Singapore Premier League Awards Night Explained

Singapore Premier League Awards Night is a football awards ceremony held by the Football Association of Singapore since the S.League's inaugural season in 1996.

Player of the Year Award

Note nationality of players at presentation of award. A number of foreign players were naturalised to play for Singapore later in their career.

Seasonwidth='240'Name!width='200'Club
1996align='left' Ivica Ragužalign='left'Singapore Armed Forces
1997align='left' Nazri NasirBalestier Central
1998align='left' S. SubramaniTanjong Pagar United
1999align='left' Zsolt Bücsalign='left'Home United
2000align='left' Mirko Grabovacalign='left'Singapore Armed Forces
2001align='left' Daniel Bennettalign='left'Tanjong Pagar United
2002align='left' Therdsak Chaimanalign='left'Singapore Armed Forces
2003align='left' Peres de Oliveiraalign='left'Home United
2004align='left' Surachai Jaturapattarapongalign='left'Home United
2005align='left' Noh Alam ShahTampines Rovers
2006align='left' Laakkad Abdelhadialign='left'Woodlands Wellington
2007align='left' Aleksandar ĐurićSingapore Armed Forces
2008align='left' Aleksandar Đurić (2)Singapore Armed Forces
2009align='left' Valery Hiekalign='left'Home United
2010align='left' Shahril IshakHome United
2011align='left' Mislav Karoglanalign='left'Singapore Armed Forces
2012align='left' Aleksandar Đurić (3)Tampines Rovers
2013align='left' Lee Kwan-Wooalign='left'Home United
2014align='left' Hassan SunnyWarriors
2015align='left' Fumiya Kogurealign='left' Albirex Niigata (S)
2016align='left' Atsushi Kawataalign='left' Albirex Niigata (S)
2017align='left' Kento Nagasakialign='left' Albirex Niigata (S)
2018align='left' Wataru Murofushialign='left' Albirex Niigata (S)
2019align='left' Faris RamliHougang United
2020align='left' Gabriel QuakLion City Sailors
2021align='left' Tomoyuki Doialign='left'Hougang United
2022align='left' Kodai Tanakaalign='left' Albirex Niigata (S)
2023 Maxime LestienneLion City Sailors

Top Scorers Award

Season NameClubGoals
1996 Jure EresSingapore Armed Forces28
1997 Goran PaulicBalestier Central21
1998 Stuart YoungHome United22[1]
1999 Mirko GrabovacSingapore Armed Forces23
2000 Mirko Grabovac (2)Singapore Armed Forces19
2001 Mirko Grabovac (3)Singapore Armed Forces42^
2002 Mirko Grabovac (4)Singapore Armed Forces36^
2003 Peres de OliveiraHome United37^
2004 Egmar GoncalvesHome United30
2005 Mirko Grabovac (5)Tampines Rovers26
2006 Laakkad AbdelhadiWoodlands Wellington23
2007 Aleksandar ĐurićSingapore Armed Forces37
2008 Aleksandar Đurić (2)Singapore Armed Forces28
2009 Aleksandar Đurić (3)Singapore Armed Forces28
2010 Frédéric Mendy Étoile21
2011 Mislav KaroglanSingapore Armed Forces33
2012 Frédéric Mendy (2)Home United20
2013 Aleksandar Đurić (4)Tampines Rovers15
Moon Soon-HoWoodlands Wellington
Rodrigo Tosi[2] Brunei DPMM
2015 Rafael Ramazotti Brunei DPMM21
2016 Rafael Ramazotti (2) Brunei DPMM20
2017 Tsubasa Sano Albirex Niigata (S)26
2018 Shuhei Hoshino Albirex Niigata (S)19
2019 Andrei VarankouBrunei DPMM21
2020 Stipe PlazibatHougang United,
Lion City Sailors
14
2021 Tomoyuki DoiHougang United19
2022 Boris KopitovićTampines Rovers35
2023 Maxime LestienneLion City Sailors25

^ Goals in all domestic competitions, including the S.League and Singapore Cup.

Source:Web site: S.League leading scorers. S.League.

