2017 S.League

The 2017 S.League (also known as the Great Eastern Hyundai S.League for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of the S.League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996. The season began on 26 February 2017, and concluded on 18 November 2017.[2] Albirex Niigata (S) were the defending champions.[3]

S.League
Season2017
Champions Albirex Niigata (S) (2nd title)
Community Shield Albirex Niigata (S)
AFC Champions LeagueTampines Rovers
(S.League runners-up)
AFC CupHome United
(S.League 3rd Place)
Matches played65
Goals scored190 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorer Tsubasa Sano (26 goals)
Biggest home winHome United 9–3 DPMM FC
(25 May 2017)[1]
Biggest away win Young Lions 0–5 Albirex Niigata (S)
(4 March 2017)[1] DPMM FC 0–5 Tampines Rovers ( 3 November 2017)
Highest scoringHome United 9–3 DPMM FC
(25 May 2017)[1]
Longest winning run10 matches
Albirex Niigata (S)
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Albirex Niigata (S)
Longest winless run13 matches
Young Lions
Longest losing run9 matches
Young Lions
← 2016
All statistics correct as of 4 November 2017.

It was the final season with the "S.League" name as it was officially renamed to Singapore Premier League from the 2018 season onwards.[4]

Teams

A total of 9 teams competed in the league. Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC were invited foreign clubs from Japan and Brunei respectively.

Stadiums and locations
Location of 2017 S.League teams
Albirex (S)
Balestier Khalsa
Geylang International
Home Utd
Hougang Utd
Tampines Rovers
Locations of the 2016 S.League teams from Singapore
Team Stadium Capacity
Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium 2,700
Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium 3,800
DPMM FC Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium 28,000
Geylang International Bedok Stadium
Jalan Besar Stadium (May–September 2017)		 3,800
6,000
Home United Bishan Stadium 3,500
Hougang United Hougang Stadium 3,400
Tampines Rovers Jurong West Stadium (March 2014–June 2017)
Our Tampines Hub		 3,200
6,000
Warriors FC Choa Chu Kang Stadium 4,000
Young Lions Jalan Besar Stadium 6,000

Personnel and sponsors

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Albirex Niigata (S) Kazuaki Yoshinaga Kento Nagasaki Hummel Canon
Balestier Khalsa Marko Kraljević Zaiful Nizam Umbro Civic
DPMM FC Steve Kean Rosmin Kamis Lotto –
Geylang International Mohd Noor Ali Isa Halim FBT Epson
Home United Aidil Sharin Hassan Sunny Puma Lionco Investments
Hougang United Philippe Aw Nurhilmi Jasni Vonda Green Rubber[5]
Tampines Rovers Jürgen Raab Madhu Mohana Jako Nogle
Warriors FC Razif Onn Baihakki Khaizan Joma Hong Seh Motors
Young Lions Vincent Subramaniam Shahrin Saberin Nike Shopee

Coaching changes
Team Outgoing Head Coach Manner of Departure Date of Vacancy Position in table Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment
Warriors FC Razif Onn Redesignated NA Pre-Season Razif Onn[6] 23 October 2016
Hougang United K.Balagumaran[7] End of Contract 30 October 2016 Philippe Aw[8] 1 January 2017
Albirex Niigata (S) Naoki Naruo[9] End of Contract 3 November 2016 Kazuaki Yoshinaga[10] 2 December 2016
Young Lions Patrick Hesse Resigned 9 November 2016 V. Selvaraj[11] 9 November 2016
Tampines Rovers Akbar Nawas[12] Mutual Agreement 27 January 2017 Jürgen Raab[13] 31 January 2017
Young Lions V. Selvaraj Resigned 17 May 2017 9th Richard Tardy[14] (interim coach) 17 May 2017
Geylang International Hasrin Jailani Resigned 20 June 2017 5th Mohd Noor Ali 20 June 2017
Young Lions Richard Tardy End of Interim 5 July 2017 9th Vincent Subramaniam[15] 5 July 2017

Foreigners

For the 2017 season, Local teams (Exclusive of the Young Lions, which is a development team) and Brunei DPMM[16] are able to register up to a total of 3 foreign players in the main squad, and an additional player under the age of 21 for the Prime League. For match-day squads in the S-League, any three foreigners can be registered.

The mid season transfer window will be opened from 22 May 2017 and closed on 18 June 2017.

Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Prime League Former Players
Balestier Khalsa Kyaw Zayar Win[17] Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit[17] Aung Kyaw Naing[17] - -
DPMM FC Rafael Ramazotti[18] Daúd Gazale[19] Vincent Salas - François Marque[20] *^2
Billy Mehmet[21]
Željko Savić[20]
Geylang International Yuki Ichikawa[22] Víctor Coto Ortega[23] Ricardo Sendra[24] Min Thi Ha -
Home United Song Ui-young[25] Sirina Camara[25] Stipe Plazibat[26] Marijan Šuto[27] -
Hougang United Fumiya Kogure[28] Atsushi Shirota[29] Pablo Rodriguez[30] Antonie Viterale[31] –
Tampines Rovers Ryutaro Megumi[32] Son Yong Chan[32] Ivan Dzoni[33] Raspreet Sandhu[34]*^3
Diego Silvas[35]*^4 		Louis Clark[36][37] *^5
Warriors FC Kento Fukuda[38] Jordan Webb[38] Andrei Ciolacu[39] Clay Silvas[40] Joël Tshibamba[41]
  • ^1 For the 2017 season, it was decided that DPMM FC can sign an additional foreigner under the age of 21 which was not allowed in the past. However, the same rules for match day squad will still apply.[35]
  • ^2 DPMM FC announced that François Marque was dropped from the S. League squad. Although no reasons were given, it is presumed that he had suffered a long term injury in his 1st match for the team.
  • ^3 Raspreet Sandhu is registered to play for AFC Cup competition only.
  • ^4 Diego Silvas is registered for the S. League, taking up the Prime League slot.
  • ^5 Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.
  • Albirex Niigata (S) is an all-Japanese team and do not hire any foreigners.

Kits
Albirex Niigata (S) Balestier Khalsa DPMM FC Geylang International
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Kit Sponsor:
Hummel		 Kit Sponsor:
Umbro		 Kit Sponsor:
Lotto		 Kit Sponsor:
FBT
Main Sponsor:
Canon		 Main Sponsor:
Civic		 Main Sponsor:
None		 Main Sponsor:
Epson
Home United Hougang United Tampines Rovers Warriors FC
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Kit Sponsor:
Puma		 Kit Sponsor:
Vonda		 Kit Sponsor:
Jako		 Kit Sponsor:
Joma
Main Sponsor:
Linco Investments		 Main Sponsor:
Green Rubber		 Main Sponsor:
Nogle		 Main Sponsor:
Hong Seh Motors
Young Lions
Home
Away
Kit Sponsor:
Nike
Main Sponsor:
Shopee

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Albirex Niigata (S)[lower-alpha 1] (C) 24 20 2 2 70 16 +54 62
2 Tampines Rovers 24 17 3 4 48 20 +28 54 Qualification to
AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 1
or
AFC Cup Group Stage
3 Home United 24 15 5 4 58 26 +32 50 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
4 Geylang International 24 11 3 10 32 37 −5 36
5 Warriors FC 24 9 7 8 33 36 −3 34
6 Hougang United 24 9 3 12 24 31 −7 30
7 Balestier Khalsa 24 5 4 15 17 33 −16 19
8 DPMM FC[lower-alpha 1] 24 5 2 17 30 61 −31 17
9 Young Lions[lower-alpha 1] 24 1 3 20 10 62 −52 6
Source: S.League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

Positions by stage
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Albirex Niigata (S)321121111111111111111111
Balestier Khalsa687866777777777777777777
DPMM FC577788888888888888888888
Geylang International866675556655566555444444
Home United112213423223332233333333
Hougang United233457665566655666666666
Tampines Rovers654544332332223322222222
Warriors FC345332244444444444555555
Young Lions999999999999999999999999
Source:
  = Leader

Results
Home \ Away ALB BAL DPM YLI GEY HOM HOU TAM WAR
Albirex Niigata (S) — 2–1 4–0 8–0 5–0 0–2 1–0 4–0 5–1
Balestier Khalsa 0–3 — 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–2
DPMM FC 0–1 1–4 — 7–1 0–1 1–3 2–0 0–1 3–5
Young Lions 0–5 0–0 N/a — 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–4 0–0
Geylang International 2–7 2–0 2–0 2–1 — 1–3 1–1 2–3 0–2
Home United 2–2 1–0 9–3 6–1 3–0 — 2–3 0–2 1–1
Hougang United 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–2 — 0–3 0–1
Tampines Rovers 1–4 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 — 1–1
Warriors FC 1–2 1–0 1–0 4–3 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2017. Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 18 November 2017.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Tsubasa Sano Albirex Niigata (S) 26
2 Stipe Plazibat Home United 25
3 Rafael Ramazotti DPMM FC 14
4 Ryota Nakai Albirex Niigata (S) 11
Kento Nagasaki Albirex Niigata (S) 11
Shahril Ishak Warriors FC 11
Faris Ramli Home United 11
7 Shawal Anuar Geylang International 9
9 Khairul Nizam Home United 7
9 Jordan Webb Warriors FC 7
9 Fumiya Kogure Hougang United 7
9 Ryutaro Megumi Tampines Rovers 7

