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Singapore Premier League
Season	2022
Champions	Albirex Niigata (S) (5th title)
AFC Champions League	Lion City Sailors
AFC Cup	Hougang United
Matches played	112
Goals scored	506 (4.52 per match)
Top goalscorer	Boris Kopitović; (35 goals)
Biggest home win	Tanjong Pagar United 8–1 Young Lions; (1 October 2022); Lion City Sailors 7–0 Tanjong Pagar United; (20 August 2022)
Biggest away win	Young Lions 1–10 Lion City Sailors; (13 August 2022)
Highest scoring	Hougang United 4–9 Lion City Sailors; (26 August 2022)
Longest winless run	Young Lions; (11 matches)
Longest losing run	Young Lions; (8 matches)
Average attendance	832
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The 2022 Singapore Premier League (also known as the AIA Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) was the 5th season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its rebranding in 2018.^[1]^[2] The champions of the 2022 Singapore Premier League should have qualified for the AFC Champions League. The season began in March and ended on 15 October.

Lion City Sailors were the defending champions, having won their third Singapore Premier League title in the previous season. Albirex Niigata (S) won their fifth title.

Format

The following key changes were made to the rules since the 2022 season:^[3]

Each team is able to register up to 25 players in their squad, a reduction of 3 players as compared from 2020.
Albirex is allowed to have a minimum squad of eighteen (18) Players under non-amateur (Professional) contract, as at the pre-season minimum registration deadline and a maximum of twenty-five (25) Players.
From 2021, Albirex is allowed to sign a maximum of 2 overage Singaporean players.^[4] As in 2019 and 2020, Albirex must have two Singaporeans in their starting lineup for each game.
Young Lions is allowed to register a minimum of twenty (20) Players as at the pre-season minimum registration deadline and a maximum of thirty-five (35) Players as at the close of the first registration window.
Young Lions and Lion City Sailors Football Club to play their home games at Jalan Besar Stadium while Balestier Khalsa will play at Toa Payoh Stadium. Bishan Stadium is under renovation till end of season. Other stadiums used are: (1) Our Tampines Hub (Tampines Rovers and Geylang International), Hougang Stadium (Hougang United) and (3) Jurong East Stadium (Albirex Niigata and Tanjong Pagar United).
Clubs will be equipped with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) devices - among other performance and tracking gear. Value of the sponsorship is worth around $620,000.^[5]
SPL clubs are now allowed to register a maximum of four foreign players with no age restrictions, of whom at least one shall be of the nationality of an AFC Member Association (Asian). A maximum of four foreign players may be named or fielded in any one match.^[6]
Players shall be allocated jersey numbers 1 to 50. Jersey number become available for allocation to new members after a player ceased to play for a club.^[7]

New rules for 2022.^[8]

Clubs will be required to field only one U-23 player – instead of three – for the first half of a match from next season.
There will be no limit on the number of U-23 players registered in each squad.
All SPL teams will play each other four time.
Clubs will be able to register 20 players per match. There will be nine substitutes allowed on a team's bench – up from seven – and clubs will be permitted to make up to five substitutions per match.
Each team will need to field a minimum of one Under-23 player of Singaporean nationality for the entire duration of the first half. This is a reduction from three in 2020.
Youth elite leagues are slated to resume.
New scheme to incentivise SPL clubs to place higher priority on their youth development programmes.
Clubs will receive monetary rewards for each of their U-23 players who gets called up to the national teams.
1st transfer window: 1 January 2021 to 20 March 2022, 2nd transfer window: 17 May 2021 to 13 June 2022

On 30 September 2022, it was announced by AFC that they had agreed to give its consent for Brunei DPMM's participation in the 2023 Singapore Premier League and Singapore Cup. This is subject to approval from FIFA.^[9]

Teams

A total of 8 teams competed in the league. Albirex Niigata (S) from Japan is the only foreign team invited.

