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
Teams
Team Stadium Capacity Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium 2,700Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium 3,896 Dalian Shide Queenstown Stadium 3,800Geylang United Bedok Stadium 3,864Gombak United Jurong West Stadium 4,000Home United Bishan Stadium 4,254Singapore Armed Forces Choa Chu Kang Stadium 4,600Sengkang Punggol Hougang Stadium 2,500 Super Reds Yishun Stadium 3,400Tampines Rovers Tampines Stadium 3,580Woodlands Wellington Woodlands Stadium 4,300Young 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 None None None None None None None None None None None None None None Albirex Niigata (S), Dalian Shide and Super Reds are not allowed to hire any foreigners.
Leading goalscorers
PlayerTeamGoals!Aleksandar DuricSingapore Armed Forces28 Kengne LudovickHome United24Khairul AmriTampines Rovers 19 (10 for Young Lions) O. J. ObatolaGombak United16 Akira Takase Albirex Niigata (S)14Aliff ShafaeinTampines Rovers13 Norikazu MurakamiSingapore Armed Forces Park Tae WonWoodlands Wellington Rivaldo CostaGeylang UnitedFazrul NawazGeylang United12 Oh Ddog Yi Super RedsQiu LiTampines Rovers
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
Notes and references
External links S.League 2008