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| country = [[Singapore]]
| country = [[Singapore]]
| organiser = [[Football Association of Singapore]]
| organiser = [[Football Association of Singapore]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1975}} (as National Football League) <br> {{Start date and age|2022}} (as Singapore Football League)
| founded = {{Start date and age|1975}} (as National Football League) <br> {{Start date and age|2020}} (as Singapore Football League)
| promotion =
| promotion =
| relegation = Singapore Island Wide League
| relegation = Singapore Island Wide League
| levels = 2–3 (provisionally)
| levels = 2–3 (provisionally)
| domest_cup = [[Singapore FA Cup]] <br/> SFL Challenge Cup <br/> (invitational)
| domest_cup = [[Singapore FA Cup]] <br/> SFL Challenge Cup <br/> (invitational)
| champions = [[Singapore Khalsa Association FC|Singapore Khalsa Association]]<br/> ''(Division 1)'' <br/> [[Jungfrau Punggol]] <br/> ''(Division 2)''
| champions = [[Singapore Khalsa Association FC|Singapore Khalsa Association]]<br/> ''(Division 1)'' <br/> Police SA <br/> ''(Division 2)''
| most successful club = [[Singapore Cricket Club]] <br/> (9 titles in Division 1) <br/> [[Singapore Chinese Football Club|Singapore Chinese]] <br/> (4 titles in Division 2), (3 titles in Division 3)
| most successful club = [[Singapore Cricket Club]] <br/> (9 titles in Division 1) <br/> [[Singapore Chinese Football Club|Singapore Chinese]] <br/> (4 titles in Division 2), (3 titles in Division 3)
| website = [https://www.fas.org.sg/competition/singapore-football-league-division-1/ Division 1] <br> [https://www.fas.org.sg/competition/singapore-football-league-division-2/ Division 2]
| website = [https://www.fas.org.sg/competition/singapore-football-league-division-1/ Division 1] <br> [https://www.fas.org.sg/competition/singapore-football-league-division-2/ Division 2]
| current = [[2022 Singapore Football League]]
| current = [[2023 Singapore Football League]]
|teams=8 (Division 1), 10 (Division 2)}}
|teams=8 (Division 1), 10 (Division 2)}}


The '''Singapore Football League''' ('''SFL''') is a semi-professional [[association football|football]] tournament for clubs that are affiliated to the [[Football Association of Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web|title=National Football League|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/competitions/nfl/national-football-league|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|access-date=3 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423181053/http://www.fas.org.sg/competitions/nfl/national-football-league|archive-date=23 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> It makes up the second and third tier of football in [[Singapore]] after the professional [[Singapore Premier League]], which was established in 1996 and before the FAS Island Wide League.<ref name="myactivesg.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.myactivesg.com/sports/football/how-to-play/did-you-know/national-football-league|title = Singapore's very own National Football League}}</ref> The teams are also eligible to compete in the [[Singapore FA Cup]].<ref name="myactivesg.com"/>
The '''Singapore Football League''' ('''SFL''') is an amateur [[association football|football]] tournament for clubs that are affiliated to the [[Football Association of Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web|title=National Football League|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/competitions/nfl/national-football-league|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|access-date=3 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423181053/http://www.fas.org.sg/competitions/nfl/national-football-league|archive-date=23 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> It makes up the second and third tier of football in [[Singapore]] after the professional [[Singapore Premier League]], which was established in 1996 and before the FAS Island Wide League.<ref name="myactivesg.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.myactivesg.com/sports/football/how-to-play/did-you-know/national-football-league|title=Singapore's very own National Football League|access-date=21 July 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032135/https://www.myactivesg.com/sports/football/how-to-play/did-you-know/national-football-league|url-status=live}}</ref> The teams are also eligible to compete in the [[Singapore FA Cup]].<ref name="myactivesg.com"/>

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Although it is an amateur competition organized by the FAS, several former [[Singapore national football team|Singapore internationals]] and ex-[[S.League]] players have played in the league such as [[Jonathan Xu]], [[Indra Sahdan Daud]], [[Precious Emuejeraye]] and [[Ahmad Latiff]] ([[Eunos Crescent FC|Eunos Crescent]]), [[Yazid Yasin]] ([[Gymkhana FC]]) and [[Zulkiffli Hassim]] ([[Yishun Sentek Mariners FC|Yishun Sentek Mariners]]).


