The 2026 Island Wide League is the 2026 season of the FAS Island Wide League (IWL), the fourth-tier men's football league in Singapore under the Football Association of Singapore.
Summary
On 20 March 2026, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) invited non-member clubs to register their interest in participating in the Island Wide League 2026 (IWL). The competition will be held from 16 May to August 2026.
The group matches are mainly played in Secondary Schools.
Tiong Bahru and Westwood El'Junior will be playing in the league this season, after being relegated from the 2025 Singapore Football League 2.
2025 IWL teams Admiralty City, Commonwealth Cosmos, Tessensohn Khalsa Rovers, Verde Cresta Combined and Yishun FC did not participate in the 2026 season.
Eunos Crescent, Sembawang Park Rangers and Singapore Recreation Club will mark their return to the Island Wide League after sitting out the 2025 season.
GFA Petir and Jurong City will be making their debut in Singapore Football League after registering for the 2026 IWL season.
On 23 June 2026, FAS announced that Ayer Rajah Gryphons, GFA Petir, and Bedok South Avenue have breached the substitution regulations concerning the fielding of Under-23 Singaporean players. In their respective matches, the clubs have failed to maintain the required minimum of two Under-23 Singaporean players on the field following substitutions. Three points were awarded to the non-infringing team.
On 16 August 2026, Tiong Bahru were crowned the champions after a 3-0 victory over Jurong City in the 2026 IWL final at Jurong East Stadium. Having been relegated from the SFL2 last year, the club will return, along with Jurong City, to the SFL2 next season.
Competition format
The IWL competition shall be played on a single round-robin Group Stage basis, followed by a single-leg Knockout Stage.
Teams have been split into three groups of seven for the single round-robin group stage. Top two teams from each group, together with the two best third-placed teams, will proceed to the single-legged knock-out stage.
At the conclusion of the IWL 2026 Season, the two finalists of the IWL shall be promoted to the SFL 2 for the following season.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Knock-out stage Quarter-Finals
Semi Finals
Final
Note: Both teams will be promoted to 2027 SFL2 after qualifying for the Final.
Awards
Top scorers Updated on 19 August 2026
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Gabriel Quak Jun YiSembawang City202 Mohamed Mustaffa Bin AliWoodlands Rangers103 Delphis Chua Wen JieEastern Thunder8 Muhammad Affan Syahin Bin Mohammad ShahrinTiong Bahru8
Source: fas.org.sg
External links FAS Island Wide League
See also 2026–27 Singapore Football League Singapore FA Cup Football in Singapore Football Association of Singapore
References