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2016 S.League

S.League
Season2016
ChampionsJapan Albirex Niigata (S)
(1st title)
Community ShieldJapan Albirex Niigata (S)
AFC Champions LeagueTampines Rovers
(S.League runner-up)
AFC CupHome United
(S.League 4th)
Matches played72
Goals scored352 (4.89 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Rafael Ramazotti
(20 goals)[1]
Biggest home winJapan Albirex Niigata (S) 6–0 Balestier Khalsa
(6 May 2016)[2]
Biggest away winSingapore Young Lions 0–5 Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
(20 February 2016)[2]
Highest scoringBrunei DPMM FC 5–3 Young Lions
(26 September 2016)[2]
Longest winning run10 matches[2]
Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Longest unbeaten run10 matches[2]
Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Longest winless run10 matches[2]
Singapore Young Lions
Longest losing run10 matches[2]
Singapore Young Lions
2015
2017
All statistics correct as of 31 October 2016.

The 2016 S.League (also known as the Great Eastern Yeo's S.League for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season of the S.League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996. The season began on 13 February 2016, and concluded on 28 October 2016.[3] DPMM FC were the defending champions.[4]

Teams

A total of 9 teams competed in the league. Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC were invited foreign clubs from Japan and Brunei respectively.

Stadiums and locations

Location of 2016 S.League teams
Team Stadium Capacity
Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium 2,700
Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium 3,896
Brunei DPMM FC Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium 28,000
Geylang International Bedok Stadium 3,864
Home United Bishan Stadium 6,254
Hougang United Hougang Stadium 3,400
Tampines Rovers Jurong West Stadium 4,200
Warriors FC Choa Chu Kang Stadium 4,268
Singapore Young Lions Jalan Besar Stadium 8,000

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Japan Naoki Naruo Japan Yōsuke Nozawa Hummel Canon
Balestier Khalsa Croatia Marko Kraljević Zaiful Nizam Umbro Civic
Brunei DPMM FC Scotland Steve Kean Brunei Rosmin Muhammad Kamis Lotto
Geylang International Hasrin Jailani Isa Halim THORB Epson
Home United Aidil Sharin Juma'at Jantan Puma AVEC
Hougang United K. Balagumaran Jozef Kapláň Vonda ESW
Tampines Rovers Akbar Nawas Mustafić Fahrudin Kipsta Hyundai
Warriors FC Razif Onn Zulfadli Zainal Abidin Joma Warriors
Singapore Young Lions France Patrick Hesse Khairul Amri Nike Shopee

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Position
in table
Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Japan Tatsuyuki Okuyama End of contract 30 November 2015[5] Pre-season Japan Naoki Naruo 18 December 2015[6]
Geylang International Germany Jorg Steinebrunner 2 December 2015[7] Hasrin Jailani 15 December 2015[8]
Singapore Young Lions Germany Jürgen Raab 31 December 2015[9] France Richard Tardy 1 January 2016[9]
Warriors FC Morocco Karim Bencherifa Mutual consent[10] 6 January 2016[11] Germany Jorg Steinebrunner 6 January 2016[11]
Singapore Young Lions France Richard Tardy End of caretaker spell 15 February 2016[12] 2nd France Patrick Hesse 15 February 2016[12]
Warriors FC Germany Jorg Steinbrunner Resigned 14 May 2016[13] 7th Razif Onn 14 May 2016[13]
Tampines Rovers V. Sundramoorthy Appointed head coach of Singapore 27 May 2016[14] 2nd Akbar Nawas 27 May 2016[15]
Home United Philippe Aw Redesignated 30 July 2016[16] 4th Aidil Sharin 4 August 2016[17]

Foreigners

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Prime League Former
Balestier Khalsa Serbia Emir Lotinac Croatia Miroslav Kristic Croatia Niko Tokić Serbia Sadin Smajović Serbia Robert Peričić
Brunei DPMM FC Northern Ireland Brian McLean Brazil Rafael Ramazotti Portugal Paulo Sergio - -
Geylang International Japan Yuki Ichikawa Argentina Carlos Alberto Delgado Philippines Mark Hartmann Spain Roberto Camarasa Croatia Branko Čubrilo
Home United South Korea Song Ui-young France Sirina Camara Denmark Ken Ilsø France Ambroise Begue -
Hougang United Japan Fumiya Kogure Slovakia Jozef Kapláň Croatia Stipe Plazibat England Luke Allen -
Tampines Rovers Canada Jordan Webb Republic of Ireland Billy Mehmet England Jermaine Pennant United States Diego Silvas -
Warriors FC Japan Kento Fukuda Croatia Nikola Rak France Jonathan Béhé Croatia Marijan Šuto -
Singapore Young Lions - - - - France Benjamin Bertrand

