2025–26 Singapore Premier League

Singapore Premier League
Season2025–26
DatesAugust 2025 – May 2026
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 13 May 2025.

The 2025–26 Singapore Premier League (also known as the AIA Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) is the 8th season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its rebranding in 2018.

Lion City Sailors is the defending champion after winning the 2024–25 season league title.[1]

This season marks the first of the second league, Singapore Premier League 2.

Format

The following key changes were made to the rules from the 2025–26 season onwards: [2][3]

  1. Clubs must now register a combined squad for both the SPL and reserve league (SPL2), with a minimum of 36 and a maximum of 50 players. At least 25 local players are to be registered.
  2. Three round-robin format where each club will play each other 3 times in a season, instead of 4 last year.
  3. SPL will be scheduled from Friday to Monday & SPL 2 will be scheduled from Monday to Wednesday. All matches to kick off at 7.30pm.
  4. Clubs must field a minimum of four local players & maximum of seven foreigners in the SPL matches.
  5. SPL2 which serve as a “a developmental league" to replace U21 league.
  6. First teamers and foreigners are allowed to play in the SPL2 but a minimum of six locals, four of whom must be Under-23, must be on the pitch at all times during matches.
  7. Prize increased from $290k to $600k and will be shared by the Top 6 teams instead of Top 4 teams last year.


The following key changes were made to the rules since the 2022 & 2023 & 2024–25 season:[4][5]

  1. Clubs will be equipped with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) devices - among other performance and tracking gear. Value of the sponsorship is worth around $620,000.[6]
  2. The requirement for local clubs to field a minimum of one Under-23 player of Singaporean nationality during the entire first half of a match has been lifted.
  3. The mandatory fitness tests for SPL players will transition to a more data-driven approach, facilitated through technical GPS tracking.
  4. Players shall be allocated jersey numbers 1 to 50 except for Young Lions who are allowed to allocate jersey numbers 1 to 80. A jersey number become available for allocation to new members after a player ceased to play for a club.[7] U21 players are allocated jersey numbers 51-80.
  5. VAR was introduced for the first time in Singapore league history starting 2023.
  6. Players get suspended for one match after 4, 7, and 9 yellow cards in a league, with a fine added after the 9th. A red card comes with a mandatory suspension of 1-6 matches, depending on the severity of the offence. Getting 2 red cards in the season results in a $1,000 fine and a possible harsher penalty from the Disciplinary Committee.


The transfer window will be as follows [8]

  1. 1st transfer window: 9 June 2025 to 31 August 2025
  2. 2nd transfer window: 1 January 2026 to 31 January 2026

Teams

A total of 8 teams compete in the league. Albirex Niigata (S) would function as a local team, starting from the 2024–25 season.[9][10] As such, they will be subjected to the same rules as Singapore based teams.

Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2025–26 season.

  1. On 26 March 2025, DPMM announced their intention to return to Malaysian Football after 17 years of absence.[11] On 22 May 2025, FAS confirmed that the team will not participate in the Singapore Premier League (SPL) after the 2024–25 season.[12][13]

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2024–25 Singapore Premier League teams from Singapore



Image Team Stadium Capacity
Albirex Niigata (S)
Tanjong Pagar United 		Jurong East Stadium 2,700
Lion City Sailors
Balestier Khalsa 		Bishan Stadium 6,254
Young Lions
Hougang United 		Jalan Besar Stadium 6,000
Tampines Rovers
Geylang International 		Our Tampines Hub 5,100

Personnel, kit 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 Main Shirt sponsor Other sponsors
Albirex Niigata (S) Keiji Shigetomi[14] Kelme [15] Denka[16]
List
    • Apparel & Footwear & Training Wear
      Dpro Logistics Namics
      Skechers Singapore
    • Front:
      Reeracoen
      Black Clover
      SingaLife
      g.spa
      Kubota
    • Back:
      Warrantee
    • Sleeve:
      EnglishCentral
      Kirin
    • Shorts:
      Gain City
      Miura
    • Partners
      Daiho Group
      JTB
      NSG
      Sanpoutei Ramen
      SMBC
      ACCEA Singapore
      PR Times
      Prestige Property
      ANA
      EAA Direct
      IGPI Group
      Ma Masion
      Dr. Stretch
      JPlus+
      Salonpas
      Soken Medical
      OneTap Sports
      Crown Line
      Tomi Sushi
      Sankyu
      One Asia Lawyers
      SD Aircon
      SETA Technologies
      Hiroyuki
      AO Service Pro
      Itadakimasu
      Pocari Sweat
      KoachHub
      Fuji Electric Asia Pacific
      Sugoyose
      Any1 Choco
      Cotovia Clinic
      Luluto
      Meiji Yasuda
Balestier Khalsa Marko Kraljević[17] Adidas Jeep [18]
List
    • Front:
      Weston Corporation
      Project Vaults
      Dr. Stretch
    • Back:
      Boys' Town YouthReach
    • Shorts:
      PSB Academy
    • Partners:
      TopGrid Pest
      StarBalm
      KoachHub
      The Original Vadai
BG Tampines Rovers Akbar Nawas[19] Syazwan Buhari Warrix [20] BG
List
    • Back:
      Black Clover
    • Sleeve:
      Construction Investment Managers
    • Partners:
      StarBalm
      Therabody
      My Protein Singapore
      Rookbook
      The Physio Circle
      Ryudben Sports
      JSSL FC
      Dr. Stretch
Geylang International Mohd Noor Ali[21] Joshua Pereira FBT Vector Green [22]
List
    • Sleeve:
      Epson[23][24]
      Optimum Nutrition
    • Back:
      Medcallz
    • Partners:
      City Football Club
      Dr. Stretch
      Koach Hub
      TRUE Fitness
      KoachHub
      Think Batik
      Koshin Kogyo
      Westpoint
Hougang United Pannarai Pansiri Volt [25]
List
    • Partners:
      Cafe Football (CF)
      The Arena
      SpeedFitness
      Advance Capital
      StarBalm
      My Protein Singapore
Lion City Sailors Aleksandar Ranković[26] Hariss Harun Adidas [27] SEA[28]
Shopee (Continental)
List
    • Front:
      AMP Lab (WPL only)
      Bone Setting (WPL only)
    • Sleeve:
      Garena
      Shopee (SPL & WPL)
    • Partners:
      Optimum Nutrition
      Mari Bank
      StarBalm
      Griddy Grid
      #WLJK
Tanjong Pagar United Noh Alam Shah Matt Silva Hummel [29]
List
    • Partners:
      Samtrade Academy
      Hyundai
      StarBalm
      The Rehab Lab
Young Lions Firdaus Kassim [30] Ryaan Sanizal Nike
List

