2022 Singapore Football League

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The 2022 Singapore Football League is the 46th season of the Singapore Football League, formerly known as National Football League (NFL), after a 3-year absence. The league will feature promotion and relegation between football clubs in League 1, 2 and the Island Wide League.

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In 2020, the NFL was renamed as Singapore Football League (SFL). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, the first season of SFL started in 2022. [1]

League 1

Singapore Football League 1
Season2022
Champions Singapore Khalsa Association
Relegated Mattar Sailors
GFA Sporting Westlake
Matches played56
Goals scored181 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerFariz Faizal
(12 goals)
← 2019
2023 →

Singapore Khalsa Association clinched the Singapore Football League (SFL) 1 title for the first time and became the 13th winner of the competition. [2]

The team received $15,000 along with the coveted trophy from the FAS President, Lim Kia Tong. [2]

Singapore Khalsa Association forward Fariz Faizal also picked up the SFL 1 Top Goalscorer award having finished the season with 12 goals. [2]


PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Singapore Khalsa Association (C)148423618+1828
2 Yishun Sentek Mariners 145722620+622
3 Warwick Knights 145632321+221
4 Katong FC 146351917+221
5 Tiong Bahru FC 145362725+218
6 Project Vaults Oxley SC 144462026−616
7 GFA Sporting Westlake (R)143742030−1016Relegated to 2023 SFL2
8 Mattar Sailors (R)141491024−147
Source: fas.org.sg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

League 2

Singapore Football League 2
Season2022
ChampionsJungfrau Punggol
PromotedJungfrau Punggol
Singapore Cricket Club
RelegatedBalestier United RC
Commonwealth Cosmos
Matches played90
Goals scored319 (3.54 per match)
Top goalscorerChang Guo Guang
(20 goals)
← 2019
2023 →

Jungfrau Punggol FC clinched the Singapore Football League (SFL) 2 title for the first time. With the triumph, they became the 14th winner of the competition. [3]

The prize ceremony was held at the Jalan Besar Stadium after the match between Jungfrau Punggol and Balestier United on 31 October 2022, with the champions receiving S$7,500 along with the coveted trophy from FAS Acting President Bernard Tan. [3]

Singapore Cricket Club forward Chang Guo Guang clinched the SFL 2 Top Scorer award having finished the season with 20 goals – 11 more than his closest competitor. [3]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Jungfrau Punggol (C, P)1814314814+3445Promoted to 2023 SFL1
2 Singapore Cricket Club (P)1813414611+3543
3Admiralty CSN189723820+1834
4 Police SA 189544025+1532
5Bishan Bars188373435−127
6 Eunos Crescent 187383138−724
7Starlight Soccerities1844102735−816
8South Avenue SC1851122543−1816
9Balestier United RC (R)1831141650−3410Relegated to 2023 IWL
10Commonwealth Cosmos (R)1813141448−346
Source: fas.org.sg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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References

  1. ↑ Ilmi, Zahin (2 Jun 2022). "Singapore Football League to kick off on Jun 4, 1st edition under new name". youthopia.sg. Retrieved 22 Jan 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Singapore Khalsa Association seal Singapore Football League 1 title". aseanfootball.org. 12 Sep 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jungfrau Punggol FC seal SFL 2 title". FAS. 31 Oct 2022.