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Albirex Niigata (S)[a] 24 16 2 6 50 24 +26 50
2 Tampines Rovers 24 15 4 5 50 28 +22 49 Qualification to
AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 1
or AFC Cup Group Stage
3 Brunei DPMM FC[a] 24 12 5 7 47 37 +10 41
4 Home United 24 11 4 9 50 42 +8 37 Qualification to AFC Cup Play-off Round
5 Geylang International 24 10 7 7 35 29 +6 37
6 Hougang United 24 9 5 10 35 39 −4 32
7 Warriors FC 24 7 7 10 39 39 0 28
8 Balestier Khalsa 24 4 7 13 23 42 −19 19
9 Singapore Young Lions[a] 24 2 3 19 23 70 −47 9
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2016. Source: S.League[usurped]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

Results

Matchday 1

13 February Albirex Niigata (S) 3 – 2 DPMM FC Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00 Yamada 16'
Kamata 36'
Fujihara 59'
Details[usurped] Azwan A. 65'
Tanaka 90+2' (o.g.)
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 2,481[18]
Referee: Jansen Foo
14 February Home United 2 – 2 Warriors FC Bishan, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00 Khairul 17'
Camara 82'
Details[usurped] Béhé 35' (pen.)
Fazli 90+1'
Stadium: Bishan Stadium
Attendance: 1,756[20]
Referee: Farhad Mohd

Matchday 2

18 February Hougang United 1 – 0 Home United Hougang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00 Plazibat 34' Details[usurped] Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Attendance: 2,307[22]
Referee: Jansen Foo
20 February Garena Young Lions 0 – 5 Albirex Niigata (S) Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00 Details[usurped] Kawata 8', 56', 65', 75'
Jitozono 71' (pen.)
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 2,371[23]
Referee: G. Letchman

Matchday 3

Matchday 4

3 March Home United 1 – 1 Tampines Rovers Bishan, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00 Ilsø 25' Details[usurped] Pennant 40' Stadium: Bishan Stadium
Attendance: 3,551[26]
Referee: Muhd Taqi

Matchday 5

11 March DPMM FC 2 – 1 Home United Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+08:00 Ramazotti 35' (pen.)
Azwan A. 72'
Details Begue 19' Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran

Matchday 6

17 March Home United 4 – 1 Garena Young Lions Bishan, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00 Ilsø 18'
Zulfahmi 31'
Khairul 50', 83'
Details[usurped] Fareez 11' Stadium: Bishan Stadium
Attendance: 2,048[29]
Referee: Jansen Foo
18 March Warriors FC 2 – 0 Albirex Niigata (S) Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00 Syaqir 48'
Béhé 79'
Details Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Nathan Chan

Matchday 7

Matchday 8

Matchday 9

Matchday 10

22 April Warriors FC 1 – 2 Home United Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00 Béhé 63' Details[usurped] Song 20'
Ilsø 85'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 2,308[37]
Referee: Nathan Chan

Matchday 11

30 April Tampines Rovers 4 – 2 Warriors FC Jurong West, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00 Mehmet 38'
Pennant 54' (pen.)
Hafiz 75', 87'
Details[usurped] Hafiz N. 41'
Ridhuan 45'
Stadium: Jurong West Stadium
Attendance: 1,756[38]
Referee: Farhad Mohd

Matchday 12

4 May Hougang United 1 – 1 Tampines Rovers Hougang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00 Iqbal 70' Details[usurped] Mehmet 41' (pen.) Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Attendance: 1,538[39]
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Matchday 13

