2008 S.League
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| Season | 2008 |
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| Champions | Singapore Armed Forces 7th S.League title |
| AFC Champions League | Singapore Armed Forces (S.League winners) |
| AFC Cup | Home United (S.League 2nd runners-up) |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 572 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aleksandar Duric (28) |
| Biggest home win | Home United 6-1 Geylang United (15 March 2008) Home United 6-1 Balestier Khalsa (17 November 2008) |
| Biggest away win | Dalian Shide Siwu 0-6 Home United (19 May 2008) |
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2008 S.League is the 13th season of Singapore's professional football league.
Contents
- 1 League table
- 2 Teams
- 3 Leading goalscorers
- 4 S-League Awards Night Winners[1]
- 4.1 Player of the Year
- 4.2 Young Player of the Year
- 4.3 Coach of the Year
- 4.4 Top Scorer Award
- 4.5 Fair Play Award
- 4.6 Referee of the Year
- 4.7 Assistant Referee of the Year
- 4.8 Goal of the Year
- 4.9 Fan Club of the Year
- 4.10 Story of the Year
- 4.11 Picture of the Year
- 4.12 People's Choice Award
- 4.13 100 S.League Goals
- 5 External links
- 6 Notes and references
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Singapore Armed Forces | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 34 | +51 | 77 | Qualification to 2009 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off |
| 2 | Super Reds[lower-alpha 1] | 33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 75 | |
| 3 | Home United | 33 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 75 | 31 | +44 | 72 | Qualification to 2009 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 2] |
| 4 | Tampines Rovers | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 65 | |
| 5 | Gombak United | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 52 | |
| 6 | Geylang United | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 45 | |
| 7 | Albirex Niigata Singapore[lower-alpha 1] | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 41 | |
| 8 | Woodlands Wellington | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 35 | |
| 9 | Young Lions[lower-alpha 1] | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 31 | |
| 10 | Dalian Shide Siwu[lower-alpha 1] | 33 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 75 | −49 | 22 | |
| 11 | Sengkang Punggol | 33 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 54 | −41 | 19 | |
| 12 | Balestier Khalsa | 33 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 60 | −34 | 17 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head
Notes:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), Dalian Shide Siwu and Super Reds – as well as the Football Association of Singapore under-23 team, Young Lions, were not eligible for qualification to continental competitions.
- ↑ Home United qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup by being the next highest-placed local club behind S.League and 2008 Singapore Cup winners Singapore Armed Forces.
Teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Albirex Niigata (S) | Jurong East Stadium | 2,700 |
| Balestier Khalsa | Toa Payoh Stadium | 3,896 |
| Dalian Shide Siwu | Queenstown Stadium | 3,800 |
| Geylang United | Bedok Stadium | 3,864 |
| Gombak United | Jurong West Stadium | 4,000 |
| Home United | Bishan Stadium | 4,254 |
| Singapore Armed Forces | Choa Chu Kang Stadium | 4,600 |
| Sengkang Punggol | Hougang Stadium | 2,500 |
| Super Reds | Yishun Stadium | 3,400 |
| Tampines Rovers | Tampines Stadium | 3,580 |
| Woodlands Wellington | Woodlands Stadium | 4,300 |
| Young Lions | Jalan Besar Stadium | 6,000 |
- The league play all its Friday matches, which is televised live on MediaCorp Channel 5 at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
Leading goalscorers
| Player | Team | Goals | Notes |
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 Aleksandar Duric |
Singapore Armed Forces | 28 | |
 Kengne Ludovick |
Home United | 24 | |
| Khairul Amri |
Tampines Rovers | 19 | 10 for Young Lions |
 O. J. Obatola |
Gombak United | 16 | |
 Akira Takase |
Albirex Niigata (S) |
14 | |
| Aliff Shafaein |
Tampines Rovers | 13 | |
| Norikazu Murakami |
Singapore Armed Forces | ||
 Park Tae Won |
Woodlands Wellington | ||
 Rivaldo Costa |
Geylang United | ||
| Fazrul Nawaz |
Geylang United | 12 | |
| Oh Ddog Yi |
Super Reds |
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| Qiu Li |
Tampines Rovers |
S-League Awards Night Winners[1]
Player of the Year
Aleksandar Duric - Singapore Armed Forces
Young Player of the Year
Khairul Amri - Tampines Rovers
Coach of the Year
Hiroaki Hiraoka - Albirex Niigata (S)
Top Scorer Award
Aleksandar Duric - Singapore Armed Forces
Fair Play Award
Referee of the Year
Assistant Referee of the Year
Goal of the Year
Abdelhadi Laakkad - Woodlands Wellington - (vs Young Lions on 23 February @ Woodlands Stadium)
Fan Club of the Year
Story of the Year
Shamir Osman - Today - "No Panic As Dark Clouds Loom"
Picture of the Year
Koh Mui Fong - Today - "Super Reds Flying High"
People's Choice Award
100 S.League Goals
Park Tae Won - Woodlands Wellington
