Lion City Sailors FC (women)

Lion City Sailors Women

Full name	Lion City Sailors Women Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Sailors
Short name	LCSW
Founded	1997;28 years ago (1997) as Home United Women 2020;5 years ago (2020) as Lion City Sailors Women
Ground	Bishan Stadium Jalan Besar Stadium
Capacity	10,000 7,100
Owner	Sea Limited
Chairman	Forrest Li
Head coach	Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan
League	Women's Premier League
2024	Women's Premier League, 1st of 10 (champions)
Website	www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

The Lion City Sailors Women Football Club, commonly referred to as LCS Women, is a Singaporean professional women's football club based in Bishan. The club is affiliated with Lion City Sailors and currently playing in the Women's Premier League (WPL). The Sailors have won three consecutives league titles, in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

History

The club was founded as Home United in 1997. In February 2020, the club was privatised by Forrest Li, who owns tech conglomerate Sea Limited, and revamped as Lion City Sailors. ^{[1] [2]} League debut as LCS Women was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore. ^[3] LCS Women made debut in the 2022 season and went on to win the title with 10 victories and two draws. ^[4] It also won the 2023 season's championship unbeaten with 17 victories and 1 draw. ^[5] Consequentially, they were selected as Singapore's representative for the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League preliminary stage. ^[4] LCS Women were drawn in Group B alongside Odisha and Etihad. However, LCS Women lost both matches, thus failing to progress. On 24 June 2024, LCS Women were defeated by Geylang International Women 2–1, ending their unbeaten streak since the start of the 2022 season. They were unbeaten for 37 matches, with 34 victories and 3 draws. ^[4] On 15 September 2024, LCS Women won their third consecutive Women’s Premier League title after a 6–0 victory over Still Aerion. ^[6]

Personal awards

• WPL Player of the Year
  • Izzati Rosni (2022)
• WPLYoung Player of the Year
  • Izzati Rosni (2022)
• WPLCoach of the Year
  • Yeong Sheau Shyan (2022)
  • Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan (2023)
  • Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan (2024)
• WPLGoal of the Year
  • Izzati Rosni (2022)
• WPLTop Scorer
  • Izzati Rosni (2022)
• WPL Golden Glove
  • Izairida Shakira (2022)
• Golden Globe Award
  • Beatrice Tan (2022)

Honours

League

• Women's Premier League
  • Winners (3): 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Runners-up (5): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2019

References

1. "Tanjong Pagar clinch Women's Challenge Cup". Asean Football Federation. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
2. Duerden, John (25 January 2021). "Commentary: Singapore has its first multimillion-dollar football signing. But what next?". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
3. "Sailors women charting a path to the summit in WPL debut". Lion City Sailors FC. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
4. Ganesan, Deepanraj (24 June 2024). "Geylang International women's team end Lion City Sailors' unbeaten run of over two years". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
5. "Sailors stay unbeaten as 2023 Deloitte Women's Premier League season concludes". Football Association of Singapore. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
6. Kwek, Kimberly (16 February 2024). "Lion City Sailors set sights beyond S'pore after third straight Deloitte Women's Premier League title". The Straits Times.