12 May Garena Young Lions 3 – 1 Warriors FC Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00 Hami 5'
Hazim 16'
Khairul 50'
Details[usurped] Béhé 85' Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 1,609[41]
Referee: Nathan Chan
13 May Tampines Rovers 1 – 2 Home United Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00 Fazrul 22' Details[usurped] Azhar 24'
Ilsø 70'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 2,099[42]
Referee: Farhad Mohd

Mid-week

Matchday 14

19 May Home United 5 – 0 DPMM FC Bishan, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00 Azhar 10'
Faris 39'
Ilsø 71', 73'
Syahiran 85'
Details[usurped] Stadium: Bishan Stadium
Attendance: 1,900[43]
Referee: Muhd Taqi

Matchday 15

10 June Albirex Niigata (S) 3 – 2 Warriors FC Jurong East, Singapore
20:00 UTC+08:00 Inui 24', 26'
Ishiyama 89'
Details[usurped] Rak 37'
Béhé 65'
Stadium: Jurong East Stadium
Referee: Sukhbir Singh

Matchday 16

Matchday 17

19 June Garena Young Lions 1 – 1 DPMM FC Kallang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+08:00 Hazim 67' Details Ramazotti 32' Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran

Matchday 18

24 June Balestier Khalsa 1 – 4 DPMM FC Kallang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+08:00 Lotinac 57' (pen.) Details[usurped] Ramazotti 18', 30', 79'
Sérgio 50'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Matchday 19

4 August Home United 3 – 0 Warriors FC Bishan, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00 Ilsø 38', 89'
Song 64'
Details[usurped] Stadium: Bishan Stadium
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Matchday 20

Matchday 21

Matchday 22

26 August Hougang United 1 – 2 DPMM FC Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00 Plazibat 9' Details[usurped] Ramazotti 51', 52' Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Matchday 23

22 September Balestier Khalsa 1 – 1 Warriors FC Toa Payoh, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00 Syafiq 87' Details Béhé 45' (pen.) Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium
Referee: G. Letchman

Matchday 24

30 September Home United 5 – 2 Garena Young Lions Bishan, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00 Azman 26'
Ilsø 45' (pen.)
Jantan 64'
Ramli 84', 90+4'
Details[usurped] Faruk 30'
Syahin 70'
Stadium: Bishan Stadium
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran

Matchday 25

15 October Balestier Khalsa 0 – 5 Home United Toa Payoh, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00 Details[usurped] Song 12'
Fandi 22', 45'
Jantan 30'
Ang 81'
Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Matchday 26

Matchday 27

25 October Warriors FC 5 – 1 Hougang United Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00 Béhé 51', 69', 90+3'
Rak 57'
Jaffar 81'
Details[usurped] Hussain 37' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Referee: Nathan Chan
^A The match, originally scheduled on 19 February, was postponed due to bad weather.[44][45]

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of matches played on 31 October 2016.[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Rafael Ramazotti Brunei DPMM FC 20
2 France Jonathan Béhé Warriors FC 19
Denmark Ken Ilsø Home United
4 Croatia Stipe Plazibat Hougang United 15
5 Japan Atsushi Kawata Japan Albirex Niigata (S) 13
6 Canada Jordan Webb Tampines Rovers 12
Republic of Ireland Billy Mehmet Tampines Rovers
8 Japan Tatsuro Inui Japan Albirex Niigata (S) 10

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Japan Atsushi Kawata Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore Young Lions 5–0 20 February 2016
Japan Atsushi Kawata Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Home United 3–0 8 April 2016
Canada Jordan Webb Tampines Rovers Singapore Young Lions 6–1 14 June 2016
Brazil Rafael Ramazotti Brunei DPMM FC Balestier Khalsa 4–1 24 June 2016
Brazil Rafael Ramazotti Brunei DPMM FC Singapore Young Lions 5–3 26 September 2016
France Jonathan Béhé Warriors FC Hougang United 5–1 25 October 2016
Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

Discipline

As of matches played on 31 October 2016.

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 61[46]
    • Geylang International
  • Most red cards: 5[46]
    • Warriors

S-League Awards Night Winners

Awards Winners Club
Player of the Year Japan Atsushi Kawata Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Young Player of the Year M.Anumanthan Hougang United
Coach of the Year Japan Naoki Naruo Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Top Scorer Award Brazil Rafael Ramazotti Brunei DPMM FC
Fair Play Award Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Referee of the Year Sukhbir Singh

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