Season | 2023 |
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Champions | Albirex Niigata (S) |
Matches played | 88 |
Goals scored | 346 (3.93 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Maxime Lestienne (25 goals) |
Highest attendance | 2,497 Albirex Niigata (S) 3–1 Lion City Sailors FC (16 July 2023) |
Average attendance | 752 |
← 2022 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 24 February 2023. |
The 2023 Singapore Premier League (also known as the AIA Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) is the 6th season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its rebranding in 2018.
The following key changes were made to the rules for the 2023 season:
The following key changes were made to the rules since the 2022 season: [1]
A total of 9 teams competed in the league. Albirex Niigata (S) is an invited foreign club from Japan, while DPMM FC is an invited foreign club from Brunei.
Image | Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Albirex Niigata (S) Tanjong Pagar United | Jurong East Stadium | 2,700 | |
Lion City Sailors Balestier Khalsa | Bishan Stadium | 6,254 | |
Young Lions Hougang United DPMM FC | Jalan Besar Stadium | 6,000 | |
Tampines Rovers Geylang International | Our Tampines Hub Jalan Besar Stadium (Btw 12-20 Apr 2023) | 5,100 |
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) | Kazuaki Yoshinaga [6] | Asahi Yokokawa | Mizuno | Denka [7] | 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 Miura IGPI Thomson Jap Family Clinic Akinori Singapore Black Clover Pocari Sweat SingaLife |
Balestier Khalsa | Peter de Roo | Ho Wai Loon | Adidas | Jeep | Weston Corporation Project Vaults PSB Academy TopGrid Pest Dr. Stretch StarBalm Boys' Town YouthReach |
DPMM | Adrian Pennock | Wardun Yussof | Pitch | Brunei Shell Marketing Mitsubishi Corporation Baiduri Bank DST You C1000 BGI BEGAWAN ATHLETE Waznah | |
Geylang International | Mohd Noor Ali [8] | Joshua Pereira | FBT | Rolos by Constructor [9] | Epson [10] [11] Broadway Dr. Stretch Extra Ordinary People Optimum Nutrition TRUE Fitness |
Hougang United | Marko Kraljević (Interim) | Zulfahmi Arifin | Ari | The Physio Circle [12] | Cafe Football (CF) The Arena SpeedFitness Advance Capital StarBalm My Protein Singapore |
Lion City Sailors | Aleksandar Ranković [13] | Hariss Harun | Puma | SEA [14] | Shopee Garena Optimum Nutrition GXA Bank |
Tampines Rovers | Gavin Lee [15] | Yasir Hanapi | Mizuno | ANA Courier Express [16] | Rookbook Ryudben Sports Blackhole Group Vintage Studio Battlewin My Protein Singapore Bauerfeind Sports JSSL FC Canadian 2 for 1 pizza StarBalm Fit Together Black Clover |
Tanjong Pagar United | Hasrin Jailani | Shakir Hamzah | FBT | Tokyo Century | Samtrade Academy Hyundai StarBalm The Rehab Lab |
Young Lions | Nazri Nasir [17] | Harhys Stewart | 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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Balestier Khalsa | Peter de Roo (interim) | Appointed to permanent role | 30 November 2022 [18] | |||
Hougang United | Firdaus Kassim (interim) | Appointed to permanent role | 15 January 2023 [19] | |||
Young Lions | Nazri Nasir | Stepped down | 16 December 2022 [20] | Pre-season | Philippe Aw | 17 December 2022 [17] |
Lion City Sailors | Luka Lalic (interim) | End of Interim | 20 December 2022 [21] | Risto Vidaković | 20 December 2022 [22] | |
Hougang United | Firdaus Kassim | Redesignated as Youth Coach | 17 April 2023 [23] | 9th | Marko Kraljević (interim) | 17 April 2023 [23] |
Young Lions | Philippe Aw | Leave of Absence | 18 May 2023 [24] | Fadzuhasny Juraimi Koichiro Iizuka (Interim) | 18 May 2023 [25] | |
Lion City Sailors | Risto Vidaković | Sacked | 19 June 2023 [26] | 3rd | Pablo Muñiz Daan van Oudheusden (interim) | 19 June 2023 [27] |
Pablo Muñiz Daan van Oudheusden (interim) | End of Interim | 28 June 2023 [28] | Aleksandar Ranković | 28 June 2023 [13] | ||
Young Lions | Fadzuhasny Juraimi Koichiro Iizuka (Interim) | 13 July 2023 [25] | 9th | Nazri Nasir | 13 July 2023 [29] | |
Singapore Premier League clubs can sign a maximum of four foreign players in the 2023 season. [30] However, one of them has to be an AFC player.