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Although it is semi-professional competition organized by the FAS, several former [[Singapore national football team|Singapore internationals]] and ex-[[S.League]] players have played in the league such as [[Jonathan Xu]], [[Indra Sahdan Daud]], [[Precious Emuejeraye]] and [[Ahmad Latiff]] ([[Eunos Crescent FC|Eunos Crescent]]), [[Yazid Yasin]] ([[Gymkhana FC]]) and [[Zulkiffli Hassim]] ([[Yishun Sentek Mariners FC|Yishun Sentek Mariners]]).
==History==
==History==
The history of NFL can be traced back to the earliest 20th century during the British colonization of Singapore, whereby the Singapore Amateur Football Association (SAFA), now known as [[Football Association of Singapore]] was formed in year of 1892. The then SAFA was responsible for organising the top tier football leagues in Singapore. The NFL was a top tier football league from early 20th century, until the formation of [[FAS Premier League]] in 1988. It was previously made up of Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3, with the bottom team of Division 3 being relegated to the [[Football in Singapore|FAS Island Wide League]].
The history of the '''National Football League''' (NFL) can be traced back to the earliest 20th century during the British colonization of Singapore, whereby the [[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore Amateur Football Association]] (SAFA) was formed in year of 1892. SAFA was responsible for organising the top tier football leagues in Singapore with NFL as the top tier football league from early 20th century, until the formation of [[FAS Premier League]] in 1988. It was previously made up of Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3, with the bottom team of Division 3 being relegated to the [[Football in Singapore|FAS Island Wide League]].


As of 2018, it makes up provisional tiers 2 and 3, behind the professional Singapore Premier League, with rules of promotion and relegation applied for teams in NFL Division One and NFL Division Two. Teams play two-round league home-away format. League features promotions and relegations for all the teams in both divisions, where the top two teams of a division will be promoted to the upper division, and the last two relegated to the lower division.
As of 2018, it makes up provisional tiers 2 and 3, behind the professional Singapore Premier League, with rules of promotion and relegation applied for teams in NFL Division One and NFL Division Two. Teams play two-round league home-away format. League features promotions and relegations for all the teams in both divisions, where the top two teams of a division will be promoted to the upper division, and the last two relegated to the lower division.


In 2020, the NFL was renamed as Singapore Football League (SFL).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ilmi |first=Zahin |date=2022-06-02 |title=Singapore Football League to kick off on Jun 4, 1st edition under new name |url=https://youthopia.sg/read/singapore-football-league-to-kick-off-on-jun-4-1st-edition-under-new-name/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=youthopia.sg |language=en-US |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211161034/https://youthopia.sg/read/singapore-football-league-to-kick-off-on-jun-4-1st-edition-under-new-name/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore]], the first season of SFL started in 2022.<ref name=":0" />
Former club: [[Siglap FC]], [[Commonwealth Cosmos FC|Commonwealth Cosmos]], [[Admiralty FC]], [[Admiralty Rangers FC|Admiralty Rangers]], [[Gymkhana FC]]


