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1998 S.League

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S. League
Season1998
ChampionsSingapore Armed Forces
2nd S.League title
Asian Club ChampionshipSingapore Armed Forces
Matches played110
Goals scored368 (3.35 per match)
Top goalscorerEngland Stuart Young (22)
Biggest home winHome United 9-3 Gombak United
(18 July 1998)
Biggest away winGombak United 1-6 Home United
(20 May 1998)
Highest scoringHome United 9-3 Gombak United
(18 July 1998)
1997
1999

The 1998 S.League was the third season of the S.League, the top professional football league in Singapore. Teams played each other once both home and away, in a 20-match season.

The 1998 S.League was won by Singapore Armed Forces, their second consecutive title.

Teams

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Jurong left Bukit Gombak Stadium upon completion of their new home ground Jurong East Stadium. Home United also relocated, leaving Jalan Besar Stadium to move into Bishan Stadium. Two new teams entered into the competition – Gombak United (who took the place of Jurong playing at Bukit Gombak Stadium) and Marine Castle United who made Hougang Stadium their home – taking the number of participating teams to eleven. Tiong Bahru United were renamed Tanjong Pagar United for the 1998 season.

Team Stadium Capacity Location
Balestier Central Toa Payoh Stadium 3,900 Toa Payoh
Gombak United Bukit Gombak Stadium 3,000 Bukit Batok
Geylang United Bedok Stadium 3,900 Bedok
Jurong Jurong East Stadium 2,700 Jurong East
Home United Bishan Stadium 4,000 Bishan
Marine Castle United Hougang Stadium 3,000 Hougang
Singapore Armed Forces Jurong Stadium 6,000 Jurong
Sembawang Rangers Yishun Stadium 3,400 Yishun
Tampines Rovers Tampines Stadium 3,600 Tampines
Tanjong Pagar United Queenstown Stadium 3,800 Queenstown
Woodlands Wellington Woodlands Stadium 4,300 Woodlands

Foreign players

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Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 5 foreign players.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Balestier Central Australia Darren Stewart Brazil Fabio Da Silva Croatia Marko Kraljević Croatia Goran Paulić None
Geylang International South Korea Jang Jung England Kevin Hunt England Max Nicholson Cameroon Simamo Basile Cameroon Lewono Joseph
Gombak United New Zealand Chris Jackson None None None None
Home United Brazil Sergio Cliveland Australia Craig John Gaunt Brazil Egmar Gonçalves Hungary Zsolt Bucs England Stuart Young
Jurong FC Croatia Bojan Hodak None None None None
Marine Castle Australia Scott O'Donell Ghana Bernard Aryee None None None
SAFFC Croatia Mirko Grabovac None Croatia Vinko Marača Croatia Jure Ereš None
Sembawang Rangers Thailand Tawan Sripan Brazil Joselito Da Silva None Bosnia and Herzegovina Milomir Šešlija None
Tampines Rovers Romania Bogdan Brasoveanu Liberia Nathaniel Klay Naplah Croatia Zlatko Vidan Romania Gheorghe Marian None
Tanjong Pagar United Australia Vlado Bozinovski Iran Majid Motlagh Germany Jörg Steinebrunner Croatia Dragan Talajić Senegal Nicodeme Boucher
Woodlands None None None None None

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Singapore Armed Forces 20 14 4 2 46 17 +29 46 Qualification to
Asian Club Championship
first round
2 Tanjong Pagar United 20 14 4 2 39 15 +24 46
3 Geylang United 20 11 5 4 32 18 +14 38
4 Balestier Central 20 9 4 7 47 43 +4 31
5 Jurong FC 20 9 4 7 32 33 −1 31
6 Tampines Rovers 20 8 5 7 41 40 +1 29
7 Home United 20 8 4 8 42 28 +14 28
8 Sembawang Rangers 20 6 1 13 18 37 −19 19
9 Woodlands Wellington 20 4 6 10 27 41 −14 18
10 Gombak United 20 3 4 13 25 52 −27 13
11 Marine Castle United 20 2 3 15 19 44 −25 9
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Singapore Armed Forces qualified to compete in the 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship. This was their second appearance in continental competition. The club met with more success than in their first appearance, defeating Royal Dolphins of the Cambodian League 11–3 on aggregate in the East Asian first round. They were defeated in the second round by Sinthana of the Thai Premier League, going down 3–2 on aggregate.

Top scorers

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Rank Name Club Goals
1 England Stuart Young Home United 22
2 Romania Bogdan Brasoveanu Tampines Rovers 20
3 Croatia Goran Paulić Balestier Central 19
4 Brazil Egmar Goncalves Home United 16
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