2009 S.League
Football league season
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The 2009 S.League (officially known as the Great-Eastern-Yeo's S.League for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season since the establishment of the S.League. Singapore Armed Forces FC won their eighth S.League title.
Season2009
ChampionsSingapore Armed Forces
8th S.League title
8th S.League title
AFC Champions LeagueSingapore Armed Forces
(S.League winners)
(S.League winners)
AFC CupGeylang United
(Singapore Cup winners)
(Singapore Cup winners)
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| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Singapore Armed Forces 8th S.League title |
| AFC Champions League | Singapore Armed Forces (S.League winners) |
| AFC Cup | Geylang United (Singapore Cup winners) |
| Matches | 165 |
| Goals | 452 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aleksandar Đurić (28) |
| Biggest home win | Singapore Armed Forces 6-0 Albirex Niigata (S) (26 March 2009) |
| Biggest away win | Sengkang Punggol 1-7 Singapore Armed Forces (11 April 2009) |
| Highest scoring | Sengkang Punggol 1-7 Singapore Armed Forces (11 April 2009) |
| Longest winning run | 7 |
← 2008 2010 → | |
Changes to the league include:
- Monthly claim of S$2,000 for the local clubs from the FAS if they sign a foreign player who is a newcomer to the S-League.[1]
- DPMM FC have replaced Dalian Shide Siwu in 2009 season.[2]
Teams
Location of teams in 2009 S.League
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Location of teams in 2009 S.League (Singapore teams)
Foreign players
Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 4 foreign players.
- Albirex Niigata (S) and Super Reds are not allowed to hire any foreigners.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore Armed Forces (C) | 30 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 73 | 31 | +42 | 67 | Qualification to AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-off or AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 2 | Tampines Rovers | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 56 | |
| 3 | Gombak United | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 53 | |
| 4 | Home United | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 53 | |
| 5 |  Super Reds[a] |
30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 50 | |
| 6 | Geylang United | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 40 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[b] |
| 7 |  Albirex Niigata (S)[a] |
30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 38 | |
| 8 |  Young Lions[a] |
30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 34 | |
| 9 | Woodlands Wellington | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 31 | |
| 10 | Sengkang Punggol | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 21 | |
| 11 | Balestier Khalsa | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 58 | −36 | 18 | |
| 12 |  DPMM FC[a] (D, R) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expelled from league after FIFA ruling; results expunged[c] |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Super Reds – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, were not eligible for qualification to continental competitions.
- Geylang United qualified for the 2010 AFC Cup as 2009 Singapore Cup winners.
Results
Fixtures and Results of the S. League 2009 season.
Note: The results are broken down into weeks rather than rounds, as some teams may play 2 or more games a week due to the nature of the league system (games are played every day). Hence, sometimes, teams may not play in the league some weeks due to other competition commitments or re-arranged games.
Week 1
The opening week of the season runs from Monday 16 February to Sunday 22 February.
| Geylang United | 3 – 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
Ashrin Shariff  41' (pen.) 85' Noor Ali 45' |
Details Report |
Kenji Adachihara 32' |
| Balestier Khalsa | 0 – 3 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Aleksandar Duric 36' 39' (pen.) Masahiro Fukasawa 75' |
Week 2
The 2nd week of the season runs from Monday 23 February to Sunday 1 March.
| Woodlands Wellington | 2 – 2 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Zakaria Yousif 14' Mojtaba Tehranizadeh 50' |
Details Report |
Sutee Suksomkit 28' 43' |
| Home United | 3 – 0 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Kengne Ludovick 61' 90' (pen.) Peres de Oliveira 76' |
Details Report |
| Young Lions | 1 – 1 | Brunei DPMM |
|---|---|---|
| Khairul Nizam 44' |
Details Report |
Abu Bakar Mahari 90' |
Week 3
The 3rd week of the season runs from Monday 2 March to Sunday 8 March.
| Balestier Khalsa | 1 – 1 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Ithamar Rangel 69' |
Details Report |
Seiji Kaneko 54' |
| SAFFC | 3 – 1 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Latiff 39' Daniel Bennett 61'John Wilkinson 90' |
Details Report |
Shi Jiayi 50' (pen.) |
| Brunei DPMM | 2 – 1 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Yusof Salleh 61' Abu Bakar Mahari 84' |
Details Report |
Jeon Byung Euk 11' (pen.) |
| Sengkang Punggol | 2 – 2 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Indra Sahdan 70' (pen.) 88' |
Details Report |
Yasir Hanapi 3' Ashrin Shariff 38' |
| Gombak United | 3 – 0 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Obatola 23' (pen.) 72' Ruhaizad Ismail 80' |
Detail Report |
| Brunei DPMM | 2 – 1 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Sairol Sahari 8' Ivan Jerkovic 85' (pen.) |
Details Report |
Ismadi Bin Muhamad Mukhtar 4' |
Week 4
The 4th week of the season runs from Monday 9 March to Sunday 15 March.