==Division 1 clubs as of 2023==
==Division 1 clubs as of 2023==
* Katong FC <ref>{{Cite web |title=Katong FC (@katongfc) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/katongfc/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Katong FC <ref>{{Cite web |title=Katong FC (@katongfc) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/katongfc/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Jungfrau Punggol <ref>{{Cite web |title=JungfrauPunggolFC (@jungfraupunggolfootballclub) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/jungfraupunggolfootballclub/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Jungfrau Punggol <ref>{{Cite web |title=JungfrauPunggolFC (@jungfraupunggolfootballclub) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/jungfraupunggolfootballclub/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en |archive-date=25 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425173643/https://www.instagram.com/jungfraupunggolfootballclub/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Project Vaults Oxley SC <ref>{{Cite web |title=ProjectVaultsOxleySportsClub (@pvosc) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/pvosc/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Project Vaults Oxley SC <ref>{{Cite web |title=ProjectVaultsOxleySportsClub (@pvosc) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/pvosc/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Singapore Cricket Club]] <ref>{{Cite web |title=SCC SFL (@sccsfl) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/sccsfl/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Singapore Cricket Club]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=SCC SFL (@sccsfl) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/sccsfl/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Singapore Khalsa Association FC|Singapore Khalsa Association]] <ref>{{Cite web |title=SingaporeKhalsaFootball (@skafootball) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/skafootball/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Singapore Khalsa Association FC|Singapore Khalsa Association]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=SingaporeKhalsaFootball (@skafootball) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/skafootball/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Tiong Bahru FC <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tiong Bahru FC (@tiongbahrufc) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/tiongbahrufc/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Tiong Bahru FC <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tiong Bahru FC (@tiongbahrufc) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/tiongbahrufc/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en |archive-date=25 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425173711/https://www.instagram.com/tiongbahrufc/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Warwick Knights <ref>{{Cite web |title=Warwick Knights (@warwick_knights) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/warwick_knights/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Warwick Knights <ref>{{Cite web |title=Warwick Knights (@warwick_knights) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/warwick_knights/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en |archive-date=25 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425173709/https://www.instagram.com/warwick_knights/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Yishun Sentek Mariners FC|Yishun Sentek Mariners]] <ref>{{Cite web |title=Yishun Sentek Mariners FC (@yishunsentekmarinersfc) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/yishunsentekmarinersfc/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Yishun Sentek Mariners FC|Yishun Sentek Mariners]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yishun Sentek Mariners FC (@yishunsentekmarinersfc) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/yishunsentekmarinersfc/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en |archive-date=25 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425173708/https://www.instagram.com/yishunsentekmarinersfc/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Division 2 clubs as of 2023==
==Division 2 clubs as of 2023==
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* Starlight Soccerites <ref>{{Cite web |title=Starlight Soccerites Football Club (@starlight_socceritesfc) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/starlight_socceritesfc/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Starlight Soccerites <ref>{{Cite web |title=Starlight Soccerites Football Club (@starlight_socceritesfc) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/starlight_socceritesfc/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en}}</ref>


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== Active Island Wide League clubs as of 2023 ==


* Balestier United RC
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== Active Island Wide League clubs ==

* Bedok South Avenue SC
* Bedok South Avenue SC
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* Boon Keng SRC
* Bukit Timah FC (The Northern Stallions)
* Bukit Timah FC (The Northern Stallions)
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* [[Commonwealth Cosmos FC|Commonwealth Cosmos]]
* East Coast United
* East Coast United
* GDT Circuit FC
* GDT Circuit FC (Pink Roses)
* Geylang Serai FC
* Geylang Serai FC
* GFA Victoria FC
* GFA Victoria FC
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* Pasirian Lions FC (Viva Lions)
* Pasirian Lions FC (Viva Lions)
* Prison SRC
* Prison SRC
* Simei United
* Simei United (The Sabres)
* Tanah Merah United (The Oryx)
* Tanah Merah United (The Oryx)
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* Tengah FC
* Verde Cresta Combined SC
* Verde Cresta Combined SC
* Westwood El'Junior FC
* Winchester Isla FC
* Winchester Isla FC
* Woodlands Rangers
* Woodlands Rangers
* Yishun FC (The Northern Pride)

== Former clubs ==
* [[Siglap FC]]
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* [[Commonwealth Cosmos FC|Commonwealth Cosmos]] (2018-2022)
* [[Admiralty FC]] (1988-2019)
* [[Admiralty Rangers FC|Admiralty Rangers]]
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* Boon Keng SRC
* Woodlands United
* Woodlands United
* Woodlands Warriors
* Woodlands Warriors
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* Yishun FC


