The 2015 S.League was the 20th season since the establishment of the S.League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs. The league was also known as the Great Eastern Yeo's S.League due to sponsorship reasons. Warriors FC were the defending champions.
Changes from 2014 The league underwent a number of changes in its 20th season in order to increase its competitiveness: 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. The league returned to a three-round format used from 2001 to 2011. The foreign player quota remained at five per club but incentives were given to those who signed an under-21 player. The passing time for the mandatory 2.4 km fitness test was lowered from 10 mins to 9 mins 45 s.
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.
Teams 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
Team Stadium Capacity Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium DPMM FC Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Geylang International Bedok Stadium Hang Jebat Stadium Home United Yishun Stadium Hougang United Hougang Stadium Tampines Rovers Jurong West Stadium Warriors FC Woodlands Stadium Young Lions Jalan Besar Stadium
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 Jörg 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 Razif Onn 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 Razif Onn 26 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 Sérgio 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.
League table
Results Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Rafael Ramazotti DPMM FC212Fazrul NawazWarriors FC183 Miroslav KristicBalestier Khalsa164 Rodrigo TosiTampines Rovers145 Mateo RoskamWarriors FC136 Jozef KapláňGeylang International12 Paulo Sérgio DPMM FC12 Bruno CastanheiraGeylang International129 Ken IlsøHome United1110 Robert PeričićBalestier Khalsa9
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref Rafael Ramazotti DPMM FC Harimau Muda B3-1 Rodrigo TosiTampines Rovers Harimau Muda B5-1 Bruno CastanheiraGeylang International Young Lions3-2 Ken IlsøHome United DPMM FC4-4
S-League Awards Night Winners
Awards Winners ClubPlayer of the Year Fumiya Kogure Albirex Niigata (S)Young Player of the Year Azwan Ali DPMM FCCoach of the Year Steve Kean DPMM FCTop Scorer Award Rafael Ramazotti DPMM FCFair Play AwardGeylang InternationalReferee of the YearJansen Foo
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