2008 S.League
Football league season
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2008 S.League is the 13th season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Singapore Armed Forces, which was their seventh league title.
Season2008
ChampionsSingapore Armed Forces
7th S.League title
7th S.League title
AFC Champions LeagueSingapore Armed Forces
(S.League winners)
(S.League winners)
AFC CupHome United
(S.League 2nd runners-up)
(S.League 2nd runners-up)
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| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Singapore Armed Forces 7th S.League title |
| AFC Champions League | Singapore Armed Forces (S.League winners) |
| AFC Cup | Home United (S.League 2nd runners-up) |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 572 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aleksandar Duric (28) |
| Biggest home win | Home United 6-1 Geylang United (15 March 2008) Home United 6-1 Balestier Khalsa (17 November 2008) |
| Biggest away win |  Dalian Shide Siwu 0-6 Home United(19 May 2008) |
← 2007 2009 → | |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore Armed Forces | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 34 | +51 | 77 | Qualification to AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-off or AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 |  Super Reds[a] |
33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 75 | |
| 3 | Home United | 33 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 75 | 31 | +44 | 72 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[b] |
| 4 | Tampines Rovers | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 65 | |
| 5 | Gombak United | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 52 | |
| 6 | Geylang United | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 45 | |
| 7 |  Albirex Niigata (S)[a] |
33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 41 | |
| 8 | Woodlands Wellington | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 35 | |
| 9 |  Young Lions[a] |
33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 31 | |
| 10 | Dalian Shide Siwu[a] |
33 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 75 | −49 | 22 | |
| 11 | Sengkang Punggol | 33 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 54 | −41 | 19 | |
| 12 | Balestier Khalsa | 33 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 60 | −34 | 17 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head
Notes:
- The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), Dalian Shide Siwu and Super Reds – as well as the Football Association of Singapore under-23 team, Young Lions, were not eligible for qualification to continental competitions.
- Home United qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup by being the next highest-placed local club behind S.League and 2008 Singapore Cup winners Singapore Armed Forces.
Teams
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- The league play all its Friday matches, which is televised live on MediaCorp Channel 5 at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
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 | Prime League | Former Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balestier Khalsa | Haruki Seto |
Hironori Saruta |
 Paul Ekollo |
 Mba Vitus Onyekachi |
Kaze Teffo Etienne |
Emmanuel Toluwase |
| Geylang International |  Rivaldo |
Junior |
 Rastislav Beličák |
Miroslav Latiak |
None | None |
| Gombak United |  Theerawekin Seehawong |
Gabriel Obatola |
Kingsley Njoku |
Emmanuel Emuejeraye |
None | None |
| Home United | Kornprom Jaroonpong |
Peres De Oliveira |
Kengne Ludovick |
Valery Hiek |
Naruphol Ar-Romsawa |
None |
| Sengkang Punggol | Hiroyuki Yamamoto |
 Zdravko Šimić |
Reginaldo Estevao |
 Luis Eduardo Hicks |
 Cole Tinkler |
Iván Asenjo |
| SAFFC | Norikazu Murakami |
Kenji Arai |
Masahiro Fukasawa |
Therdsak Chaiman |
None | None |
| Tampines Rovers | Sutee Suksomkit |
Attapong Nooprom |
Santi Chaiyaphurk |
None | Sanrawat Dechmitr |
None |
| Woodlands | Park Tae-won |
Akihiro Nakamura |
 Laakkad Abdelhadi |
 Lucian Dronca |
None | None |
| Young Lions | Obadin Aikhena |
Moudourou Moise |
 Daniel Hammond |
None | None | None |
- Albirex Niigata (S), Dalian Shide and Super Reds are not allowed to hire any foreigners.
Leading goalscorers
S-League Awards Night Winners
- Player of the Year
- Aleksandar Duric - Singapore Armed Forces
- Young Player of the Year
- Khairul Amri - Tampines Rovers
- Coach of the Year
Hiroaki Hiraoka - Albirex Niigata (S)
- Top Scorer Award
- Aleksandar Duric - Singapore Armed Forces
- Fair Play Award
Super Reds
- Referee of the Year
- T Aravinthan
- Assistant Referee of the Year
- Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng
- Goal of the Year
Abdelhadi Laakkad - Woodlands Wellington - (vs Young Lions on 23 February @ Woodlands Stadium)
- Fan Club of the Year
- Singapore Armed Forces
- Story of the Year
- Shamir Osman - Today - "No Panic As Dark Clouds Loom"
- Picture of the Year
- Koh Mui Fong - Today - "Super Reds Flying High"
- People's Choice Award
Kengne Ludovick - Home United
- 100 S.League Goals
- Park Tae Won - Woodlands Wellington