| Tampines Rovers | 2 – 0 | Sengkang Punggol |
|---|---|---|
| Noh Alam Shah 22' Sutee Suksomkit 82' (pen.) |
Details Report |
| Super Reds | 1 – 1 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Yu Hyun Koo 58' |
Details Report |
Bryan Soane 90' |
| Home United | 1 – 1 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| Valery Hiek 54' |
Details Report |
Goran Šubara 82' |
| Young Lions | 1 – 2 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Obadin Aikhena 67' |
Details Report |
John Wilkinson 3' Shaiful Esah 72' |
Week 5
The 5th week of the season runs from Monday 16 March to Sunday 22 March.
| Sengkang Punggol | 2 – 3 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Murphy Wiredu 22' 38' |
Details Report |
Kim Yoon-Sik 5' Park Han Seok 7' 29' |
| Balestier Khalsa | 0 – 1 | Brunei DPMM |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Oh Ddog Yi 35' |
| Geylang United | 0 – 2 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Qiu Li 37' Noh Alam Shah 68' |
| SAFFC | 2 – 3 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Park Tae-Won 20' John Wilkinson 34' |
Details Report |
Jamil Ali 49' 79' Mojtaba Tehranizadeh 70' |
Week 6
The 6th week of the season runs from Monday 23 March to Sunday 29 March.
| Balestier Khalsa | 2 – 1 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Ithamar Rangel 64' Syaqir Sulaiman 72' |
Details Report |
Rastislav Belicak 23' |
| Brunei DPMM | 1 – 0 | Sengkang Punggol |
|---|---|---|
| Shahrazen Said 60' |
Details Report |
| SAFFC | 6 – 0 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Latiff 32' Aleksandar Duric 37' 54' 90' John Wilkinson 42' 74' |
Details Report |
| Woodlands Wellington | 1 – 1 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| Zakaria Yousif 20' |
Details Report |
Agu Casmir 89' |
| Super Reds | 1 – 1 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Dong Soo 52' |
Details Report |
Seiji Kaneko 39' |
Week 7
The 7th week of the season runs from Monday 30 March to Sunday 5 April.
| Home United | 4 – 0 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Norikazu Murakami 55' 62' 80' Kengne Ludovick 90' |
Details Report |
| Gombak United | 3 – 1 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Obatola 31' 65' (pen.) Kingsley Njoku 52' |
Details Report |
Ahmad Latiff 6' |
| Sengkang Punggol | 2 – 2 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Indra Sahdan 37' 65' |
Details Report |
Seth Galloway 10' K Vikraman 63' |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2 – 1 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Kenji Adachihara 8' Tetsuya Kishida 31' |
Details Report |
Obadin Aikhena 90' |
| Geylang United | 1 – 0 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Butler 5' |
Details Report |
| Tampines Rovers | 1 – 1 | Brunei DPMM |
|---|---|---|
| Sutee Suksomkit 75' |
Details Report |
Shariff Abdul Samat  63' (o.g.) |
Week 8
The 8th week of the season runs from Monday 6 April to Sunday 12 April.
| Balestier Khalsa | 0 – 1 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Jufri Taha 2' (o.g.) |
| Super Reds | 2 – 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Park Kang Jin 15' Choi Dong Soo 60' |
Details Report |
Shunsuke Sunaga 31' |
| Tampines Rovers | 2 – 0 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Noh Alam Shah 5' Aliff Shafaein 42' |
Details Report |
| Brunei DPMM | 2 – 1 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| Sairol Sahari 3', 73' |
Details Report |
Emmanuel Emuejeraye 29' |
| Sengkang Punggol | 1 – 7 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Bahadur 53' |
Details Report |
Therdsak Chaiman 30' 55' Ahmad Latiff 34' 90' Mustaqim Manzur 59' Kenji Arai 71' Aleksandar Đurić 75' |
| Geylang United | 1 – 0 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Butler 67' |
Details Report |
Week 9
The 9th week of the season runs from Monday 13 April to Sunday 19 April.
| Young Lions | 2 – 0 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Irwan Shah 33' Yang Mu 64' |
Details Report |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2 – 2 | Brunei DPMM |
|---|---|---|
| Kenji Adachihara 10' Kunihiro Honda 50' |
Details Report |
Shahrazen Said 41' Abdelhamid Berguiga 65' |
| Home United | 3 – 0 | Sengkang Punggol |
|---|---|---|
| Peres de Oliveira 45' Kengne Ludovick 59' Norikazu Murakami 73' |
Details Report |
| Gombak United | 0 – 0 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
| Woodlands Wellington | 0 – 2 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Lloyd Butler 12' Rastislav Belicak 59' |
| SAFFC | 1 – 0 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| John Wilkinson 78' |
Details Report |
Week 10
The 10th week of the season runs from Monday 20 April to Monday 27 April. The week is one day longer than normal so as to accommodate the break for Singapore Cup 2009 between 28 April and 6 May. The league will resume on 7 May.