Golden Gloves Award

!Season!Name!Club!Clean sheets
2009 Hassan SunnyTampines Rovers13
2010 Yohann Lacroix Étoile19
2011 Lionel LewisHome United13
2012 Takuma Ito Albirex Niigata (S)11
2013 Shahril JantanHome United12
2014 Wardun Yussof DPMM7
2015 Yōsuke Nozawa Albirex Niigata (S)13
2016 Yōsuke Nozawa (2) Albirex Niigata (S)11
2017 Yōsuke Nozawa (3) Albirex Niigata (S)12
2018 Yōsuke Nozawa (4) Albirex Niigata (S)10
2019 Wardun Yussof DPMM10
2020 Kei Okawa Albirex Niigata (S)8
2021 Takahiro Koga Albirex Niigata (S)8
2022 Zaiful Nizam9
2023 Syazwan BuhariTampines Rovers8

Young Player of the Year Award

SeasonNameClub
1996 Robin ChitrakarGeylang United
1997 Ahmad Latiff KhamaruddinGeylang United
1998 Lim Soon SengTanjong Pagar United
1999 Yazid YasinHome United
2000 Indra Sahdan DaudGeylang United
2001 Indra Sahdan Daud (2)Home United
2002 Noh Alam ShahSembawang Rangers
2003 Baihakki KhaizanGeylang United
2004 Fahrudin Mustafić*Tampines Rovers
2005 Issey Nakajima-Farran Albirex Niigata (S)
2006 Kengne LudovickBalestier Khalsa
2007 Shariff Abdul SamatTampines Rovers
2008 Khairul AmriTampines Rovers
2009 Gabriel ObatolaGombak United
2010 Hariss HarunYoung Lions
2011 Tatsuro Inui Albirex Niigata (S)
2012 Wan Zack Haikal Harimau Muda A
2013 Sirina CamaraHome United
2014 Nicolás VélezWarriors
2015 Azwan Ali DPMM
2016 Anumanthan KumarHougang United
2017 Hazzuwan HalimBalestier Khalsa
2018 Adam Swandi Albirex Niigata (S)
2019 Hami SyahinHome United
2020 Saifullah AkbarLion City Sailors
2021 Nur Adam AbdullahLion City Sailors
2022 Ilhan Fandi Albirex Niigata (S)
2023 Seia Kunori Albirex Niigata (S)

Coach of the Year Award

SeasonNameClub
1996 Vincent SubramaniamSingapore Armed Forces
1997 Vincent Subramaniam (2)Singapore Armed Forces
1998 Jita SinghSembawang Rangers
1999 Robert AlbertsHome United
2000 Fandi AhmadSingapore Armed Forces
2001 Jang JungGeylang United
2002 M. KarathuWoodlands Wellington
2003 Scott O'DonellGeylang United
2004 Vorawan ChitavanichTampines Rovers
2005 Vorawan Chitavanich (2)Tampines Rovers
2006 Richard BokSingapore Armed Forces
2007 Richard Bok (2)Singapore Armed Forces
2008 Hiroaki Hiraoka Albirex Niigata (S)
2009 Richard Bok (3)Singapore Armed Forces
2010 Vorawan Chitavanich (3)Tampines Rovers
2011 Koichi Sugiyama Albirex Niigata (S)
2012 Vjeran Simunić DPMM
2013 Lee Lim-SaengHome United
2014 Marko KraljevićBalestier Khalsa
2015 Steve Kean DPMM
2016 Naoki Naruo Albirex Niigata (S)
2017 Kazuaki Yoshinaga Albirex Niigata (S)
2018 Kazuaki Yoshinaga (2) Albirex Niigata (S)
2019 Adrian Pennock DPMM
2020 Keiji Shigetomi Albirex Niigata (S)
2021 Clement TeoHougang United
2022 Kazuaki Yoshinaga (3) Albirex Niigata (S)
2023 Kazuaki Yoshinaga (4)

Team of the Year

!Season!Goalkeepers!Defenders!Midfielders!Forwards
2017 Yōsuke Nozawa Irfan Fandi Yasutaka Yanagi

