The Selangor–Singapore rivalry was a football rivalry that occurred between 1921 until 1994. It is the oldest football derby in Malaysian football.

The clubs were the most successful teams in Malaysia, having won 71 major honours between them, 28 for Singapore and 43 for Selangor. Most of the honours they won came from the Malaysia Cup. Both were also the most supported teams in Malaysian football. Every match between these two teams attracted high interest from fans due to its intensity.

Samad Allapitchay, the Singapore FA captain during the 1977 Malaysia Cup final noted to have said "The football rivalry between Singapore and Selangor has always been a special one. On the pitch, we hated each other".

History

The first encounter of the teams, officially is on 1 October 1921 during 1921 Malaya Cup final where Singapore defeated Selangor with scoreline 2-1. Unofficially, there is a record of friendlies named 'Classics' from 1901 till 1913 between these two teams, with Singapore winning its first edition. During the pre-war years, Singapore and Selangor FA were a dominant force and fierce rivals, winning the Cup 19 times between them. The post war years were also dominated by Singapore and Selangor up till 1970, where Selangor emerged as the dominant force in the Malaysia Cup with eleven Cup wins, compared to two victories by Singapore.

The rivalries ended when Singapore pulled out from Malaysian League in 1994 due to dispute with Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) about ticketing issue. From 2011 till 2015, a new Singapore representative, the LIONSXII join the Malaysian League. However, the squad were the country under 23 team and bound to several specialty (will not have to face relegation and unable to recruit foreign players).

List of matches

From 1921 to 1994. #DateTournamentHome teamScoreAway team 1 1 October 19211921 Malaya CupSelangor1–2Singapore 2 2 September 19221922 Malaya CupSelangor3–2Singapore 3 23 August 19241924 Malaya CupSelangor0–1Singapore 4 29 August 19251925 Malaya CupSingapore2–1Selangor 5 27 August 19271927 Malaya CupSelangor8–1Singapore 6 25 August 19281928 Malaya CupSelangor2–2 (aet.) Singapore 7 8 September 1928Friendly ReplaySingapore4–1Selangor 8 31 August 19291929 Malaya CupSingapore2–2 (aet.) Selangor 9 30 August 19301930 Malaya CupSelangorabandonedSingapore 10 20 September 19301930 Malaya CupSingapore3–0Selangor 11 6 August 19321932 Malaya CupSelangor3–5Singapore 12 5 August 19331933 HMS Malaya CupSingapore8–2Selangor 13 10 August 19351935 HMS Malaya CupSelangor2–0Singapore 14 8 August 19361936 HMS Malaya CupSingapore0–1Selangor 15 7 August 19371937 HMS Malaya CupSelangor1–2Singapore 16 6 August 19381938 HMS Malaya CupSingapore0–1Selangor 17 19 August 19391939 HMS Malaya CupSelangor1–3Singapore 18 19561956 HMS Malaya CupSelangor2–1Singapore 19 19651965 HMS Malaya CupSingapore3–1Selangor 20 19671967 FAM CupSingapore2–1Selangor 21 6 May 19741974 Malaysia CupSingapore2–1Selangor 22 31 August 19751975 Malaysia CupSelangor1–0Singapore 23 19761976 Malaysia CupSelangor3–0Singapore 24 13 May 19771977 Malaysia CupSelangor1–2Singapore 25 28 May 19771977 Malaysia CupSingapore2–1Selangor 26 19781978 Malaysia CupSelangor4–2Singapore 27 19791979 Malaysia CupSelangor2–0Singapore 28 28 May 19801980 Malaysia CupSelangor1–0Singapore 29 28 June 19801980 Malaysia CupSingapore2–1Selangor 30 19811981 Malaysia CupSelangor4–0Singapore 31 19851985 Malaysia CupSingapore1–0Selangor 32 25 January 19861986 Malaysia CupSelangor1–3Singapore 33 18 April 19861986 Malaysia CupSelangor2–0Singapore 34 23 April 19861986 Malaysia CupSelangor5–1Singapore 35 30 August 19871987 Malaysia CupSingapore2–1Selangor 36 23 August 19881988 Malaysia CupSelangor0–1Singapore 37 3 September 19891989 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Selangor1–0Singapore 38 22 October 19891989 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Singapore0–1Selangor 39 12 May 19901990 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Selangor0–0Singapore 40 21 July 19901990 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Singapore5–2Selangor 41 28 June 19911991 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Singapore2–1Selangor 42 24 August 19911991 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Selangor1–1Singapore 43 27 May 19921992 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Selangor2–1Singapore 44 26 July 19921992 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Singapore4–0Selangor 45 19931993 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 2Selangor3–2Singapore 46 27 April 19941994 Malaysia Premier LeagueSelangor1–1Singapore 47 6 December 19941994 Malaysia CupSingapore1–0Selangor 48 10 December 19941994 Malaysia CupSelangor2–2Singapore

Statistics From 1921 to 1994 Matches Wins Draws Goals Home wins Home draws Away wins Singapore Selangor Singapore Selangor Singapore Selangor Singapore Selangor Singapore Selangor Malaysia Cup 37* 18 15 3 61 63 10 131 2 8 2 FAM Cup 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 8 3 3 2 13 8 32 0 2 0 1 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 2 1 0 1 0 2 30 1 0 0 0 0 Malaysia Premier League 10 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10 0 All competitions 48 22 19 6 79 76 14 16 1 5 8 3

*include 1930 Malaya Cup abandoned match

Last updated: 20 July 2015

Honours Honours from 1921 until 1994. TeamLeagueCupGrand TotalMalaysia Super LeagueMalaysia Premier LeagueMalaysia FAM LeagueLeague TotalMalaysia CupMalaysia FA CupSultan Haji Ahmad Shah CupCup TotalSingapore FA1 1 2 3 24 1 1 25 28Selangor FA 3 1 7 1127 14 32 43

See also Sultan of Selangor Cup East Coast Derby Klang Valley Derby List of association football rivalries List of sports rivalries

References

1986-1994 Records