Singapore Selection XI, commonly referred to as SPL All Stars, is a football team made up of Singapore internationals and selected players from the Singapore Premier League. The team mainly plays in exhibition and non-international matches commonly during the footballing off-season.
History Singapore Selection XI was created to form the best players in Singapore until 1996 when the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) created Singapore first professional league known as the S.League. Since 2001, Singapore Selection XI has participated in the Sultan of Selangor's Cup. Matches between the two sides has even been dubbed as the Malayan El'Clasico back in 1920s until the late 1990s.
From 2012 until 2014, Singapore Selection XI was restricted using up to four LionsXII players which were at the time competing in the Malaysia Super League. In 2013, the Singapore Selection XI coached by V. Sundramoorthy played against Atlético Madrid in the Peter Lim Charity Cup, losing by 0–2. In 2014, the team played against Juventus at the new National Stadium, Singapore and lost 0–5. The team also participated in the Barclays Asia Trophy in July 2015.
In 2024, after a seven year hiatus, Singapore Selection XI was reformed to take on Selangor at the iconic Merdeka Stadium on 17 August. Balestier Khalsa coach Peter de Roo was appointed for the team. De Roo took on 7 of his club players and reunited with 3 former players, Ho Wai Loon, Kyoga Nakamura and Daniel Goh, while Lion City Sailors refused to release their players due to tight fixtures. Faris Ramli appeared four times in the Sultan of Selangor's Cup, becoming the first player to achieved this. In the 2025 edition, Geylang International head coach, Mohd Noor Ali, who was originally selected to guide the team as head coach, will be replaced by Albirex Niigata (S) head coach, Keiji Shigetomi due to medical leave after sustaining an injury.
Results and fixtures List doesn't include matches in the Sultan of Selangor's Cup. DateLocationHead coachOpponentResultTournament13 July 1977Old National Stadium Celtic0–512 June 1983Old National Stadium Bayern Munich2–018 March 1993Old National Stadium Nagoya Grampus4–320 May 1995Old National Stadium Nottingham Forest1–326 May 1995Old National Stadium Tottenham Hotspur1–1 (Pen: 4–2)1 August 1996Old National Stadium Newcastle United0–5Singapore first professional league all-star team16 July 2001Old National Stadium Liverpool0–224 July 2001Old National Stadium Manchester United1–826 July 2009Old National Stadium Liverpool0–524 July 2010Jalan Besar Stadium Burnley0–122 May 2013 Jalan Besar Stadium V. Sundramoorthy Atletico Madrid0–2Peter Lim Charity Cup16 August 2014National Stadium, Singapore Bernd Stange Juventus0–51st official match at the New National Stadium15 July 2015National Stadium, Singapore V. Sundramoorthy Arsenal0–42015 Barclays Asia Trophy18 July 2015National Stadium, Singapore V. Sundramoorthy Stoke City0–22015 Barclays Asia Trophy
Players
Current squad As of 27 September 2025
The following 20 players were called up for the 2025 Sultan of Selangor's Cup. Geylang International head coach, Mohd Noor Ali, who was originally selected to guide the team as head coach, will be replaced by Albirex Niigata (S) head coach, Keiji Shigetomi due to medical leave after sustaining an injury. Player AgeTeamGoalkeepers Hassan Sunny Albirex Niigata (S) Zharfan Rohaizad Hougang United Defenders Zulqarnaen Suzliman Lion City Sailors Safuwan Baharudin Lion City Sailors Ryaan Sanizal Hougang United Jordan Vestering Hougang United Joshua Pereira Geylang International Shakir Hamzah Geylang International Darren Teh Balestier Khalsa Kim Tae-uk Albirex Niigata (S) Cho Eun-su Albirex Niigata (S)Midfielders Huzaifah Aziz Hougang United Haziq Kamarudin Albirex Niigata (S) Jared Gallagher Albirex Niigata (S) Naoki Yoshioka Albirex Niigata (S) Takumi Yokohata Albirex Niigata (S) Katsuyuki Ishibashi Albirex Niigata (S) Forwards Farhan Zulkifli Hougang United Ryoya Taniguchi Geylang International Shingo Nakano Albirex Niigata (S)
Veteran team Players age are according to match date on 17 August 2024. No. PlayerGoalkeepers Rezal Hassan14 February 1975 (age 49)Defenders Idham Ridhuan Razali Saad14 August 1964 Nazri Nasir17 January 1971 Syed Farouk11 February 1967 Zulkarnaen Zainal1 October 1973 Tan Sio Beng27 June 1976 Midfielders Leong Kok Fann Malek Awab11 January 1961 Ellamulai Manimohan Steven Tan28 December 1970 Dalis Supait Rafi Ali11 December 1972 Fahmie Abdullah Mohd Noor Ali16 May 1975 Aliimran Lomri Azhar Baskin26 November 1976 Forwards Tay Peng Kee19 October 1961 Fandi Ahmad (captain)29 May 1962 Nahar Daud
Coaching history +Sultan of Selangor CupManagerYearAchievements Patrick Vallée2013 Amin Nasir2014 Varadaraju Sundramoorthy2015 Philippe Aw20162016 edition Fandi Ahmad20172017 edition Marko Kraljević2018 Nazri Nasir2019 Peter de Roo2024 Keiji Shigetomi2025 +Others tournamentManagerCompetitionYearAchievements Varadaraju SundramoorthyPeter Lim Charity Cup2013Runners-up Bernd StangeFriendly vs Juventus2014 Varadaraju SundramoorthyPremier League Asia Trophy2015Fourth place
Captain history +Sultan of Selangor CupCaptainYearAchievements Aleksandar Đurić2013 Fadhil Salim2014 Juma'at Jantan20162016 edition Shahril Ishak20172017 edition Yasir Hanapi2018 Shahdan Sulaiman2019 Madhu Mohana 2024
+Other tournamentsCaptainCompetitionYear Shahril IshakPeter Lim Charity Cup2013Friendly vs Juventus2014 Izwan MahbudPremier League Asia Trophy2015
Foreigners used in the team +Sultan of Selangor CupPlayerYearAchievements2013201420162016 edition20172017 edition201820192024 Ryoya Taniguchi Shingo Nakano Naoki Yoshioka
Takumi Yokohata Katsuyuki Ishibashi
Cho Eun-su Kim Tae-uk2025
+Other tournamentsPlayerCompetitionYearPeter Lim Charity Cup2013Friendly vs Juventus2014Premier League Asia Trophy2015
See also ASEAN All-Stars Malaysia League XI Indonesia XI
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