Naofumi Tanaka

Ryutaro Megumi Shuto Inaba

Shahril Ishak

Kento Nagasaki

Faris Ramli Stipe Plazibat

Tsubasa Sano

2018 Yōsuke Nozawa Riku Moriyasu Shuhei Sasahara

Kento Fukuda

Kenya Takahashi

Hafiz Nor Wataru Murofushi

Song Ui-young

Adam Swandi

Shahril Ishak Shuhei Hoshino
2019 Wardun Yussof Nazrul Nazari Kaishu Yamazaki

Charlie Clough

Irwan Shah

Blake Ricciuto Kyoga Nakamura

Shahdan Sulaiman

Shawal Anuar Faris Ramli

Andrei Varankou

2020 Syazwan Buhari Tajeli Salamat Kazuki Hashioka

Kaishu Yamazaki

Daniel Bennett

Kristijan Krajcek Kyoga Nakamura

Gabriel Quak

Song Ui-young

Luiz Júnior Stipe Plazibat
2021 Takahiro Koga Kazuki Hashioka Shuya Yamashita

Jorge Fellipe

Nur Adam Abdullah

Kaishu Yamazaki Ryoya Tanigushi

Shahdan Sulaiman

Šime Žužul Stipe Plazibat

Tomoyuki Doi

2022 Zaiful Nizam Masaya Idetsu Pedro Henrique

Joshua Pereira

Kyoga Nakamura Vincent Bezecourt

Diego Lopes

Maxime Lestienne

Kodai Tanaka Ilhan Fandi

Boris Kopitović

2023 Syazwan Buhari Miloš Zlatković Koki Kawachi

Asahi Yokokawa

Maxime Lestienne Kyoga Nakamura

Diego Lopes

Ryoya Taniguchi

Hakeme Yazid Seia Kunori

Shawal Anuar

Song Ui-Young held South Korea citizenship before being naturalised to play for Singapore in 2021

Total awards

!Rank!Player!Wins
1 Kyoga Nakamura4
3 Kaishu Yamazaki3
Stipe Plazibat
4 Faris Ramli2
Shahril Ishak
Syazwan Buhari
Shawal Anuar
Shahdan Sulaiman
Yōsuke Nozawa
Ryoya Taniguchi
Song Ui-young
Maxime Lestienne
Diego Lopes

Goal of the Year Award

!Season!Name!Club!Against
2018 Zulfadhmi SuzlimanZulfadhmi SuzlimanAlbirex Niigata (S) (20 May 2018)
2021 Gabriel QuakLion City SailorsBalestier Khalsa (18 April 2021)
2022 Ilhan Fandi Albirex Niigata (S)Balestier Khalsa (16 July 2022)
2023 Khairul AmriTanjong Pagar UnitedHougang United (6 April 2023)
Goal of the Year award was given from the 2021 Singapore Premier League season onwards.

Fair Play Award

SeasonClub
1996Singapore Armed Forces
1997Singapore Armed Forces
1998Singapore Armed Forces
1999Geylang United
2000Sembawang Rangers
2001Singapore Armed Forces
2002Singapore Armed Forces
2003Young Lions
2004 Albirex Niigata (S)
2005Young Lions
2006Young Lions
2007 Albirex Niigata (S)
2008 Super Reds
2009Home United
2010Tampines Rovers
2011 Albirex Niigata (S)
2012 Albirex Niigata (S)
2013 Albirex Niigata (S)
2014Geylang International
2015Geylang International
2016 Albirex Niigata (S)
2017 Albirex Niigata (S)
2018 Albirex Niigata (S)
2019 Albirex Niigata (S)
2020 Albirex Niigata (S)
2021 Albirex Niigata (S)
2022 Albirex Niigata (S)
2023 Albirex Niigata (S)

Unofficial awards

Top Assists

!Season!Name!Club!Assists
2019 Andrey Varankow DPMM10
2020 Gabriel QuakLion City Sailors7
2021 Armin BošnjakTampines Rovers11
2022 Maxime LestienneLion City Sailors23
2023 Maxime LestienneLion City Sailors21

League winning coach and captain

!Season!Coach!Captain!Club
1996 Jalal Talebi David LeeGeylang United
1997 Vincent Subramaniam Fandi AhmadSingapore Armed Forces
1998 Vincent Subramaniam (2) Fandi Ahmad (2)Singapore Armed Forces (2)
1999 Robert Alberts Zsolt BücsHome United
2000 Fandi Ahmad Nazri NasirSingapore Armed Forces (3)
2001 Jang Jung Zulkarnaen ZainalGeylang United (2)
2002 Fandi Ahmad (2) Rezal HassanSingapore Armed Forces (4)
2003 Steve Darby Shunmugham SubramaniHome United (2)
2004 Vorawan Chitavanich Nazri Nasir (2)Tampines Rovers
2005 Vorawan Chitavanich Nazri Nasir (3)Tampines Rovers (2)
2006 Richard Bok Mohd Noor AliSingapore Armed Forces (5)
2007 Richard Bok (2) Mohd Noor Ali (2)Singapore Armed Forces (6)
2008 Richard Bok (3) Aleksandar ĐurićSingapore Armed Forces (7)
2009 Richard Bok (4) Aleksandar Đurić (2)Singapore Armed Forces (8)
2010 Patrick Vallée Matthias VerschaveÉtoile
2011 Steven Tan Aleksandar Đurić (3)Tampines Rovers (3)
2012 Tay Peng Kee Aleksandar Đurić (4)Tampines Rovers (4)
2013 Tay Peng Kee (2) Fahrudin MustafićTampines Rovers (5)
2014 Alex Weaver Daniel BennettWarriors (9)
2015 Steve Kean Rosmin KamisDPMM
2016 Naoki Naruo Yōsuke NozawaAlbirex Niigata (S)
2017 Kazuaki Yoshinaga Kento NagasakiAlbirex Niigata (S) (2)
2018 Kazuaki Yoshinaga (2) Wataru MurofushiAlbirex Niigata (S)
2019 Adrian Pennock Wardun YussofDPMM (2)
2020 Keiji Shigetomi Kazuki HashiokaAlbirex Niigata (S)[3] (4)
2021 Kim Do-hoon Hassan SunnyLion City Sailors (3)
2022 Kazuaki Yoshinaga (3) Jun KobayashiAlbirex Niigata (S) (5)
2023 Kazuaki Yoshinaga (4) Asahi YokokawaAlbirex Niigata (S) (6)

