2015 S.League

S.League

Season	2015
Champions	DPMM FC (1st title)
Charity Shield	Warriors FC
AFC Champions League	Tampines Rovers (S.League runner-up)
AFC Cup	Balestier Khalsa (S.League 4th)
Matches played	270
Goals scored	356 (1.32 per match)
Top goalscorer	Rafael Ramazotti de Quadros (21 Goals)
Biggest home win	Geylang International 6-0 Warriors FC (20 November 2015)
Biggest away win	Warriors FC 0-6 Albirex Niigata (S) (14 March 2015)
Highest scoring	Home United 4-4 DPMM FC (8 Goals) (17 October 2015)
Longest winless run	Geylang International
← 2014 2016 → All statistics correct as of 9 December 2015.

The 2015 S.League was the 20th season since the establishment of the S.League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs. The league was also known as the Great Eastern Yeo's S.League due to sponsorship reasons. Warriors FC were the defending champions.

Changes from 2014[]

The league underwent a number of changes in its 20th season in order to increase its competitiveness:^[1][2]

• The number of clubs was reduced from 12 to 10, with the withdrawal of Tanjong Pagar United due to financial problems, and the merger of Woodlands Wellington and Hougang United.^[1][3]
• The league returned to a three-round format used from 2001 to 2011.^[1]
• The foreign player quota remained at five per club but incentives were given to those who signed an under-21 player.^[3]
• The passing time for the mandatory 2.4 km fitness test was lowered from 10 mins to 9 mins 45 s.^[1]

A new rule on age restrictions – a maximum of five players aged 30 and above and a minimum of three under-25 players for clubs with a 22-man squad, a maximum of four players aged 30 and above and a minimum of two under-25 players for clubs with a 20-man squad – was later reversed.^[3][4]

Teams[]

A total of 10 teams contested the league. Tanjong Pagar United withdrew from the league due to financial problems, while Woodlands Wellington merged into Hougang United. Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda are invited foreign clubs from Japan, Brunei and Malaysia respectively.

Stadiums and locations[]

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Albirex Niigata (S)	Jurong East Stadium	2,700
Balestier Khalsa	Toa Payoh Stadium	3,900
DPMM FC	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium	30,000
Geylang International	Bedok Stadium	3,900
Harimau Muda B	Hang Jebat Stadium	40,000
Home United	Yishun Stadium	3,400
Hougang United	Hougang Stadium	3,000
Tampines Rovers	Jurong West Stadium	4,200
Warriors FC	Woodlands Stadium	4,300
Young Lions	Jalan Besar Stadium	8,000

Personnel and sponsoring[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Head coach	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Albirex (S)	Tatsuyuki Okuyama	Mafro Sports	Canon
Balestier Khalsa	Marko Kraljević	Umbro	Civic
DPMM FC	Steve Kean	Lotto
Geylang International	Jorg Steinebrunner	Dreamatron
Harimau Muda B	Razip Ismail	Nike
Home United	Philippe Aw	Puma	AVEC
Hougang United		Vonda	ESW
Tampines Rovers	V. Sundramoorthy	Mikasa	Hyundai
Warriors FC	Karim Bencherifa	Joma	Warriors
Young Lions	Jürgen Raab	Nike	Courts

Managerial changes[]

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Replaced by	Date
Tampines Rovers	Rafi Ali	End of caretaker role	V. Sundramoorthy	9 December 2014
Home United	Lee Lim-saeng	Resigned	Philippe Aw	15 December 2014
Hougang United	Amin Nasir	Compassionate Leave	Salim Moin	31 January 2015
Young Lions	Aide Iskandar	Resigned	Jürgen Raab	11 June 2015
Warriors FC	Alex Weaver	Mutual consent	Karim Bencherifa	27 October 2015
Hougang United	Salim Moin	Contract ended		5 November 2015

Foreigners[]

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Player 6 (Prime League)	Former
Balestier Khalsa	Emir Lotinac	Miroslav Kristic	Igor Cerina	Tarik Cmajcanin	Robert Peričić	-	-
DPMM FC	Brian McLean	Joe Gamble	Rafael Ramazotti	Paulo Sergio	Boris Raspudic	-	Craig Fagan
Young Lions	Sherif El-Masri	Jordan Webb	-	-	-	-	-
Geylang International	Yuki Ichikawa	Kento Fukuda	Tatsuro Inui	Bruno Castanheira	Jozef Kapláň		-
Home United	Song Ui-young	Sirina Camara	Ken Ilsø	Kamel Ramdani	Ambroise Begue	-	-
Hougang United	Kunihiro Yamashita	Atsushi Shimono		Diego Gama de Oliveira	Vuk Sotirović	Yuki Uchiyama	Takahashi Manato Renshi Yamaguchi Shunsuke Nakatake Francisco Salvador Elá
Tampines Rovers	Mateo Roskam	Robert Alviž	Rodrigo Tosi	Predrag Počuča	Rodrigo Pacheco	Naeem Rahimi	Eddy Viator Fabrice Noel Srećko Mitrović
Warriors FC	Thomas Beattie	Marin Vidošević	Miroslav Pejić	Nicholas Velez	Kevin McCann	Karlo Ivancic	-

League table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	DPMM FC[a]	27	15	7	5	48	26	+22	52
2	Tampines Rovers	27	14	6	7	42	25	+17	48	Qualification to AFC Champions League Qualifying Round 1 or AFC Cup Group Stage
3	Albirex Niigata (S)[a]	27	13	6	8	27	17	+10	45
4	Balestier Khalsa	27	12	8	7	39	35	+4	44	Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
5	Warriors FC	27	11	4	12	40	51	−11	37
6	Home United	27	9	9	9	38	34	+4	36
7	Harimau Muda B[a]	27	9	6	12	29	40	−11	33
8	Geylang International	27	7	7	13	36	44	−8	28
9	Young Lions[a]	27	7	6	14	30	43	−13	27
10	Hougang United	27	4	9	14	28	42	−14	21

Results[]

Round 1[]

Round 2[]

Round 3[]

Statistics[]

Top scorers[]

As of match played 21 November 2015^[5]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Rafael Ramazotti	DPMM FC	21
2	Fazrul Nawaz	Warriors FC	18
3	Miroslav Kristic	Balestier Khalsa	16
4	Rodrigo Tosi	Tampines Rovers	14
5	Mateo Roskam	Warriors FC	13
6	Jozef Kapláň	Geylang International	12
	Paulo Sérgio	DPMM FC	12
	Bruno Castanheira	Geylang International	12
9	Ken Ilsø	Home United	11
10	Robert Peričić	Balestier Khalsa	9

Hat-tricks[]

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
Rafael Ramazotti	DPMM FC	Harimau Muda B	3-1	1 March 2015	[6]
Rodrigo Tosi	Tampines Rovers	Harimau Muda B	5-1	15 September 2015	[7]
Bruno Castanheira	Geylang International	Young Lions	3-2	4 October 2015	[8]
Ken Ilsø	Home United	DPMM FC	4-4	17 October 2015	[9]

S-League Awards Night Winners[]

Awards	Winners	Club
Player of the Year	Fumiya Kogure	Albirex Niigata (S)
Young Player of the Year	Azwan Ali	DPMM FC
Coach of the Year	Steve Kean	DPMM FC
Top Scorer Award	Rafael Ramazotti	DPMM FC
Fair Play Award	Geylang International
Referee of the Year

References[]

External links[]

• Official site