2022 Singapore Premier League

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Singapore Premier League
Season2022
Champions Albirex Niigata (S) (5th title)
AFC Champions League Lion City Sailors
AFC Cup Hougang United
Matches played112
Goals scored506 (4.52 per match)
Top goalscorer Boris Kopitović
(35 goals)
Biggest home win Tanjong Pagar United 8–1 Young Lions
(1 October 2022)
Lion City Sailors 7–0 Tanjong Pagar United
(20 August 2022)
Biggest away winYoung Lions 1–10 Lion City Sailors
(13 August 2022)
Highest scoring Hougang United 4–9 Lion City Sailors
(26 August 2022)
Longest winless runYoung Lions
(11 matches)
Longest losing runYoung Lions
(8 matches)
Average attendance832
2021
2023

The 2022 Singapore Premier League (also known as the AIA Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) was the 5th season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its rebranding in 2018. [1] [2] The champions of the 2022 Singapore Premier League should have qualified for the AFC Champions League. The season began in March and ended on 15 October.

Contents

Lion City Sailors were the defending champions, having won their third Singapore Premier League title in the previous season. Albirex Niigata (S) won their fifth title.

Format

The following key changes were made to the rules since the 2022 season: [3]

  1. Each team is able to register up to 25 players in their squad, a reduction of 3 players as compared from 2020.
  2. Albirex is allowed to have a minimum squad of eighteen (18) Players under non-amateur (Professional) contract, as at the pre-season minimum registration deadline and a maximum of twenty-five (25) Players.
  3. From 2021, Albirex is allowed to sign a maximum of 2 overage Singaporean players. [4] As in 2019 and 2020, Albirex must have two Singaporeans in their starting lineup for each game.
  4. Young Lions is allowed to register a minimum of twenty (20) Players as at the pre-season minimum registration deadline and a maximum of thirty-five (35) Players as at the close of the first registration window.
  5. Young Lions and Lion City Sailors Football Club to play their home games at Jalan Besar Stadium while Balestier Khalsa will play at Toa Payoh Stadium. Bishan Stadium is under renovation till end of season. Other stadiums used are: (1) Our Tampines Hub (Tampines Rovers and Geylang International), Hougang Stadium (Hougang United) and (3) Jurong East Stadium (Albirex Niigata and Tanjong Pagar United).
  6. Clubs will be equipped with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) devices - among other performance and tracking gear. Value of the sponsorship is worth around $620,000. [5]
  7. SPL clubs are now allowed to register a maximum of four foreign players with no age restrictions, of whom at least one shall be of the nationality of an AFC Member Association (Asian). A maximum of four foreign players may be named or fielded in any one match. [6]
  8. Players shall be allocated jersey numbers 1 to 50. Jersey number become available for allocation to new members after a player ceased to play for a club. [7]

New rules for 2022. [8]

  1. Clubs will be required to field only one U-23 player – instead of three – for the first half of a match from next season.
  2. There will be no limit on the number of U-23 players registered in each squad.
  3. All SPL teams will play each other four time.
  4. Clubs will be able to register 20 players per match. There will be nine substitutes allowed on a team's bench – up from seven – and clubs will be permitted to make up to five substitutions per match.
  5. Each team will need to field a minimum of one Under-23 player of Singaporean nationality for the entire duration of the first half. This is a reduction from three in 2020.
  6. Youth elite leagues are slated to resume.
  7. New scheme to incentivise SPL clubs to place higher priority on their youth development programmes.
  8. Clubs will receive monetary rewards for each of their U-23 players who gets called up to the national teams.
  9. 1st transfer window: 1 January 2021 to 20 March 2022, 2nd transfer window: 17 May 2021 to 13 June 2022

On 30 September 2022, it was announced by AFC that they had agreed to give its consent for Brunei DPMM's participation in the 2023 Singapore Premier League and Singapore Cup. This is subject to approval from FIFA. [9]

Teams

A total of 8 teams competed in the league. Albirex Niigata (S) from Japan is the only foreign team invited.

