2005 S.League

S. League
Season2005
ChampionsTampines Rovers
2nd S.League title
AFC Cup
Matches played135
Goals scored477 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorerMirko Grabovac (26)
Biggest home winTampines Rovers 7-0 Geylang United
(31 May 2005)
Biggest away win
Highest scoring
2004
2006

2005 S.League was the tenth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Tampines Rovers, which was their second league title.

Changes from 2004

  • Paya Lebar Punggol joined the league in place of Sinchi FC.
  • Tanjong Pagar United withdrew from the S.League from the 2005 season.

Foreign players

Each 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 Akihiro Nakamura Paul Ekollo Osagie Ederaro Kengne Ludovick None
Geylang International Pitipong Kuldilok Mark Williams John Wilkinson Chimaobi Nwaogazi None
Home United Sutee Suksomkit Surachai Jaturapattarapong Anurak Srikerd Peres De Oliveira None
Paya Lebar Punggol Moudourou Moise Bae Jin-soo Protais Bessala Kenan Ragipović None
SAFFC Therdsak Chaiman Aleksandar Đurić Boubacar Keita Greg Nwokolo None
Tampines Rovers Santi Chaiyaphurk Sead Muratović Fahrudin Mustafić Branko Hucika None
Woodlands Park Tae-won Essa Basile Lucian Dronca Jon Angelucci Mark Williams
Young Lions FC Precious Emuejeraye None None None Greg Nwokolo

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampines Rovers 27 18 3 6 77 35 +42 57 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
2 Singapore Armed Forces 27 15 7 5 54 41 +13 52
3 Woodlands Wellington 27 15 5 7 57 44 +13 50
4 Home United 27 14 4 9 62 44 +18 46 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[a]
5 Albirex Niigata (S) 27 12 8 7 50 33 +17 44
6 Young Lions 27 12 6 9 44 37 +7 42
7 Balestier Khalsa 27 10 6 11 45 52 −7 36
8 Geylang United 27 7 5 15 38 57 −19 26
9 Sinchi FC 27 7 3 17 27 56 −29 21[b]
10 Paya Lebar Punggol 27 1 1 25 23 78 −55 4
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as 2005 Singapore Cup winners
  2. ^ Sinchi deducted three points for gross misconduct

Top scorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Mirko Grabovac Tampines Rovers 26
2 Kengne Ludovick Balestier Khalsa 20
Indra Sahdan Daud Home United
Egmar Goncalves Home United
Noh Alam Shah Tampines Rovers
5 Jonathon Angelucci Woodlands Wellington 18
6 Aleksandar Duric Singapore Armed Forces 17
7 John Wilkinson Geylang United 15
8 Issey Farran Nakajima Albirex Niigata (S) 14
9 Osagie Ederaro Balestier Khalsa 13
Therdsak Chaiman Singapore Armed Forces
11 Peres De Oliveira Home United 11
Sead Muratovic Tampines Rovers
15 Norikazu Murakami Clementi Khalsa 9
Park Tae-won Woodlands Wellington