== Past champions ==
== Past champions ==
In 1975, the [[Football Association of Singapore]] revamped the existing league structure involving 118 teams into a two-tier league system.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dorai|first=Joe|title='Super' league will bring soccer to doorstep|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article.aspx?articleid=straitstimes19750207-1.2.103.15|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|page=31|date=7 February 1975}}</ref>
In 1975, the [[Football Association of Singapore]] revamped the existing league structure involving 118 teams into a two-tier league system.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dorai|first=Joe|title='Super' league will bring soccer to doorstep|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19750207-1.2.103.15|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|page=31|date=7 February 1975|access-date=26 June 2023|archive-date=3 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803085311/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19750207-1.2.103.15|url-status=live}}</ref>
For the 1987 season, the teams play each other once in a league format. The top eight placed teams in the league progressed to a knock-out stage to determine the champions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dorai|first=Joe|title=Doorstep, rather than lip, service|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article.aspx?articleid=straitstimes19870103-1.2.46.15|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|page=33|date=3 January 1987}}</ref> League stage winners Tiong Bahru defeated 4th-placed Tampines Rovers 2–1 in the final to clinch the championship.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dorai|first=Joe|title=Bedok now made a top venue|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article.aspx?articleid=straitstimes19870224-1.2.47.30|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|page=27|date=24 February 1987}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Siow|first=Peter|title=Tiong Bahru rule in rugged final|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article.aspx?articleid=straitstimes19870326-1.2.53.16|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|page=31|date=26 March 1987}}</ref> Reference:<ref>{{cite web|title=Singapore - List of Champions|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/singchamp.html|accessdate=7 May 2014}}</ref>
For the 1987 season, the teams play each other once in a league format. The top eight placed teams in the league progressed to a knock-out stage to determine the champions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dorai|first=Joe|title=Doorstep, rather than lip, service|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870103-1.2.46.15|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|page=33|date=3 January 1987|access-date=26 June 2023|archive-date=10 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210161504/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870103-1.2.46.15|url-status=live}}</ref> League stage winners Tiong Bahru defeated 4th-placed Tampines Rovers 2–1 in the final to clinch the championship.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dorai|first=Joe|title=Bedok now made a top venue|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870224-1.2.47.30|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|page=27|date=24 February 1987|access-date=26 June 2023|archive-date=11 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211161036/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870224-1.2.47.30|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Siow|first=Peter|title=Tiong Bahru rule in rugged final|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870326-1.2.53.16|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|page=31|date=26 March 1987|access-date=26 June 2023|archive-date=10 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210161504/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870326-1.2.53.16|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore - List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/singchamp.html |accessdate=7 May 2014 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222170653/http://rsssf.com/tabless/singchamp.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The top tier of the football league system was replaced by the [[FAS Premier League]] from 1988, the [[S.League]] from 1996 and the [[Singapore Premier League]] from 2018.
The top tier of the football league system was replaced by the [[FAS Premier League]] from 1988, the [[S.League]] from 1996 and the [[Singapore Premier League]] from 2018.