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Tanjong Pagar United Noh Alam Shah (interim) Appointed to permanent role 2025
Hougang United Robert Eziakor (interim) End of interim 31 May 2025 Pre-season Pannarai Pansiri
Balestier Khalsa Peter de Roo End of contract 31 May 2025 [31] Marko Kraljević 30 June 2025 [32] [33]
BG Tampines Rovers Gavin Lee Mutual agreement 17 June 2025 [34] Akbar Nawas 20 June 2025[19]
Young Lions Fadzuhasny Juraimi End of interim 25 June 2025 Firdaus Kassim 25 June 2025 [35]

Foreign players

Clubs is to register a combined squad for both the Singapore Premier League (SPL) and the reserve league. The squad must comprise a minimum of 36 players to a maximum of 50 players, with at least 25 players being Singaporean. While there is no minimum number of foreign players a club must register, depending on the squad size, theoretically, a club can have 25 Singaporeans and 25 foreigners in their 50-player squad.

  • Players name in bold indicates the players were registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players name in italics indicates the player were out of squad or left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 Player 10 Player 11 SPL2 players Former players
Unregistered players
Albirex Niigata (S) Arya Igami Tarhani [36] Komei Iida [37] Naoki Yoshioka [38] Nozomi Ozawa [39] Ren Nishimura [40] [41] Shingo Nakano [42] Takumi Yokohata [43] Cho Eunsu [44] [45] Lee Dong-yeol [46] [47]
List
    Balestier Khalsa Cher Deng [48] Masahiro Sugita[49]
    List
      • Lin Ze Hao
    BG Tampines Rovers Dylan Fox[50] Hide Higashikawa [51] Koya Kazama [52] Seiga Sumi[53] Shuya Yamashita[54] Trent Buhagiar[55] Miloš Zlatković[56] Nalawich Inthacharoen Witthawat Phraothaisong
    List
      • Liam Buckley
      • Alexandre Bertholon
    Geylang International Vincent Bezecourt[57] Kaisei Ogawa[58] Keito Hariya[59] Riku Fukashiro[60] Ryoya Taniguchi[61] Shodai Yokoyama [62] Shuhei Hoshino Nikola Ignjatovic[63]
    List
      • Jake Ellenberger
      • Nils Vandersmissen
      • Sho Gamoh
    Hougang United Ryohei Yoshihama Yuta Kikuchi Jovan Mugosa [64] Víctor Blasco Kanok Kongsimma Parinya Nusong Settawut Wongsai[65] Yotsakorn Burapha[66] Sam Strong
    List
      • Yanir Ben Eliezer
    Lion City Sailors Bailey Wright[67] Maxime Lestienne[68] Toni Datković[69] Lennart Thy[70][71] Bart Ramselaar[72] Rui Pires[73] Diogo Costa
    List
      • Enrico Walmrath Silveira
      • Ewan Seddon
      • Harry Spence
      • Aaditya Rao
      • Ashman Saravanan
      • Tiago Martins
      • Benjamin Žerak
      • Joshua Little
    Tanjong Pagar United Aaron Evans Matt Silva [74] Salif Cissé[75] Shodai Nishikawa [74] Tomoki Wada[76] Zenivio [74] Timur Talipov[77]
    List
      • Thorsten Takashi Cross
      • Casey Seddon
      • George Thomas
      • Thelonious Linden
      • Enzo Saha
    Young Lions Kan Kobayashi[78]
    List

      Results

      League table

      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
      1 Albirex Niigata (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Champions League Two group stage
      2 Balestier Khalsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Champions League Two play-off
      3 BG Tampines Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Geylang International 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Hougang United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Lion City Sailors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Tanjong Pagar United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Young Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ineligible for AFC competition spots[a]
      First match(es) will be played: TBD August 2025. Source: Singapore Premier League
      Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
      Notes:
      1. ^ One club, the FAS under-23 team Young Lions – is ineligible for any AFC competition spots.


      Fixtures and results

      Teams ALB BAL BGT GEY HOU LCS TPU YLI ALB BAL BGT GEY HOU LCS TPU YLI
      Albirex Niigata (S) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
      Balestier Khalsa - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
      BG Tampines Rovers - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
      Geylang International - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
      Hougang United - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
      Lion City Sailors - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
      Tanjong Pagar United - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
      Young Lions - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
      Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2025. Source: spl.sg
      Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.
      For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

      Statistics


      Singapore Premier League Awards night winners

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