![]() Match between DPMM and Hougang United | |
Season | 2023 |
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Champions | Albirex Niigata (S) |
Matches played | 88 |
Goals scored | 346 (3.93 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() |
Highest attendance | 2,497 Albirex Niigata (S) 3–1 Lion City Sailors (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) was 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) was an invited foreign club from Japan, while DPMM FC was 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) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Weston Corporation Project Vaults PSB Academy TopGrid Pest Dr. Stretch StarBalm Boys' Town YouthReach |
DPMM | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Brunei Shell Marketing Mitsubishi Corporation Baiduri Bank DST You C1000 BGI BEGAWAN ATHLETE Waznah | |
Geylang International | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Epson [10] [11] Broadway Dr. Stretch Extra Ordinary People Optimum Nutrition TRUE Fitness |
Hougang United | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Cafe Football (CF) The Arena SpeedFitness Advance Capital StarBalm My Protein Singapore |
Lion City Sailors | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Shopee Garena Optimum Nutrition GXA Bank |
Tampines Rovers | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Samtrade Academy Hyundai StarBalm The Rehab Lab |
Young Lions | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Appointed to permanent role | 30 November 2022 [18] | |||
Hougang United | ![]() | Appointed to permanent role | 15 January 2023 [19] | |||
Young Lions | ![]() | Stepped down | 16 December 2022 [20] | Pre-season | ![]() | 17 December 2022 [17] |
Lion City Sailors | ![]() | End of Interim | 20 December 2022 [21] | ![]() | 20 December 2022 [22] | |
Hougang United | ![]() | Redesignated as Youth Coach | 17 April 2023 [23] | 9th | ![]() ![]() | 17 April 2023 [23] |
Young Lions | ![]() | Leave of Absence | 18 May 2023 [24] | ![]() ![]() | 18 May 2023 [25] | |
Lion City Sailors | ![]() | Sacked | 19 June 2023 [26] | 3rd | ![]() ![]() | 19 June 2023 [27] |
![]() ![]() | End of Interim | 28 June 2023 [28] | ![]() | 28 June 2023 [13] | ||
Young Lions | ![]() ![]() | 13 July 2023 [25] | 9th | ![]() | 13 July 2023 [29] | |
Singapore Premier League clubs could sign a maximum of four foreign players in the 2023 season. [30] However, one of them had 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) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
SG Player 4 | SG Player 5 | SG Player 6 | SG Player 7 | SG Player 8 | Former Players | |
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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 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Albirex Niigata (S) [a] (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 Two Group Stage & ASEAN Club Championship |
3 | Tampines Rovers (Q) | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 48 | Qualification for 2024-25 AFC Champions League Two Group Stage |
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 [a] | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 23 | |
8 | Tanjong Pagar United | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 21 | |
9 | Young Lions [a] | 24 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 76 | −52 | 5 |
Matches 1–16 | Matches 17-24 |
Top scorers
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Own goal
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Note4 Player scored 4 goals |
Clean sheets
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Referee's record
| Team's discipline
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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 | ![]() | Tampines Rovers | ![]() | Albirex Niigata (S) | ![]() | Tampines Rovers | ![]() vs. Tanjong Pagar United (14/3/2023) | |
April / May | ![]() | Lion City Sailors | ![]() | Lion City Sailors | ![]() | Balestier Khalsa | ![]() vs. Albirex Niigata (S) (21/5/2023) | |
June | ![]() | DPMM FC | ![]() | Albirex Niigata (S) | ![]() vs. Young Lions FC (6/6/2023) | |||
July | ![]() | Albirex Niigata (S) | ![]() vs. Young Lions FC (12/7/2023) | |||||
Awards | Winners | Club |
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Player of the Year | ![]() | Lion City Sailors |
Young Player of the Year | ![]() | Albirex Niigata (S) |
Coach of the Year | ![]() | Albirex Niigata (S) |
Top Scorer Award | ![]() | Lion City Sailors |
Golden Gloves | ![]() | Tampines Rovers |
Goal of the Year | ![]() vs. Hougang United (6/4/2023) | Tanjong Pagar United |
Fair Play Award | ![]() | |
Referee of the Year | ![]() | |
AIA Team of the Year | ||||||||||||
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Goalkeeper | ![]() (Tampines Rovers) | |||||||||||
Defence | ![]() (Albirex Niigata (S)) | ![]() (Albirex Niigata (S)) | ![]() (Tampines Rovers) | |||||||||
Midfield | ![]() (Tampines Rovers) | ![]() (Balestier Khalsa) | ![]() (Lion City Sailors) | ![]() (Lion City Sailors) | ||||||||
Attack | ![]() (Albirex Niigata (S)) | ![]() (DPMM FC) | ![]() (Lion City Sailors) |