Season | 2020 |
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Dates | 29 February - 5 December |
AFC Champions League | Tampines Rovers |
AFC Cup | Lion City Sailors Geylang International |
Matches played | 56 |
Goals scored | 185 (3.3 per match) |
Biggest home win | Lion City Sailors 5-0 Young Lions (1 November 2020) Lion City Sailors 6-1 Tanjong Pagar United (13 November 2020) |
Biggest away win | Balestier Khalsa 1-7 Lion City Sailors (7 November 2020) |
Highest scoring | Balestier Khalsa 1-7 Lion City Sailors (7 November 2020) |
Highest attendance | 2,723 (Tanjong Pagar 1-1 Sailors 6 March 2020) |
Lowest attendance | 574 (Balestier 2-2 Albirex (S) 7 March 2020) |
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The 2020 Singapore Premier League (also known as the AIA Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) was the 3rd season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its rebranding in 2018. [1] The champions of the 2020 Singapore Premier League qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage automatically.
DPMM FC were the defending champions, but withdrew from the league prior to the season re-starting in October 2020. The league was won by Albirex Nigata (S) on the last matchday after beating Hougang United 1-0. Tampines Rovers qualified for the AFC Champions League as the highest ranked local team while Lion City Sailors and Geylang International qualified for the AFC Cup.
The following key changes were made to the rules for the 2020 season: [2]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore and more generally in Southeast Asia, the season was halted from 27 March.
The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth approved the season recommencement on 17 October. [11] Competition rule changes included the provision for two water breaks during a match, and clubs will be able to use up to five substitutions (in defined windows after half-time). [12]
On 26 October 2020, DPMM FC withdrew from the league due to travel restrictions. [13]
A total of 8 teams competed in the league. Albirex Niigata (S) from Japan is the only foreign team invited.
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Albirex Niigata (S) | Jurong East Stadium | 2,700 |
Balestier Khalsa | Bishan Stadium | 3,500 |
Geylang International | Our Tampines Hub | 5,000 |
Hougang United | Hougang Stadium | 3,800 |
Lion City Sailors | Bishan Stadium | 3,500 |
Tampines Rovers | Our Tampines Hub | 5,000 |
Tanjong Pagar United | Jurong East Stadium | 2,700 |
Young Lions | Jurong West Stadium | 3,200 |
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 | Main Shirt sponsor | Other shirt sponsors |
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Albirex Niigata (S) | ![]() | ![]() | Mizuno [14] | Canon | Kirin EnglishCentral Lensmode Kubota Reeracoen Gain City Nippon Medical Care Fitogether |
Balestier Khalsa | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas [17] | Jeep [18] | Weston Corporation Project Vaults StarBalm |
Geylang International | ![]() | ![]() | FBT [21] | Epson | Heng Motor Chiang Kong Broadway D2D Sports SoundTech |
Hougang United | ![]() | ![]() | Warrix [23] | SportCenter by Zup Polar Water | |
Lion City Sailors | ![]() | ![]() | Puma | SEA | Shopee |
Tampines Rovers | ![]() | ![]() | Mizuno [27] | Hyundai Avante [28] | ANA Courier Express StarBalm |
Tanjong Pagar United | ![]() | ![]() | Thorb | ||
Young Lions | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Catapult |
Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Manner of Departure | Date of Vacancy | Position in table | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
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Young Lions | ![]() | Contract End | 31 December 2019 [30] | Pre-Season | ![]() | 1 January 2020 [29] |
Lion City Sailors | ![]() | End of Caretaker | 31 December 2019 [31] | Pre-Season | ![]() | [24] |
Tanjong Pagar United | NA | NA | NA | Pre-Season | ![]() | 1 January 2020 |
Tanjong Pagar United | ![]() | Resigned | 14 October 2020 [32] | 7th | ![]() | 14 October 2020 |
Singapore Premier League clubs can sign a maximum of four foreign players in the 2020 season, up from three as compared to 2019. [33] However, one of them has to be 21 years old or younger on 1 January 2020.
Albirex Niigata can sign up unlimited number of Singaporean players for the new season. Only 1 local player above 23 years old is allowed. [34]
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | U21 Player 1 | SG U-23 Player 1 | SG U-23 Player 2 | SG U-23 Player 3 | Former Players |
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Albirex Niigata (S) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Balestier Khalsa | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Geylang International | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Hougang United | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Lion City Sailors | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Tampines Rovers | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Tanjong Pagar United | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Note 1: Albirex is allowed to sign as many locals as their budget allows. However, the club are only allowed one Singaporean over the age of 23.
Note 2: Hougang United releases Charlie Machell and Zac Anderson before the season end as their contracts ended 30 November 2020 were not extended.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Albirex Niigata (S) [lower-alpha 1] (C) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 32 | |
2 | Tampines Rovers | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 29 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
3 | Lion City Sailors | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 27 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
4 | Geylang International | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 20 | |
5 | Balestier Khalsa | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 19 | |
6 | Hougang United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 15 | |
7 | Young Lions [lower-alpha 1] | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 9 | |
8 | Tanjong Pagar United | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 5 |
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | ![]() | Lion City Sailors | 7 |
2 | ![]() | Lion City Sailors | 6 |
3 | ![]() | Hougang United/ Lion City Sailors | 5 (1 for Hougang, 4 for LCS) |
3 | ![]() | Tampines Rovers | 5 |
3 | ![]() | Balestier Khalsa | 5 |
3 | ![]() | Young Lions | 5 |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Albirex Niigata (S) | 8 |
2 | ![]() | Tampines Rovers | 6 |
3 | ![]() | Lion City Sailors | 4 |
4 | ![]() | Balestier Khalsa | 3 |
5 | ![]() | Geylang International | 2 |
6 | ![]() | Geylang International | 1 |
6 | ![]() | Tanjong Pagar United | 1 |
6 | ![]() | Hougang United | 1 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Reference |
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![]() | Hougang United | Young Lions | 4–1 | 1 March 2020 | [69] |
![]() | Lion City Sailors | Balestier Khalsa | 7–1 | 7 November 2020 | [70] |
![]() | Tampines Rovers | Young Lions | 3–1 | 17 November 2020 | [71] |
Player | For | Against | Date |
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![]() | Balestier Khalsa | Tampines Rovers | 1 March 2020 |
Rank | Player | Club | Man of the Match |
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1 | ![]() | Hougang United / Lion City Sailors | 4 (2 for Hougang & 2 for LCS) |
1 | ![]() | Tampines Rovers | 4 |
2 | ![]() | Lion City Sailors | 3 |
2 | ![]() | Albirex Niigata (S) | 3 |
3 | ![]() | Geylang International | 2 |
3 | ![]() | Geylang International | 2 |
3 | ![]() | Geylang International | 2 |
3 | ![]() | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2 |
3 | ![]() | Tanjong Pagar United | 2 |
3 | ![]() | Hougang United | 2 |
3 | ![]() | Tampines Rovers | 2 |
Month | Player of the Month | Young Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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Coach | Club | Player | Club | ||
April | |||||
Awards | Winners | Club |
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Player of the Year | ![]() | Lion City Sailors |
Young Player of the Year | ![]() | Lion City Sailors |
Coach of the Year | ![]() | Albirex Niigata (S) |
Top Scorer Award | ![]() | Lion City Sailors |
Fair Play Award | Albirex Niigata (S) | |
Referee of the Year | ![]() | — |
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