14,083 1,333 424 828 n/a†
10 Geylang United 13,915 1,283 257 819 n/a†
11 Etoile FC 9,657 1,044 221 617 n/a†
12 Woodlands Wellington 9,221 859 244 576 n/a†
League total 205,054 3,008 221 1,036 n/a†

Source: www.sleague.com

S-League Awards Night Winners
Awards Winners
Player of the Year Mislav Karoglan (Singapore Armed Forces)
Young Player of the Year Tatsuro Inui ( Albirex Niigata (S))
Coach of the Year Koichi Sugiyama ( Albirex Niigata (S))
Top Scorer Award Mislav Karoglan (Singapore Armed Forces)
Fair Play Award Albirex Niigata (S)

See also

Notes and references
  1. "Singapore seek to pull out of ACL". AFC. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  2. "Beijing Guoan pull out of S-League after one season". Straits Time Online. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  3. "Goodbye Sengkang, hello Hougang United". Today Online. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
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