2015 S.League

The league underwent a number of changes in its 20th season in order to increase its competitiveness:[1][2]

• The number of clubs was reduced from 12 to 10, with the withdrawal of Tanjong Pagar United due to financial problems, and the merger of Woodlands Wellington and Hougang United.[1][3]
• The league returned to a three-round format used from 2001 to 2011.[1]
• The foreign player quota remained at five per club but incentives were given to those who signed an under-21 player.[3]
• The passing time for the mandatory 2.4 km fitness test was lowered from 10 mins to 9 mins 45 s.[1]

A new rule on age restrictions – a maximum of five players aged 30 and above and a minimum of three under-25 players for clubs with a 22-man squad, a maximum of four players aged 30 and above and a minimum of two under-25 players for clubs with a 20-man squad – was later reversed.[3][4]

A total of 10 teams contested the league. Tanjong Pagar United withdrew from the league due to financial problems, while Woodlands Wellington merged into Hougang United. Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda are invited foreign clubs from Japan, Brunei and Malaysia respectively.

Stadiums and locations

Singapore

Harimau
Muda

DPMM FC

Location of 2015 S.League teams

Albirex (S)

Balestier Khalsa

Young
Lions

Geylang International

Home Utd

Hougang Utd

Tampines Rovers

Warriors

Locations of the 2015 S.League teams based in Singapore

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Albirex Niigata (S)	Jurong East Stadium	2,700
Balestier Khalsa	Toa Payoh Stadium	3,900
DPMM FC	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium	30,000
Geylang International	Bedok Stadium	3,900
Harimau Muda B	Hang Jebat Stadium	40,000
Home United	Yishun Stadium	3,400
Hougang United	Hougang Stadium	3,000
Tampines Rovers	Jurong West Stadium	4,200
Warriors FC	Woodlands Stadium	4,300
Young Lions	Jalan Besar Stadium	8,000

Personnel and sponsoring

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	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Albirex (S)	Tatsuyuki Okuyama	Mafro Sports	Canon
Balestier Khalsa	Marko Kraljević	Umbro	Civic
DPMM FC	Steve Kean	Lotto
Geylang International	Jorg Steinebrunner	Dreamatron
Harimau Muda B	Razip Ismail	Nike
Home United	Philippe Aw	Puma	AVEC
Hougang United	K. Balagumaran	Vonda	ESW
Tampines Rovers	V. Sundramoorthy	Mikasa	Hyundai
Warriors FC	Karim Bencherifa	Joma	Warriors
Young Lions	Jürgen Raab	Nike	Courts

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Replaced by	Date
Tampines Rovers	Rafi Ali	End of caretaker role	V. Sundramoorthy	9 December 2014
Home United	Lee Lim-saeng	Resigned	Philippe Aw	15 December 2014
Hougang United	Amin Nasir	Compassionate Leave	Salim Moin	31 January 2015
Young Lions	Aide Iskandar	Resigned	Jürgen Raab	11 June 2015
Warriors FC	Alex Weaver	Mutual consent	Karim Bencherifa	27 October 2015
Hougang United	Salim Moin	Contract ended	K Balagumaran	5 November 2015

Foreigners

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Player 6 (Prime League)	Former
Balestier Khalsa	Emir Lotinac	Miroslav Kristic	Igor Cerina	Tarik Cmajcanin	Robert Peričić	-	-
DPMM FC	Brian McLean	Joe Gamble	Rafael Ramazotti	Paulo Sergio	Boris Raspudic	-	Craig Fagan
Young Lions	Sherif El-Masri	Jordan Webb	-	-	-	-	-
Geylang International	Yuki Ichikawa	Kento Fukuda	Tatsuro Inui	Bruno Castanheira	Jozef Kapláň	Nathan Brown	-
Home United	Song Ui-young	Sirina Camara	Ken Ilsø	Kamel Ramdani	Ambroise Begue	-	-
Hougang United	Kunihiro Yamashita	Atsushi Shimono	Carlos Alberto Delgado	Diego Gama de Oliveira	Vuk Sotirović	Yuki Uchiyama	Takahashi Manato Renshi Yamaguchi Shunsuke Nakatake Francisco Salvador Elá
Tampines Rovers	Mateo Roskam	Robert Alviž	Rodrigo Tosi	Predrag Počuča	Rodrigo Pacheco	Naeem Rahimi	Eddy Viator Fabrice Noel Srećko Mitrović
Warriors FC	Thomas Beattie	Marin Vidošević	Miroslav Pejić	Nicholas Velez	Kevin McCann	Karlo Ivancic	-

• Albirex Niigata (S) and Harimau Muda B are an all-Japanese and all-Malaysian team respectively and do not hire any foreigners.

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