# 2008 S.League

2008 S.League is the 13th season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Singapore Armed Forces, which was their seventh league title.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Singapore Armed Forces | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 34 | +51 | 77 | Qualification to AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-off or AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Super Reds | 33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 75 | |
| 3 | Home United | 33 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 75 | 31 | +44 | 72 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 4 | Tampines Rovers | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 65 | |
| 5 | Gombak United | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 52 | |
| 6 | Geylang United | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 45 | |
| 7 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 41 | |
| 8 | Woodlands Wellington | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 35 | |
| 9 | Young Lions | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 31 | |
| 10 | Dalian Shide Siwu | 33 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 75 | −49 | 22 | |
| 11 | Sengkang Punggol | 33 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 54 | −41 | 19 | |
| 12 | Balestier Khalsa | 33 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 60 | −34 | 17 | |
* 1 2 3 4 The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), Dalian Shide Siwu and Super Reds – as well as the Football Association of Singapore under-23 team, Young Lions, were not eligible for qualification to continental competitions.
* ↑ Home United qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup by being the next highest-placed local club behind S.League and 2008 Singapore Cup winners Singapore Armed Forces.

## Teams

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | Jurong East Stadium | 2,700 |
| Balestier Khalsa | Toa Payoh Stadium | 3,896 |
| Dalian Shide | Queenstown Stadium | 3,800 |
| Geylang United | Bedok Stadium | 3,864 |
| Gombak United | Jurong West Stadium | 4,000 |
| Home United | Bishan Stadium | 4,254 |
| Singapore Armed Forces | Choa Chu Kang Stadium | 4,600 |
| Sengkang Punggol | Hougang Stadium | 2,500 |
| Super Reds | Yishun Stadium | 3,400 |
| Tampines Rovers | Tampines Stadium | 3,580 |
| Woodlands Wellington | Woodlands Stadium | 4,300 |
| Young Lions | Jalan Besar Stadium | 6,000 |
* The league play all its Friday matches, which is televised live on MediaCorp Channel 5 at the Jalan Besar Stadium.

## Foreign players

Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 4 foreign players.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Prime League | Former Player |
| Balestier Khalsa | Haruki Seto | Hironori Saruta | Paul Ekollo | Mba Vitus Onyekachi | Kaze Teffo Etienne | Emmanuel Toluwase |
| Geylang International | Rivaldo | Junior | Rastislav Beličák | Miroslav Latiak | None | None |
| Gombak United | Theerawekin Seehawong | Gabriel Obatola | Kingsley Njoku | Emmanuel Emuejeraye | None | None |
| Home United | Kornprom Jaroonpong | Peres De Oliveira | Kengne Ludovick | Valery Hiek | Naruphol Ar-Romsawa | None |
| Sengkang Punggol | Hiroyuki Yamamoto | Zdravko Šimić | Reginaldo Estevao | Luis Eduardo Hicks | Cole Tinkler | Iván Asenjo |
| SAFFC | Norikazu Murakami | Kenji Arai | Masahiro Fukasawa | Therdsak Chaiman | None | None |
| Tampines Rovers | Sutee Suksomkit | Attapong Nooprom | Santi Chaiyaphurk | None | Sanrawat Dechmitr | None |
| Woodlands | Park Tae-won | Akihiro Nakamura | Laakkad Abdelhadi | Lucian Dronca | None | None |
| Young Lions | Obadin Aikhena | Moudourou Moise | Daniel Hammond | None | None | None |
* Albirex Niigata (S), Dalian Shide and Super Reds are not allowed to hire any foreigners.

## Leading goalscorers

| Player | Team | Goals! |
| Aleksandar Duric | Singapore Armed Forces | 28 |
| Kengne Ludovick | Home United | 24 |
| Khairul Amri | Tampines Rovers | 19 (10 for Young Lions) |
| O. J. Obatola | Gombak United | 16 |
| Akira Takase | Albirex Niigata (S) | 14 |
| Aliff Shafaein | Tampines Rovers | 13 |
| Norikazu Murakami | Singapore Armed Forces | 13 |
| Park Tae Won | Woodlands Wellington | 13 |
| Rivaldo Costa | Geylang United | 13 |
| Fazrul Nawaz | Geylang United | 12 |
| Oh Ddog Yi | Super Reds | 12 |
| Qiu Li | Tampines Rovers | 12 |

## S-League Awards Night Winners
### Player of the Year

    Aleksandar Duric - Singapore Armed Forces

### Young Player of the Year

    Khairul Amri - Tampines Rovers

### Coach of the Year

    Hiroaki Hiraoka - Albirex Niigata (S)

### Top Scorer Award

    Aleksandar Duric - Singapore Armed Forces

### Fair Play Award

    Super Reds

### Referee of the Year

    T Aravinthan

### Assistant Referee of the Year

    Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng

### Goal of the Year

    Abdelhadi Laakkad - Woodlands Wellington - (vs Young Lions on 23 February @ Woodlands Stadium)

### Fan Club of the Year

    Singapore Armed Forces

### Story of the Year

    Shamir Osman - Today - "No Panic As Dark Clouds Loom"

### Picture of the Year

    Koh Mui Fong - Today - "Super Reds Flying High"

### People's Choice Award

    Kengne Ludovick - Home United

### 100 S.League Goals

    Park Tae Won - Woodlands Wellington