2022 Women's Premier League (Singapore)
21st season of the Singapore Women's Premier League
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The 2022 Women's Premier League (also known as the Deloitte Women's Premier League due to sponsorship reasons with audit firm Deloitte[2]) is the top-flight women's football league in Singapore. The 21st season commenced on Saturday, 28 May 2022.
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 May 2022 - 2 Oct 2022 |
| Champions | Lion City Sailors |
| Matches | 42 |
| Goals | 135 (3.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Izzati Rosni (LCS) (10 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Lion City Sailors 6–0 Hougang Utd (18 June 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Hougang Utd 0–6 Lion City Sailors (27 August 2022) |
| Total attendance | 4,098[1] |
| Average attendance | 98[1] |
← 2019 2023 → | |
Deloitte Singapore became the first title sponsor[2] for Singapore's top-flight women's football league since its launch in August 2000. The league returns after a two-year pandemic-enforced absence and will feature seven clubs in its 21st season. All matches will be held at the Yishun Stadium with free admission.[3]
The league champions will receive S$25,000, while the second and third placed teams will receive S$10,000 and S$7,500 respectively.[3]
Lion City Sailors secured the 2022 Deloitte Women's Premier League title off the back of an unbeaten run with two matches left.[4]
New teams
Albirex Niigata (S) announced on 3 May 2022 that a new women's team was established and will compete in the Women's Premier League.[5]
Hougang United are also making their debut, banding together with players from Middle Rangers FC and adding fresh players from the National University of Singapore.[6]
Lion City Sailors will also be playing in Premier League[6] for the first time under its new name after being privatised in 2020.[7]
Teams
A total of 7 teams competed in the league.[3]
| Team | Team List |
|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2022 |
| Balestier Khalsa | 2022 |
| Hougang United | 2022 |
| Lion City Sailors | 2022 |
| Still Aerion Women's | |
| Tanjong Pagar United | 2022 |
| Tiong Bahru |
Results
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lion City Sailors (C) | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | +36 | 32 |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 25 |
| 3 | Tanjong Pagar United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 23 |
| 4 | Tiong Bahru | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 15 |
| 5 | Balestier Khalsa | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 11 |
| 6 | Still Aerion | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 10 |
| 7 | Hougang United | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 45 | −37 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions
Fixtures and results
The league operates on a home and away round-robin format[3] from 28 May to 2 October 2023.
Awards
FAS Awards Night 2022
Outstanding individuals from the 2022 domestic season were recognised at the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) Awards Night 2022 held on 8 November 2022 at Orchard Hotel.[8]
| Awards | Nominated Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Deloitte Player of the year | Izzati Rosni | Lion City Sailors |
| Haziqah Haszman | Tanjong Pagar United | |
| Manami Fukuzawa | Tanjong Pagar United | |
| Young Player of the Year | Haziqah Haszman | Tanjong Pagar United |
| Dhaniyah Qasimah | Hougang United | |
| Dorcas Chu | Lion City Sailors | |
| Coach of the Year | Yeong Sheau Shyan | Lion City Sailors |
| Nahar Daud | Tanjong Pagar United | |
| Samawira Basri | Tanjong Pagar United | |
| Goal of the Year | Nur Emilia Natasha | Albirex Niigata FC (S) |
| Izzati Rosni | Lion City Sailors | |
| Stephanie Dominguez | Still Aerion | |
| Top Scorer | Izzati Rosni | Lion City Sailors |
| Golden Globe Award | Beatrice Tan | Lion City Sailors |
Note: Winners are in bold.