S. League
Season2003
ChampionsHome United
2nd S.League title
AFC CupHome United (S.League and Singapore Cup winners)
Geylang United (S.League runners-up)
Matches played198
Goals scored631 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Peres de Oliveira
(37 - all domestic competitions)
Biggest home winGeylang United 10-2 Singapore Young Lions
(17 August 2003)
Biggest away winBalestier Khalsa 0-5 Singapore Armed Forces
(10 May 2003)
Highest scoringGeylang United 10-2 Singapore Young Lions
(17 August 2003)
← 2002
2004 →

2003 S.League was the eighth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Home United, which was their second league title.

League table

Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Home United 33 26 2 3 2 104 42 +62 85 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
2 Geylang United 33 21 3 2 7 75 30 +45 71
3 Singapore Armed Forces 33 20 2 5 6 68 37 +31 69
4 Tampines Rovers 33 17 3 2 11 63 40 +23 59
5 Woodlands Wellington 33 14 4 8 7 65 47 +18 58
6 Jurong FC 33 12 7 1 13 35 34 +1 51
7 China Sinchi FC[lower-alpha 1] 33 11 6 5 11 46 48 −2 50
8 Sengkang Marine 33 7 8 1 17 32 66 −34 38
9 Sembawang Rangers 33 6 5 7 15 37 56 −19 35
10 Tanjong Pagar United 33 8 2 0 23 36 78 −42 28
11 Balestier Khalsa[lower-alpha 2] 33 5 2 6 20 37 76 −39 25
12 Singapore Young Lions[lower-alpha 3] 33 6 1 5 21 33 77 −44 25
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Matches proceed to a penalty shootout following a draw in regulation time. Shootout winners receive two points and shootout losers receive one point.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Sinchi stands for 'Singapore Chinese', a team of Chinese players.
  2. ↑ Balestier Khalsa are a merger of Clementi Khalsa and Balestier Central.
  3. ↑ Young Lions are a new team made up of under-23 national team players.
Gombak United withdrew from the league at the end of the 2002 season.

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 Former Player
Balestier Khalsa South Korea Kim Eun-cher South Korea Jang Min-suk South Korea Choi Seung-bum Nigeria Joseph Theddeus Nigeria Wisdom Onyekwere
Nigeria Itimi Wilson
Geylang International Australia Peter Bennett Australia Aleksandar Đurić Australia Brendon Šantalab Australia Paul Roberts England Marcus Phillips
Thailand Surachai Jirasirichote
Home United Thailand Sutee Suksomkit Thailand Surachai Jaturapattarapong England Billy Bone Brazil Peres De Oliveira None
Jurong FC South Korea Park Tae-won Nigeria Okoye Emeka Nigeria Precious Emuejeraye Brazil Fabio Da Silva None
SAFFC Thailand Pongsak Khongkeaw Japan Akihiro Nakamura Croatia Nenad Baćina Guinea Ballamodou Conde Nigeria Igwe Iroha
Croatia Ante Hrgović
Sengkang Marine Australia Shane Pryce England Daniel Hill England Jason White Serbia and Montenegro Fahrudin Mustafić None
Sembawang Rangers Thailand Pitipong Kuldilog Thailand Supakit Jinajai Thailand Tawan Sripan Thailand Cumpee Pinthakul Thailand Teerasak Po-on
Japan Akihiro Nakamura
Tampines Rovers Australia Bradley Groves Australia Demetrios Bakis Australia George Goutzioulis Serbia and Montenegro Sead Muratović None
Tanjong Pagar United Thailand Choketawee Promrut Japan Hiroaki Tanaka Nigeria Adejumo Smith Australia Kris Trajanovski None
Woodlands England John Wilkinson England Simon Clark Nigeria Itimi Dickson Nigeria Agu Casmir None
Singapore Young Lions FC Nigeria Precious Emuejeraye None None None None

Top scorers

RankNameClubGoals
1Brazil Peres de OliveiraHome United37
2Bosnia and HerzegovinaAustralia Aleksandar ĐurićGeylang United32
3Brazil Egmar GoncalvesHome United29
4Indra Sahdan DaudHome United26
5China Chang HuiChina Sinchi FC24
6Australia Brendon SantalabGeylang United23
6Noh Alam ShahTampines Rovers23
8Thailand Pitipong KuldilogSembawang Rangers21
9Mirko GrabovacSingapore Armed Forces20
10Nigeria Itimi DicksonWoodlands Wellington18
11Australia George GoutzioulisTampines Rovers17
12Nigeria Agu CasmirWoodlands Wellington15
13England Jason WhiteSengkang Marine14
13Guinea Ballamodou CondeSingapore Armed Forces14
15Fadzuhasny JuraimiTanjong Pagar United11
15England John WilkinsonWoodlands Wellington11
17Jamil AliGeylang United10
17Aliff ShafaeinSingapore Young Lions10
19South Korea Kim Eun-CherBalestier Khalsa9
19Thailand Sutee SuksomkitHome United9
19Japan Hiroaki TanakaTanjong Pagar United9

Source:[1]

References

  1. ↑ S.League 2003
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