2008 S.League

S. League

Season	2008
Champions	Singapore Armed Forces 7th S.League title
AFC Champions League	Singapore Armed Forces (S.League winners)
AFC Cup	Home United (S.League 2nd runners-up)
Matches played	198
Goals scored	572 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorer	Aleksandar Duric (28)
Biggest home win	Home United 6-1 Geylang United (15 March 2008) Home United 6-1 Balestier Khalsa (17 November 2008)
Biggest away win	Dalian Shide Siwu 0-6 Home United (19 May 2008)
← 2007 2009 →

2008 S.League is the 13th season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Singapore Armed Forces, which was their seventh league title.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Singapore Armed Forces	33	24	5	4	85	34	+51	77	Qualification to 2009 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
2	Super Reds^{[lower-alpha 1]}	33	24	3	6	68	32	+36	75
3	Home United	33	23	3	7	75	31	+44	72	Qualification to 2009 AFC Cup group stage^{[lower-alpha 2]}
4	Tampines Rovers	33	20	5	8	66	37	+29	65
5	Gombak United	33	14	10	9	47	39	+8	52
6	Geylang United	33	13	6	14	56	57	−1	45
7	Albirex Niigata Singapore^{[lower-alpha 1]}	33	10	11	12	44	55	−11	41
8	Woodlands Wellington	33	9	8	16	36	52	−16	35
9	Young Lions^{[lower-alpha 1]}	33	7	10	16	30	46	−16	31
10	Dalian Shide Siwu^{[lower-alpha 1]}	33	5	7	21	26	75	−49	22
11	Sengkang Punggol	33	3	10	20	13	54	−41	19
12	Balestier Khalsa	33	3	8	22	26	60	−34	17

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head
Notes:

1 2 3 4 The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), Dalian Shide Siwu and Super Reds – as well as the Football Association of Singapore under-23 team, Young Lions, were not eligible for qualification to continental competitions.
↑ Home United qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup by being the next highest-placed local club behind S.League and 2008 Singapore Cup winners Singapore Armed Forces.

Teams

Location of teams in 2008 S.League (Singapore teams)

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Albirex Niigata (S)	Jurong East Stadium	2,700
Balestier Khalsa	Toa Payoh Stadium	3,896
Dalian Shide Siwu	Queenstown Stadium	3,800
Geylang United	Bedok Stadium	3,864
Gombak United	Jurong West Stadium	4,000
Home United	Bishan Stadium	4,254
Singapore Armed Forces	Choa Chu Kang Stadium	4,600
Sengkang Punggol	Hougang Stadium	2,500
Super Reds	Yishun Stadium	3,400
Tampines Rovers	Tampines Stadium	3,580
Woodlands Wellington	Woodlands Stadium	4,300
Young Lions	Jalan Besar Stadium	6,000

The league play all its Friday matches, which is televised live on MediaCorp Channel 5 at the Jalan Besar Stadium.

Leading goalscorers

Player	Team	Goals	Notes
Aleksandar Duric	Singapore Armed Forces	28
Kengne Ludovick	Home United	24
Khairul Amri	Tampines Rovers	19	10 for Young Lions
O. J. Obatola	Gombak United	16
Akira Takase	Albirex Niigata (S)	14
Aliff Shafaein	Tampines Rovers	13
Norikazu Murakami	Singapore Armed Forces
Park Tae Won	Woodlands Wellington
Rivaldo Costa	Geylang United
Fazrul Nawaz	Geylang United	12
Oh Ddog Yi	Super Reds
Qiu Li	Tampines Rovers

S-League Awards Night Winners^[1]

Referee of the Year

T Aravinthan

Assistant Referee of the Year

Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng

Goal of the Year

Abdelhadi Laakkad - Woodlands Wellington - (vs Young Lions on 23 February @ Woodlands Stadium)

Fan Club of the Year

Singapore Armed Forces

Story of the Year

Shamir Osman - Today - "No Panic As Dark Clouds Loom"

Picture of the Year

Koh Mui Fong - Today - "Super Reds Flying High"

People's Choice Award

Kengne Ludovick - Home United

100 S.League Goals

Park Tae Won - Woodlands Wellington

External links

S.League 2008

Notes and references

↑ http://www.sleague.com/Web/Main.aspx?ID=,68e68380-9e0b-44b2-8a32-d06df7470ca6&AID=59542e54-3457-4612-9a60-607790eb39ad&NLT=300

S.League

Seasons	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2016 clubs	Albirex Niigata (S) Balestier Khalsa Brunei DPMM Garena Young Lions Geylang International Home United Hougang United Tampines Rovers Warriors

Former clubs	Dalian Shide Siwu Étoile Gombak United Harimau Muda Harimau Muda A Jurong Liaoning Guangyuan Sembawang Rangers Sinchi Sporting Afrique Super Reds Tanjong Pagar United Beijing Guoan Balestier Central & Clementi Khalsa (merged to form Balestier Khalsa) Paya Lebar Punggol & Sengkang Marine (merged to form Sengkang Punggol) Woodlands Wellington (merged with Hougang United)

2008 in Asian football (AFC)

« 2007 2009 »

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Domestic cups	Maldives FA Cup President's Cup

AFC competitions	AFC Champions League Knockout stage Final AFC Cup AFC President's Cup

2008 in Singaporean football

« 2007 2009 »

Domestic leagues	S.League Prime League

Domestic cups	Singapore Cup League Cup

Club seasons

S.League	Geylang United Singapore Armed Forces

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