2012 S.League Explained

Competition:S. League
Season:2012
Winners:Tampines Rovers
4th S.League title
Continentalcup1:AFC Cup
Matches:156
Total Goals:424
League Topscorer: Frédéric Mendy (20)
Biggest Home Win:Singapore Armed Forces 6-1 Gombak United
(22 October 2012)
Biggest Away Win:Geylang United 1-7 Home United
(11 March 2012)
Highest Scoring:Home United 7-3 Geylang United
(18 July 2012)
Prevseason:2011
Nextseason:2013

The 2012 S.League was the 17th season of the S-League, the top professional football league in Singapore. It is known as the Great Eastern-Yeo's S.League for sponsorship reasons.

Tampines Rovers won their fourth title, finishing top of a 13-team league.

Teams

Etoile FC withdrew their participation in the league to concentrate on grassroots football and youth development. DPMM FC have re-entered the league, coming back since they were suspended by FIFA in the 2009 campaign. Harimau Muda of Malaysia have also entered the fray.[1]

TeamCoachStadiumCapacityLocation
Albirex Niigata (S)Jurong East Stadium2,700 Jurong East
Toa Payoh Stadium3,900 Toa Payoh
Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium30,000 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Bedok Stadium3,900 Bedok
Jurong West Stadium3,200 Jurong West
Yishun Stadium3,400 Yishun
Bishan Stadium4,100 Bishan
Hougang Stadium2,500 Hougang
Choa Chu Kang Stadium4,600 Choa Chu Kang
Clementi Stadium4,000 Clementi
Queenstown Stadium3,800 Queenstown
Woodlands Stadium4,300 Woodlands
Jalan Besar Stadium8,000 Kallang

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureReplaced by
Geylang UnitedMike WongMoved to Prime League squad[2] V. Kanakarajan
Tampines RoversSteven TanMoved to Prime League squadTay Peng Kee

Stadium changes

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Former Player
Balestier Khalsa Park Kang-jin Goran Šubara Paul Cunningham Zdravko Dragićević Jang Jo-yoon
Patrick da Silva Ivan Jerković Osman Bashiru
Geylang United Mun Seung-man Stefan Milojević Jozef Kapláň Michael King Rhema Obed
Oliver Nicholas
Gombak United Christoper Anderson Obadin Aikhena Julien DurandNone
Home United Kenji Arai Shotaro Ihata Franklin Anzite Frederic MendyNone
Hougang United Jordan Webb Ante Barać Mamadou M. DialloNone
Singapore Armed Forces Tatsuro Inui Shimpei Sakurada Marin Vidošević Seiji Saito
Tampines Rovers Saša Dreven Benoit Croissant Gligor Gligorov Sead Hadžibulić Davor Piškor
Tanjong Pagar United Gilbert Bayonne Anthony Aymard Carlos Delgado
Woodlands Wellington Moon Soon-Ho Daniel Hammond Fabien LewisNone
Young Lions Sherif El-Masri Benjamin Lee Jonathan Toto Sirina CamaraNone

League table

Season statistics

Goalscorers

.[4]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Frédéric MendyHome United20
2 Jozef KapláňGeylang United14
Mislav KaroglanSingapore Armed Forces14
4 Shahrazen Said DPMM FC13
5 Jordan WebbHougang United12
Yasuhiro Yamakoshi Albirex Niigata (S)12
Aleksandar ĐurićTampines Rovers12
8 Shotaro IhataHome United10
9Fazrul NawazSingapore Armed Forces9
Shimpei SakuradaSingapore Armed Forces9
11 Sead HadžibulićTampines Rovers8

S-League Awards Night Winners

AwardsWinners
Player of the YearAleksandar Đurić (Tampines Rovers)
Young Player of the Year Wan Zack Haikal (Harimau Muda A)
Coach of the Year Vjeran Simunić (DPMM FC)
Top Scorer Award Frédéric Mendy (Home United)
Fair Play Award Albirex Niigata (S)
Referee of the YearAbdul Malik Abdul Bashir

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BeiS.league announces 2012 participating teams . S.League Online . 2012-01-16.
  2. Web site: All's not well at Geylang. Today. 14 March 2012. 14 March 2012.
  3. Web site: Tampines and Home ready to raise curtains . S.League Online . 2012-02-05 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231619/http://www.sleague.com/Web/main.aspx?ID=,68e68380-9e0b-44b2-8a32-d06df7470ca6&AID=237829e8-00e5-4afe-9da2-73f8b8366935&NLT=300 . dead .
  4. Web site: Goalscorers – 2012 S. League . Soccerway . 10 October 2012.