Stadiums and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium 2,700
Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium 3,800
Geylang International Our Tampines Hub 5,000
Hougang United Hougang Stadium 3,800
Lion City Sailors Jalan Besar Stadium 6,000
Tampines Rovers Our Tampines Hub 5,000
Tanjong Pagar United Jurong East Stadium 2,700
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.

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerMain shirt sponsorOther shirt sponsors
Albirex Niigata (S) Flag of Japan.svg Kazuaki Yoshinaga Flag of Japan.svg Jun Kobayashi
Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Koga (VC)
Fairoz Hasan (VC)
Flag of Japan.svg Mizuno Flag of Japan.svg Denka [10] Lensmode
Kubota
Reeracoen
Kirin
EnglishCentral
Gain City
Dpro Logistics Namics
One Asia Lawyers
JPLUS+
Daiho Group
JTB
NSG
Sanpoutei Ramen
SMBC
ACCEA Singapore
PR Times
Nippon Medical Care
HIT Singapore
With You Global Creations
SD Aircon
At Twenty
Salonpas
Crown Line
SETA Technologies
Salonpas
Soken Medical
Dr. Stretch
Balestier Khalsa Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter de Roo Flag of Japan.svg Shuhei Hoshino (C)
Flag of Singapore.svg Darren Teh (C)
Flag of Singapore.svg Ho Wai Loon (C)
Flag of Germany.svg Adidas Flag of the United States.svg Jeep Weston Corporation
Project Vaults
PSB Academy
TopGrid Pest
Dr. Stretch
StarBalm
Geylang International Flag of Singapore.svg Mohd Noor Ali Flag of Singapore.svg Zaiful Nizam
Flag of Singapore.svg Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib (VC)
Flag of Thailand.svg FBT Flag of Japan.svg Epson [11] Aris Studio 23
Joydom Engineering
My Protein Singapore
Steel Industries
Springleaf Prata Place
Fightzone
TRUE Fitness
Dr. Stretch
Hougang United Flag of Singapore.svg Clement Teo Flag of Singapore.svg Fabian Kwok
Flag of Singapore.svg Lionel Tan (VC)
Flag of Singapore.svg Nazrul Nazari (VC)
Flag of Singapore.svg Ridhuan Barudin (VC)
Flag of Thailand.svg Warrix Flag of Singapore.svg The Physio Circle [12] SportCenter by Zup
Cafe Football (CF)
The Arena
SpeedFitness
Polar Water
StarBalm
Lion City Sailors Flag of Serbia.svg Luka Lalic (Interim) Flag of Singapore.svg Hariss Harun
Flag of Singapore.svg Amirul Adli (VC)
Flag of Singapore.svg Nur Adam Abdullah (VC)
Flag of Germany.svg Puma Flag of Singapore.svg Sea [13] Shopee
Garena
Citrus by the pool
WLJK
Good bites
TAPS
Tampines Rovers Flag of Singapore.svg Gavin Lee [14] Flag of Singapore.svg Yasir Hanapi
Flag of Singapore.svg Syazwan Buhari (VC)
Flag of Singapore.svg Irwan Shah (VC)
Flag of Japan.svg Kyoga Nakamura (VC)
Flag of Japan.svg Mizuno Flag of Japan.svg ANA Courier Express [15] Rookbook
My Protein Singapore
Bauerfeind Sports
The Co-op
JSSL FC
Canadian 2 for 1 pizza
StarBalm
Tanjong Pagar United Flag of Singapore.svg Hasrin Jailani Flag of Singapore.svg Faritz Abdul Hameed
Flag of Singapore.svg Daniel Bennett (VC)
Flag of Thailand.svg FBT Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo CenturySamtrade Academy
Hyundai
StarBalm
The Rehab Lab
Young Lions Flag of Singapore.svg Nazri Nasir Flag of Singapore.svg Jacob Mahler
Flag of Singapore.svg Shah Shahiran (VC)
Flag of the United States.svg Nike Catapult