Special awards

100 S.League goals

SeasonNameClub
2002Mirko GrabovacSingapore Armed Forces
2003Indra Sahdan DaudHome United
2003 Aleksandar Đurić*Geylang United
2004Egmar GoncalvesHome United
2005Noh Alam ShahTampines Rovers
2005 Peres De OliveiraHome United
2007Agu CasmirGombak United
2008 Park Tae-WonWoodlands Wellington
2010Mohd Noor AliWoodlands Wellington
2014Qiu LiBalestier Khalsa
2020 Jordan WebbTampines Rovers
Aleksandar Đurić became a naturalised Singapore player in 2007.

200 S.League goals

SeasonNameClub
2005Mirko GrabovacTampines Rovers
2007Aleksandar ĐurićSingapore Armed Forces
Mirko Grabovac was a Singaporean when he won the 200 S.League Goals award in 2005.

300 S.League goals

Defunct Award Categories

Manager of the Year

SeasonNameClub
1996P N SivajiTanjong Pagar United
1997Chris ChanSingapore Armed Forces
1998Alan WongGombak United
1999Kok Wai LeongSingapore Armed Forces
2000John YapGombak United
2001Noordin Abdul RahmanHome United
2002Alfred LoiSembawang Rangers

People's Choice Award

Seasonwidth='160'Name!width='160'Club
2002align='left' Sead Muratovićalign='left'Tampines Rovers
2003align='left'Indra Sahdan Daudalign='left'Home United
2004align='left'Agu Casmiralign='left'Young Lions
2005align='left'Zulkarnaen Zainalalign='left'Tampines Rovers
2006align='left'Khairul Amrialign='left'Young Lions
2007align='left'Aleksandar Đurićalign='left'Singapore Armed Forces
2008align='left' Kengne Ludovickalign='left'Home United
2009align='left' Gabriel Obatolaalign='left'Gombak United
2010align='left'Shahril Jantanalign='left'Singapore Armed Forces
2011align='left'Safuwan Baharudinalign='left'Young Lions
2012align='left' Wan Zack Haikalalign='left' Harimau Muda A
2013align='left' Mamadou M. Dialloalign='left'Hougang United

Dollah Kassim Award

The Dollah Kassim Award is an annual award handed to the most outstanding youth player aged 18 and below. The winner will receive the Singapore Pools' Passport to Excellence prize which funds the cost of sending the recipient for an overseas training stint. Singapore Pools launched the incentive in 2010 to nurture young sports talent recognising footballing excellence and character.

!Season!Name!Overseas training stints
2010Ammirul EmmranNewcastle United
2011Adam SwandiNewcastle United, Chelsea and Atlético Madrid.
2012R. AaravinFC Metz
2013Hazim Faiz
2014Muhelmy Suhaimi
2015Joshua PereiraSaint-Étienne
2016Rusyaidi SalimeOmiya Ardija
2017Joel Chew
2018Nur Adam AbdullahKRC Genk
2019Iman HakimOmiya Ardija

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Eric Ding. Golden Boot. Today. 38. 29 August 2005.
  2. Web site: Awards night signals end of 2014 S.League season. S.League. 18 November 2014. 7 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Albirex Niigata FC (S) are 2020 AIA Singapore Premier League champions - Football Association of Singapore . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119012350/http://www.fas.org.sg/albirex-niigata-fc-s-are-2020-aia-singapore-premier-league-champions/ . 19 January 2021 . 2021-02-23 . en-US.