| Tampines Rovers | 1 – 0 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Noh Alam Shah 8' |
Details Report |
| Geylang United | 1 – 1 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Shah Hirul 36' |
Details Report |
Goh Swee Swee 34' |
| Sengkang Punggol | 1 – 0 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Bahadur 45' |
Details Report |
| Balestier Khalsa | 1 – 4 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| Syaqir Sulaiman 89' |
Details Report |
Gabriel Obatola 12' 14' 77' (pen.) Agu Casmir 82' |
| Super Reds | 1 – 0 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Park Han Seok 28' |
Details Report |
| Brunei DPMM | 2 – 1 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan Jerkovic 7' Abdelhamid Berguiga 47' |
Details Report |
Therdsak Chaiman 89' |
| Young Lions | 2 – 3 | Sengkang Punggol |
|---|---|---|
| Afiq Yunos 1' Eugene Luo 68' |
Details Report |
Indra Sahdan Daud 10' (pen.) Murphy Wiredu 42' Anthony Bahadur 51' |
Week 11
The 11th week of the season runs from Thursday 7 May to Sunday 10 May, following the break for Singapore Cup 2009.
| Gombak United | 3 – 1 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Agu Casmir 29' 90' Kingsley Njoku 65' |
Details Report |
Rickey Harris 90' (pen.) |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2 – 2 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Kenji Adachihara 49' Akira Takase 77' |
Details Report |
Ednardo Moura 30' Bryan Soane 90' |
| Young Lions | 1 – 1 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Obadin Aikhena 86' |
Details Report |
Daniel Hammond 42' |
| SAFFC | 4 – 2 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Therdsak Chaiman 25' (pen.) Shariff Abdul Samat 47' (o.g.) Aleksandar Duric 77' 90' |
Details Report |
Noh Alam Shah 14' Sutee Suksomkit 23' (pen.) |
| Home United | 2 – 0 | Brunei DPMM |
|---|---|---|
| Norikazu Murakami 60' Kengne Ludovick 63' |
Details Report |
Week 12
The 12th week of the season runs from Monday 11 May to Sunday 17 May.
| Gombak United | 3 – 0 | Sengkang Punggol |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Obatola 8' 88' Agu Casmir 64' |
Details Report |
| Young Lions | 0 – 5 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Park Kang Jin 24' Choi Dong Soo 37' (pen.) 70' Park Han Seok 49' Kim Tae Young 63' |
| Home United | 1 – 1 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Fadzuhasny Juraimi 84' |
Details Report |
Qiu Li 24' |
| SAFFC | 3 – 1 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Park Tae-Won 6' Mustaqim Manzur 59' Jufri Taha ( 82' (o.g.) |
Details Report |
Bryan Soane 90' |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2 – 0 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Taisuke Akiyoshi 4' Kenji Adachihara 83' |
Details Report |
| Brunei DPMM | 1 – 0 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Shahir Hamzah 56' (o.g.) |
Details Report |
Week 13
The 13th week of the season runs from Monday 18 May to Sunday 24 May.
| Tampines Rovers | 4 – 1 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Benoit Croissant 40' Seiji Kaneko 48' Qiu Li 58' Shukor Zailan 77' |
Details Report |
Daniel Hammond 53' |
| Super Reds | 3 – 1 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Yoon-Sik 35' Park Kang Jin 53' Park Han Seok 74' |
Details Report |
Gabriel Obatola 17' |
| Woodlands Wellington | 2 – 1 | Brunei DPMM |
|---|---|---|
| Mojtaba Tehranizadeh 33' Jamil Ali 64' |
Details Report |
Abu Bakar Mahari 65' |
| Sengkang Punggol | 1 – 0 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Indra Sahdan 81' |
Details Report |
| Balestier Khalsa | 1 – 1 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Syaqir Sulaiman 85' |
Details Report |
Jumaat Bin Jantan 21' |
| Geylang United | 0 – 3 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Mustaqim Manzur 3' Aleksandar Duric 55' 78' |
Week 14
The 14th week of the season runs from Monday 25 May to Saturday 30 May. The league will then take a break for the League Cup.
| Young Lions | 0 – 4 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Gabriel Obatola 25' (pen.) 32' (pen.) Agu Casmir 27' Kingsley Njoku 90' |
| Super Reds | 0 – 0 | Brunei DPMM |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
| Tampines Rovers | 1 – 0 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Noh Alam Shah 27' |
Details Report |
| Geylang United | 2 – 0 | Sengkang Punggol |
|---|---|---|
| Miroslav Latiak 66' Noor Ali 83' |
Details Report |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 3 – 3 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| Akira Takase 23' Ken Matsumoto 49' Kenji Adachihara 64' |
Details Report |
Gabriel Obatola 12' (pen.) Kingsley Njoku 18' Agu Casmir 34' |
| Woodlands Wellington | 1 – 0 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hammond 54' (pen.) |
Details Report |
| Home United | 2 – 1 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Kengne Ludovick 62' Peres de Oliveira 85' |
Details Report |
Park Tae-Won 77' |
Week 15
The 15th week of the season runs from Monday 22 June to Sunday 28 June. The league resume after the break for the League Cup.
