Selangor–Singapore rivalry
Other names | North-South Rivalry, Clash of the Titans,[1] Battle of the Giants,[2] El Classico Malaya,[3][4] The Nostalgic Rivalry[5] |
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Location | |
Teams |
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First meeting | 1 October 1921 Singapore 2-1 Selangor 1921 Malaya Cup |
Latest meeting | 10 December 1994 Selangor 2-2 Singapore Singapore FA won 3-2 on aggregate 1994 Malaysia Cup |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 48 |
All-time series | Singapore: 22 Drawn: 6 Selangor: 19 |
Largest victory | 27 August 1927 Selangor 8-1 Singapore 1927 Malaya Cup |
Longest win streak | 3 matches (shared) |
The Selangor–Singapore rivalry[6] was a football rivalry that occurred between 1921 until 1994.[7][8] It is the oldest football derby in Malaysian football.
The clubs were the most successful teams in Malaysia, having won 71 major honours between them, 28 for Singapore[9] and 43 for Selangor. Most of the honours they won came from the Malaysia Cup. Both were also the most supported teams in Malaysian football. Every match between these two teams attracted high interest from fans due to its intensity.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Samad Allapitchay, the Singapore FA captain during the 1977 Malaysia Cup final noted to have said "The football rivalry between Singapore and Selangor has always been a special one. On the pitch, we hated each other".[17]
History[]
The first encounter of the teams, officially is on 1 October 1921 during 1921 Malaya Cup final where Singapore defeated Selangor with scoreline 2-1. Unofficially, there is a record of friendlies named 'Classics' from 1901 till 1913 between these two teams, with Singapore winning its first edition.[18] During the pre-war years, Singapore and Selangor FA were a dominant force and fierce rivals, winning the Cup 19 times between them. The post war years were also dominated by Singapore and Selangor up till 1970, where Selangor emerged as the dominant force in the Malaysia Cup with eleven Cup wins, compared to two victories by Singapore.
The rivalries ended when Singapore pulled out from Malaysian League in 1994 due to dispute with Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) about ticketing issue. From 2011 till 2015, a new Singapore representative, the LIONSXII join the Malaysian League. However, the squad were the country under 23 team and bound to several specialty (will not have to face relegation and unable to recruit foreign players).
List of Matches[]
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From 1921 to 1994
# | Date | Tournament | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | 1 October 1921 | 1921 Malaya Cup | Selangor | 1-2 | Singapore |
2 | 2 September 1922 | 1922 Malaya Cup | Selangor | 3-2 | Singapore |
3 | 23 August 1924 | 1924 Malaya Cup | Selangor | 0-1 | Singapore |
4 | 29 August 1925 | 1925 Malaya Cup | Singapore | 2-1 | Selangor |
5 | 27 August 1927 | Selangor | 8-1 | Singapore | |
6 | 25 August 1928 | Selangor | 2-2 (aet) | Singapore | |
7 | 8 September 1928 | Friendly Replay | Singapore | 4-1 | Selangor |
8 | 31 August 1929 | Singapore | 2-2 (aet) | Selangor | |
9 | 30 August 1930 | Selangor | abandoned | Singapore | |
10 | 20 September 1930 | Singapore | 3-0 | Selangor | |
11 | 6 August 1932 | Selangor | 3-5 | Singapore | |
12 | 5 August 1933 | Singapore | 8-2 | Selangor | |
13 | 10 August 1935 | Selangor | 2-0 | Singapore | |
14 | 8 August 1936 | Singapore | 0-1 | Selangor | |
15 | 7 August 1937 | Selangor | 1-2 | Singapore | |
16 | 6 August 1938 | Singapore | 0-1 | Selangor | |
17 | 19 August 1939 | Selangor | 1-3 | Singapore | |
18 | 1956 | Selangor | 2-1 | Singapore | |
19 | 1965 | Singapore | 3-1 | Selangor | |
20 | 1967 | 1967 FAM Cup | Singapore | 2-1 | Selangor |
21 | 6 May 1974 | Singapore | 2-1 | Selangor[19] | |
22 | 31 August 1975 | Selangor | 1-0 | Singapore[20] | |
23 | 1976 | Selangor | 3-0 | Singapore | |
24 | 13 May 1977 | Selangor | 1-2 | Singapore | |
25 | 28 May 1977 | Singapore | 2-1 | Selangor | |
26 | 1978 | Selangor | 4-2 | Singapore | |
27 | 1979 | Selangor | 2-0 | Singapore | |
28 | 28 May 1980 | Selangor | 1-0 | Singapore[21] | |
29 | 28 June 1980 | Singapore | 2-1 | Selangor[22] | |
30 | 1981 | Selangor | 4-0 | Singapore | |
31 | 1985 | Singapore | 1-0 | Selangor[23] | |
32 | 25 January 1986 | Selangor | 1-3 | Singapore | |
33 | 18 April 1986 | Selangor | 2-0 | Singapore | |
34 | 23 April 1986 | Selangor | 5-1 | Singapore[24] | |
35 | 30 August 1987 | Singapore | 2-1 | Selangor[25] | |
36 | 23 August 1988 | Selangor | 0-1 | Singapore | |
37 | 3 September 1989 | 1989 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Selangor | 1-0 | Singapore[26] |
38 | 22 October 1989 | 1989 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Singapore | 0-1 | Selangor |
39 | 12 May 1990 | 1990 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Selangor | 0-0 | Singapore |
40 | 21 July 1990 | 1990 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Singapore | 5-2 | Selangor[27] |
41 | 28 June 1991 | 1991 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Singapore | 2-1 | Selangor |
42 | 24 August 1991 | 1991 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Selangor | 1-1 | Singapore |
43 | 27 May 1992 | 1992 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Selangor | 2-1 | Singapore[28] |
44 | 26 July 1992 | 1992 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Singapore | 4-0 | Selangor[29] |
45 | 1993 | 1993 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 2 | Selangor | 3-2 | Singapore[30] |
46 | 27 April 1994 | 1994 Malaysia Premier League | Selangor | 1-1 | Singapore[31] |
47 | 6 December 1994 | Singapore | 1-0 | Selangor[32] | |
48 | 10 December 1994 | Selangor | 2-2 | Singapore[33] |
Statistics[]
From 1921 to 1994
Matches | Wins | Draws | Goals | Home wins | Home draws | Away wins | |||||||
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Singapore | Selangor | Singapore | Selangor | Singapore | Selangor | Singapore | Selangor | Singapore | Selangor | ||||
Malaysia Cup | 37* | 18 | 15 | 3 | 61 | 63 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
FAM Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Malaysia Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
All competitions | 48 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 79 | 76 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
*include abandoned match
Last updated: 20 July 2015
Honors[]
Honours from 1921 till 1994
Team | League | Cup | Grand Total | ||||||
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Malaysia Super League | Malaysia Premier League | Malaysia FAM League | League Total | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia FA Cup | Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup | Cup Total | ||
Singapore FA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 28 |
Selangor FA | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 43 |
See also[]
- Sultan of Selangor Cup
- East Coast Derby
- Klang Valley Derby
- List of association football rivalries
- List of sports rivalries
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