2003 S.League

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S. League
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Season2003
Champions Home United
2nd S.League title
AFC Cup Home United (S.League and Singapore Cup winners)
Geylang United (S.League runners-up)
Matches played198
Goals scored631 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Brazil.svg Peres de Oliveira
(37 - all domestic competitions)
Biggest home win Geylang United 10-2 Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions
(17 August 2003)
Biggest away win Balestier Khalsa 0-5 Singapore Armed Forces
(10 May 2003)
Highest scoring Geylang United 10-2 Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions
(17 August 2003)
← 2002
2004 →

2003 S.League was the eighth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Home United, which was their second league title.

Contents

League table

PosTeamPldWSOWSOLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Home United 332623210442+6285Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
2 Geylang United 33213277530+4571
3 Singapore Armed Forces 33202566837+3169
4 Tampines Rovers 331732116340+2359
5 Woodlands Wellington 33144876547+1858
6 Jurong FC 331271133534+151
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sinchi FC [a] 331165114648−250
8 Sengkang Marine 33781173266−3438
9 Sembawang Rangers 33657153756−1935
10 Tanjong Pagar United 33820233678−4228
11 Balestier Khalsa [b] 33526203776−3925
12 Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions [c] 33615213377−4425
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Matches proceed to a penalty shootout following a draw in regulation time. Shootout winners receive two points and shootout losers receive one point.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Sinchi stands for 'Singapore Chinese', a team of Chinese players.
  2. ↑ Balestier Khalsa are a merger of Clementi Khalsa and Balestier Central.
  3. ↑ Young Lions are a new team made up of under-23 national team players.
Gombak United withdrew from the league at the end of the 2002 season.

Foreign players

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

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Former Player
Balestier Khalsa Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-cher Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Min-suk Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Seung-bum Flag of Nigeria.svg Joseph Theddeus Flag of Nigeria.svg Wisdom Onyekwere
Flag of Nigeria.svg Itimi Wilson
Geylang International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Bennett Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aleksandar Đurić Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendon Šantalab Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Roberts Flag of England.svg Marcus Phillips
Flag of Thailand.svg Surachai Jirasirichote
Home United Flag of Thailand.svg Sutee Suksomkit Flag of Thailand.svg Surachai Jaturapattarapong Flag of England.svg Billy Bone Flag of Brazil.svg Peres De Oliveira None
Jurong FC Flag of South Korea.svg Park Tae-won Flag of Nigeria.svg Okoye Emeka Flag of Nigeria.svg Precious Emuejeraye Flag of Brazil.svg Fabio Da SilvaNone
SAFFC Flag of Thailand.svg Pongsak Khongkeaw Flag of Japan.svg Akihiro Nakamura Flag of Croatia.svg Nenad Baćina Flag of Guinea.svg Ballamodou Conde Flag of Nigeria.svg Igwe Iroha
Flag of Croatia.svg Ante Hrgović
Sengkang Marine Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Pryce Flag of England.svg Daniel Hill Flag of England.svg Jason White Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Fahrudin Mustafić None
Sembawang Rangers Flag of Thailand.svg Pitipong Kuldilog Flag of Thailand.svg Supakit Jinajai Flag of Thailand.svg Tawan Sripan Flag of Thailand.svg Cumpee Pinthakul Flag of Thailand.svg Teerasak Po-on
Flag of Japan.svg Akihiro Nakamura
Tampines Rovers Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradley Groves Flag of Australia (converted).svg Demetrios Bakis Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Goutzioulis Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Sead Muratović None
Tanjong Pagar United Flag of Thailand.svg Choketawee Promrut Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Tanaka Flag of Nigeria.svg Adejumo Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kris Trajanovski None
Woodlands Flag of England.svg John Wilkinson Flag of England.svg Simon Clark Flag of Nigeria.svg Itimi Dickson Flag of Nigeria.svg Agu Casmir None
Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions FC Flag of Nigeria.svg Precious Emuejeraye NoneNoneNoneNone

Top scorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Peres de Oliveira Home United 37
2 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aleksandar Đurić Geylang United 32
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Egmar Goncalves Home United 29
4 Indra Sahdan Daud Home United 26
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chang Hui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sinchi FC 24
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendon Santalab Geylang United 23
6 Noh Alam Shah Tampines Rovers 23
8 Flag of Thailand.svg Pitipong Kuldilog Sembawang Rangers 21
9 Mirko Grabovac Singapore Armed Forces 20
10 Flag of Nigeria.svg Itimi Dickson Woodlands Wellington 18
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Goutzioulis Tampines Rovers 17
12 Flag of Nigeria.svg Agu Casmir Woodlands Wellington 15
13 Flag of England.svg Jason White Sengkang Marine 14
13 Flag of Guinea.svg Ballamodou Conde Singapore Armed Forces 14
15 Fadzuhasny Juraimi Tanjong Pagar United 11
15 Flag of England.svg John Wilkinson Woodlands Wellington 11
17 Jamil Ali Geylang United 10
17 Aliff Shafaein Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions 10
19 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-Cher Balestier Khalsa 9
19 Flag of Thailand.svg Sutee Suksomkit Home United 9
19 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Tanaka Tanjong Pagar United 9

Source: [1]

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