| Woodlands Wellington | 0 – 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Kenji Adachihara 16' |
| Brunei DPMM | 3 – 0 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Azwan Saleh 21' Abdelhamid Berguiga 69' Oh Ddog Yi 85' |
Details Report |
| Sengkang Punggol | 1 – 1 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroyuki Yamamoto 5' |
Details Report |
Noh Alam Shah 87' |
| Balestier Khalsa | 1 – 2 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Ednardo Moura 5' |
Details Report |
Yun Bo Young 17' Sahairi Ramri 77' (o.g.) |
| Gombak United | 2 – 1 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Kingsley Njoku 30' Emmanuel Emuejeraye 41' |
Details | Kengne Ludovick 90' |
| SAFFC | 2 – 1 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksandar Duric 23' Zulfadli Zainal Abidin 89' |
Details Report |
Razaleigh Khalik 57' (o.g.) |
| Tampines Rovers | 3 – 1 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Noh Alam Shah 22' Qiu Li 25' Fahrudin Mustafic 71' (pen.) |
Details Report |
Ashrin Shariff 36' |
Week 16
The 16th week of the season runs from Monday 29 June to Sunday 5 July.
| Super Reds | 3 – 2 | Sengkang Punggol |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Dong Soo 53' 58' Kim Yoon Sik 85' |
Details Report |
Anthony Bahadur 2' Murphy Wiredu 29' |
| Home United | 3 – 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Peres de Oliveira 11' Tengku Mushadad 45' Valery Hiek 66' |
Details Report |
Kenji Adachihara 89' |
| Woodlands Wellington | 1 – 4 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hammond 40' (pen.) |
Details Report |
Aleksandar Duric 16' 88' John Wilkinson 32' 58' |
| Brunei DPMM | 2 – 0 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Shahrazen Said 11' Rene Komar 89' |
Details Report |
| Tampines Rovers | 2 – 0 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Ridhuan Muhammad 5' Noh Alam Shah 90' (pen.) |
Details Report |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 1 – 3 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Tetsuya Kishida 90' |
Details Report |
Shaiful Esah 39' Syed Karim 45' Zulfadli Zainal Abidin 75' |
| Home United | 3 – 2 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Kengne Ludovick 13', 54' Shi Jiayi 45' (pen.) |
Details Report |
Fairoz Hasan 7' Faritz Abdul Hameed 90' |
| Gombak United | 1 – 2 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Agu Casmir 62' |
Details Report |
Zakaria Yousif 77' Jamil Ali 88' |
| Geylang United | 2 – 0 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Noor Ali 5' Masrezwan Masturi 45' |
Details Report |
Week 17
The 17th week of the season runs from Monday 6 June to Sunday 12 July.
| Sengkang Punggol | 2 – 1 | Brunei DPMM |
|---|---|---|
| Mamadou Diallo 42' Murphy Wiredu 63' |
Details Report |
Shahrazen Said 72' |
| SAFFC | 4 – 1 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| John Wilkinson 17' Park Tae-Won 40' Aleksandar Duric 53' 77' |
Details Report |
Theerawekin Seehawong 87' |
| Woodlands Wellington | 2 – 1 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Precious Emuejeraye 16' Mojtaba Tehranizadeh 30' |
Details Report |
Norikazu Murakami 71' |
| Young Lions | 0 – 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Shinya Yamagishi 23' |
| Super Reds | 1 – 2 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Seo Su Jong 36' |
Details Report |
Kim Jae Hong 57' Noor Ali 59' |
| Balestier Khalsa | 0 – 0 | Sengkang Punggol |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
| Tampines Rovers | 2 – 1 | Brunei DPMM |
|---|---|---|
| Noh Alam Shah 41' 86' |
Details Report |
Shahrazen Said 39' |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 1 – 1 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Kenji Adachihara 46' |
Details Report |
Chang Jo Yoon 71' |
| Home United | 2 – 1 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Kengne Ludovick 49' 60' |
Details Report |
Hafiz Rahim 69' |
| Woodlands Wellington | 2 – 1 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Precious Emuejeraye 19' Daniel Hammond 76' (pen.) |
Details Report |
Oh In Kyun 90' |
| SAFFC | 2 – 0 | Sengkang Punggol |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksandar Duric 43' 50' |
Details Report |
Week 18
The 18th week of the season runs from Monday 13 June to Sunday 19 July.
| Young Lions | 0 – 3 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Ridhuan Muhammad 37' 41' Qiu Li 83' |
| Geylang United | 4 – 0 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Yasir Hanapi 12' Masnashzreen Masturi 62' Masrezwan Masturi 67' Mojtaba Tehranizadeh 72' (o.g.) |
Details Report |
| Sengkang Punggol | 2 – 3 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Hyrulnizam Juma'at 35' (o.g.) Azhar Baksin 86' |
Details Report |
Obadin Aikhena 9' Safuwan Baharudin 67' Khairul Nizam 71' |
| Super Reds | 2 – 0 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Seo Su Jong 29' Choi Dong Soo 58' |
Details Report |
| Brunei DPMM | 2 – 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Haji Subhi Abdilah 75' Ivan Jerkovic 79' |
Details Report |
Tetsuya Kishida 40' |
| Tampines Rovers | 2 – 1 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| Qiu Li 27' Sutee Suksomkit 37' |
Details Report |
Fazrul Nawaz 26' |
Week 19
The 19th week of the season runs from Monday 20 June to Friday 24 July. The week is shortened as the Singapore National Team takes on Liverpool in a friendly on Sunday 26 July.
