2005 S.League
| Season | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tampines Rovers 2nd S.League title |
| AFC Cup |
|
| Matches played | 135 |
| Goals scored | 477 (3.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mirko Grabovac (26) |
| Biggest home win | Tampines Rovers 7-0 Geylang United (31 May 2005) |
| Biggest away win |
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| Highest scoring |
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← 2004 2006 → | |
2005 S.League was the tenth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Tampines Rovers, which was their second league title.
Changes from 2004
[edit]- Paya Lebar Punggol joined the league in place of Sinchi FC.
- Tanjong Pagar United withdrew from the S.League from the 2005 season.
Foreign players
[edit]Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 4 foreign players.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Former Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balestier Khalsa |  Akihiro Nakamura
|
 Paul Ekollo
|
 Osagie Ederaro
|
Kengne Ludovick
|
None |
| Geylang International |  Pitipong Kuldilok
|
 Mark Williams
|
John Wilkinson
|
Chimaobi Nwaogazi
|
None |
| Home United | Sutee Suksomkit
|
Surachai Jaturapattarapong
|
Anurak Srikerd
|
 Peres De Oliveira
|
None |
| Paya Lebar Punggol | Moudourou Moise
|
 Bae Jin-soo
|
Protais Bessala
|
 Kenan Ragipović
|
None |
| SAFFC | Therdsak Chaiman
|
 Aleksandar Đurić
|
 Boubacar Keita
|
Greg Nwokolo
|
None |
| Tampines Rovers | Santi Chaiyaphurk
|
Sead Muratović
|
Fahrudin Mustafić
|
 Branko Hucika
|
None |
| Woodlands | Park Tae-won
|
Essa Basile
|
 Lucian Dronca
|
Jon Angelucci
|
Mark Williams
|
 Young Lions FC
|
Precious Emuejeraye
|
None | None | None | Greg Nwokolo
|
- Albirex Niigata (S) and Sinchi FC are not allowed to hire any foreigners.
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampines Rovers | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 57 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 2 | Singapore Armed Forces | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 52 | |
| 3 | Woodlands Wellington | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 50 | |
| 4 | Home United | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 46 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[a] |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata (S)
|
27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 44 | |
| 6 | Young Lions
|
27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 42 | |
| 7 | Balestier Khalsa | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 36 | |
| 8 | Geylang United | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 26 | |
| 9 |  Sinchi FC
|
27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 21[b] | |
| 10 | Paya Lebar Punggol | 27 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 78 | −55 | 4 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Qualified as 2005 Singapore Cup winners
- ^ Sinchi deducted three points for gross misconduct
