The 2024–25 Singapore Premier League (also known as the AIA Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) was the 7th season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for football clubs, since its rebranding in 2018.
Format The following key changes were made to the rules for the 2024–25 season. Each squad must consist of a minimum 18 professional players and a maximum of 25 players. Teams must field a minimum of five local players, which is in line with the quota set by the AFC, with the exception of Young Lions. The requirement to field a minimum of one under-23 player of Singaporean nationality during the entire first half of a match has been lifted. The mandatory fitness tests for SPL players will transition to a more data-driven approach, facilitated through technical GPS tracking. Quadruple round-robin format where each team will play other four times in a season. Each team can register a maximum of nine foreign players, including representation from an AFC member association and three players under the age of 21 at the point of registration. A player who is initially registered as an under-21 player will remain classified as such for subsequent season, regardless of whether they turn 21 years old, until the rules change. For the U21 league, teams (including Young Lions and excluding SAFSA) are allowed to register a maximum of 8 foreign players who are 21 years or younger at the point of registration. Due to the ongoing 2025 Singapore general election, matches will be played at Our Tampines Hub from 24 April to 4 May 2025.
The transfer window will be as follows: 1st transfer window: 12 March 2024 to 31 May 2024 2nd transfer window: 1 January 2025 to 31 January 2025
Teams A total of 9 teams compete in the league. Albirex Niigata (S) would function as a local team, starting this season. As such, they will be subjected to the same rules as Singapore based teams, while DPMM is an invited team from Brunei.
Stadiums and locations
Image Team Stadium Capacity Albirex Niigata (S) Tanjong Pagar United Jurong East Stadium Our Tampines Hub (match day 29 - Albirex) Lion City Sailors Balestier Khalsa Bishan Stadium Our Tampines Hub (match day 18, 28, 29 - LCS; match day 27, 28, 29 - Balestier) Young Lions Hougang United BG Tampines Rovers Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium Our Tampines Hub (match day 28, 29 - Tampines; match day 29, 30 - Geylang; Hougang; match day 18, 30 - Young Lions) DPMM Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium (Brunei)Jalan Besar Stadium (match day 3, 9, 14, 24) Our Tampines Hub (match day 28)
Personnel, kit 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 Main Shirt sponsor Other sponsors Albirex Niigata (S) Keiji Shigetomi Ho Wai Loon Fifty50 Denka Balestier Khalsa Peter de Roo Alen Kozar Adidas Jeep BG Tampines Rovers Gavin Lee Syazwan Buhari Warrix BG DPMM Jamie McAllister Azwan Ali Rahman Pitch Royal Brunei Airlines Geylang International Mohd Noor Ali Joshua Pereira FBT Vector Green Hougang United Robert Eziakor (interim) Nazrul Nazari Kelme Lion City Sailors Aleksandar Ranković Hariss Harun Puma SEA Shopee (Continental) Tanjong Pagar United Noh Alam Shah (interim) Matt Silva FBT Young Lions Fadzuhasny Juraimi (interim) Ryaan Sanizal Nike
Coaching changes Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment Hougang United Marko Kraljević (interim) Appointed to permanent role 1 January 2024 DPMM Adrian Pennock End of contract 11 December 2023 Pre-season Rui Capela 12 December 2023 Rui Capela Mutual Consent 5 July 2024 5th Miguel Bragança (interim) 9 July 2024 Miguel Bragança (interim) End of Interim 9 July 2024 Jamie McAllister 15 July 2024 Albirex Niigata (S) Kazuaki Yoshinaga Mutual Consent 13 July 2024 8th Keiji Shigetomi 13 July 2024 Tanjong Pagar United Hasrin Jailani Re-designated as Technical Director 31 August 2024 9th Hyrizan Jufri (interim) 1 September 2024 Hyrizan Jufri (interim) End of Interim 23 November 2024 Noh Alam Shah (interim) 2 December 2024 Hougang United Marko Kraljević Redesignated as Head of Youth Development 24 December 2024 7th Robert Eziakor (interim) 24 December 2024 Young Lions Nazri Nasir Overseas attachment 16 January 2025 8th Fadzuhasny Juraimi (interim) 16 January 2025
Foreign players Each club can now register a maximum of nine foreign players, including representation from an AFC member association and three players under the age of 21 at the point of registration. A player who is initially registered as an under-21 player will remain classified as such for subsequent seasons, regardless of whether they turn 21 years old, until the rules changes.
Teams can also register up to 8 Foreign Players who are 21 years or younger, at the point of registration for the U21 league. These players are eligible for the SPL.
