2004 S.League
Singapore Pro League season
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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.
Season2004
ChampionsTampines Rovers
1st S.League title
1st S.League title
AFC Cup
- Tampines Rovers
(S.League and Singapore Cup winners) - Home United
(S.League runners-up)
Matches135
 | |
| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tampines Rovers 1st S.League title |
| AFC Cup |
|
| Matches | 135 |
| Goals | 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
- 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
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 |  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
| 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
| 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 |