Nickname(s) | Singapore Vandas | ||
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Association | Netball Singapore | ||
Confederation | Netball Asia | ||
Head coach | Interim, Yee Mee Hong | ||
Asst coach | Jill Mcintosh | ||
Manager | Low Hui Yu | ||
Captain | Toh Kai Wei (Co-Captain) Khor Ting Fang (Co-Captain) | ||
Most caps | Charmaine Soh (128) | ||
World ranking | 24 (2024) | ||
Largest win | |||
Singapore 122–3 Iraq (India; 18 October 2024) | |||
Netball World Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (Debuted in 1967 ) | ||
2023 placing | 15th | ||
Best result | 8th (1967) | ||
Commonwealth Games | |||
Appearances | 1 (Debuted in 2006 ) | ||
Best result | 11th (2006) |
The Singapore national netball team are the national netball team representing Singapore. The Singapore team have competed at eight World Netball Championships (1967, 1975, 1999, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023). They have won four Asian Netball Championships (2005, 2012, 2014, 2024), three Nations Cup titles (2006, 2007 and 2023) and one Southeast Asian Games gold medal (2015).
In 2005, the team won their first Asian Netball Championship with a win over the Malaysian team, scoring 53–39 in the finals.
In 2015, the team clinched the Southeast Asian Games gold medal edging out rivals Malaysia, 46-43 in the final. [1]
As of 6th October 2024, Singapore are 24th on the INF World Rankings. [2]
The following 13 players represented Singapore at the 2024 Asian Netball Championships [3]
Netball World Cup | |||
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Year | Championship | Location | Placing |
1963 | 1st World Championships | Eastbourne, England | – |
1967 | 2nd World Championships | Perth, Australia | 8th |
1971 | 3rd World Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | – |
1975 | 4th World Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 10th |
1979 | 5th World Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | – |
1983 | 6th World Championships | Singapore | – |
1987 | 7th World Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | – |
1991 | 8th World Championships | Sydney, Australia | – |
1995 | 9th World Championships | Birmingham, England | – |
1999 | 10th World Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 12th |
2003 | 11th World Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | – |
2007 | 12th World Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 15th |
2011 | 13th World Championships | Singapore | 15th |
2015 | 14th World Cup | Sydney, Australia | 15th |
2019 | 15th World Cup | Liverpool, England | 16th |
2023 | 16th World Cup | Cape Town, South Africa | 15th |
Asian Netball Championships | |||
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Year | Cup | Location | Placing |
1985 | 1st Asian Championships | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd |
1989 | 2nd Asian Championships | New Delhi, India | 2nd |
1993 | 3rd Asian Championships | Hong Kong | 2nd |
1997 | 4th Asian Championships | Singapore | 3rd |
2001 | 5th Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2nd |
2005 | 6th Asian Championships | Singapore | 1st |
2009 | 7th Asian Championships | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd |
2012 | 8th Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1st |
2014 | 9th Asian Championships | Singapore | 1st |
2016 | 10th Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 3rd |
2018 | 11th Asian Championships | Singapore | 2nd |
2022 | 12th Asian Championships | Singapore | 2nd |
2024 | 13th Asian Championships | Bengaluru, India | 1st |
Nations Cup | |||
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Year | Cup | Location | Placing |
2006 | 4 Nations Cup | Singapore | 1st |
2007 | 5 Nations Cup | Singapore | 1st |
2008 | 5 Nations Cup | Singapore | 5th |
2009 | 6 Nations Cup | Singapore | 5th |
2010 | 6 Nations Cup | Singapore | 4th |
2011 | 6 Nations Cup | Singapore | 2nd |
2012 | 6 Nations Cup | Singapore | 5th |
2013 | 6 Nations Cup | Singapore | 2nd |
2014 | 6 Nations Cup | Singapore | 2nd |
2015 | 6 Nations Cup | Singapore | 3rd |
2016 | 6 Nations Cup | Singapore | 4th |
2017 | 6 Nations Cup | Singapore | 3rd |
2019 | 6 Nations Cup | Singapore | 2nd |
2022 | 6 Nations Cup | Singapore | 3rd |
2023 | 6 Nations Cup | Singapore | 1st |
2024 | 5 Nations Cup | Singapore | 2nd |
Southeast Asian Games | |||
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Year | Games | Location | Placing |
2001 | 2001 Southeast Asian Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd |
2015 | 2015 Southeast Asian Games | Singapore | 1st |
2017 | 2017 Southeast Asian Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd |
2019 | 2019 Southeast Asian Games | Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines | 2nd |
Coach | Years |
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Jill McIntosh [4] | 2009 - 2011 |
Annette Pearce | 2020 - 2024 |
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