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|-
|-
|1988
|1988
|align='left'|[[Singapore Chinese Football Club|Singapore Chinese]]
|align='left'|[[Singapore Chinese Football Club|Tyrwhitt Soccerites]]
|-
|-
|2006
|2006
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|align='left'|[[Eunos Crescent FC|Eunos Crescent]]
|align='left'|[[Eunos Crescent FC|Eunos Crescent]]
|-
|-
|[[2017 Singapore National Football League|2017]]
|2017
|align='left'|[[Yishun Sentek Mariners FC|Yishun Sentek Mariners]]
|align='left'|[[Yishun Sentek Mariners FC|Yishun Sentek Mariners]]
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|[[2022 Singapore Football League|2022]]
|[[2022 Singapore Football League|2022]]
|align='left'|Singapore Khalsa Association
|align='left'|[[Singapore Khalsa Association FC|Singapore Khalsa Association]]
|-
|[[2023 Singapore Football League|2023]]
|align='left'|[[Singapore Khalsa Association FC|Singapore Khalsa Association]]
|-
|-
|}
|}
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|-
|-
|1987
|1987
|align='left'|[[Singapore Chinese Football Club|Singapore Chinese]]
|align='left'|[[Singapore Chinese Football Club|Tyrwhitt Soccerites]]
|-
|-
|2002
|2002
|align='left'|[[Singapore Chinese Football Club|Katong FC]]
|align='left'|Katong FC
|-
|-
|2006
|2006
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|-
|-
|2014
|2014
|align='left'|Yishun Sentek Mariners
|align='left'|[[Yishun Sentek Mariners FC|Yishun Sentek Mariners]]
|-
|-
|2015
|2015
|align='left'|[[Singapore Cricket Club]]
|align='left'|[[Singapore Cricket Club]]
|-
|-
|[[2017 Singapore National Football League|2017]]
|2017
|align='left'|[[Gymkhana FC]]
|align='left'|[[Gymkhana FC]]
|-
|-
|[[2018 Singapore National Football League|2018]]
|[[2018 Singapore National Football League|2018]]
|align='left'|Singapore Khalsa Asso.
|align='left'|[[Singapore Khalsa Association FC|Singapore Khalsa Association]]
|-
|-
|[[2019 Singapore National Football League|2019]]
|[[2019 Singapore National Football League|2019]]
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|[[2022 Singapore Football League|2022]]
|[[2022 Singapore Football League|2022]]
|align='left'|Jungfrau Punggol
|align='left'|Jungfrau Punggol
|-
|[[2023 Singapore Football League|2023]]
|align='left'|Police SA
|}
|}
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|-
|2018
|2018
|align='left'|Project Vault Oxley
|align= 'left' |Project Vault Oxley
|-
|2019
|align= 'left' | [[Commonwealth Cosmos FC | Commonwealth Cosmos]]
|-
|2022
|align= 'left' | [[Singapore Xin Hua Sports Club|Xin Hua FC]]
|-
|[[2023 Island Wide League|2023]]
|align= 'left' | Bedok South Avenue SC
|}
|}
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* [[Hougang Stadium]]
* [[Hougang Stadium]]
* [[Jalan Besar Stadium]]
* [[Jalan Besar Stadium]]
* [[Toa Payoh Stadium]]
* [[Toa Payoh Stadium]]


==See also==
==See also==
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{{Football in Singapore}}


[[Category:Singapore National Football League| ]]
[[Category:Football in Singapore]]
[[Category:Football competitions in Singapore]]
[[Category:Singapore Football League| ]]
[[Category:Football leagues in Singapore|2]]
[[Category:Football leagues in Singapore|2]]
[[Category:Second level football leagues in Asia]]
[[Category:Second level football leagues in Asia]]

Latest revision as of 04:28, 21 February 2024

Singapore Football League
Organising bodyFootball Association of Singapore
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975) (as National Football League)
2020; 4 years ago (2020) (as Singapore Football League)
CountrySingapore
Number of teams8 (Division 1), 10 (Division 2)
Level on pyramid2–3 (provisionally)
Relegation toSingapore Island Wide League
Domestic cup(s)Singapore FA Cup
SFL Challenge Cup
(invitational)
Current championsSingapore Khalsa Association
(Division 1)
Police SA
(Division 2)
Most championshipsSingapore Cricket Club
(9 titles in Division 1)
Singapore Chinese
(4 titles in Division 2), (3 titles in Division 3)
WebsiteDivision 1
Division 2
Current: 2023 Singapore Football League

The Singapore Football League (SFL) is an amateur football tournament for clubs that are affiliated to the Football Association of Singapore.[1] It makes up the second and third tier of football in Singapore after the professional Singapore Premier League, which was established in 1996 and before the FAS Island Wide League.[2] The teams are also eligible to compete in the Singapore FA Cup.[2]

Although it is an amateur competition organized by the FAS, several former Singapore internationals and ex-S.League players have played in the league such as Jonathan Xu, Indra Sahdan Daud, Precious Emuejeraye and Ahmad Latiff (Eunos Crescent), Yazid Yasin (Gymkhana FC) and Zulkiffli Hassim (Yishun Sentek Mariners).