| Super Reds | 0 – 0 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
| Balestier Khalsa | 2 – 1 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Oh In Kyun 25' Jamie Pitt 56' |
Details Report |
Madhu Mohana 48' |
| Sengkang Punggol | 1 – 2 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroyuki Yamamoto 32' |
Details Report |
Peres de Oliveira 50' 87' (pen.) |
| Gombak United | 3 – 3 | Brunei DPMM |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Emuejeraye 3' Gabriel Obatola 59' 85' (pen.) |
Details Report |
Shahrazen Said 71' 90' Hamid Berguiga 78' |
| Balestier Khalsa | 2 – 0 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Oh In Kyun 27' (pen.) Jun Jin 69' |
Details Report |
Week 20
The 20th week of the season runs from Tuesday 28 July to Sunday 2 August. The week is shortened as the Singapore National Team takes on Liverpool in a friendly on Sunday 26 July.
| Gombak United | 2 – 1 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Obatola 14' 67' |
Details Report |
Oh Ddog Yi 73' |
| Home United | 1 – 2 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Peres de Oliveira 39' |
Details Report |
Park Kang Jin 5' Yu Hyun Koo 29' |
| SAFFC | 0 – 0 | Brunei DPMM |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
| Woodlands Wellington | 0 – 0 | Sengkang Punggol |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 3 – 0 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Kenji Adachihara 35' Ryota Kobayashi 60' Akira Takase 70' |
Details Report |
| Geylang United | 1 – 1 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| Haruki Seto 55' |
Details Report |
Goran Subara 26' |
| Tampines Rovers | 1 – 2 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Akihiro Nakamura 67' |
Details Report |
Park Tae Won 15' 22' |
| Brunei DPMM | 1 – 6 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan Jerkovic 82' (pen.) |
Details Report |
Valery Hiek 42' Kengne Ludovick 69' 72' 74' Peres de Oliveira 78' Fadzuhasny Juraimi 90' |
Week 21
The 21st week of the season runs from Tuesday 3rd to Saturday 8 August. The week is shortened as the country celebrate its National Day on 9 August and the national team prepares for a friendly against China on 12 August. The League will resume on 14 August.
| Geylang United | 1 – 0 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Haruki Seto 46' |
Details Report |
| Super Reds | 1 – 1 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Park Chul Hyung 87' |
Details Report |
Yang Mu 56' |
| Sengkang Punggol | 0 – 0 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
| Balestier Khalsa | 0 – 3 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Aleksandar Duric 45' 88' (pen.) Kenji Arai 45' |
| Tampines Rovers | 2 – 3 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Mustafic Fahrudin 6' (pen.) Seiji Kaneko 50' |
Details Report |
Peres de Oliveira 39' 45' (pen.) 77' |
| Gombak United | 1 – 1 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Bah Mamadou 7' |
Details Report |
Chang Jo Yoon 82' |
| Brunei DPMM | 2 – 0 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Drazen Govic 1' Safari Wahit 53' |
Details Report |
Week 22
Only one game was scheduled for week 22, the week was shortened as the national team was in action during midweek.
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2 – 1 | Sengkang Punggol |
|---|---|---|
| Kenji Adachihara 2' Kunihiro Honda 55' |
Details Report |
Raymond Kwa 59' |
Week 23
The 23rd week of the season runs from Monday 17th to Sunday 23 August.
| Young Lions | 0 – 5 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Aleksandar Duric 7' 41' (pen.) 69' Therdsak Chaiman 34' (pen.) Kenji Arai 87' |
| Brunei DPMM | 3 – 2 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Helmi Zambin 61' Abdelhamid Berguiga 85' Safari Wahit 88' |
Details Report |
Yu Hyun-Koo 7' Choi Dong-Soo 70' |
| Balestier Khalsa | 0 – 1 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Edward Tan 21' |
| Sengkang Punggol | 0 – 3 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Masrezwan Masturi 2' 14' Yasir Hanapi 10' |
| Gombak United | 1 – 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Obatola 21' |
Details Report |
Kenji Adachihara 49' (pen.) |
| SAFFC | 0 – 2 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Rosman Sulaiman 41' Kengne Ludovick 47' |
| Geylang United | 4 – 3 | Brunei DPMM |
|---|---|---|
| Masrezwan Masturi 4' 20' Baihakki Khaizan 45' Hafiz Rahim 82' |
Details Report |
Abdelhamid Berguiga 39' Suhaime Yussof 64' Safari Wahit 79' |
| Woodlands Wellington | 0 – 0 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
| Super Reds | 5 – 1 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Shin-Yui 6' 73' Kim Yoon-Sik 15' Yu Hyun Koo 48' Seo Su Jong 85' |
Details Report |
Jamie Pitt 49' |
Week 24
The 24th week of the season ran from Monday 24 August to Thursday 27 August. The week was shortened to accommodate the Singapore Cup 2009 between 26 August and 4 September. The league resumed on 6 September.