Player name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Albirex Niigata can sign an unlimited number of Singaporean players for this season. Only 2 local players above 23 years old are allowed. [59]
Club | SG Overaged Player 1 | SG Overaged Player 2 | SG Player 1 | SG Player 2 | SG Player 3 | Former Players |
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Albirex Niigata (S) | Hassan Sunny [60] | Hyrulnizam Juma'at [61] | Zamani Zamri [62] | Shakthi Vinayagavijayan [63] | Junki Kenn Yoshimura [63] | Nicky Melvin Singh [64] |
SG Player 4 | SG Player 5 | SG Player 6 | SG Player 7 | SG Player 8 | Former Players | |
Jarrel Ong Jia Wei [65] | Kenji Austin [66] | Hilman Norhisam [67] | Firman Nabil [68] |
Young Lions can register a total of three foreign or overaged Singaporean players.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Former Players Unregistered Players |
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Young Lions | Kan Kobayashi [69] [70] | Jun Kobayashi [71] | Amiruldin Asraf | |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Albirex Niigata (S) [lower-alpha 1] (C) | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 20 | +66 | 62 | |
2 | Lion City Sailors (Q) | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 79 | 39 | +40 | 54 | Qualification for 2024-25 AFC Champions League 2 Group Stage |
3 | Tampines Rovers (Q) | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 48 | Qualification for 2024-25 AFC Champions League 2 playoff |
4 | Balestier Khalsa | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 36 | |
5 | Geylang International | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 33 | |
6 | Hougang United | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 29 | |
7 | Brunei DPMM [lower-alpha 1] | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 23 | |
8 | Tanjong Pagar United | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 21 | |
9 | Young Lions [lower-alpha 1] | 24 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 76 | −52 | 5 |
Matches 1–16 | Matches 17-24 |
Top scorers
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Referee's record
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Month | Player of the Month | Young Player of the Month | Coach of the Month | Goal of the Month | Ref | |||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | Coach | Club | Player vs. | ||
February / March | Faris Ramli | Tampines Rovers | Seia Kunori | Albirex Niigata (S) | Gavin Lee | Tampines Rovers | Andrey Varankow vs. Tanjong Pagar United (14/3/2023) | |
April / May | Maxime Lestienne | Lion City Sailors | Abdul Rasaq | Lion City Sailors | Peter de Roo | Balestier Khalsa | Abdul Rasaq vs. Albirex Niigata (S) (21/5/2023) | |
June | Hakeme Yazid Said | DPMM FC | Kazuaki Yoshinaga | Albirex Niigata (S) | Shakir Hamzah vs. Young Lions FC (6/6/2023) | |||
July | Keito Komatsu | Albirex Niigata (S) | Ryoya Tanigushi vs. Young Lions FC (12/7/2023) | |||||
Awards | Winners | Club |
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Player of the Year | Maxime Lestienne | Lion City Sailors |
Young Player of the Year | Seia Kunori | Albirex Niigata (S) |
Coach of the Year | Kazuaki Yoshinaga | Albirex Niigata (S) |
Top Scorer Award | Maxime Lestienne | Lion City Sailors |
Golden Gloves | Syazwan Buhari | Tampines Rovers |
Goal of the Year | Khairul Amri vs. Hougang United (6/4/2023) | Tanjong Pagar United |
Fair Play Award | Albirex Niigata (S) | |
Referee of the Year | Andrea Verolino | |
AIA Team of the Year | ||||||||||||
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Goalkeeper | Syazwan Buhari (Tampines Rovers) | |||||||||||
Defence | Koki Kawachi (Albirex Niigata (S)) | Asahi Yokokawa (Albirex Niigata (S)) | Miloš Zlatković (Tampines Rovers) | |||||||||
Midfield | Kyoga Nakamura (Tampines Rovers) | Ryoya Taniguchi (Balestier Khalsa) | Diego Lopes (Lion City Sailors) | Maxime Lestienne (Lion City Sailors) | ||||||||
Attack | Seia Kunori (Albirex Niigata (S)) | Hakeme Yazid (DPMM FC) | Shawal Anuar (Lion City Sailors) |
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