Stadiums and locations

Albirex Niigata (S)
Tanjong Pagar United

Balestier Khalsa

Young Lions
Lion City Sailors

Geylang International
Tampines Rovers

Hougang United

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Locations of the 2022 Singapore Premier League teams from Singapore

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Albirex Niigata (S)	Jurong East Stadium	2,700
Balestier Khalsa	Toa Payoh Stadium	3,800
Geylang International	Our Tampines Hub	5,000
Hougang United	Hougang Stadium	3,800
Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar Stadium	6,000
Tampines Rovers	Our Tampines Hub	5,000
Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong East Stadium	2,700
Young Lions	Jalan Besar Stadium	6,000

Personnel and sponsors

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	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Main shirt sponsor	Other shirt sponsors
Albirex Niigata (S)	Kazuaki Yoshinaga	Jun Kobayashi Takahiro Koga (VC) Fairoz Hasan (VC)	Mizuno	Denka^[10]	Lensmode Kubota Reeracoen Kirin EnglishCentral Gain City Dpro Logistics Namics One Asia Lawyers JPLUS+ Daiho Group JTB NSG Sanpoutei Ramen SMBC ACCEA Singapore PR Times Nippon Medical Care HIT Singapore With You Global Creations SD Aircon At Twenty Salonpas Crown Line SETA Technologies Salonpas Soken Medical Dr. Stretch
Balestier Khalsa	Peter de Roo	Shuhei Hoshino (C) Darren Teh (C) Ho Wai Loon (C)	Adidas	Jeep	Weston Corporation Project Vaults PSB Academy TopGrid Pest Dr. Stretch StarBalm
Geylang International	Mohd Noor Ali	Zaiful Nizam Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib (VC)	FBT	Epson^[11]	Aris Studio 23 Joydom Engineering My Protein Singapore Steel Industries Springleaf Prata Place Fightzone TRUE Fitness Dr. Stretch
Hougang United	Clement Teo	Fabian Kwok Lionel Tan (VC) Nazrul Nazari (VC) Ridhuan Barudin (VC)	Warrix	The Physio Circle^[12]	SportCenter by Zup Cafe Football (CF) The Arena SpeedFitness Polar Water StarBalm
Lion City Sailors	Luka Lalic (Interim)	Hariss Harun Amirul Adli (VC) Nur Adam Abdullah (VC)	Puma	Sea^[13]	Shopee Garena Citrus by the pool WLJK Good bites TAPS
Tampines Rovers	Gavin Lee^[14]	Yasir Hanapi Syazwan Buhari (VC) Irwan Shah (VC) Kyoga Nakamura (VC)	Mizuno	ANA Courier Express ^[15]	Rookbook My Protein Singapore Bauerfeind Sports The Co-op JSSL FC Canadian 2 for 1 pizza StarBalm
Tanjong Pagar United	Hasrin Jailani	Faritz Abdul Hameed Daniel Bennett (VC)	FBT	Tokyo Century	Samtrade Academy Hyundai StarBalm The Rehab Lab
Young Lions	Nazri Nasir	Jacob Mahler Shah Shahiran (VC)	Nike		Catapult

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing Head Coach	Manner of Departure	Date of Vacancy	Position in table	Incoming Head Coach	Date of appointment
Balestier Khalsa	Marko Kraljević	Contract Ended	10 October 2021^[16]^[17]	Pre-Season	Akbar Nawas	22 October 2021^[18]
Albirex Niigata (S)	Keiji Shigetomi	Redesignated as Asst. Coach	26 October 2021^[19]	Pre-Season	Kazuaki Yoshinaga	26 October 2021^[20]
Young Lions	Philippe Aw	End of caretaker role	31 December 2021 ^[21]	Pre-Season	Nazri Nasir	1 January 2022
Lion City Sailors	Kim Do-hoon	Left by Mutual Consent	11 August 2022 ^[22]	1st	Luka Lalic (interim)	11 August 2022 ^[23]
Balestier Khalsa	Akbar Nawas	Mutual Termination Joining Udon Thani	18 August 2022 ^[24]	7th	Peter de Roo (interim)	27 August 2022 ^[25]
Hougang United	Clement Teo	Stepped Down	20 November 2022	End of Season ^[26]	Firdaus Kassim (interim)

Note 1: Marko Kraljević was subsequently appointed as the Head, Youth for Hougang United.

Transfers

Foreign players

Singapore Premier League clubs can sign a maximum of four foreign players in the 2021 season, up from three as compared to 2019.^[27] However, one of them has to be 21 years old or younger on 1 January 2021 (Or at the age of registration).