History[edit]

The history of the National Football League (NFL) can be traced back to the earliest 20th century during the British colonization of Singapore, whereby the Singapore Amateur Football Association (SAFA) was formed in year of 1892. SAFA was responsible for organising the top tier football leagues in Singapore with NFL as the top tier football league from early 20th century, until the formation of FAS Premier League in 1988. It was previously made up of Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3, with the bottom team of Division 3 being relegated to the FAS Island Wide League.

As of 2018, it makes up provisional tiers 2 and 3, behind the professional Singapore Premier League, with rules of promotion and relegation applied for teams in NFL Division One and NFL Division Two. Teams play two-round league home-away format. League features promotions and relegations for all the teams in both divisions, where the top two teams of a division will be promoted to the upper division, and the last two relegated to the lower division.

In 2020, the NFL was renamed as Singapore Football League (SFL).[3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, the first season of SFL started in 2022.[3]

Division 1 clubs as of 2023[edit]

Division 2 clubs as of 2023[edit]

Active Island Wide League clubs as of 2023[edit]

  • Balestier United RC
  • Bedok South Avenue SC
  • Bukit Timah FC (The Northern Stallions)
  • East Coast United
  • GDT Circuit FC (Pink Roses)
  • Geylang Serai FC
  • GFA Victoria FC
  • Gymkhana FC
  • Marsiling Causeway Bay (The Wildcats)
  • Pasirian Lions FC (Viva Lions)
  • Prison SRC
  • Simei United (The Sabres)
  • Tanah Merah United (The Oryx)
  • Tengah FC
  • Verde Cresta Combined SC
  • Westwood El'Junior FC
  • Winchester Isla FC
  • Woodlands Rangers
  • Yishun FC (The Northern Pride)

Former clubs[edit]

Past champions[edit]

In 1975, the Football Association of Singapore revamped the existing league structure involving 118 teams into a two-tier league system.[19] For the 1987 season, the teams play each other once in a league format. The top eight placed teams in the league progressed to a knock-out stage to determine the champions.[20] League stage winners Tiong Bahru defeated 4th-placed Tampines Rovers 2–1 in the final to clinch the championship.[21][22][23] The top tier of the football league system was replaced by the FAS Premier League from 1988, the S.League from 1996 and the Singapore Premier League from 2018.

Stadium[edit]

Vacant stadiums used[edit]

Current Singapore Premier League clubs stadium used[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Football League". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Singapore's very own National Football League". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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  5. ^ "JungfrauPunggolFC (@jungfraupunggolfootballclub) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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  12. ^ "Admiralty CSN (@admiralty_csn) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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  14. ^ "GFA Singapore (since 2005) (@globalfootballacademysg) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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  16. ^ "Police Sports Association (@policesportsassociation) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  17. ^ "South Avenue SC (@southavenuesc) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Starlight Soccerites Football Club (@starlight_socceritesfc) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  19. ^ Dorai, Joe (7 February 1975). "'Super' league will bring soccer to doorstep". The Straits Times. p. 31. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  20. ^ Dorai, Joe (3 January 1987). "Doorstep, rather than lip, service". The Straits Times. p. 33. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  21. ^ Dorai, Joe (24 February 1987). "Bedok now made a top venue". The Straits Times. p. 27. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  22. ^ Siow, Peter (26 March 1987). "Tiong Bahru rule in rugged final". The Straits Times. p. 31. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Singapore - List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
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