Selangor–Singapore rivalry

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Singapore-Selangor rivalry
Other namesNorth-South Rivalry, Clash of the Titans,[1] Battle of the Giants,[2] El Classico Malaya,[3][4] The Nostalgic Rivalry[5]
Location
Teams
First meeting1 October 1921
Singapore 2-1 Selangor
1921 Malaya Cup
Latest meeting10 December 1994
Selangor 2-2 Singapore Singapore FA won 3-2 on aggregate
1994 Malaysia Cup
Statistics
Meetings total48
All-time seriesSingapore: 22
Drawn: 6
Selangor: 19
Largest victory27 August 1927
Selangor 8-1 Singapore
1927 Malaya Cup
Longest win streak3 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[]

From 1921 to 1994

# Date Tournament Home team Score Away team
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
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
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[]

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