2023 Island Wide League

The 2023 Island Wide League is the 2023 season of the FAS Island Wide League (IWL), the fourth-tier Men's amateur football league in Singapore.[1]

Island Wide League
Season2023
ChampionsBedok South Avenue
PromotedTengah FC
Matches played34
Top goalscorerHakim Abdullah
(10 goals)
2022
2024

Summary

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At the conclusion of the 2023 season, the two finalists of the IWL shall be promoted to the Singapore Football League (SFL) Division Two for 2024 season.[2]

On 5 September 2023, Simei United filed a protest against an opponent for fielding an ineligible player to the Football Association of Singapore (FAS). The protests was eventually dismissed as it was filed after 48 hours from the match on 19 August 2023.[1]

Bedok South Avenue won the 2023 IWL title by beating Tengah FC 2–1 in the final on 2 October 2023 at Jalan Besar Stadium. As the top two teams in the league, both Bedok South Avenue SC and Tengah FC will be promoted to the FAS SFL 2 for 2024 season.[3]

2023 IWL runners-up Tengah FC bided to become the 10th Singapore Premier League club for the 2024/25 season.[4] The bid was unsuccessful.[5]

Competition Format

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The IWL competition shall be played on a single round robin Group Stage basis, followed by a single leg Knockout Stage basis.[2]

Teams have been split into five groups of four for the single round-robin group stage before the winner of each group, together with the three best second-placed teams, will proceed to the single-legged knock-out stage.

Group Stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 GDT Circuit FC (Q) 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
2 Woodlands Rangers FC 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3 GFA Victoria FC 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4
4 Winchester Isla FC 3 1 0 2 6 11 −5 3
Source: fas.org.sg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


6 August 2023 GDT Circuit 2-3 GFA Victoria St Wilfred Field
17:00 UTC+8
  • Zuhaili Suib  
  • Danial Qaid  
Report
6 August 2023 Woodlands Rangers 5-1 Winchester Isla Serangoon Stadium
19:30 UTC+8
  • Abdul Razip   5'
  • Chua Jun Xu   40'
  • Shah Sharizan   65'
  • Shah Sharizan   68'
  • Min Ko Naing   85'
Report
  • Izzat Zakir Amin   24'
26 August 2023 GFA Victoria 0-0 Woodlands Rangers Toa Payoh Stadium
19:30 UTC+8 Report
26 August 2023 Winchester Isla 0-4 GDT Circuit Yishun Stadium
17:00 UTC+8 Report
  • Adnan Kasuma  
  • Basit Hamid  
  • Basit Hamid  
  • Zuhaili Suib  
2 September 2023 Woodlands Rangers 0-3 GDT Circuit Clementi Stadium
19:30 UTC+8
  • Jumari Semin  
  • Khairul Nizam  
  • Khairul Nizam  
2 September 2023 GFA Victoria 2-5 Winchester Isla Serangoon Stadium
19:30 UTC+8


Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Westwood El'Junior FC (Q) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
2 Prisons SRC (Q) 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
3 Verde Cresta Combined SC 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4 Pasirian Lions FC 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: fas.org.sg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


12 August 2023 Pasirian Lions 0-3 Westwood El'Junior Serangoon Stadium
17:30 UTC+8
  • Muhd Afiq  
13 August 2023 Prisons SRC 2-0 Verde Cresta Combined Serangoon Stadium
19:30 UTC+8
20 August 2023 Verde Cresta Combined 3-1 Pasirian Lions St Wilfred Field
19:30 UTC+8
  • Danni   pen'
  • Afiq  
  • Ryhan  
3 September 2023 Westwood El'Junior 1-0 Prisons SRC Serangoon Stadium
17:00 UTC+8
10 September 2023 Westwood El'Junior 4-1 Verde Cresta Combined St Wilfred Field
19:30 UTC+8
  • Afiq  
10 September 2023 Prisons SRC 4-0 Pasirian Lions Serangoon Stadium
19:30 UTC+8


Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Marsiling Causeway Bay FC (Q) 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
2 Gymkhana FC 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Tanah Merah United FC 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Bukit Timah FC 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: fas.org.sg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


