Tanjong Pagar United FC

Tanjong Pagar United FC
Tanjong Pagar United Football Club is a professional football club based in Queenstown, Singapore. The club took part in S.League from 1996 to 2004, and from 2011 to 2014. The club withdrew from the league after the 2004 season because of financial problems, but returned in 2011, with several similar breaks meanwhile. The club has since returned from 2020 onwards.
History
Prior to the formation of the S.League, the team was known as Tiong Bahru Constituency Sports Club, and won Singapore's National Football League in 1983 and 1987. The club changed its name to Tiong Bahru United Football Club in 1996, and then to Tanjong Pagar United in 1998. The team's mascot is a Jaguar.
The club were formed as Tiong Bahru Constituency Sports Club in 1975 and debuted in Division III of the National Football League, from which they were promoted as champions in 1978. This was followed by a second successive promotion in 1979, bringing the Jaguars to Division I. In 1982, they won the President's Cup and the following year, they were national league champions. They represented Singapore in the 1984 ASEAN Club Games, finishing third, then captured The Double in 1987.
In 1998, the club changed it named to Tanjong Pagar United and Lim Tong Hai captained the club in its debut season to a Singapore Cup and Singapore FA Cup double.
The early 1990s saw further successes, as they were Pools Cup winners in 1991 and 1993, finished runners-up in the FAS Premier League from 1991 to 1993 and bagged the FA Cup in 1994. Their strong performances led to their selection as one of eight clubs to compete in the newly formed S.League, so in 1995, they were renamed to Tiong Bahru Football Club and obtained a permanent home at the Queenstown Stadium.
In 2017, the owners of Tanjong Pagar United stated their intent to return to Singapore Premier League for the 2019 season, and in November 2017 applied to FAS to rejoin the league. On the same month, the team also appeals to continue their jackpot operations, which is the source of club's income, after new regulations by the Ministry of Home Affairs forced the club to wind down their operations. But after their appeals were rejected by Ministry of Home Affairs and were ordered to shut down their jackpot operations in April 2018, as of September 2019, there were no further updates from the club regarding this intent.
Returned to action
On 16 January 2020, the Football Association of Singapore confirms Tanjong Pagar United's participation in the 2020 Singapore Premier League season.
Sponsors
Stadium
The Jaguars initially played their home games at the Queenstown Stadium since 1970 but as the Queenstown Stadium was occupied since 2010 by French club Etoile FC, Tanjong Pagar United was temporarily based at Clementi Stadium for the duration of the 2011 season. However, due to Etoile FC's withdrawal from the S-League by the end of the 2011 season, Tanjong Pagar shifted back to Queenstown Stadium for the 2012 season. Ever since they reinstalled back into the league in 2020, they will share the Jurong East Stadium with Albirex Niigata (S) instead.
Players
First-team squad
U23
U23
U23
U23
Under-21s and Academy
U21
U21
U21
U21
U21
U21
U21
U21
U21
U21
U21
U21
U21
U21
U21
On Loan
(National Service till 2023)
(National Service till 2024)
(National Service till 2025, to Young Lions FC)
(National Service till 2025)
(National Service till 2025)
Management and staff
Management
Technical staff
Former managers
PN Sivaji
Robert Alberts (1996–98)
Tohari Paijan (1998–2002)
Moey Yoke Ham (2003–04)
Karim Bencherifa (2004)
Terry Pathmanathan (2011–2012)
Patrick Vallée (2012–2014)
Hairi Su'ap (2020)
Hasrin Jailani (2020–Present)
Seasons
The 1996 season of the S.League was split into two series. Tiger Beer Series winners Geylang United defeated Pioneer Series winners Singapore Armed Forces in the Championship playoff to clinch the S.League title.
2003 saw the introduction of penalty shoot-outs if a match ended in a draw in regular time. Winners of penalty shoot-outs gained two points instead of one.
Tanjong Pagar United sat out the S.League from 2005 to 2010, and withdrew from the competition between 2015 and 2019.
Statistics and records
As of 16 September 2023.
Top 10 all-time appearances
Top 10 all-time scorers
Biggest Wins: 8-1 vs Young Lions (1 October 2022)
Heaviest Defeats: 9-0 vs Tampines Rovers (16 March 2004)
Youngest Goal scorers: Arisman Arman ~ 18 years 10 months 17 days old (On 19 June 2011 vs Young Lions)
Oldest Goal scorers: Daniel Bennett ~ 44 years 7 months 27 days old (On 3 September 2022 vs Hougang United)
Youngest ever debutant: George Thomas ~ 16 years 9 months 29 days old (On 10 April 2023 vs Albirex Niigata S)
Honours
Domestic
League
National Football League Division One
Champions (2): 1983, 1987
Cups
Singapore Cup
Champions (1): 1998
Runners up (1): 2013
Singapore League Cup
Runners up (1): 2014
President's Cup
Champions (4): 1982, 1985, 1987, 1994
Reserves
Singapore FA Cup
Champions (1): 1998
References
External links
Official club website
Official club Facebook site
Official club Twitter site
S.League website page on Tanjong Pagar United FC
Football clubs in Singapore
1974 establishments in Singapore
Singapore Premier League clubs