# Selangor–Singapore rivalry

The Selangor–Singapore rivalry was a football rivalry that occurred between 1921 until 1994. It is the oldest football derby in Malaysian football.
The clubs were the most successful teams in Malaysia, having won 71 major honours between them, 28 for Singapore and 43 for Selangor. Most of the honours they won came from the Malaysia Cup. Both were also the most supported teams in Malaysian football. Every match between these two teams attracted high interest from fans due to its intensity.
Samad Allapitchay, the Singapore FA captain during the 1977 Malaysia Cup final noted to have said "The football rivalry between Singapore and Selangor has always been a special one. On the pitch, we hated each other".

## History

The first encounter of the teams, officially is on 1 October 1921 during 1921 Malaya Cup final where Singapore defeated Selangor with scoreline 2-1. Unofficially, there is a record of friendlies named 'Classics' from 1901 till 1913 between these two teams, with Singapore winning its first edition. During the pre-war years, Singapore and Selangor FA were a dominant force and fierce rivals, winning the Cup 19 times between them. The post war years were also dominated by Singapore and Selangor up till 1970, where Selangor emerged as the dominant force in the Malaysia Cup with eleven Cup wins, compared to two victories by Singapore.
The rivalries ended when Singapore pulled out from Malaysian League in 1994 due to dispute with Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) about ticketing issue. From 2011 till 2015, a new Singapore representative, the LIONSXII join the Malaysian League. However, the squad were the country under 23 team and bound to several specialty (will not have to face relegation and unable to recruit foreign players).

## List of Matches

From 1921 to 1994
| # | Date | Tournament | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | 1 October 1921 | 1921 Malaya Cup | Selangor | 1-2 | Singapore |
| 2 | 2 September 1922 | 1922 Malaya Cup | Selangor | 3-2 | Singapore |
| 3 | 23 August 1924 | 1924 Malaya Cup | Selangor | 0-1 | Singapore |
| 4 | 29 August 1925 | 1925 Malaya Cup | Singapore | 2-1 | Selangor |
| 5 | 27 August 1927 | 1927 Malaya Cup | Selangor | 8-1 | Singapore |
| 6 | 25 August 1928 | 1928 Malaya Cup | Selangor | 2-2 (aet) | Singapore |
| 7 | 8 September 1928 | Friendly Replay | Singapore | 4-1 | Selangor |
| 8 | 31 August 1929 | 1929 Malaya Cup | Singapore | 2-2 (aet) | Selangor |
| 9 | 30 August 1930 | 1930 Malaya Cup | Selangor | abandoned | Singapore |
| 10 | 20 September 1930 | 1930 Malaya Cup | Singapore | 3-0 | Selangor |
| 11 | 6 August 1932 | 1932 Malaya Cup | Selangor | 3-5 | Singapore |
| 12 | 5 August 1933 | 1933 HMS Malaya Cup | Singapore | 8-2 | Selangor |
| 13 | 10 August 1935 | 1935 HMS Malaya Cup | Selangor | 2-0 | Singapore |
| 14 | 8 August 1936 | 1936 HMS Malaya Cup | Singapore | 0-1 | Selangor |
| 15 | 7 August 1937 | 1937 HMS Malaya Cup | Selangor | 1-2 | Singapore |
| 16 | 6 August 1938 | 1938 HMS Malaya Cup | Singapore | 0-1 | Selangor |
| 17 | 19 August 1939 | 1939 HMS Malaya Cup | Selangor | 1-3 | Singapore |
| 18 | 1956 | 1956 HMS Malaya Cup | Selangor | 2-1 | Singapore |
| 19 | 1965 | 1965 HMS Malaya Cup | Singapore | 3-1 | Selangor |
| 20 | 1967 | 1967 FAM Cup | Singapore | 2-1 | Selangor |
| 21 | 6 May 1974 | 1974 Malaysia Cup | Singapore | 2-1 | Selangor |
| 22 | 31 August 1975 | 1975 Malaysia Cup | Selangor | 1-0 | Singapore |
| 23 | 1976 | 1976 Malaysia Cup | Selangor | 3-0 | Singapore |
| 24 | 13 May 1977 | 1977 Malaysia Cup | Selangor | 1-2 | Singapore |
| 25 | 28 May 1977 | 1977 Malaysia Cup | Singapore | 2-1 | Selangor |
| 26 | 1978 | 1978 Malaysia Cup | Selangor | 4-2 | Singapore |
| 27 | 1979 | 1979 Malaysia Cup | Selangor | 2-0 | Singapore |
| 28 | 28 May 1980 | 1980 Malaysia Cup | Selangor | 1-0 | Singapore |
| 29 | 28 June 1980 | 1980 Malaysia Cup | Singapore | 2-1 | Selangor |
| 30 | 1981 | 1981 Malaysia Cup | Selangor | 4-0 | Singapore |
| 31 | 1985 | 1985 Malaysia Cup | Singapore | 1-0 | Selangor |
| 32 | 25 January 1986 | 1986 Malaysia Cup | Selangor | 1-3 | Singapore |
| 33 | 18 April 1986 | 1986 Malaysia Cup | Selangor | 2-0 | Singapore |
| 34 | 23 April 1986 | 1986 Malaysia Cup | Selangor | 5-1 | Singapore |
| 35 | 30 August 1987 | 1987 Malaysia Cup | Singapore | 2-1 | Selangor |
| 36 | 23 August 1988 | 1988 Malaysia Cup | Selangor | 0-1 | Singapore |
| 37 | 3 September 1989 | 1989 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Selangor | 1-0 | Singapore |
| 38 | 22 October 1989 | 1989 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Singapore | 0-1 | Selangor |
| 39 | 12 May 1990 | 1990 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Selangor | 0-0 | Singapore |
| 40 | 21 July 1990 | 1990 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Singapore | 5-2 | Selangor |
| 41 | 28 June 1991 | 1991 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Singapore | 2-1 | Selangor |
| 42 | 24 August 1991 | 1991 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Selangor | 1-1 | Singapore |
| 43 | 27 May 1992 | 1992 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Selangor | 2-1 | Singapore |
| 44 | 26 July 1992 | 1992 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | Singapore | 4-0 | Selangor |
| 45 | 1993 | 1993 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 2 | Selangor | 3-2 | Singapore |
| 46 | 27 April 1994 | 1994 Malaysia Premier League | Selangor | 1-1 | Singapore |
| 47 | 6 December 1994 | 1994 Malaysia Cup | Singapore | 1-0 | Selangor |
| 48 | 10 December 1994 | 1994 Malaysia Cup | Selangor | 2-2 | Singapore |

## Statistics

From 1921 to 1994
| | Matches | Wins | Wins | Draws | Goals | Goals | Home wins | Home wins | Home draws | Home draws | Away wins | Away wins |
| | Matches | Singapore | Selangor | Draws | Singapore | Selangor | Singapore | Selangor | Singapore | Selangor | Singapore | Selangor |
| Malaysia Cup | 37* | 18 | 15 | 3 | 61 | 63 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| FAM Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaysia Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All competitions | 48 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 79 | 76 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
*include 1930 Malaya Cup abandoned match
Last updated: 20 July 2015

## Honors

Honours from 1921 till 1994
| Team | League | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Cup | Cup | Grand Total |
| Team | Malaysia Super League | Malaysia Premier League | Malaysia FAM League | League Total | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia FA Cup | Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup | Cup Total | Grand Total |
| Singapore FA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 28 |
| Selangor FA | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 43 |