12 August 2023 Tanah Merah United 2-2 Marsiling Causeway Bay Clementi Stadium
17:30 UTC+8
13 August 2023 Bukit Timah FC 1-2 Gymkhana FC Clementi Stadium
19:30 UTC+8
  • Feeq  
20 August 2023 Marsiling Causeway Bay 2-0 Bukit Timah FC Hougang Stadium
19:30 UTC+8
3 September 2023 Gymkhana FC 0-1 Tanah Merah United Yishun Stadium
17:00 UTC+8
10 September 2023 Marsiling Causeway Bay 2-2 Gymkhana FC St Wilfred Field
19:30 UTC+8
10 September 2023 Bukit Timah FC 1-0 Tanah Merah United Serangoon Stadium
19:30 UTC+8
  • Logesh  


Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Yishun FC (Q) 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9
2 Bedok South Avenue SC (Q) 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
3 Simei United FC 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4 Balestier United RC 3 0 0 3 6 15 −9 0
Source: fas.org.sg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


19 August 2023 Yishun FC 5-2 Balestier United Hougang Stadium
19:30 UTC+8
  • Shine Htet  
  • Shafiq SA  
  • Shafiq SA  
  • Shafiq SA  
  • Shine Htet  
Report
19 August 2023 Bedok South Avenue 3-1 Simei United Serangoon Stadium
19:30 UTC+8
  • Hakim  
  • Hakim  
  • Irfan  
Report
  •   og'
27 August 2023 Balestier United 1-6 Bedok South Avenue St Wilfred Field
17:00 UTC+8 Report
  • Hakim  
  • Hakim  
  • Hakim  
  • Hakim  
  • Azrin  
  • Azrin  
27 August 2023 Simei United 1-2 Yishun FC Serangoon Stadium
19:30 UTC+8
  • Jair Bonfim   32'
  • Shafiq SA  
  • Shafiq SA  
9 September 2023 Balestier United 3-4 Simei United Clementi Stadium
19:30 UTC+8
9 September 2023 Bedok South Avenue 1-2 Yishun FC Serangoon Stadium
19:30 UTC+8
  • Sasee  
Report
  • Herman Selamat  
  • Lim Sean  


Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tengah FC (Q) 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 6
2 East Coast United FC (Q) 2 1 0 1 4 6 −2 3
3 Geylang Serai FC 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Source: fas.org.sg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


13 August 2023 Tengah FC 3-1 Geylang Serai St Wilfred Field
17:00 UTC+8
2 September 2023 Geylang Serai 1-3 East Coast United Clementi Stadium
17:00 UTC+8
9 September 2023 East Coast United 1-5 Tengah FC Clementi Stadium
17:00 UTC+8


Knock-out Stage

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Quarter Finals

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16 September 2023 Marsiling Causeway Bay1-3 East Coast United Serangoon Stadium
19:30 UTC+8
17 September 2023 GDT Circuit FC 4-1Yishun FCBedok Stadium
17:00 UTC+8
  • Khairul Nizam 
  • Khairul Nizam 
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  • Khairul Nizam 
Report
  • Shafiq SA  
17 September 2023 Westwood El’Junior2-3 Bedok South Avenue Bedok Stadium
19:30 UTC+8
17 September 2023 Tengah FC 3-1Prisons SRCSerangoon Stadium
19:30 UTC+8

Semi Finals

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23 September 2023 East Coast United3-4 Bedok South Avenue Jalan Besar Stadium
24 September 2023 GDT Circuit FC0-3 Tengah FC Serangoon Stadium
19:30 UTC+8 Report

Finals

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1 October 2023 Bedok South Avenue 2-1Tengah FCJalan Besar Stadium
17:30 UTC+8
  • Nur Irfan   45'
  • Azrin Junaidi   68'
Report
  • Saravanan Krishnamoorthy  


Awards

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Hakim Abdullah Bedok South Avenue SC 10
2 Danish Harith East Coast United FC 8
3 Shafiq Abdullah Yishun FC 6

Source: fas.org.sg

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Teoh, Melvyn (15 Sep 2023). "FAS rejects appeal over Island Wide League team fielding ineligible footballer". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 Feb 2024.
  2. ^ a b "IWL 2023 Regulations - Promotion & Relegation" (PDF). FAS. Retrieved 19 Feb 2024.
  3. ^ "Bedok South Avenue SC seal Island Wide League title". FAS. 2 Oct 2023. Retrieved 19 Feb 2024.
  4. ^ Lee, David (7 Dec 2023). "Singapore Premier League in hunt for a 10th football team". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 Feb 2024.
  5. ^ Firdaus Hamzah (3 Apr 2024). "No 10th club for upcoming Singapore Premier League season: FAS". CNA.