Clean sheets
As of 18 November 2017.
Rank Player Club Clean Sheet
1 Yosuke Nozawa Albirex Niigata (S) 12
2 Syazwan Buhari Geylang International 9
3 Izwan Mahbud Tampines Rovers 7

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateReference
Stipe Plazibat4Home United Young Lions6–127 February 2017 [42]
Faris Ramli4 DPMM FC9–325 May 2017 [43]
Tsubasa Sano5 Albirex Niigata (S) Young Lions8–026 May 2017 [44]
Rafael Ramazotti DPMM FC7–17 October 2017 [45]
Adi Said7–17 October 2017
Tsubasa Sano4 Albirex Niigata (S)Warriors FC5–13 November 2017 [46]
Tsubasa SanoGeylang International7–117 November 2017

Note 4 Player scored 4 goals 5 Player scored 5 goals

Own goals
Player For Against Score Date
Fadli KamisBalestier KhalsaGeylang International0–24 March 2017
Hazwan Hamzah DPMM FCTampines Rovers0–53 November 2017

Penalty missed
PlayerForAgainstDate
Ivan DžoniTampines Rovers Albirex Niigata (S)26 February 2017
Balestier Khalsa11 March 2017
Faris RamliHome United Young Lions27 February 2017
21 May 2017
Aung Kyaw NaingBalestier Khalsa2 April 2017
Raihan Rahman20 September 2017
Víctor Coto OrtegaGeylang InternationalHougang United20 May 2017
Taufik Suparno Young Lions Albirex Niigata (S)26 May 2017
Andrei CiolacuWarriors FC DPMM FC2 July 2017
Daúd Gazale DPMM FCGeylang International24 July 2017
Iqbal HussainHougang United Young Lions24 October 2017

Discipline – club
As of after 23/9/2017
Rank Club Total
1 Albirex Niigata (S) 9 3
2 Balestier Khalsa 45 6
3 DPMM FC 36 4
4 Young Lions 27 0
5 Geylang International 29 3
6 Home United 35 1
7 Hougang United 36 4
8 Tampines Rovers 38 6
9 Warriors FC 52 2

Discipline – player
Rank Player Club Total
1 Vincent Reyes DPMM FC 4 2
2 Hafiz Osman Warriors FC 3 2
3 Baihakki Khaizan Warriors FC 9 0
4 Ismadi Mukhtar Tampines FC 2 2
5 Nazrul Nazari Hougang United 5 1
6 Ahmad Syahir Balestier Khalsa 8 0

1) Madhu Mohana was handed a suspended $1,000 fine for his comments on social media directed at referee Sukhbir Singh after they lost to Albirex in the Charity Shield.

2) Raihan Rahman was charged for allegedly using a racial slur on Warriors forward Jordan Webb during an S.League match between Balestier and Warriors on 28/2/2017. He was acquitted of that charge after a Football Association of Singapore Disciplinary Committee (DC) hearing.[47]

S.League Awards night winners
Awards Winners Club
Player of the Year Kento Nagasaki Albirex Niigata (S)
Young Player of the Year Hazzuwan Halim Balestier Khalsa
Coach of the Year Kazuaki Yoshinaga Albirex Niigata (S)
Top Scorer Award Tsubasa Sano Albirex Niigata (S)
Goal of the Year Huzaifah Aziz Balestier Khalsa (vs. Albirex)
Fair Play Award Albirex Niigata (S)
Referee of the Year Sukhbir Singh
FFT Team of the Year
Goalkeeper Yosuke Nozawa
(Albirex Niigata (S))
Defence Irfan Fandi
(Home United)		 Yasutaka Yanagi
(Albirex Niigata (S))		 Naofumi Tanaka
(Albirex Niigata (S))
Midfield Ryutaro Megumi
(Tampines Rovers)		 Shuto Inaba
(Albirex Niigata (S))		 Shahril Ishak
(Warriors FC)		 Kento Nagasaki
(Albirex Niigata (S))
Attack Faris Ramli
(Home United)		 Stipe Plazibat
(Home United)		 Tsubasa Sano
(Albirex Niigata (S))

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