The 1997 S.League was the 2nd season of the S.League, the top professional football league in Singapore. The format of the league was changed, a single season of home and away matches replacing the split seasons and a playoff model of the 1996 season.
The 1997 S.League championship was won by Singapore Armed Forces FC.
Teams
Police Football Club underwent a rebranding, being renamed as Home United while NFL side Jurong Town Football Club, who renamed themselves Jurong FC, joined the competition taking the number of participating clubs to 9. As a result of the construction of the new Jurong East Stadium being incomplete, Jurong FC used Bukit Gombak Stadium as their home ground for the 1997 S.League season.
Team Stadium Capacity LocationBalestier Central Toa Payoh Stadium 3,900 Toa PayohGeylang United Bedok Stadium 3,900 BedokJurong Bukit Gombak Stadium3,000 Bukit BatokHome United Jalan Besar Stadium 8,000 KallangSingapore Armed Forces Jurong Stadium 6,000 JurongSembawang Rangers Yishun Stadium 3,400 YishunTampines Rovers Tampines Stadium 3,600 TampinesTiong Bahru United Queenstown Stadium 3,800 QueenstownWoodlands Wellington Woodlands Stadium 4,300 Woodlands
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Balestier Central Goran Paulić Marko Kraljević Bojan Hodak None None Geylang United Hamid Reza Estili Mohsen Garousi Warren Spink Martin Tierney None Home United Egmar Goncalves Fabio da Silva Zsolt Bücs None None Jurong FC Musah Edoe Tanko Tetumah Alan McTurk None None Singapore Armed Forces Ivica Raguž Jure Ereš Velimir Crljen Davor Mioč None Sembawang Rangers Zlatko Vidan Milomir Šešlija Ousmane N'Diaye Ignacio Tuhuteru Gary Blissett Tampines Rovers Scott O'Donell Chris Jackson None None None Tiong Bahru United Nicodeme Boucher Dragan Talajić Émile Mbouh Håkan Söderstjerna None Woodlands Wellington Jan Janostak Stuart Young Max Nicholson None None
Final table
Top scorers Rank NameClub Goals1 Goran PaulićBalestier Central212 Egmar GoncalvesHome United153 Jure ErešSingapore Armed Forces14
External links S.League 1997