Albirex Niigata can sign up unlimited number of Singaporean players for the new season. Only 2 local player above 23 years old is allowed.^[28]

Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the season start or during the mid-season transfer window.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	AFC Player	SG U-23 Player U-21 Player	Former Players
Albirex Niigata (S)	Hyrulnizam Juma'at^[29]	Fairoz Hassan^[30]	Zamani Zamri ^[31]	Kai Yamamoto
	Nicky Singh^[32]	Junki Yoshimura^[33]	Ilhan Fandi ^[34]	Wong Jun Kai
	Fikri Junaidi^[35]	Hilman Norhisam^[36]	Kenji Austin^[37]	Shakthi Vinayagavijayan
Balestier Khalsa	Ensar Brunčević^[38]	Shuhei Hoshino^[39]	Ryoya Tanigushi^[40]	Kuraba Kondo^[41]	Conor MacKay	Yann Weishaupt Max McCoy Hari McCoy
Geylang International	Šime Žužul^[42]	Vincent Bezecourt^[43]	Takahiro Tezuka^[44]	Rio Sakuma^[45]
Hougang United	André Moritz^[46]	Pedro Bortoluzo^[12]	Kristijan Krajček^[12]	Kaishu Yamazaki^[47]
Lion City Sailors	Diego Lopes^[48]	Pedro Henrique^[49]	Maxime Lestienne^[50]^[51]	Kim Shin-wook^[52]^[53]
Tampines Rovers	Zehrudin Mehmedović^[54]	Boris Kopitović^[54]	Kyoga Nakamura^[55]	Shuya Yamashita^[56]
Tanjong Pagar United	Mirko Šugić^[57]	Blake Ricciuto	Reo Nishiguchi^[58]	Shodai Nishikawa^[59]

Note 1: From 2021, Albirex is allowed to sign a maximum of 2 Singaporean players above the age of 23.

Results

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Niigata (S)^[a] (C)	28	17	8	3	88	43	+45	59
2	Lion City Sailors (Q)	28	18	3	7	91	39	+52	57	Qualification for AFC Champions League Group stage
3	Tampines Rovers (Q)	28	15	5	8	76	57	+19	50	Standby team for AFC Cup group stage
4	Geylang International	28	10	9	9	48	46	+2	39
5	Hougang United	28	10	9	9	65	71	−6	39	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage (Cup Winner)
6	Tanjong Pagar United	28	10	7	11	59	69	−10	37
7	Balestier Khalsa	28	7	3	18	45	78	−33	24
8	Young Lions^[a]	28	2	2	24	34	103	−69	8

Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Fixtures and results

Clubs play each other four times for 28 matches each.

Matches 1–14

Home \ Away	ALB	BAL	GEY	HOU	LCS	TAM	TPU	YLI
Albirex Niigata (S)		6–0	8–2	5–0	1–1	3–2	0–2	7–1
Balestier Khalsa	1–2		0–2	2–1	1–6	2–2	3–5	4–3
Geylang International	2–2	0–1		0–0	1–0	2–3	1–0	2–2
Hougang United	1–1	3–1	3–2		3–4	4–2	1–1	2–1
Lion City Sailors	1–2	4–0	1–0	3–1		1–0	6–1	5–1
Tampines Rovers	3–3	2–1	2–0	7–1	0–4		3–3	3–2
Tanjong Pagar United	1–2	1–0	1–1	2–2	0–6	4–2		2–0
Young Lions	0–5	0–1	4–1	0–4	0–1	0–1	2–3

Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matches 15–28

Home \ Away	ALB	BAL	GEY	HOU	LCS	TAM	TPU	YLI
Albirex Niigata (S)		4–1	2–2	1–1	4–2	4–2	1–2	2–1
Balestier Khalsa	3–5		2–4	6–1	5–3	2–2	0–2	2–0
Geylang International	1–1	3–0		2–4	1–1	1–4	3–3	3–0
Hougang United	3–3	4–1	1–2		4–9	1–4	3–3	5–1
Lion City Sailors	2–4	4–0	1–3	1–1		2–1	7–0	2–1
Tampines Rovers	5–3	2–1	0–0	2–4	2–1		4–3	5–2
Tanjong Pagar United	1–2	3–1	0–5	2–2	1–3	3–4		8–1
Young Lions	0–5	4–4	0–2	3–5	1–10	0–7	4–2

Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 21 October 2022

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Boris Kopitović	Tampines Rovers	35
2	Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)	33
3	Reo Nishiguchi	Tanjong Pagar United	26
4	Kim Shin-wook	Lion City Sailors	21
5	Shuhei Hoshino	Balestier Khalsa	18
	Šime Žužul	Geylang International
	Pedro Bortoluzo	Hougang United
6	Ilhan Fandi	Albirex Niigata (S) 15 Young Lions FC 2	17
7	Song Ui-young	Lion City Sailors	13
8	Maxime Lestienne	Lion City Sailors	12
8	Taufik Suparno	Tampines Rovers	12
9	Shawal Anuar	Hougang United	11
9	Gabriel Quak	Lion City Sailors	11
10	Tadanari Lee	Albirex Niigata (S)	10
	Ryoya Tanigushi	Balestier Khalsa
	Vincent Bezecourt	Geylang International
	Diego Lopes	Lion City Sailors

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Kodai Tanaka⁴	Albirex Niigata (S)	Balestier Khalsa	6–0	5 March 2022^[60]
Boris Kopitović	Tampines Rovers	Hougang United	7–1	18 March 2022^[60]
Kim Shin-wook	Lion City Sailors	Balestier Khalsa	4–0	1 April 2022^[60]
Kim Shin-wook	Lion City Sailors	Hougang United	4–3	6 May 2022^[60]
Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)	Geylang International	8–2	27 May 2022^[60]
Pedro Bortoluzo	Hougang United	Tampines Rovers	4–3	13 July 2022^[60]
Ilhan Fandi	Albirex Niigata (S)	Balestier Khalsa	4–1	16 July 2022^[60]
Zikos Chua⁴	Young Lions	Tanjong Pagar United	4–2	7 August 2022^[60]
Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)	Young Lions	7–1	10 August 2022^[60]
Shuhei Hoshino	Balestier Khalsa	Hougang United	6–1	12 August 2022^[60]
Kim Shin-wook	Lion City Sailors	Young Lions	10–1	13 August 2022^[60]
Kim Shin-wook	Lion City Sailors	Hougang United	9-4	26 August 2022^[60]
Kodai Tanaka⁴	Albirex Niigata (S)	Balestier Khalsa	5–3	2 September 2022^[60]
Reo Nishiguchi⁵	Tanjong Pagar United	Young Lions	8–1	1 October 2022^[60]
Ryoya Tanigushi	Balestier Khalsa	Lion City Sailors	5–3	2 October 2022
Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)	Lion City Sailors	4–2	7 October 2022
Pedro Bortoluzo	Hougang United	Young Lions	5–3	15 October 2022

Note ⁴ Player scored 4 goals ⁵ Player scored 5 goals

Top assists

As of 21 October 2022

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Maxime Lestienne	Lion City Sailors	23
2	Kristijan Krajcek	Hougang United	17
3	Masaya Idetsu	Albirex Niigata (S)	16
4	Boris Kopitović	Tampines Rovers	15
5	Ryoya Tanigushi	Balestier Khalsa	11
6	Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)	10
6	Diego Lopes	Lion City Sailors	10

Clean sheets

As of 1 October 2022

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Zaiful Nizam	Geylang International	9
2	Hassan Sunny	Lion City Sailors	7
3	Takahiro Koga	Albirex Niigata (S)	4
3	Zharfan Rohaizad	Tanjong Pagar United	4

Penalty missed

Player	For	Against	Date
Jacob Mahler	Young Lions	Albirex Niigata (S)	12 March 2022
Kuraba Kondo	Balestier Khalsa	Lion City Sailors	6 August 2022
Ryoya Taniguchi			2 September 2022
Shuhei Hoshino			2 October 2022
Boris Kopitović	Tampines Rovers	Hougang United	8 October 2022

Own goal

Player	For	Against	Date
Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib	Geylang International	Albirex Niigata (S)	12 March 2022
Faritz Abdul Hameed	Tanjong Pagar United	Tampines Rovers	6 April 2022
Pedro Henrique	Lion City Sailors	Tanjong Pagar United	9 April 2022
Qayyum Raishyan	Geylang International	Young Lions	16 April 2022
Ryaan Sanizal	Tampines Rovers	Lion City Sailors	21 May 2022
Syahrul Sazali	Young Lions	Albirex Niigata (S)	23 July 2022
Harhys Stewart	Young Lions	Albirex Niigata (S)	10 August 2022
Reo Kunimoto	Albirex Niigata (S)	Young Lions	10 August 2022
Shakir Hamzah	Tanjong Pagar United	Geylang International	9 October 2022
Ryaan Sanizal	Tampines Rovers	Albirex Niigata (S)	15 October 2022