Players name in bold indicates the players were registered during the mid-season transfer window. Players name in italics indicates the player were out of squad or left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 AFC Player U21 Player 1 U21 Player 2 U21 Player 3 Reserve League Players Former players Unregistered players Albirex Niigata (S) Shuhei Hoshino Koki Kawachi SteviaEgbus Mikuni Yohei Otake Naoki Yoshioka Nozomi Ozawa Shingo Nakano Taiki Maeda Yojiro Takahagi Kai Yamamoto Arya Igami Balestier Khalsa Anton Fase Alen Kozar Riku Fukashiro Masahiro Sugita Kodai Tanaka Cher Deng Reycredo Beremanda Hồ Tùng Hân Ismaïl Sassi BG Tampines Rovers Miloš Zlatković Itsuki Enomoto Seia Kunori Shuya Yamashita Dylan Fox Arya Igami Nanthiphat Chaiman Witthawat Phraothaisong Kyoga Nakamura Boris Kopitović Thitipat Ekarunpong Thanet Suknate DPMM Damir Muminovic Dāvis Ikaunieks Kristijan Naumovski Miguel Oliveira Farshad Noor Gabriel Gama Patrick Flottmann Julio Cruz Geylang International Vincent Bezecourt Rio Sakuma Ryoya Taniguchi Takahiro Tezuka Tomoyuki Doi Keito Hariya Zach Whitehouse Barnaby Davies Sora Tanaka Hougang United Daniel Alemão Stjepan Plazonja Dejan Račić Jovan Mugosa Shodai Yokoyama Ismail Salihović Parinya Kaochukiat Ratthathammanun Deeying Petar Banović Faris Hasić Ensar Brunčević Puttipat Kaewsawad Kristijan Krajček Lion City Sailors Maxime Lestienne Toni Datković Lennart Thy Bart Ramselaar Rui Pires Bailey Wright Sergio Carmona Diogo Costa Ali Al Rina Richairo Živković Emmett Connolly Novak Kljajic Tanjong Pagar United Matt Silva Salif Cissé Shodai Nishikawa Tomoki Wada Timur Talipov Zenivio Pathy Malumandsoko Stefan Paunović Curtis Gray Young Lions Jun Kobayashi Kan Kobayashi Kaisei Ogawa Itsuki Enomoto Rashid Hayek Kyoga Nakamura was granted Singaporean citizenship on 25 October 2024.
Results 2024 SPL Interim Tournament
The interim pre-season tournament, a one-off tournament, to tide over this season was commenced from 23 February to 21 April 2024.
League table
Fixtures and results
Statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Tomoyuki Doi Geylang International442 Lennart Thy Lion City Sailors283 Kodai Tanaka Balestier Khalsa24 Dejan Račić Hougang United4 Shingo Nakano Albirex Niigata (S)235 Itsuki Enomoto BG Tampines Rovers / Young Lions 196 Shawal Anuar Lion City Sailors187 Seia Kunori BG Tampines Rovers178 Boris Kopitović BG Tampines Rovers169 Stjepan Plazonja Hougang United14 Dāvis Ikaunieks Brunei DPMM Ryoya Taniguchi Geylang International Maxime Lestienne Lion City Sailors10 Ismail Sassi Balestier Khalsa1311 Salif Cissé Tanjong Pagar United11
Top assists As at 25 May 2025
RankPlayerClubAssists1 Maxime Lestienne Lion City Sailors222 Ryoya Taniguchi Geylang International183 Vincent Bezecourt Geylang International15 Kodai Tanaka Balestier Khalsa4 Faris Ramli BG Tampines Rovers12 Shawal Anuar Lion City Sailors5 Seia Kunori BG Tampines Rovers11 Bart Ramselaar Lion City Sailors Takahiro Tezuka Geylang International6 Yohei Otake Albirex Niigata10 Stjepan Plazonja Hougang United7 Riku Fukashiro Balestier Khalsa9 Glenn Kweh BG Tampines Rovers Tomoyuki Doi Geylang International Kaisei Ogawa Young Lions
Own goal As of 16 May 2025
