The 2026–27 Singapore Premier League is the ninth season of the Singapore Premier League under its current name and the 31st season of Singapore's professional top-flight football league. The season is scheduled to begin on 11 September 2026 and conclude on 16 May 2027.
Lion City Sailors are the defending champions, having won the 2025–26 Singapore Premier League. The club also won the 2025–26 Singapore Cup.
Eight clubs compete in the league. Albirex Niigata Singapore, which had progressively transitioned towards operating under the same regulations as locally based clubs, was renamed FC Jurong before the season. BG Tampines Rovers reverted to its traditional name, Tampines Rovers, following the conclusion of its partnership with BG Pathum United.
The season is played across two calendar years, with a mid-season interval between 29 November 2026 and 12 February 2027. The interval encompasses the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, which is scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia from 7 January to 5 February 2027.
Competition format
The eight clubs play a three-round round-robin tournament. Each club plays every other club three times, either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away. Each club therefore plays 21 league matches, producing 84 matches across the season.
Clubs receive three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a defeat. Teams are ranked by total points, followed by goal difference, goals scored and number of wins.
Clubs register combined squads for the Singapore Premier League and Singapore Premier League 2. Each combined squad must contain between 36 and 50 players, including at least 25 Singaporean players.
In Singapore Premier League matches, clubs must field at least four Singaporean players and may field no more than seven foreign players at any time. In Singapore Premier League 2 matches, clubs must field at least six Singaporean players, at least four of whom must be under the age of 23.
Singapore does not operate automatic promotion and relegation between the Singapore Premier League and the lower levels of its domestic league system.
Teams
Eight clubs compete in the league, unchanged from the 2025–26 season. All eight clubs also field developmental teams in the Singapore Premier League 2.
Club Position in 2025–26 Primary home ground Balestier Khalsa 4th Bishan Stadium FC Jurong 3rd Jurong East Stadium Geylang International 5th Our Tampines Hub Hougang United 6th Bishan Stadium Lion City Sailors 1st Jalan Besar Stadium Tampines Rovers 2nd Our Tampines Hub Tanjong Pagar United 8th Jurong East Stadium Young Lions 7th Jalan Besar Stadium
Stadiums and locations
Fixtures may be transferred to other grounds because of scheduling, operational or stadium-availability requirements. The stadiums below are the principal home grounds designated for the season. Capacities are approximate and rounded to the nearest hundred.
Photo Stadium Clubs Approximate capacity Bishan Stadium Balestier KhalsaHougang United 6,200 Jalan Besar Stadium Lion City SailorsYoung Lions 6,500 Town Square at Our Tampines Hub Tampines RoversGeylang International 5,100 Jurong East Stadium FC JurongTanjong Pagar United 2,700
Personnel, kits and sponsoring
Flags indicate national-team eligibility under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor Balestier Khalsa Marko Kraljević TBA Kelme Emerald Law LLC FC Jurong Jaswinder Singh TBA CORAZÓN Takasago Singapore Geylang International Noor Ali TBA FBT Emerald Eagles Hougang United Akbar Nawas TBA Imane None Lion City Sailors Mark Jackson TBA Adidas Sea Tampines Rovers Nazri Nasir TBA Warrix FBMG Tanjong Pagar United Miki Lladó TBA Thorb None Young Lions Firdaus Kassim TBA Adidas Dongfeng
Coaching changes
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming head coach Date of appointment FC Jurong Keiji Shigetomi Redesignated to a technical role 1 June 2026 Pre-season Jaswinder Singh 2 June 2026 Tampines Rovers William Phang (interim) End of interim period 1 July 2026 Nazri Nasir 2 July 2026 Tanjong Pagar United Noh Alam ShahSacked 1 July 2026 Miki Lladó 10 August 2026 Lion City Sailors Jesús Casas 1 September 2026 Mark Jackson 9 September 2026
Foreign players Clubs is to register a combined squad for both the Singapore Premier League (SPL) and the reserve league. The squad must comprise a minimum of 36 players to a maximum of 50 players, with at least 25 players being Singaporean. While there is no minimum number of foreign players a club must register, depending on the squad size, theoretically, a club can have 25 Singaporeans and 25 foreigners in their 50-player squad.