Yellow Cards (Team)

As of 27 October 2022

Rank	Club	Yellow Cards
1	Tanjong Pagar United	66
2	Tampines Rovers	62
3	Hougang United	61
4	Balestier Khalsa	52
5	Lion City Sailors	46

Yellow Cards (Players)

As of 27 October 2022

Rank	Players	Club	Yellow Cards
1	Yasir Hanapi	Tampines Rovers	9
1	Raihan Rahman	Tanjong Pagar United	9
2	Rusyaidi Salime	Tanjong Pagar United	7
	Blake Ricciuto	Tanjong Pagar United
	Jared Gallagher	Young Lions FC

Red Cards (Team)

As of 27 October 2022

Rank	Club	Red Cards
1	Geylang International	5
2	Hougang United	3
3	Lion City Sailors	2
3	Tanjong Pagar United	2

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month		Young Player of the Month		Coach of the Month		Goal of the Month	Ref
Month	Player	Club	Player	Club	Coach	Club	Player vs.	Ref
March	Mirko Šugić	Tanjong Pagar United	Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)	Hasrin Jailani	Tanjong Pagar United	André Moritz vs. Geylang International (11/3/2022)
April	Boris Kopitović	Tampines Rovers	Ryhan Stewart	Young Lions	Kim Do-hoon	Lion City Sailors	Sime Zuzul vs. Albirex Niigata (S) (5/4/2022)
May	Maxime Lestienne	Lion City Sailors	Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)	Kazuaki Yoshinaga	Albirex Niigata (S)	Reo Nishiguchi vs. Albirex Niigata (S) (7/5/2022)
July	Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)	Ilhan Fandi	Albirex Niigata (S)	Noor Ali	Geylang International	Ilhan Fandi vs. Balestier Khalsa (16 July 2022)
August	Maxime Lestienne	Lion City Sailors	Ilhan Fandi	Albirex Niigata (S)	Luka Lalić	Lion City Sailors	Kyoga Nakamura vs. Geylang International (3/8/2022)

Singapore Premier League Awards night winners

Awards	Winners	Club	Ref
Player of the Year	Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)
Young Player of the Year	Ilhan Fandi	Albirex Niigata (S)
Coach of the Year	Kazuaki Yoshinaga	Albirex Niigata (S)
Top Scorer Award	Boris Kopitović	Tampines Rovers
Golden Glove	Zaiful Nizam	Geylang International	^[61]
Goal of the Year	Ilhan Fandi vs. Balestier Khalsa (16 July 2022)	Albirex Niigata (S)
Fair Play Award	Albirex Niigata (S)
Referee of the Year	Ahmad Aqasha

AIA Team of the Year
Goalkeeper	Zaiful Nizam (Geylang International)
Defence	Masaya Idetsu (Albirex Niigata (S))		Pedro Henrique (Lion City Sailors)		Joshua Pereira (Geylang International)
Midfield	Kyoga Nakamura (Tampines Rovers)	Vincent Bezecourt (Geylang International)		Diego Lopes (Lion City Sailors)		Maxime Lestienne (Lion City Sailors)
Attack	Kodai Tanaka (Albirex Niigata (S))		Ilhan Fandi (Albirex Niigata (S))		Boris Kopitović (Tampines Rovers)

Attendances

The best-attended games:

#	Match	Date	Attendance^[62]
1	Lion City Sailors vs Albirex Niigata Singapore	7 October 2022	3,389
2	Lion City Sailors vs Albirex Niigata Singapore	24 June 2022	2,443
3	Albirex Niigata Singapore vs Lion City Sailors	29 July 2022	2,084
4	Tampines Rovers vs Lion City Sailors	10 September 2022	1,934
5	Albirex Niigata Singapore vs Hougang United	19 June 2022	1,891

