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
Matches played198
Goals scored578 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorerBosnia and Herzegovina 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.

TeamStadiumCapacityLocationMain SponsorApparel Sponsor
Albirex Niigata (S)Jurong East Stadium2,700Jurong EastCanonAdidas
Balestier KhalsaToa Payoh Stadium3,900Toa PayohCivic Ambulance
FTMS Global
Umbro
ÉtoileQueenstown Stadium3,800Queenstown-Acono
Geylang UnitedBedok Stadium3,900Bedok-Lotto
Gombak UnitedJurong West Stadium3,200Jurong West-Erke
Home UnitedBishan Stadium4,100BishanCoca-ColaKappa
Hougang UnitedHougang Stadium2,500Hougang-Mitre
Singapore Armed ForcesChoa Chu Kang Stadium4,600Choa Chu KangStar Automotive Centre
United Engineers Limited
Umbro
Tampines RoversTampines Stadium3,600TampinesHyundaiDAL
Tanjong Pagar UnitedClementi Stadium4,000ClementiMichezo GroupThorb
Woodlands WellingtonWoodlands Stadium4,300Woodlands-Mitre
Young LionsJalan Besar Stadium6,000KallangCourtsNike

Foreign players

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

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Prime LeagueFormer Player
Balestier Khalsa Lim Young-woo Kim Young-kwang Paul Cunningham Mark McGough Vahid Bogučanin Vitor Borges
Geylang International Kim Jae-hong Jeon Byung-guk Yuta Nakano Daniel HammondNone 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 BagnostNone Hyun Jong-woon
Woodlands Hyun Jong-woon Moon Soon-ho Fumiya Kobayashi Munier RaychouniNone Adrian Butters
Leonardo Aleixa da Costa
Graham Tatters

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Tampines Rovers3325357125+4678Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
2Home United3325268129+5277Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[a]
3Singapore Armed Forces3321397439+3566
4Albirex Niigata (S)3320588034+4665
5Étoile3321486536+2962[b]
6Gombak United33146134341+248
7Hougang United33153155563−843[b]
8Geylang United33132184363−2041
9Young Lions3376203354−2127
10Balestier Khalsa3375212863−3526
11Tanjong Pagar United3335252177−5614
12Woodlands Wellington3334262292−7013
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mislav KaroglanSingapore Armed Forces33
2 Aleksandar ĐurićTampines Rovers26
3 Shotaro IhataAlbirex Niigata (S)22
4 Frédéric MendyHome United21
5 Qiu LiHome United17
6 Fazrul NawazSingapore Armed Forces15
7 Tatsuro InuiAlbirex Niigata (S)14
Jordan WebbHougang United
9 Bruno CastanheiraAlbirex Niigata (S)12
Jonathan TotoÉtoile

[1] Archived 8 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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 \ AwayALBBALETOGLUGOMHOMHOUSAFTAMTPUWLWYLI
Albirex Niigata (S)1–00–13–10–02–15–16–30–25–05–04–2
Balestier Khalsa0–10–43–11–21–12–40–20–12–02–00–0
Étoile2–70–03–22–02–04–21–01–23–03–01–2
Geylang United1–00–30–21–01–32–12–00–12–01–03–3
Gombak United1–52–01–02–01–40–10–11–13–23–01–2
Home United2–15–22–12–13–04–23–22–03–12–02–0
Hougang United1–12–22–10–23–20–51–32–04–31–01–0
Singapore Armed Forces2–11–01–13–12–12–00–10–12–17–03–0
Tampines Rovers3–15–01–00–21–11–15–21–24–15–04–1
Tanjong Pagar United1–20–10–20–10–00–60–52–21–30–00–0
Woodlands Wellington0–11–01–22–20–11–51–41–51–30–10–4
Young Lions0–52–01–13–20–20–22–00–20–10–11–2
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2011. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Extra home matches

Home \ AwayALBBALETOGLUGOMHOMHOUSAFTAMTPUWLWYLI
Albirex Niigata (S)1–16–11–11–01–31–0
Balestier Khalsa1–30–20–41–32–21–0
Étoile3–03–12–16–13–2
Geylang United3–22–31–23–60–22–01–0
Gombak United0–32–03–11–11–2
Home United0–45–02–12–1
Hougang United2–00–22–31–1
Singapore Armed Forces4–10–41–34–03–0
Tampines Rovers5–01–03–11–0
Tanjong Pagar United1–20–31–31–13–1
Woodlands Wellington1–50–21–22–40–4
Young Lions1–10–15–1
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Attendance figures

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Singapore Armed Forces27,5003,0085691,618n/a
2Home United22,1032,2956821,381n/a
3Albirex Niigata (S)22,5041,9886541,324n/a
4Tampines Rovers21,0452,9074571,315n/a
5Gombak United19,7752,3523821,163n/a
6Young Lions16,6032,7283441,038n/a
7Hougang United14,8791,683314875n/a
8Tanjong Pagar United13,3451,587346834n/a
9Balestier Khalsa14,0831,333424828n/a
10Geylang United13,9151,283257819n/a
11Étoile9,6571,044221617n/a
12Woodlands Wellington9,221859244576n/a
League total205,0543,0082211,036n/a

Source: www.sleague.com

S-League Awards Night Winners

AwardsWinners
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

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