Farrer Park United was a soccer club from Singapore. The team won Singapore's National Football League (NFL) in 1982, and the President's Cup in 1981 and 1983.[1]
| Founded | 1968 as Hampshire United |
|---|---|
| Ground | Farrer Park Field |
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Coordinates | 1°18′40″N 103°50′58″E / 1.3110°N 103.8495°E |
| League | Singapore Football League |
The club played at the Farrer Park Field as their home stadium.[2]
History
editIn 1968, Hampshire United was formed.[3] It was later renamed as Farrer Park United.[3]
In 1976, Farrer Park lost to Geylang International, 2–0, in the finals of the Toto League Cup.[4]
In 1979, Robert Ng and Robert Lim joined the club as manager and coach.[5]
In 1982, Farrer Park United won the National Football League Division 1 and also the national U15 title.[6]
In 1983, Dutch goalkeeper, Alex Brouwer, formerly from PSV Eindhoven join the club.[6] The club won the President's Cup with a 3–0 win over Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association.[7]
In 1989, before an NFL match against Changi United, the team showed up without jerseys.[8] Their manager Alfonso Dorai arrived 15 minutes after the match's scheduled start with their jerseys but the club had alreader conceded the match to Changi United.[8] Dorai claimed that he was involved in an accident in his friend's car and was delayed.[8] Football Association of Singapore (FAS) requested for a police report for the accident which Dorai was unable to produce, claiming his friend had privately settled with the other driver and hence no police report was made.[8] As a result, Farrer Park was banned for two years by the FAS.[8]
Sponsor
editIn 1978, Farrer Park got its first sponsor, German sporting supplier Puma, to provide for all its equipment.[9]
Players
editThe club also had the only British player, Chris Bates, playing in the National Football League.[10]
The team had also many other Singaporean national football players, such as Malek Awab, Norhalis Shafik, Marzuki Elias and Razali Rashid.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Singapore - List of Cup Winners".
- ^ Auto, Hermes (31 March 2018). "Farewell, Farrer Park: 5 things about the place where Singapore's sporting spirit burned bright | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Milestones". The Straits Times. 29 November 1997. p. 77. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "GOALIE WAN IS GEYLANG'S HERO". New Nation. 23 July 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Farrer Park United's recipe for success". Singapore Monitor. 4 March 1985. p. 26. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ a b "Farrer Park has added touch of professionalism". Singapore Monitor. 8 January 1983. p. 30. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ Chan, Alfonso (3 October 1983). "Farrer Park denies Safsa the final hattrick". Singapore Monitor. p. 27. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ a b c d e "Farrer Park are banned". The Straits Times. 6 July 1989. p. 27. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Farrer Park get German sponsor". The Straits Times. 1 April 1978. p. 29. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ Yeo, Wilfred (9 July 1981). "Bates plays dream tie for United". The Straits Times. p. 33. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "FARRER PARK UNITED". Singapore Monitor. 2 March 1985. p. 26. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.