The 2016 S.League (also known as the Great Eastern Yeo's S.League for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season of the S.League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996. The season began on 13 February 2016, and concluded on 28 October 2016. DPMM FC were the defending champions.
Teams A total of 9 teams competed in the league. Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC were invited foreign clubs from Japan and Brunei 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 Home United Bishan Stadium Hougang United Hougang Stadium Tampines Rovers Jurong West Stadium Warriors FC Choa Chu Kang 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 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Albirex Niigata (S) Naoki Naruo Yōsuke Nozawa Hummel Canon Balestier Khalsa Marko Kraljević Zaiful Nizam Umbro Civic DPMM FC Steve Kean Rosmin Muhammad Kamis Lotto – Geylang International Hasrin Jailani Isa Halim THORB Epson Home United Aidil Sharin Juma'at Jantan Puma AVEC Hougang United K. Balagumaran Jozef Kapláň Vonda ESW Tampines Rovers Akbar Nawas Mustafić Fahrudin Kipsta Hyundai Warriors FC Razif Onn Zulfadli Zainal Abidin Joma Warriors Young Lions Patrick Hesse Khairul Amri Nike Shopee
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPositionin tableIncoming managerDate ofappointment Albirex Niigata (S) Tatsuyuki OkuyamaEnd of contract Pre-season Naoki Naruo Geylang International Jorg Steinebrunner Hasrin Jailani Young Lions Jürgen Raab Richard Tardy Warriors FC Karim Bencherifa Mutual consent Jorg Steinebrunner Young Lions Richard Tardy End of caretaker spell 2nd Patrick Hesse Warriors FC Jorg Steinbrunner Resigned 7th Razif Onn Tampines Rovers V. Sundramoorthy Appointed head coach of Singapore 27 May 2016 2nd Akbar Nawas 27 May 2016 Home United Philippe Aw Redesignated 4th Aidil Sharin
Foreigners Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Prime League Former Balestier Khalsa Emir Lotinac Miroslav Kristic Niko Tokić Sadin Smajović Robert Peričić DPMM FC Brian McLean Rafael Ramazotti Paulo Sérgio - - Geylang International Yuki Ichikawa Carlos Alberto Delgado Mark Hartmann Roberto Camarasa Branko Čubrilo Home United Song Ui-young Sirina Camara Ken Ilsø Ambroise Begue - Hougang United Fumiya Kogure Jozef Kapláň Stipe Plazibat Luke Allen - Tampines Rovers Jordan Webb Billy Mehmet Jermaine Pennant Diego Silvas - Warriors FC Kento Fukuda Nikola Rak Jonathan Béhé Marijan Šuto - Young Lions - - - - Benjamin Bertrand Albirex Niigata (S) is an all-Japanese team and do not hire any foreigners.
League table
Results Matchday 1
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Matchday 4
Matchday 5
Matchday 6
Matchday 7
Matchday 8
Matchday 9
Matchday 10
Matchday 11
Matchday 12
Matchday 13
Mid-week
Matchday 14
Matchday 15
Matchday 16
Matchday 17
Matchday 18
Matchday 19
Matchday 20
Matchday 21
Matchday 22
Matchday 23
Matchday 24
Matchday 25
Matchday 26
Matchday 27
The match, originally scheduled on 19 February, was postponed due to bad weather.
Season statistics Scoring Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Rafael Ramazotti DPMM FC202 Jonathan BéhéWarriors FC19 Ken IlsøHome United4 Stipe PlazibatHougang United155 Atsushi Kawata Albirex Niigata (S)136 Jordan WebbTampines Rovers12 Billy MehmetTampines Rovers8 Tatsuro Inui Albirex Niigata (S)10
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Atsushi Kawata Albirex Niigata (S) Young Lions 5–0 Atsushi Kawata Albirex Niigata (S) Home United 3–0 Jordan Webb Tampines Rovers Young Lions 6–1 Rafael Ramazotti DPMM FC Balestier Khalsa 4–1 Rafael Ramazotti DPMM FC Young Lions 5–3 Jonathan Béhé Warriors FC Hougang United 5–1
Note 4 Player scored 4 goals
Discipline
Player
Most yellow cards: 7 Al-Qaasimy Rahman (Geylang International) Stanely Ng (Geylang International) Anumanthan Kumar (Hougang United) Faiz Salleh (Hougang United) Nurhilmi Jasni (Hougang United) Raihan Rahman (Hougang United) Shakir Hamzah (Tampines Rovers)
Most red cards: 2 Madhu Mohana (Warriors)
Club
Most yellow cards: 61 Geylang International
Most red cards: 5 Warriors
S-League Awards Night Winners
Awards Winners ClubPlayer of the Year Atsushi Kawata Albirex Niigata (S)Young Player of the YearM.AnumanthanHougang UnitedCoach of the Year Naoki Naruo Albirex Niigata (S)Top Scorer Award Rafael Ramazotti DPMM FCFair Play Award Albirex Niigata (S)Referee of the Year Sukhbir Singh
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