2024 Singapore Football League

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The 2024 Singapore Football League is the 48th season of the Singapore Football League. The league will feature promotion and relegation between football clubs in League 1, 2 and the Island Wide League. [1]

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The season curtain raiser will be the 2024 SFL Challenge Cup between Singapore Khalsa Association and Yishun Sentek Mariners at the Jalan Besar Stadium on 21 July 2024, a repeat of 2023 Challenge Cup as well as FA Cup final. [2]

With the Singapore Premier League transitioning to the European calendar in 2024-25, while the amateur leagues continue to follow the calendar year, the Football Association of Singapore decided to hold two separate awards events. [3]

The inaugural Amateur Leagues Awards Night Season 2024 was held on 21 February 2025 at the SportSG Auditorium (BlackBox). [4]

SFL Challenge Cup

21 Jul 2024 Singapore Khalsa Association 1-0 Yishun Sentek Mariners Jalan Besar
19:30 UTC+8 Fareez Farhan Soccerball shade.svg Report Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

League 1

Singapore Football League 1
Season2024
Matches played56
Longest winning run3 matches
(SKA/Yishun Sentek)
Longest unbeaten run6 matches
(SCC/Police/YSM)
Longest winless run7 matches
(South Avenue)
Longest losing run7 matches
(South Avenue)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 12 Nov 2024.

2024 Singapore Football League (SFL) 1 will kick off on 21 July 2024. [5]

2023 season Champions Police SA and Runner-ups South Avenue SC are promoted to the SFL 1 for the 2024 season.

On 10 November 2024, Singapore Khalsa Association fought back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw against Tiong Bahru FC to seal their third consecutive SFL 1 title. [6]

Tiong Bahru will be relegated with South Avenue after finishing 7th in the league, losing out to 6th-place Katong FC on goal difference.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Singapore Khalsa Association (C)149324223+19302024 SFL 1 Champions
2 Singapore Cricket Club 148423013+1728
3 Yishun Sentek Mariners 148333220+1227
4Police SA145632115+621
5Project Vaults Oxley SC144462128−716
6Katong FC143562031−1114
7Tiong Bahru FC (R)143562133−1214Relegated to 2025 SFL 2
8South Avenue SC (R)1410131741−243
Updated to match(es) played on 10 Nov 2024. Source: Football Association of Singapore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Fixtures and results

Home \ AwayKFCPSAPVO SCC SKA SASCTBFC YSFC
Katong FC0–21–10–02–43–22–22–3
Police SA2–20–11–23–12–12–24–2
Project Vaults Oxley SC1–10–21–11–34–13–11–1
Singapore Cricket Club 6–01–12–01–22–03–11–2
Singapore Khalsa Association 4–02–25–12–35–21–11–0
South Avenue SC1–22–11–20–23–62–31–5
Tiong Bahru FC1–50–05–21–42–22–10–1
Yishun Sentek Mariners 3–10–04–32–22–42–05–0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 Nov 2024. Source: Football Association of Singapore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of 17 Nov 2024
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Zulkiffli Hassim Yishun Sentek Mariners 9
2Chang Guo Guang Singapore Cricket Club 8
Fareez Farhan Singapore Khalsa Association 8
Hazim Faiz Singapore Cricket Club 8
3Sergio MorenoTiong Bahru7
4Fariz Faizal Singapore Khalsa Association 6

Source: Football Association of Singapore

Amateur Leagues Awards Night 2024

AwardNomineeClubRecipient [3]
Player of the Year Fareez Farhan Singapore Khalsa AssociationFarouq Farkhan
Farouq FarkhanYishun Sentek Mariners
Zulkiffli HassimYishun Sentek Mariners
Coach of the Year Steven Tan Singapore Cricket Club Steven Tan
Sukhvinder SinghSingapore Khalsa Association
Yahya MadonPolice Sports Association
Golden BootZulkiffli Hassim (Yishun Sentek Mariners FC)
Fair Play AwardSingapore Khalsa Association [7]

Source: fas.org.sg


League 2

Singapore Football League 2
Season2024
ChampionsTengah FC
PromotedJungfrau Punggol
RelegatedBedok South Avenue
Eunos Crescent
Matches played62
Goals scored215 (3.47 per match)
Top goalscorerSadik Said (SSFC)
Longest winning run4 matches
(Tengah)
Longest unbeaten run6 matches
(Starlight Soccerites)
Longest winless run11 matches
(Eunos Crescent)
Longest losing run4 matches
(Eunos Crescent)
← 2023
2025 →

2024 Singapore Football League (SFL) 2 will kick off on 20 July 2024. [8]

Warwick Knights FC and Jungfrau Punggol was relegated from SFL 1 last season.