| Home United | 1 – 1 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| Juma'at Jantan 82' |
Details Report |
Ruhaizad Ismail 87' |
| Geylang United | 0 – 1 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Seiji Kaneko 75' |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 1 – 2 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Kenji Adachihara 5' |
Details Report |
Peres de Oliveira 77' Valery Hiek 81' |
| SAFFC | 1 – 0 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Park Tae-Won 75' |
Details Report |
Week 25
The 25th week of the season runs from Sunday 6 September to Sunday 13 September. The week is one day longer than normal so as to accommodate the break for Singapore Cup 2009 between 26 and 4 August.
| Young Lions | 2 – 0 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Quak 40' Fadhil Noh 52' |
Details Report |
| Home United | 3 – 0 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Valery Hiek 15' Azhar Sairudin 41' Peres de Oliveira 89' |
Details Report |
| Woodlands Wellington | 1 – 0 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Jamil Ali 17' |
Details Report |
| SAFFC | 4 – 1 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Therdsak Chaiman 25' 32' Aleksandar Duric 34' Rastislav Belicak 45' (o.g.) |
Details Report |
Noor Ali 20' |
| Balestier Khalsa | 1 – 3 | Brunei DPMM |
|---|---|---|
| Jun Jin 22' |
Details Report |
Ivan Jerkovic 43', 80' Abdelhamid Berguiga 62' |
| Gombak United | 2 – 2 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Obadin Aikhena 61' (o.g.) Agu Casmir 66' |
Details Report |
Fadhil Noh 68' Nazrul Ahmad Nazari 75' |
| Tampines Rovers | 3 – 1 | Sengkang Punggol |
|---|---|---|
| Noh Alam Shah 13' 54' 90' |
Details Report |
Anthony Bahadur 49' |
Week 26
The 26th week of the season runs from Monday 14 September to Sunday 20 September.
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2 – 0 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Kenji Adachihara 78' Park Myung Eun 83' |
Details Report |
| Sengkang Punggol | 0 – 2 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Seo Su-Jong 19' Park Kang-Jin 32' |
| Young Lions | 0 – 1 | Brunei DPMM |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Drazen Govic 5' |
| Balestier Khalsa | 0 – 1 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Masrezwan Masturi 36' |
| Super Reds | 1 – 3 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Yu Hyun Koo 59' |
Details Report |
Aliff Shafaein 35' Sutee Suksomkit 62' (pen.) 76' |
| Woodlands Wellington | 0 – 2 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Agu Casmir 22' Gabriel Obatola 83' (pen.) |
Week 27
The 27th week of the season runs from Monday 21 September to Sunday 27 September.
| Young Lions | 2 – 1 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Khairul Nizam 11' Afiq Yunos 90' |
Details Report |
Itimi Dickson 57' |
| SAFFC | 2 – 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksandar Duric 17' 71' |
Details Report |
Ryohei Maeda 85' |
| Home United | 3 – 1 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Ham Hyeong-Kyu 25' 82' 87' |
Details Report |
Ismadi Mukhtar 35' |
Week 28
The 28th week of the season runs from Monday 28 September to Sunday 4 October.
| Sengkang Punggol | 1 – 3 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Mamadou Diallo 50' |
Details Report |
Anantha Rajan 11' (pen.) Oh In-Kyun 47' 71' |
| Brunei DPMM | 2 – 2 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Shahrazen Said 3' Ivan Jerkovic 30' (pen.) |
Details Report |
Khairul Amri 5' 53' (pen.) |
| Gombak United | 2 – 1 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Kingsley Njoku 41' Agu Casmir 49' |
Details Report |
Aleksandar Duric 90' (pen.) |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 3 – 2 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Kazuki Yoshino 4' Kenji Adachihara 51' (pen.) Akira Takase 52' |
Details Report |
Fazli Ayob 60' Fadhil Noh 90' |
| Geylang United | 1 – 2 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Masrezwan Masturi 59' |
Details Report |
Yu Hyun-Koo 65' Seo Su-Jong 90' |
Week 29
The 29th week of the season runs from Monday 5 October to Sunday 11 October. The week has fewer match to accommodate the Singapore Cup semi finals.
| Woodlands Wellington | 2 – 5 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hammond 79' 81' (pen.) |
Details Report |
Choi Dong-Soo 23' (pen.) Jeon Byung-Euk 36' Kwon Jin 38' Seo Su-Jong 77' 90' |
| Young Lions | 2 – 0 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Yang Mu 64' Khairul Nizam 90' |
Details Report |
Week 30
The 30th week of the season runs from Monday 12 October to Sunday 18 October.
