2024 Singapore Youth League

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Singapore Youth League
Season2024
Dates24 February 2024 - 1 December 2024
ChampionsAlbirex COE
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 31 December 2024.

The 2024 Singapore Youth League is the inaugural season of Singapore Youth League (SYL). The inaugural season is set to feature over 200 registered teams from 52 clubs and academies across various age groups. The league will kick off on the weekend of 24 and 25 February 2024. [1]

Contents

The competition will involve children of various age groups from U-8s, U-10s, U-12s, U-13s, U-15s and U-17. A promotion-relegation system, with three divisions planned for U-13s, U-15s and U-17s, are in the planning. [2]

Prior to the inaugural season, teams will undergo an initial classification round of matches to help determine their level. Based on the results of the classification round, teams will be placed in divisions consisting of sides of similar strength for the league proper. The SYL will include a promotion/relegation feature across all age groups, where teams can move up or down divisions based on performance. [1]

The groups for the classification round were drawn on 6 February 2024. [1] The results of the draw was posted via SYL social media. [3]

Competition format

Age-group categories [4]
CategoriesNo. of TeamsFormatDuration per match
Under-1728 teams11v1190-minute
Under-1533 teams11v1190-minute
Under-1325 teams11v1180-minute
Under-1239 teams9v960-minute
Under-1046 teams7v730-minute
Under-838 teams5v524-minute

Participating Clubs

Clubs withdrawn from the competition will be strikethrough.

Winners

Under-17

PositionChampionsRunners-up
Division 1 Lion City Sailors Geylang International
Division 2St Michael's Soccer AssociationSTAR Soccer Academy
Division 3Verde Cresta Combined SCFFF Academy

Under-15

PositionChampionsRunners-up
Division 1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Darul Ta'zim FC Singapore Sports School
Division 2 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Academy Flag of Japan.svg Albirex Niigata (S)
Division 3East Coast United FAWoodlands Lions FC

Under-13

PositionChampionsRunners-up
Division 1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Darul Ta'zim FC Singapore Sports School
Division 2Flair Football AcademyActiveSG FA

Under-12

PositionChampionsRunners-up
Division 1

Island City FC

Junior NDC Team Red

Division 2

Albirex Singapore FA

Junior NDC U11 Team Blue

Division 3

Pasirian Lions FC

St Michaels Soccer Association

Division 4

Liverpool FC IA SG Gakpo

Liverpool FC IA SG U11 Szoboszlai

Under-10

PositionChampionsRunners-up
Division 1 Geylang International AFAJunior NDC Team Red
Division 2Junior NDC U9 Team WhiteSG7 Soccer Academic
Division 3 Tanjong Pagar United AFA Balestier Khalsa AFA
Division 4First Kick Hypernovas Liverpool FC IA SG Van Dijk

Under-8

PositionChampionsRunners-up
Division 1Spanish Soccer Club Asia Geylang International AFA
Division 2Junior NDC Team RedBarca Academy Orange 2016
Division 3 Balestier Khalsa AFA Albirex Singapore FA
Division 4FFF AcademyBukit Batok East CSN Team B

Incident

On 27 April 2024, 3 SYL matches to be played at Bukit Gombak Stadium were postponed because the stadium was used for an archery competition between 25 and 28 April. [5] The affected matches were Woodlands Lions U13 against Hougang U13, Geylang U13 against National Development Centre girls’ U15 and Woodlands Warriors U17 against ActiveSG U17. [5] According to clubs' statements, SYL organisers failed to secure the venue and communicate the lack of venue to the various clubs. [5]

On 24 August 2024, the players from Balestier Khalsa U17 and Lion City Sailors U17 were seen pushing one another during the game which the Sailors won 3-1. Players on the bench and coaches also got involved, with Balestier Under-17s coach Ali Imran Lomri seen being held back by some officials in a fiery exchange with his Sailors counterpart Jasni Hatta. Despite receiving red cards during the match, both Ali and Jasni were involved in another confrontation on the pitch after the game. Both officials were disciplined for their misconduct. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Inaugural Singapore Youth League to kick off on 24 February with over 200 teams". FAS. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Mohan, Matthew (3 August 2023). "New youth league, academy accreditation system among initiatives by FAS to grow grassroots football". CNA . Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "SYL Competition Draw Results 2024". Facebook . 6 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Teoh, Melvyn (13 January 2024). "FAS launches Singapore Youth League, nearly 3,800 kids expected to participate". The Straits Times . Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 Ganesan, Deepanraj (29 April 2024). "'Miscommunication' – Singapore Youth League footballers turn up at venue to find it closed". The Straits Times . ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Lee, David (25 September 2024). "Football coaches suspended, fined for altercation in Singapore Youth League match". The Straits Times . Retrieved 29 September 2024.