S. League
Season2005
ChampionsTampines Rovers
2nd S.League title
AFC Cup
Matches played135
Goals scored477 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorerMirko Grabovac (26)
Biggest home winTampines Rovers 7-0 Geylang United
(31 May 2005)
Biggest away win
Highest scoring
2004
2006

2005 S.League was the tenth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Tampines Rovers, which was their second league title.

Changes from 2004

  • Paya Lebar Punggol joined the league in place of Sinchi FC.
  • Tanjong Pagar United withdrew from the S.League from the 2005 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 Japan Akihiro Nakamura Cameroon Paul Ekollo Nigeria Osagie Ederaro Cameroon Kengne Ludovick None
Geylang International Thailand Pitipong Kuldilok England Mark Williams England John Wilkinson Nigeria Chimaobi Nwaogazi None
Home United Thailand Sutee Suksomkit Thailand Surachai Jaturapattarapong Thailand Anurak Srikerd Brazil Peres De Oliveira None
Paya Lebar Punggol Cameroon Moudourou Moise South Korea Bae Jin-soo Cameroon Protais Bessala Serbia and Montenegro Kenan Ragipović None
SAFFC Thailand Therdsak Chaiman Australia Aleksandar Đurić Guinea Boubacar Keita Nigeria Greg Nwokolo None
Tampines Rovers Thailand Santi Chaiyaphurk Serbia and Montenegro Sead Muratović Serbia and Montenegro Fahrudin Mustafić Croatia Branko Hucika None
Woodlands South Korea Park Tae-won Cameroon Essa Basile Romania Lucian Dronca Australia Jon Angelucci England Mark Williams
Singapore Young Lions FC Nigeria Precious Emuejeraye None None None Nigeria Greg Nwokolo

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampines Rovers 27 18 3 6 77 35 +42 57 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
2 Singapore Armed Forces 27 15 7 5 54 41 +13 52
3 Woodlands Wellington 27 15 5 7 57 44 +13 50
4 Home United 27 14 4 9 62 44 +18 46 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) 27 12 8 7 50 33 +17 44
6 Singapore Young Lions 27 12 6 9 44 37 +7 42
7 Balestier Khalsa 27 10 6 11 45 52 7 36
8 Geylang United 27 7 5 15 38 57 19 26
9 China Sinchi FC 27 7 3 17 27 56 29 21[lower-alpha 2]
10 Paya Lebar Punggol 27 1 1 25 23 78 55 4
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. Qualified as 2005 Singapore Cup winners
  2. Sinchi deducted three points for gross misconduct

Top scorers

RankNameClubGoals
1Croatia Mirko GrabovacTampines Rovers26
2Cameroon Kengne LudovickBalestier Khalsa20
Indra Sahdan DaudHome United
Brazil Egmar GoncalvesHome United
Noh Alam ShahTampines Rovers
5Australia Jonathon AngelucciWoodlands Wellington18
6Australia Aleksandar DuricSingapore Armed Forces17
7England John WilkinsonGeylang United15
8Japan Issey Farran NakajimaAlbirex Niigata (S)14
9Nigeria Osagie EderaroBalestier Khalsa13
Thailand Therdsak ChaimanSingapore Armed Forces
11Brazil Peres De OliveiraHome United11
Serbia Sead MuratovicTampines Rovers
15Japan Norikazu MurakamiClementi Khalsa9
South Korea Park Tae-wonWoodlands Wellington
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