Player For Against Date Amirul Adli BG Tampines Rovers Geylang International 17 May 24 Faris Hasic Hougang United 14 June 24 SteviaEgbus Mikuni Albirex Niigata (S) Young Lions 15 June 24 Nur Ikhwan Othman Brunei DPMM BG Tampines Rovers 13 July 24 Nur Adam Abdullah Young Lions Hougang United 14 July 24 SteviaEgbus Mikuni Albirex Niigata (S) Young Lions 4 Aug 24 Faizal Roslan Tanjong Pagar United Brunei DPMM 31 Aug 24 Ismail Salihović Hougang United 27 Sept 24 Jordan Emaviwe Balestier Khalsa Albirex Niigata (S) 28 Sept 24 Ethan Pinto Young Lions BG Tampines Rovers 8 Feb 25 Matt Silva Tanjong Pagar United Albirex Niigata (S) 21 Feb 25 Damir Muminovic Brunei DPMM BG Tampines Rovers 23 Feb 25 Keito Hariya Geylang International Balestier Khalsa 7 Mar 25 Madhu Mohana Balestier Khalsa Geylang International Marcus Mosses Tanjong Pagar United Balestier Khalsa 5 Apr 25 Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim Young Lions Lion City Sailors 6 Apr 25 Raihan Rahman Tanjong Pagar United Young Lions 7 May 25 Thorsten Takashi Cross Albirex Niigata (S) 16 May 25
Hat-tricks As of 19 May 2025
Player For Against Result (Date) Tomoyuki Doi Geylang International Young Lions 7–1 (25 May 2024) Hougang United 6–2 (14 June 2024) Albirex Niigata (S) 6–0 (6 July 2024) Shingo Nakano Albirex Niigata (S) Balestier Khalsa 7–2 (18 July 2024) Daniel Goh Kodai Tanaka Balestier Khalsa Tanjong Pagar United 5–2 (24 July 2024) Dejan Račić Hougang United 5–1 (11 Aug 2024) Ismaïl Sassi Balestier Khalsa Young Lions 7–2 (31 Aug 2024) Tomoyuki Doi Geylang International Albirex Niigata (S) 5–1 (15 Sept 2024) Tanjong Pagar United 7–2 (28 Sept 2024) Young Lions 4–0 (3 Nov 2024) Lennart Thy Lion City Sailors Tanjong Pagar United 4–0 (9 Feb 2025) Lennart Thy 4 Balestier Khalsa 5–1 (23 Feb 2025) Tomoyuki Doi Geylang International Tanjong Pagar United 5–0 (27 Feb 2025) Lennart Thy 5 Lion City Sailors Young Lions 7–0 (6 Apr 2025) Tomoyuki Doi Geylang International Hougang United 4–3 (11 Apr 2025) Kan Kobayashi Young Lions Hougang United 4–3 (19 May 2025)
Note 4 Player scored 4 goals 5 Player scored 5 goals
Clean sheets As of 24 May 2025 RankPlayerClubClean Sheets1 Syazwan Buhari BG Tampines Rovers11 2 Izwan Mahbud Lion City Sailors 73 Hafiz Ahmad Balestier Khalsa54 Rudy Khairullah Geylang International4 Zaiful Nizam Hougang United5 Hassan Sunny Albirex Niigata3 Kristijan Naumovski Brunei DPMM Zharfan Rohaizad Lion City Sailors
Penalty missed As at 16 May 2025
Player For Against Date Hazzuwan Halim Hougang United Lion City Sailors 10 May 2024 Salif Cissé Tanjong Pagar United Albirex Niigata (S) 12 July 2024 Kodai Tanaka Balestier Khalsa Tanjong Pagar United 24 July 2024 Boris Kopitović BG Tampines Rovers Lion City Sailors 29 Sept 2024 Kan Kobayashi Young Lions Brunei DPMM 18 Oct 2024 Kodai Tanaka Balestier Khalsa Tanjong Pagar United 28 Oct 2024 Shingo Nakano Albirex Niigata (S) Geylang International 9 Feb 2025 Dejan Račić Hougang United Brunei DPMM 26 Feb 2025 Daniel Goh Albirex Niigata (S) Tanjong Pagar United 16 May 2025
Referee's record As at 25 May 2025
Referee Match Jansen Foo176912 Farhan Mohd165932 Clarence Leow155611 Andrea Verolino154601 Muhammad Taqi114100 Ahmad A'Qashah133820 Hilmi Fuad133534 Oswind Suriya123331 Zulfiqar Mustaffa153200 Taufik Thana72830 Syarqawi Buhari82712
Team's discipline As at 25 May 2025
Team Hougang United6912 Brunei DPMM6814 Geylang International5410 Albirex Niigata (S)5011 Tanjong Pagar United4744 Lion City Sailors4620 Young Lions4521 Balestier Khalsa4241 BG Tampines Rovers4210
Player's discipline As at 24 Apr 2025