Farrer Park United
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| Founded | 1968 as Hampshire United |
|---|---|
| Ground | Farrer Park Field |
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Coordinates | 1°18′40″N 103°50′58″E / 1.3110°N 103.8495°E |
| League | Singapore Football League |
Farrer Park United was a soccer club from Singapore. The team won Singapore's National Football League (NFL) in 1982, and the President's Cup in 1981 and 1983.[1]
The club played at the Farrer Park Field as their home stadium.[2]
In 1968, Hampshire United was formed.[3] It was later renamed as Farrer Park United.[3]
In 1976, Farrer Park lost to Geylang International, 2–0, in the finals of the Toto League Cup.[4]
In 1979, Robert Ng and Robert Lim joined the club as manager and coach.[5]
In 1982, Farrer Park United won the National Football League Division 1 and also the national U15 title.[6]
In 1983, Dutch goalkeeper, Alex Brouwer, formerly from PSV Eindhoven join the club.[6] The club won the President's Cup with a 3–0 win over Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association.[7]
In 1989, before an NFL match against Changi United, the team showed up without jerseys.[8] Their manager Alfonso Dorai arrived 15 minutes after the match's scheduled start with their jerseys but the club had alreader conceded the match to Changi United.[8] Dorai claimed that he was involved in an accident in his friend's car and was delayed.[8] Football Association of Singapore (FAS) requested for a police report for the accident which Dorai was unable to produce, claiming his friend had privately settled with the other driver and hence no police report was made.[8] As a result, Farrer Park was banned for two years by the FAS.[8]