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 / before season end. Players with SPL2 are registered mainly for SPL2 competition.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Player 8Player 9Player 10Player 11Player 12Player 13Player 14Former Player (s)Balestier Khalsa Jakov Katuša Marin Kuzminski Mario Mustapić Tin Matić Hiro Mizuguchi Jun Kobayashi Yushin OtakeFC Jurong Keisuke Honda Kodai Dohi Komei Iida Mizuki Ando Seiya Satsukida Shunsuke Ono Takuma Yamaguchi Toa Suenaga Kim Yoon-sik Lee Jae-yong Lee Jin-woo Seo Seung-wooGeylang International Kaisei Ogawa Naoki Yoshioka Ryoya Taniguchi Dejan Račić Kim Tae-uk Ryang Hyon-ju Diego Aspiras Miloš Čupić Cho Eun-su Daniel Serrano Milan Landreman Hougang United Ayman Kassimi Lucas Cardoso Washington Jaramillo Oakley Cannonier Sam Billington Mahamé Siby Arya Igami Koki Kawachi Takahiro Koga Miloš Drinčić Connor Flynn-Gillespie Natthakit Phosri Phutanet Somjit Lion City Sailors Bailey Wright Hugo Gomes Victor Aznar Antonio Mance Ivan Sušak Toni Datković Giovanni Haag Jorge Karseladze Lennart Thy Tsiy-William Ndenge Matthias Phaëton Bart Ramselaar Bobby Adekanye Diogo CostaTampines Rovers Hide Higashikawa Kenshin Yamazaki Koya Kazama Nabel Yoshitaka Furusawa Seiga Sumi Shodai Yokoyama Yuki Kobayashi Dylan FoxTanjong Pagar United Lazar Vujanić Álex Masogo Marvin Anieboh Masahiro Sugita Riku Fukashiro Yuki Aizu Boris Kopitović Aitor MujicaYoung Lions Daisuke Sakai Hisatoshi Nishido Miyu Sato Shuya Yamashita Toi Kagami Benjamin Žerak Kai Whitmore
League table Singapore was allocated one preliminary-stage place in the 2027–28 AFC Champions League Elite and one place in the 2027–28 AFC Champions League Two after being ranked seventh among the East Region member associations for the relevant allocation cycle.
The allocation of those places to Singaporean clubs remains subject to the Football Association of Singapore's domestic nomination criteria and the AFC's club-licensing and entry requirements.
Fixtures
The fixtures were announced on 24 July 2026. The league season begins on 11 September, when Tampines Rovers host Balestier Khalsa at Our Tampines Hub. The other opening-round fixtures are Hougang United against Lion City Sailors on 12 September, Young Lions against FC Jurong on 13 September and Geylang International against Tanjong Pagar United on 14 September. All four matches are scheduled to begin at 7.30 pm.
The final scheduled fixture is Young Lions against Hougang United on 16 May 2027.
Mid-season interval
The final matches before the mid-season interval are scheduled for 29 November 2026. The competition resumes on 12 February 2027 following the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.
Singapore qualified for the Asian Cup on merit for the first time after defeating Hong Kong 2–1 on 18 November 2025. The tournament will be Singapore's second Asian Cup appearance, following its participation as hosts in the 1984 AFC Asian Cup.
Results
The team shown in the left-hand column is the designated home team. Before a fixture is played, its scheduled date is shown in format.
After a match has been played, results are shown from the perspective of the home team
References
External links Official Singapore Premier League website Football Association of Singapore Official fixtures and results Singapore Premier League regulations and downloads