| Home United | 1 – 0 | Sengkang Punggol |
|---|---|---|
| Naruphol Ar-Romsawa 57' |
Details Report |
| SAFFC | 1 – 4 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| John Wilkinson 19' |
Details Report |
Chang Jo Yoon 34' 38' Choi Dong Soo 57' 80' (pen.) |
| Tampines Rovers | 0 – 1 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Khairul Nizam 46' |
| Geylang United | 1 – 2 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jae Hong 26' |
Details Report |
Peres de Oliveira 42' Kengne Ludovick 90' |
| Balestier Khalsa | 0 – 1 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Precious Emuejeraye 90' |
| Sengkang Punggol | 0 – 1 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Aleksandar Duric 15' |
| Gombak United | 0 – 2 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Qiu Li 36' Aliff Shafaein 38' |
Week 31
The 31st week of the season ran from Tuesday 20 October to Friday 23 October. The week was shortened to accommodate the National Team participation in the Ho Chi Minh City Football Tournament. The schedule was revised after DPMM Brunei was denied to continue playing in the League by FIFA.
| Woodlands Wellington | 0 – 1 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Kim Jae-hong 90' |
| Super Reds | 2 – 2 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Jeon Byung Euk 36' Choi Dong Soo 57' |
Details Report |
Tetsuya Kishida 14', 67' |
Week 32
The 32nd week of the season runs from Tuesday 27 October to Saturday 31 October.
| Balestier Khalsa | 0 – 4 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Gabriel Obatola 20' (pen.) 39' 90' Fazrul Nawaz 61' |
| Tampines Rovers | 4 – 0 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Qiu Li 17' Khairul Amri 60' Benoit Croissant 83' Shariff Samat 90' |
Details Report |
| Super Reds | 2 – 3 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Seo Su Jong 58' Choi Dong-Soo 60' |
Details Report |
Kengne Ludovick 5' 27' Peres de Oliveira 45' (pen.) |
| Geylang United | 0 – 1 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
Yang Mu 44' |
| SAFFC | 0 – 0 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Details Report |
| Young Lions | 4 – 2 | Sengkang Punggol |
|---|---|---|
| Obadin Aikhena 2' (pen.) Fazli Ayob 21' Khairul Nizam 33' Gabriel Quak |
Details Report |
Murphy Wiredu 3' 9' |
Week 33
The 33rd week of the season runs from Tuesday 2 November to Friday 6 November. It was the final week of the 2009 season.
| Gombak United | 2 – 2 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Obatola 24' Kingsley Njoku 88' |
Details Report |
Miroslav Latiak 4' Yasir Hanapi 71' |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 3 – 0 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Atsushi Shimono 28' Tetsuya Kishida 80' Ken Matsumoto 85' (pen.) |
Details Report |
| Sengkang Punggol | 2 – 1 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Farizal Basri 57' (pen.) Murphy Wiredu 90' |
Details Report |
Precious Emuejeraye 68' (pen.) |
Goals
Top Scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandar Đurić | Singapore Armed Forces | 28 |
| 2 |  Gabriel Obatola |
Gombak United | 24 |
| 3 |  Kengne Ludovick |
Home United | 18 |
| 4 | Kenji Adachihara |
Albirex Niigata FC (S) |
16 |
| 5 |  Peres de Oliveira |
Home United | 15 |
| 6 | Noh Alam Shah | Tampines Rovers | 14 |
| 7 | Choi Dong-Soo |
Super Reds |
13 |
| 8 | Agu Casmir | Gombak United | 12 |
| 9 | John Wilkinson | Singapore Armed Forces | 11 |
| 10 |  Sutee Suksomkit |
Tampines Rovers | 8 |
| Shahrazen Said |
DPMM FC | ||
| Qiu Li | Tampines Rovers | ||
| Seo Su Jong |
Super Reds | ||
| Kingsley Njoku |
Gombak United | ||
 Murphy Wiredu |
Sengkang Punggol |
Own goals
| Scorer | Club | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shariff Abdul Samat | Tampines Rovers | DPMM FC |
3 April 2009 |
| SAFFC | 9 May 2009 | ||
| Jufri Taha | Balestier Khalsa | Woodlands Wellington | 6 April 2009 |
| SAFFC | 14 May 2009 | ||
| Shahir Hamzah | Young Lions |
DPMM FC |
16 May 2009 |
| Sahairi Ramri | Balestier Khalsa | Super Reds | 26 June 2009 |
| Razaleigh Khalik | SAFFC | Young Lions |
27 June 2009 |
 Mojtaba Tehranizadeh |
Woodlands Wellington | Geylang United | 15 July 2009 |
| Hyrulnizam Juma'at | Young Lions |
Sengkang Punggol | 16 July 2009 |
 Rastislav Beličák |
Geylang United | SAFFC | 9 September 2009 |
| Obadin Aikhena |
Young Lions |
Gombak United | 10 September 2009 |