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing Head CoachManner of DepartureDate of VacancyPosition in tableIncoming Head CoachDate of appointment
Balestier Khalsa Flag of Croatia.svg Marko Kraljević Contract Ended10 October 2021 [16] [17] Pre-Season Flag of Singapore.svg Akbar Nawas 22 October 2021 [18]
Albirex Niigata (S) Flag of Japan.svg Keiji Shigetomi Redesignated as Asst. Coach26 October 2021 [19] Pre-Season Flag of Japan.svg Kazuaki Yoshinaga 26 October 2021 [20]
Young Lions Flag of Singapore.svg Philippe Aw End of caretaker role31 December 2021 [21] Pre-Season Flag of Singapore.svg Nazri Nasir 1 January 2022
Lion City Sailors Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Do-hoon Left by Mutual Consent11 August 2022 [22] 1st Flag of Serbia.svg Luka Lalic (interim)11 August 2022 [23]
Balestier Khalsa Flag of Singapore.svg Akbar Nawas Mutual Termination
Joining Flag of Thailand.svg Udon Thani
18 August 2022 [24] 7th Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter de Roo (interim)27 August 2022 [25]
Hougang United Flag of Singapore.svg Clement Teo Stepped Down20 November 2022End of Season [26] Flag of Singapore.svg Firdaus Kassim (interim)

Note 1: Marko Kraljević was subsequently appointed as the Head, Youth for Hougang United.

Transfers

Foreign players

Singapore Premier League clubs can sign a maximum of four foreign players in the 2021 season, up from three as compared to 2019. [27] However, one of them has to be 21 years old or younger on 1 January 2021 (Or at the age of registration).

Albirex Niigata can sign up unlimited number of Singaporean players for the new season. Only 2 local player above 23 years old is allowed. [28]

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

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC PlayerSG U-23 Player
U-21 Player
Former Players
Albirex Niigata (S) Flag of Singapore.svg Hyrulnizam Juma'at [29] Flag of Singapore.svg Fairoz Hassan [30] Flag of Singapore.svg Zamani Zamri [31] Flag of Singapore.svg Kai Yamamoto
Flag of Singapore.svg Nicky Singh [32] Flag of Singapore.svg Junki Yoshimura [33] Flag of Singapore.svg Ilhan Fandi [34] Flag of Singapore.svg Wong Jun Kai
Flag of Singapore.svg Fikri Junaidi [35] Flag of Singapore.svg Hilman Norhisam [36] Flag of Singapore.svg Kenji Austin [37] Flag of Singapore.svg Shakthi Vinayagavijayan
Balestier Khalsa Flag of Serbia.svg Ensar Brunčević [38] Flag of Japan.svg Shuhei Hoshino [39] Flag of Japan.svg Ryoya Tanigushi [40] Flag of Japan.svg Kuraba Kondo [41] Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Conor MacKay
Flag of France.svg Yann Weishaupt
Flag of England.svg Max McCoy
Flag of England.svg Hari McCoy
Geylang International Flag of Croatia.svg Šime Žužul [42] Flag of France.svg Vincent Bezecourt [43] Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Tezuka [44] Flag of Japan.svg Rio Sakuma [45]
Hougang United Flag of Brazil.svg André Moritz [46] Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Bortoluzo [12] Flag of Croatia.svg Kristijan Krajček [12] Flag of Japan.svg Kaishu Yamazaki [47]
Lion City Sailors Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Lopes [48] Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Henrique [49] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Lestienne [50] [51] Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Shin-wook [52] [53]
Tampines Rovers Flag of Serbia.svg Zehrudin Mehmedović [54] Flag of Montenegro.svg Boris Kopitović [54] Flag of Japan.svg Kyoga Nakamura [55] Flag of Japan.svg Shuya Yamashita [56]
Tanjong Pagar United Flag of Croatia.svg Mirko Šugić [57] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Blake Ricciuto Flag of Japan.svg Reo Nishiguchi [58] Flag of Japan.svg Shodai Nishikawa [59]

Note 1: From 2021, Albirex is allowed to sign a maximum of 2 Singaporean players above the age of 23.