Bedok South Avenue SC and Tengah FC were promoted from the 2023 Island Wide League (IWL) as Champions and Runner-ups respectively.

The league was split into top and bottom tiers after round 9. The top 5 teams after round 9 will form the top tier, while the bottom 5 teams will form the bottom tier.

Tengah FC emerged as the League 2 Champions after defeating Kaki Bukit SC with a 3-2 scoreline on 3 November 2024. The title victory marks another huge milestone in the club’s journey, achieving back-to-back promotions. [9]

Jungfrau Punggol will be promoted, along with Tengah, to 2025 SFL 1 after finishing the league in 2nd position.

Bedok South Avenue and Eunos Crescent will be relegated to Island Wide League next season.

Sadik Said (Starlight Soccerites) finish the season as the SFL 2 top scorer with 10 goals. [10]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Tengah FC (C)139222915+1429Promoted to 2025 FAS SFL 1
2Jungfrau Punggol FC (P)139132717+1028
3Admiralty CSN136251717020
4Bishan Barx FC135351818018
5 Kaki Bukit SC 134362120+115
6Starlight Soccerites FC137423521+1425
7GFA Sporting Westlake FC134542119+217
8Warwick Knights FC133552024−414
9Bedok South Avenue SC (R)132291233−218Relegated to 2025 FAS IWL
10 Eunos Crescent FC (R)131391531−166
Source: Football Association of Singapore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Fixtures and results

Home \ AwayACSNBBFCBSA ECFC GSWJPFC KBSC SSFCTFCWKFC
Admiralty CSN3–14–11–01–00–10–4-0–2-
Bishan Barx3–11–03–1-0–13–1-0–3-
Bedok South Avenue--1–21–10–80–22–2-2–3
Eunos Crescent --0–13–5-1–41–51–11–1
GFA Sporting Westlake-1–12–10–12–2-2–2-0–2
Jungfrau Punggol3–23–2-2–0-2–10–40–3-
Kaki Bukit 0–21–1--0–00–2-2–32–3
Starlight Soccerites0–00–14–14–32–1-2–2-2–1
Tengah FC1–22–12–1-3–1--5–30–0
Warwick Knights1–11–13–12–22–50–1---
Source: Football Association of Singapore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of 4 Nov 2024
RankPlayerClubGoals
1Sadik SaidStarlight Soccerites10
2 Goh Swee Swee Jungfrau Punggol9
3GhanisheelanTengah FC7
4Khuhan ChandranTengah FC6
5Amirul WalidJungfrau Punggol5

Source: Football Association of Singapore

Amateur Leagues Awards Night 2024

AwardNomineeClubRecipient [3]
Player of the YearAfiq NoorJungfrau PunggolAfiq Noor
Goh Swee Swee Jungfrau Punggol
Shahrul ShahKaki Bukit
Coach of the YearHalis ShafikJungfrau PunggolHalis Shafik
Sudiat DaliAdmiralty CSN
Suwito SumaBishan Barx
Golden BootSadik Said (Starlight Soccerites FC)
Fair Play AwardGFA Sporting Westlake FC [11]

Source: fas.org.sg

References

  1. ↑ "Football Association of Singapore – Singapore's official home for all things football". fas.org.sg. Retrieved 16 Nov 2022.
  2. ↑ "New amateur football season gears up for kick-off". fas.org.sg. 21 Jul 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Kwek, Kimberly (22 Feb 2025). "FAS to host inaugural Amateur Leagues Awards Night 2024". The Straits Times.
  4. ↑ "FAS to host inaugural Amateur Leagues Awards Night 2024". FAS. 18 Feb 2025.
  5. ↑ "Singapore Football League 1 Fixtures". FAS . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Singapore Khalsa Association win third consecutive Singapore Football League 1 title". FAS. 12 Nov 2024.
  7. ↑ "Amateur Awards Night Season 2024". FAS . Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
  8. ↑ "Singapore Football League 2 Fixtures". FAS . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Tengah FC capture Singapore Football League 2 title in dramatic final day". FAS. 4 Nov 2024.
  10. ↑ "Singapore Football League 2 Table". FAS . Retrieved 12 Nov 2024.
  11. ↑ "Amateur Awards Night Season 2024". FAS . Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.