2003 S.League
title: "2003 S.League" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["singapore-premier-league-seasons", "2003-in-singaporean-football", "2003–04-in-asian-association-football-leagues", "2002–03-in-asian-association-football-leagues"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_S.League" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox football league season"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| logo | S League.svg |
| competition | S. League |
| season | 2003 |
| winners | Home United |
| 2nd S.League title | |
| continentalcup1 | AFC Cup |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Home United (S.League and Singapore Cup winners) |
| Geylang United (S.League runners-up) | |
| matches | 198 |
| total goals | 631 |
| league topscorer | BRA Peres de Oliveira |
| (37 - all domestic competitions) | |
| biggest home win | Geylang United 10-2 SIN Young Lions |
| (17 August 2003) | |
| biggest away win | Balestier Khalsa 0-5 Singapore Armed Forces |
| (10 May 2003) | |
| highest scoring | Geylang United 10-2 SIN Young Lions |
| (17 August 2003) | |
| prevseason | 2002 |
| nextseason | 2004 |
| :: |
| logo = S League.svg | competition = S. League | season = 2003 | winners = Home United 2nd S.League title | continentalcup1 = AFC Cup | continentalcup1 qualifiers = Home United (S.League and Singapore Cup winners) Geylang United (S.League runners-up) | matches = 198 | total goals = 631 | league topscorer = BRA Peres de Oliveira (37 - all domestic competitions) | biggest home win = Geylang United 10-2 SIN Young Lions (17 August 2003) | biggest away win = Balestier Khalsa 0-5 Singapore Armed Forces (10 May 2003) | highest scoring = Geylang United 10-2 SIN Young Lions (17 August 2003) | prevseason = 2002 | nextseason = 2004 2003 S.League was the eighth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Home United, which was their second league title.
League table
|OTwin_header=SOW |OTloss_header=SOL |update=complete |source=RSSSF
|team1=HOM |team2=GEY | team3=SAF |team4=TAM |team5=WOO |team6=JUR |team7=SCH |team8=SEN |team9=SEM |team10=TPA |team11=BAL |team12=YLI |result1 = AFC |result2 = AFC
|win_BAL=5 |OTwin_BAL=2 |OTloss_BAL=6 |loss_BAL=20 |gf_BAL=37 |ga_BAL=76 |win_GEY=21 |OTwin_GEY=3 |OTloss_GEY=2 |loss_GEY=7 |gf_GEY=75 |ga_GEY=30 |win_HOM=26 |OTwin_HOM=2 |OTloss_HOM=3 |loss_HOM=2 |gf_HOM=104 |ga_HOM=42 |win_JUR=12 |OTwin_JUR=7 |OTloss_JUR=1 |loss_JUR=13 |gf_JUR=35 |ga_JUR=34 |win_SEM=6 |OTwin_SEM=5 |OTloss_SEM=7 |loss_SEM=15 |gf_SEM=37 |ga_SEM=56 |win_SEN=7 |OTwin_SEN=8 |OTloss_SEN=1 |loss_SEN=17 |gf_SEN=32 |ga_SEN=66 |win_SCH=11 |OTwin_SCH=6 |OTloss_SCH=5 |loss_SCH=11 |gf_SCH=46 |ga_SCH=48 |win_SAF=20 |OTwin_SAF=2 |OTloss_SAF=5 |loss_SAF=6 |gf_SAF=68 |ga_SAF=37 |win_TAM=17 |OTwin_TAM=3 |OTloss_TAM=2 |loss_TAM=11 |gf_TAM=63 |ga_TAM=40 |win_TPA=8 |OTwin_TPA=2 |OTloss_TPA=0 |loss_TPA=23 |gf_TPA=36 |ga_TPA=78 |win_WOO=14 |OTwin_WOO=4 |OTloss_WOO=8 |loss_WOO=7 |gf_WOO=65 |ga_WOO=47 |win_YLI=6 |OTwin_YLI=1 |OTloss_YLI=5 |loss_YLI=21 |gf_YLI=33 |ga_YLI=77
|name_BAL = Balestier Khalsa|note_BAL= Balestier Khalsa are a merger of Clementi Khalsa and Balestier Central. |name_GEY = Geylang United |name_HOM = Home United |name_JUR = Jurong FC |name_SEM = Sembawang Rangers |name_SEN = Sengkang Marine |name_SCH = CHN Sinchi FC|note_SCH=Sinchi stands for 'Singapore Chinese', a team of Chinese players. |name_SAF = Singapore Armed Forces |name_TAM = Tampines Rovers |name_TPA = Tanjong Pagar United |name_WOO = Woodlands Wellington |name_YLI = SIN Young Lions|note_YLI=Young Lions are a new team made up of under-23 national team players.
|show_limit=5 |class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Matches proceed to a penalty shootout following a draw in regulation time. Shootout winners receive two points and shootout losers receive one point. |res_col_header=Q |col_AFC=green1 |text_AFC=Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage Gombak United withdrew from the league at the end of the 2002 season.
Foreign players
Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 4 foreign players. ::data[format=table]
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Former Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | {{nobreak|Australia PJ Roberts | | | | | | | | None | | | | | | | None | | | | | | | | | | | | | | None | | | | | | | | | | | | | | None | | | | | | | None | | | | | | | None | | | | None | None | None | None | ::
- Albirex Niigata (S) and Sinchi FC are not allowed to hire any foreigners.
Top scorers
::data[format=table]
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil Peres de Oliveira | Home United | 37 |
| 2 | BosniaAustralia Aleksandar Đurić | Geylang United | 32 |
| 3 | Brazil Egmar Goncalves | Home United | 29 |
| 4 | Indra Sahdan Daud | Home United | 26 |
| 5 | China Chang Hui | CHN Sinchi FC | 24 |
| 6 | Australia Brendon Santalab | Geylang United | 23 |
| 6 | Noh Alam Shah | Tampines Rovers | 23 |
| 8 | Thailand Pitipong Kuldilog | Sembawang Rangers | 21 |
| 9 | Mirko Grabovac | Singapore Armed Forces | 20 |
| 10 | Nigeria Itimi Dickson | Woodlands Wellington | 18 |
| 11 | Australia George Goutzioulis | Tampines Rovers | 17 |
| 12 | Nigeria Agu Casmir | Woodlands Wellington | 15 |
| 13 | England Jason White | Sengkang Marine | 14 |
| 13 | Guinea Ballamodou Conde | Singapore Armed Forces | 14 |
| 15 | Fadzuhasny Juraimi | Tanjong Pagar United | 11 |
| 15 | England John Wilkinson | Woodlands Wellington | 11 |
| 17 | Jamil Ali | Geylang United | 10 |
| 17 | Aliff Shafaein | SIN Young Lions | 10 |
| 19 | South Korea Kim Eun-Cher | Balestier Khalsa | 9 |
| 19 | Thailand Sutee Suksomkit | Home United | 9 |
| 19 | Japan Hiroaki Tanaka | Tanjong Pagar United | 9 |
| :: |
Source:
References
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sing03.html] S.League 2003
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