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2023 Singapore Football League

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The 2023 Singapore Football League is the 47th season of the Singapore Football League. The league will feature promotion and relegation between football clubs in League 1, 2 and the Island Wide League.[1]

SFL Challenge Cup

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29 April 2023 Singapore Khalsa Association 2-1 Yishun Sentek Mariners Singapore
17:00 UTC+8
  • - (o.g.)
  • Al Harith
Report
Stadium: Yishun Stadium

League 1

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Singapore Football League 1
Season2023
ChampionsSingapore Khalsa Association
RelegatedWarwick Knights FC
Jungfrau Punggol FC
Top goalscorerChang Guo Guang
(12 goals)
2022
2024

Singapore Khalsa Association retained the Singapore Football League (SFL) 1 title that they won for the first time in 2022. They also became the first back-to-back winners in the competition. The SFL 1 champion receives $15,000, along with the coveted trophy.[2]

Singapore Cricket Club forward Chang Guo Guang picked up the SFL 1 Top Goal scorer award, finishing the season with 12 goals.[2] He was also the SFL 2 Top Goal scorer with 20 goals in 2022.[3]

Warwick Knights FC and Jungfrau Punggol will be relegated to SFL 2 next season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Singapore Khalsa Association (C) 14 11 3 0 39 15 +24 36
2 Tiong Bahru FC 14 8 1 5 32 25 +7 25
3 Yishun Sentek Mariners[a] 14 7 3 4 33 18 +15 24
4 Singapore Cricket Club 14 7 2 5 26 19 +7 23
5 Katong FC 14 4 4 6 19 23 −4 16
6 Project Vaults Oxley SC 14 5 1 8 25 41 −16 16
7 Warwick Knights FC (R) 14 3 4 7 25 36 −11 13 Relegated to 2024 FAS SFL 2
8 Jungfrau Punggol FC (R) 14 1 2 11 21 43 −22 5
Source: fas.org.sg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Match 46 awarded 3-0 in favour of Yishun Sentek Mariners FC

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Chang Guo Guang Singapore Cricket Club 12
2 Casteels Tzu-Ming Tiong Bahru FC 8
3 Goh Swee Swee Warwick Knights FC 7

FAS Awards Night 2023

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Award Nominee Club Recipient
Player of the Year Chang Guo Guang Singapore Cricket Club Chang Guo Guang
Fareez Farhan Singapore Khalsa Association
Luis Lim Singapore Khalsa Association
Coach of the Year Sivaraj Geevananthan Katong FC Sukhvinder Singh
Steven Tan Singapore Cricket Club
Sukhvinder Singh Singapore Khalsa Association
Golden Boot Singapore Cricket Club Chang Guo Guang
Fair Play Award Katong FC

Source: fas.org.sg

League 2

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Singapore Football League 2
Season2023
ChampionsPolice SA
PromotedPolice SA
South Avenue SC
RelegatedSingapore Xin Hua FC
Mattar Sailors FC
Top goalscorerSharul Shah
(18 goals)
2022
2024

Police SA won the Singapore Football League (SFL) 2 title for the first time, becoming the 15th winner of the competition. Along with the trophy, the champion received S$7,500 for winning the title.[4]

Sharul Shah (Kaki Bukit SC) claimed the SFL 2 Top Scorer award with 18 goals.

Police SA and South Avenue SC will be promoted to the SFL 1 in 2024.

Singapore Xin Hua FC and Mattar Sailors FC will be relegated to the Island Wide League (IWL) in 2024.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Police SA (C, P) 18 13 4 1 48 18 +30 43 Promoted to 2024 FAS SFL 1
2 South Avenue SC (P) 18 12 3 3 49 22 +27 39
3 Kaki Bukit SC 18 9 3 6 38 32 +6 30
4 GFA Sporting Westlake FC 18 7 7 4 33 27 +6 28
5 Starlight Soccerites FC 18 7 1 10 24 29 −5 22
6 Bishan Barx FC 18 5 6 7 26 25 +1 21
7 Eunos Crescent FC 18 5 5 8 29 41 −12 20
8 Admiralty CSN 18 5 4 9 28 36 −8 19
9 Singapore Xin Hua FC (R) 18 5 4 9 27 43 −16 19 Relegated to 2024 FAS IWL
10 Mattar Sailors FC (R) 18 2 3 13 19 48 −29 9
Source: fas.org.sg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Sharul Shah Kaki Bukit SC 18
2 Juma'at Jantan South Avenue SC 14
3 Ifat Sha’aban Police SA 11

FAS Awards Night 2023

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Award Nominee Club Recipient
Player of the Year Sharul Shah Kaki Bukit SC Sharul Shah
Nabil Iman Police SA
Juma'at Jantan South Avenue SC
Coach of the Year Salehin Amin Bishan Barx FC Yahya Madon
Dalis Supait Kaki Bukit SC
Yahya Madon Police SA
Golden Boot Kaki Bukit SC Sharul Shah
Fair Play Award Singapore Xinhua FC


Source: fas.org.sg

References

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  1. ^ "Football Association of Singapore – Singapore's official home for all things football". fas.org.sg. Retrieved 16 Nov 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Singapore Khalsa Association retain SFL 1 title". FAS. Retrieved 17 Aug 2023.
  3. ^ "Football: Best of 2022 honoured at FAS Awards Night". SportPlus News. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 Nov 2022.
  4. ^ "Police SA clinch Singapore Football League 2 title". FAS. Retrieved 11 Sep 2023.