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^ "Kondo Kuraba will be joining Balestier Khalsa FC in 2022 season". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
^ "Reconstruction of Eagles' nest begins with the arrival of new signings - Geylang International FC". 19 December 2021.
^ "Vincent Bezecourt from Albania to Singapore".
^ "Tezuka Takahiro will be joining Geylang International FC in 2022 season". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
^ "Welcome Rio to the Eagle's nest".
^ "Former Crystal Palace midfielder André Moritz joins Hougang United - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.
^ "Kaishu Yamazaki to reinforce Hougang United defence - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.
^ Rodrigues, Luís Rocha (18 January 2021). "Diego Lopes sai para Singapura e Rio Ave realiza encaixe financeiro". www.zerozero.pt.
^ Freitas, Nathália (23 December 2021). "Zagueiro recebe proposta e pode deixar o Atlético-GO, diz site". Sagres Online.
^ "The now ex-Standardman will play for the defending champion and play in the Asian Champions League".
^ Ten, Nicolette (8 February 2022). "Maxime Lestienne adds European pedigree to Sailors' ACL drive".
^ "Kim Shin-wook to reject offers in K league to work for Kim Do Hoon in Lion City Sailors".
^ Osman, Shamir (15 November 2021). "Sailors sign Kim Shin-wook".
^ ^a ^b "2020 Singapore Premier League: Retained and Released List - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.
^ Admin, Tampines (16 January 2022). "Introducing Your Stag For The Next Half-Decade: Kyoga Nakamura!". Tampines Rovers.
^ "Yamashita Shuya will be joining Tampines Rovers FC in 2022 season". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
^ @tanjongpagarunitedfc (9 January 2022). "ANNOUNCEMENT Let's all give a warm welcome to Mirko Sugic, Tanjong Pagar United's new foreign signing for the 2022 season! The Croatian defensive midfielder joins the club after a spell in his homeland with second division side NK Dubrava. Sugic, 27, stands at an imposing 1.9m and we are looking forward to see him blend in with the team. Welcome to the Jaguars family, Mirko!" – via Instagram.
^ "Reo Nishiguchi will return for his third season in a Jaguars shirt in 2022". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
^ "Shodai Nishikawa will return for his third season in a Jaguars shirt in 2022". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Fixtures - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.
^ cue (25 October 2022). "Football: Geylang's Zaiful Nizam wins SPL's Golden Glove at 35 | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^ https://spl.sg/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2022-SPL-Season-Report.pdf

External links

Football Association of Singapore website
Singapore Premier League website Archived 13 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine

[table_note_ALB0.3871332990877-60] The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

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[2] Football: Goodbye S-League, welcome Singapore Premier League Straits Times, 21 March 2018

[3] "Young footballers to take centrestage in revamped 2018 S-League". TODAYonline.

[auto1-4] "Signing with Fairoz Hasan for 2021 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[5] "Football: Singapore Premier League clubs given wearable tech in bid to raise fitness, standards". The Straits Times. 4 February 2021.

[6] "2021 Singapore Premier League season to kick off on 13 March - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.

[7] "2021 SPL Handbook" (PDF).

[8] Correspondent, David LeeSports (25 September 2021). "Football: SPL Under-23 quota reduced from 3 to 1; clubs to be rewarded for youth development" – via The Straits Times. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[9] "Qatar recommended as host for the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024". the-AFC.

[10] "New Main Partner is Denka Chemicals Holdings Asia Pacific Pte Ltd!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[11] "'SPL had Covid protocols right'". The Straits Times. 6 February 2021.

[auto-12] Lee, David (15 November 2021). "Football: Hougang United aim for better recovery and silverware with new sponsors The Physio Circle" – via The Straits Times.

[13] "Football: Singapore tech firm Sea takes ownership of Home United; club changes name to Lion City Sailors FC". CNA. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[14] "Head Coach Gavin Lee has pledged his immediate future to the club till 2024". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.

[15] "We Forge Ahead With ANA Courier Express - Introducing Our Main Sponsor For The Next Three Years!".

[16] Correspondent, David LeeSports (9 October 2021). "Football: Tanjong Pagar and Balestier no pushovers in season finale" – via The Straits Times. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[17] "Marko Kraljević leaves Balestier Khalsa - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.

[18] "Akbar Nawas takes charge at Balestier Khalsa - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.

