Singapore Khalsa Association FC

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Singapore Khalsa Association
Full nameSingapore Khalsa Association Football Club
Founded1931;93 years ago (1931)
Head CoachSukhvinder Singh
League Singapore Football League
Website Club website

Singapore Khalsa Association Football Club, commonly referred to as SKA ,is a semi-professional Singaporean football club based in Tessensohn, Singapore, which plays in the Singapore National Football League. The club was founded in 1931 with its objectives to provide for the physical, moral, intellectual, cultural and social improvements, of its members and the establishment for the advancement of the moral, intellectual and physical education and well being of scholars and the general promotion and advancement of education of Sikh students from any school or schools in Singapore. Amongst the very first sports inaugurated was football, a staple of many schoolboys and men.

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The club is currently the 2023 Singapore Football League 1 Champions where they retained their 2022 Singapore Football League title.

SKA is the first club to win back-to-back Singapore National Football League 1 title and also the first club to win the title without a single defeat.

History

Evolution Of The Singapore Khalsa Association (SKA)

Singapore Khalsa Association (SKA) was the brainchild of a few schoolboys of Raffles Institution during the mid-1920’s. In the absence of a Sikh organization for sports and culture, these sports enthusiasts took it upon themselves, with the backing of several adults, to establish Khalsa Association. Gurdwaras functioned, as most still do, as a place of worship and of social functions. Fueled with the need to establish a sports club, for their own community, the SKA was established on 8 May 1931. Today it has become a formidable institution for Sikhs in particular to partake and hone their sporting skills.

In the 1960’s, SKA got its cultural aspect when a group of Sikh youths, enthusiastic in organizing cultural activities, affiliated themselves with the Association. Amongst the activities conducted were talks emphasizing Sikh religion, culture and education.

Singapore Football League 1 Champions

On 12 September 2022, Singapore Khalsa Association have clinched the Singapore Football League (SFL 1) title for the first time, having completed the 2022 season with 28 points, 6 clear of closest rivals Yishun Sentek Mariners. With the triumph, SKA became the 13th winner of the competition and prevented Tiong Bahru FC from winning their third straight title. The prize ceremony was held at the Jalan Besar Stadium after SKA’s final match against Project Vaults Oxley SC where SKA won 3-1. The team received $15,000 along with the coveted trophy from Football Association of Singapore President, Mr Lim Kia Tong. SKA forward Fariz Faizal also picked up the SFL 1 Top Goalscorer award having finished the season with 12 goals.

SKA won their second consecutive SFL 1 title by completing the 2023 season undefeated with 36 points, eight clear of closest challengers Tiong Bahru FC. With the triumph, SKA are back-to-back winners of the competition for the first time. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Singapore Khalsa Association retain SFL 1 title". fas.org.sg. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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