1997 S.League

The 1997 S.League was the 2nd season of the S.League, the top professional football league in Singapore. The format of the league was changed, a single season of home and away matches replacing the split seasons and a playoff model of the 1996 season.

S. League
Season1997
ChampionsSingapore Armed Forces
1st S.League title
Asian Club ChampionshipSingapore Armed Forces
Matches played72
Goals scored249 (3.46 per match)
Top goalscorer Goran Paulić (21)
Biggest home winTiong Bahru United 5-1 Tampines Rovers
(5 July 1997)
Singapore Armed Forces 5-1 Balestier Central
(8 July 1997)
Biggest away winTampines Rovers 2-8 Balestier Central
(28 June 1997)
Highest scoringTampines Rovers 2-8 Balestier Central
(28 June 1997)
1996
1998

The 1997 S.League championship was won by Singapore Armed Forces FC.

Teams

Police Football Club underwent a rebranding, being renamed as Home United while NFL side Jurong Town Football Club, who renamed themselves Jurong FC, joined the competition taking the number of participating clubs to 9. As a result of the construction of the new Jurong East Stadium being incomplete, Jurong FC used Bukit Gombak Stadium as their home ground for the 1997 S.League season.

Team Stadium Capacity Location
Balestier CentralToa Payoh Stadium 3,900Toa Payoh
Geylang UnitedBedok Stadium 3,900Bedok
JurongBukit Gombak Stadium 3,000Bukit Batok
Home UnitedJalan Besar Stadium 8,000Kallang
Singapore Armed ForcesJurong Stadium 6,000Jurong
Sembawang RangersYishun Stadium 3,400Yishun
Tampines RoversTampines Stadium 3,600Tampines
Tiong Bahru UnitedQueenstown Stadium 3,800Queenstown
Woodlands WellingtonWoodlands Stadium 4,300Woodlands

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Balestier Central Goran Paulić Marko Kraljević Bojan Hodak None None
Geylang United Hamid Reza Estili Mohsen Garousi Warren Spink Martin Tierney None
Home United Egmar Goncalves Fabio da Silva Zsolt Bucs None None
Jurong FC Musah Edoe Tanko Tetumah Alan McTurk None None
Singapore Armed Forces Ivica Raguž Jure Ereš Velimir Crljen Davor Mioč None
Sembawang Rangers Zlatko Vidan Milomir Šešlija Ousmane N'Diaye Ignacio Tuhuteru Gary Blissett
Tampines Rovers Scott O'Donell Chris Jackson None None None
Tiong Bahru United Nicodeme Boucher Dragan Talajić Émile Mbouh Håkan Söderstjerna None
Woodlands Wellington Jan Janostak Stuart Young Max Nicholson None None

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Singapore Armed Forces 16 12 1 3 42 11 +31 37 Qualification to
Asian Club Championship
first round
2 Tiong Bahru United 16 10 4 2 33 16 +17 34
3 Woodlands Wellington 16 11 0 5 35 29 +6 33
4 Balestier Central 16 8 4 4 43 26 +17 28
5 Geylang United 16 6 7 3 23 18 +5 25
6 Tampines Rovers 16 4 3 9 22 38 16 15
7 Jurong FC 16 4 3 9 15 33 18 15
8 Sembawang Rangers 16 1 5 10 19 37 18 8
9 Home United 16 2 1 13 17 41 24 7
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Top scorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 Goran PaulićBalestier Central21
2 Egmar GoncalvesHome United15
3 Jure ErešSingapore Armed Forces14
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