[19] "Thank you, Head Coach Shigetomi!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[20] "NEW Head Coach of 2022 is YOSHINAGA Kazuaki!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[21] "Phillippe Aw to take charge of Young Lions for 2021 SPL season – Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.

[22] "Kim Do-hoon parts ways with Lion City Sailors - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.

[23] "Lion City Sailors and Head Coach Kim Do-hoon have reached a mutual agreement to part ways". spl.sg.

[24] "Akbar Nawas to leave Balestier Khalsa - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.

[25] "Peter de Roo takes interim charge at Balestier Khalsa - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.

[26] Correspondent, David LeeSports (19 November 2022). "Football: Hat-trick hero Krajcek hails late brother after helping Hougang beat Tampines in S'pore Cup final" – via The Straits Times. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[27] "Football: Singapore Premier League increases foreign player quota for 2020 season". CNA. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[28] "Football: Albirex Niigata could sign up to four Singaporean players in a boost for 2019 SEA Games". The Straits Times. 12 December 2018.

[29] "Hyrulnizam Juma'at signs for 2022 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[30] "Fairoz Hasan signs for 2022 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[31] "Zamani comes back to the Swans from Young Lions as he had completed his National Service". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[32] "Nicky Melvin Singh signs for 2022 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[33] "Junki from ANFC(S) U-17 joins the training with our SPL Team for 2021!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[34] "Swans sign ILHAN FANDI AHMAD!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[35] "Fikri Junaidi signs for 2022 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[36] "Hilman Norhisam signs for 2022 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[auto2-37] "4 Players from ANFC(S) U-17 joins the training with our SPL Team for 2021!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[38] "Boost for the 🐯Gentle giant Bruno signs an extension with us for 2️⃣ years!".^{[self-published]}

[39] "Facebook". www.facebook.com.

[40] "Taniguchi Ryoya will be joining Balestier Khalsa FC in 2022 season". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[41] "Kondo Kuraba will be joining Balestier Khalsa FC in 2022 season". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[42] "Reconstruction of Eagles' nest begins with the arrival of new signings - Geylang International FC". 19 December 2021.

[43] "Vincent Bezecourt from Albania to Singapore".

[44] "Tezuka Takahiro will be joining Geylang International FC in 2022 season". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[45] "Welcome Rio to the Eagle's nest".

[46] "Former Crystal Palace midfielder André Moritz joins Hougang United - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.

[47] "Kaishu Yamazaki to reinforce Hougang United defence - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.

[48] Rodrigues, Luís Rocha (18 January 2021). "Diego Lopes sai para Singapura e Rio Ave realiza encaixe financeiro". www.zerozero.pt.

[49] Freitas, Nathália (23 December 2021). "Zagueiro recebe proposta e pode deixar o Atlético-GO, diz site". Sagres Online.

[50] "The now ex-Standardman will play for the defending champion and play in the Asian Champions League".

[51] Ten, Nicolette (8 February 2022). "Maxime Lestienne adds European pedigree to Sailors' ACL drive".

[52] "Kim Shin-wook to reject offers in K league to work for Kim Do Hoon in Lion City Sailors".

[53] Osman, Shamir (15 November 2021). "Sailors sign Kim Shin-wook".

[auto3-54] "2020 Singapore Premier League: Retained and Released List - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.

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[56] "Yamashita Shuya will be joining Tampines Rovers FC in 2022 season". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[57] @tanjongpagarunitedfc (9 January 2022). "ANNOUNCEMENT Let's all give a warm welcome to Mirko Sugic, Tanjong Pagar United's new foreign signing for the 2022 season! The Croatian defensive midfielder joins the club after a spell in his homeland with second division side NK Dubrava. Sugic, 27, stands at an imposing 1.9m and we are looking forward to see him blend in with the team. Welcome to the Jaguars family, Mirko!" – via Instagram.

[58] "Reo Nishiguchi will return for his third season in a Jaguars shirt in 2022". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.

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v t e Singapore Premier League (SPL)
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former clubs	Beijing Guoan Dalian Shide Siwu Étoile Gombak United Harimau Muda A Harimau Muda B Jurong Liaoning Guangyuan Sembawang Rangers Sinchi Sporting Afrique Super Reds Warriors Woodlands Wellington

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