Results

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Albirex Niigata (S) [lower-alpha 1] (C)2817838843+4559
2 Lion City Sailors (Q)2818379139+5257Qualification for AFC Champions League Group stage
3 Tampines Rovers (Q)2815587657+1950Standby team for AFC Cup group stage
4 Geylang International 2810994846+239
5 Hougang United 2810996571639Qualification for AFC Cup group stage (Cup Winner)
6 Tanjong Pagar United 281071159691037
7 Balestier Khalsa 28731845783324
8 Young Lions [lower-alpha 1] 28222434103698
Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Fixtures and results

Clubs play each other four times for 28 matches each.

Statistics

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthPlayer of the MonthYoung Player of the MonthCoach of the MonthGoal of the MonthRef
PlayerClubPlayerClubCoachClubPlayer vs.
March Flag of Croatia.svg Mirko Šugić Tanjong Pagar United Flag of Japan.svg Kodai Tanaka Albirex Niigata (S) Flag of Singapore.svg Hasrin Jailani Tanjong Pagar United Flag of Brazil.svg André Moritz
vs. Geylang International (11/3/2022)
April Flag of Montenegro.svg Boris Kopitović Tampines Rovers Flag of Singapore.svg Ryhan Stewart Young Lions Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Do-hoon Lion City Sailors Flag of Croatia.svg Sime Zuzul
vs. Albirex Niigata (S) (5/4/2022)
May Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Lestienne Lion City Sailors Flag of Japan.svg Kodai Tanaka Albirex Niigata (S) Flag of Japan.svg Kazuaki Yoshinaga Albirex Niigata (S) Flag of Japan.svg Reo Nishiguchi
vs. Albirex Niigata (S) (7/5/2022)
July Flag of Japan.svg Kodai Tanaka Albirex Niigata (S) Flag of Singapore.svg Ilhan Fandi Albirex Niigata (S) Flag of Singapore.svg Noor Ali Geylang International Flag of Singapore.svg Ilhan Fandi
vs. Balestier Khalsa (16 July 2022)
August Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Lestienne Lion City Sailors Flag of Singapore.svg Ilhan Fandi Albirex Niigata (S) Flag of Serbia.svg Luka Lalić Lion City Sailors Flag of Japan.svg Kyoga Nakamura
vs. Geylang International (3/8/2022)

Singapore Premier League Awards night winners

AwardsWinnersClubRef
Player of the Year Flag of Japan.svg Kodai Tanaka Albirex Niigata (S)
Young Player of the Year Flag of Singapore.svg Ilhan Fandi Albirex Niigata (S)
Coach of the Year Flag of Japan.svg Kazuaki Yoshinaga Albirex Niigata (S)
Top Scorer Award Flag of Montenegro.svg Boris Kopitović Tampines Rovers
Golden Glove Flag of Singapore.svg Zaiful Nizam Geylang International [61]
Goal of the Year Flag of Singapore.svg Ilhan Fandi
vs. Balestier Khalsa (16 July 2022)
Albirex Niigata (S)
Fair Play AwardAlbirex Niigata (S)
Referee of the YearAhmad Aqasha
AIA Team of the Year
Goalkeeper Flag of Singapore.svg Zaiful Nizam
(Geylang International)
Defence Flag of Japan.svg Masaya Idetsu
(Albirex Niigata (S))
Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Henrique
(Lion City Sailors)
Flag of Singapore.svg Joshua Pereira
(Geylang International)
Midfield Flag of Japan.svg Kyoga Nakamura
(Tampines Rovers)
Flag of France.svg Vincent Bezecourt
(Geylang International)
Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Lopes
(Lion City Sailors)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Lestienne
(Lion City Sailors)
Attack Flag of Japan.svg Kodai Tanaka
(Albirex Niigata (S))
Flag of Singapore.svg Ilhan Fandi
(Albirex Niigata (S))
Flag of Montenegro.svg Boris Kopitović
(Tampines Rovers)

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