2004 S.League was the ninth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Tampines Rovers, which was their first league title.
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| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tampines Rovers 1st S.League title |
| AFC Cup |
|
| Matches played | 135 |
| Goals scored | 513 (3.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Egmar Goncalves (30) |
| Biggest home win | Tampines Rovers 9-0 Tanjong Pagar United (16 March 2004) |
| Biggest away win | Balestier Khalsa 0-6 Tanjong Pagar United (19 August 2004) |
| Highest scoring | Singapore Armed Forces 6-6 Young Lions (15 April 2004) |
← 2003 2005 → | |
Changes from 2003
edit- Penalty kicks after draws were discontinued.
- Albirex Niigata (S) are the feeder team of J.League club Albirex Niigata.
- Sengkang Marine withdrew from the league at the end of 2003 season.
Foreign players
editEach club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 4 foreign players.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Former Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balestier Khalsa |  Kim Chan-joong
|
Park Tae-won
|
 Andrew Durante
|
 Igwe Iroha
|
Hea Sae-gyu Lee Ho-sung
|
| Geylang International | Aleksandar Đurić
|
 Wayne O'Sullivan
|
 Mark Williams
|
 Stewart Petrie
|
Daniel Hill Aleksandar Đurić Chang Hui
|
| Home United |  Sutee Suksomkit
|
Surachai Jaturapattarapong
|
Anurak Srikerd
|
 Peres De Oliveira
|
None |
| Tanjong Pagar United |  Ballamodou Conde
|
 Gimmy Bade
|
Jean-Marc Audemar
|
Benoît Salviat
|
 Nicodeme Boucher
|
| SAFFC | Jon Angelucci
|
 Nenad Baćina
|
Boubacar Keita
|
 André Gumprecht
|
Ballamodou Conde
|
| Tampines Rovers | Santi Chaiyaphurk
|
Choketawee Promrut
|
 Sead Muratović
|
Fahrudin Mustafić
|
 Zakir Jalilov
|
| Woodlands | Park Kung-guy
|
Kim Eun-cher
|
Simon Clark
|
John Wilkinson
|
None |
 Young Lions FC
|
Shi Jiayi
|
 Vladan Seric
|
Precious Emuejeraye
|
None | Kazeem Babatunde
|
- Albirex Niigata (S) and Sinchi FC are not allowed to hire any foreigners.
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampines Rovers | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 29 | +47 | 63 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 2 | Home United | 27 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 53 | |
| 3 | Young Lions
|
27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 47 | |
| 4 | Singapore Armed Forces | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 45 | |
| 5 |  Albirex Niigata (S)
|
27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 44 | |
| 6 | Woodlands Wellington | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 40 | |
| 7 | Geylang United | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 37 | |
| 8 | Balestier Khalsa | 27 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 36 | 73 | −37 | 20 | |
| 9 | Sinchi FC
|
27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 62 | −26 | 17 | |
| 10 | Tanjong Pagar United | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 72 | −43 | 17 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Top scorers
edit| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egmar Goncalves |
Home United | 30[1] |
| 2 | Agu Casmir |
Young Lions | 24 |
| 3 | Mirko Grabovac |
Singapore Armed Forces | 23 |
| 4 | Indra Sahdan Daud | Home United | 19 |
| 5 | Park Kung Guy |
Woodlands Wellington | 18 |
References
edit- ^ Eric Ding (29 August 2005). "Golden Boot". Today. p. 38.