Hat-tricks
| Scorer | Club | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandar Đurić | SAFFC | Albirex Niigata (S) |
26 March 2009 |
| Young Lions |
17 August 2009 | ||
| Gabriel Obatola |
Gombak United | Balestier Khalsa | 24 April 2009 |
| 27 October 2009 | |||
| Norikazu Murakami |
Home United | Woodlands Wellington | 30 March 2009 |
| Kengne Ludovick |
Home United | DPMM FC |
2 August 2009 |
| Peres de Oliveira |
Home United | Tampines Rovers | 6 August 2009 |
| Noh Alam Shah | Tampines Rovers | Sengkang Punggol | 11 September 2009 |
| Ham Hyeong-Kyu |
Home United | Woodlands Wellington | 25 September 2009 |
Kits and main sponsors
| Team | Kitmaker | Main Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata (S) |
Adidas | Sanyo | |
| Balestier Khalsa | Umbro | Civics Ambulance & FTMS Global |
|
| DPMM FC |
Lotto | Sri Sentosa SDN BHD | |
| Geylang United | Lotto | Five Star Tours | Lotto replaces Diadora as kit-maker[5] |
| Gombak United | Lotto | None | |
| Home United | Kappa | Coca-Cola | |
| SAFFC | Umbro | STAR Automotive Centre & United Engineers Limited |
|
| Sengkang Punggol | Uhlsport | None | |
| Super Reds | Umbro | QT Technology | |
| Tampines Rovers | Dal | Hyundai | |
| Woodlands Wellington | Umbro | Sembcorp | |
| Young Lions |
Nike | None |
Stadia and attendance
Stadia
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata (S) | Jurong East Stadium | 2,700 | |
| Balestier Khalsa | Toa Payoh Stadium | 3,896 | |
| DPMM FC | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium | 30,000 | |
| Geylang United | Bedok Stadium | 3,864 | |
| Gombak United | Jurong West Stadium | 4,000 | |
| Home United | Clementi Stadium | 4,000 | Move from Bishan Stadium as it is undergoing upgrading programme for the 2010 YOG |
| Singapore Armed Forces | Choa Chu Kang Stadium | 4,600 | |
| Sengkang Punggol | Hougang Stadium | 2,500 | |
| Super Reds | Yishun Stadium | 3,400 | |
| Tampines Rovers | Tampines Stadium | 3,580 | |
| Woodlands Wellington | Woodlands Stadium | 4,300 | |
| Young Lions | Jalan Besar Stadium | 6,000 |
- The league plays all its Friday matches, which is televised live on MediaCorp Channel 5, at the Jalan Besar Stadium. An exception is when the AYG 2009 is in process, matches are played on the Home stadiums of the home team.
Attendance
The League will only play 193 matches after Brunei DPMM were unable to complete the season.
| Team | Hosted | Average | Highest | Lowest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPMM FC | 13 | 5,681 | 10,583 | 3,296 | 73,850 |
| Tampines Rovers | 16 | 2,396 | 3,809 | 1,115 | 38,333 |
| Singapore Armed Forces | 17 | 2,381 | 4,377 | 1,365 | 40,479 |
| Gombak United | 17 | 2,235 | 3,117 | 1,623 | 37,994 |
| Geylang United | 17 | 1,886 | 4,012 | 769 | 32,059 |
| Sengkang Punggol | 17 | 1,712 | 4,230 | 912 | 29,106 |
| Young Lions | 16 | 1,648 | 3,000 | 940 | 26,373 |
| Balestier Khalsa | 17 | 1,556 | 3,486 | 616 | 26,454 |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 16 | 1,562 | 2,429 | 1,031 | 24,991 |
| Woodlands Wellington | 16 | 1,396 | 2,976 | 989 | 22,328 |
| Super Reds | 16 | 1,335 | 2,543 | 564 | 21,357 |
| Home United | 15 | 1,343 | 3,664 | 649 | 20,147 |
| Total | 193 | 2,039 | 10,583 | 564 | 393,471 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sengkang Punggol |  Jörg Steinebrunner |
Mutual Consent [6] | Aide Iskandar | June 2009 | 10th |
S-League Awards Night Winners
The winners will be announced on 9 November 2009 on the 14th Great Eastern-YEO’S S.League Awards Night.[7]
| Awards | Winners |
|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Valery Hiek (Home United) |
| Young Player of the Year | Gabriel Obatola (Gombak United) |
| Coach of the Year | Richard Bok (SAFFC) |
| Top Scorer Award | Aleksandar Đurić (SAFFC) |
| Fair Play Award | Home United |
| Referee of the Year | P Pandian |
| Assistant Referee of the Year | Jeffrey Goh |
| Goal of the Year | Ahmad Latiff (SAFFC) (vs Albirex Niigata FC (S) on 26 March @ Choa Chu Kang Stadium) |
| Fan Club of the Year | SAFFC |
| Story of the Year | Wang Meng Meng (The Straits Times) - "Alam Shah : Why I’m who I am" |
| Picture of the Year | Lim Kok Meng (Lianhe Zaobao) - “Balestier Khalsa Australia striker Bryan Soane has a tough time roughing out Geylang United defender Walid Lounis tackle” |
| People's Choice Award | Gabriel Obatola (Gombak United) |