2012 S.League

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title: "2012 S.League" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["singapore-premier-league-seasons", "2012-in-singaporean-football", "2011–12-in-asian-association-football-leagues", "2012–13-in-asian-association-football-leagues"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_S.League" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
logo	S League.svg
competition	S. League
season	2012
winners	Tampines Rovers
4th S.League title
continentalcup1	AFC Cup
continentalcup1 qualifiers	{{ubl
matches	156
total goals	424
league topscorer	FRA Frédéric Mendy (20)
biggest home win	Singapore Armed Forces 6-1 Gombak United
(22 October 2012)
biggest away win	Geylang United 1-7 Home United
(11 March 2012)
highest scoring	Home United 7-3 Geylang United
(18 July 2012)
prevseason	2011
nextseason	2013
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| logo = S League.svg | competition = S. League | season = 2012 | winners = Tampines Rovers 4th S.League title | continentalcup1 = AFC Cup | continentalcup1 qualifiers = {{ubl |Tampines Rovers (S.League winners) |Singapore Armed Forces (Singapore Cup winners) | matches = 156 | total goals = 424 | league topscorer = FRA Frédéric Mendy (20) | biggest home win = Singapore Armed Forces 6-1 Gombak United (22 October 2012) | biggest away win = Geylang United 1-7 Home United (11 March 2012) | highest scoring = Home United 7-3 Geylang United (18 July 2012) | prevseason = 2011 | nextseason = 2013

The 2012 S.League was the 17th season of the S-League, the top professional football league in Singapore. It is known as the Great Eastern-Yeo's S.League for sponsorship reasons.

Tampines Rovers won their fourth title, finishing top of a 13-team league.

Teams

Etoile FC withdrew their participation in the league to concentrate on grassroots football and youth development. DPMM FC have re-entered the league, coming back since they were suspended by FIFA in the 2009 campaign. Harimau Muda of Malaysia have also entered the fray.

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Team	Coach	Stadium	Capacity	Location
JPN Albirex Niigata (S)	JPN Koichi Sugiyama	Jurong East Stadium	2,700	Jurong East
Balestier Khalsa	AUS Darren Stewart	Toa Payoh Stadium	3,900	Toa Payoh
BRU DPMM FC	CRO Vjeran Simunić	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium	30,000	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Geylang United	V. Kanakarajan	Bedok Stadium	3,900	Bedok
Gombak United	K. Balagumaran	Jurong West Stadium	3,200	Jurong West
MAS Harimau Muda	MAS Ong Kim Swee	Yishun Stadium	3,400	Yishun
Home United	KOR Lee Lim-Saeng	Bishan Stadium	4,100	Bishan
Hougang United	CRO Nenad Bacina	Hougang Stadium	2,500	Hougang
Singapore Armed Forces	Richard Bok	Choa Chu Kang Stadium	4,600	Choa Chu Kang
Tampines Rovers	Tay Peng Kee	Clementi Stadium	4,000	Clementi
Tanjong Pagar United	Terry Pathmanathan	Queenstown Stadium	3,800	Queenstown
Woodlands Wellington	Salim Moin	Woodlands Stadium	4,300	Woodlands
SIN Young Lions	Robin Chitrakar	Jalan Besar Stadium	8,000	Kallang
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Managerial changes

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Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Replaced by
Geylang United	Mike Wong	title=All's not well at Geylang	url=http://www.todayonline.com/Sports/EDC120314-0000090/Alls-not-well-at-Geylang
Tampines Rovers	Steven Tan	Moved to Prime League squad	Tay Peng Kee
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Stadium changes

• Tampines Rovers moved into the Clementi Stadium due to the early commencement of the Tampines Sports Hub project which makes the Tampines Stadium unusable.
• With Tampines moving into the Clementi Stadium, Tanjong Pagar United are moving out and back to the Queenstown Stadium which they previously vacated back in 2004. Queenstown Stadium was last used by Etoile FC.

Foreign players

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Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Former Player
Balestier Khalsa	KOR Park Kang-jin	AUS Goran Šubara	NZ Paul Cunningham	MNE Zdravko Dragićević	KOR Jang Jo-yoon
BRU DPMM FC	BRA Patrick da Silva	BRA Tales dos Santos	CRO Ivan Jerković	GHA Osman Bashiru	BRA Rodrigo Gral
Geylang United	KOR Mun Seung-man	FRA Stefan Milojević	Slovakia Jozef Kapláň	ENG Michael King	England Rhema Obed
England Oliver Nicholas
Gombak United	KOR Jung Hee-bong	ENG Christoper Anderson	Nigeria Obadin Aikhena	France Julien Durand	None
Home United	JPN Kenji Arai	JPN Shotaro Ihata	Central African Republic Franklin Anzite	FRA Frederic Mendy	None
Hougang United	CAN Jordan Webb	CRO Stanislav Vidaković	CRO Ante Barać	GUI Mamadou M. Diallo	None
Singapore Armed Forces	JPN Tatsuro Inui	JPN Shimpei Sakurada	Bosnia Mislav Karoglan	CRO Marin Vidošević	Japan Seiji Saito
Tampines Rovers	CRO Saša Dreven	FRA Benoit Croissant	Macedonia Gligor Gligorov	Serbia Sead Hadžibulić	Croatia Davor Piškor
Tanjong Pagar United	JPN Takaya Kawanabe	Haiti Gilbert Bayonne	FRA Anthony Aymard	ARG Carlos Delgado	Korea Jang In-jun
Korea Lee Joo-sang
Woodlands Wellington	KOR Moon Soon-Ho	AUS Hussein Akil	ENG Daniel Hammond	Trinidad and Tobago Fabien Lewis	None
SIN Young Lions	CAN Sherif El-Masri	DEN Benjamin Lee	FRA Jonathan Toto	FRA Sirina Camara	None
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• Albirex Niigata (S) and Harimau Muda are not allowed hire any foreigners.

League table

|update=complete |source=RSSSF

|team1=TAM |team2=DPM | team3=ALB |team4=HMA |team5=HOM |team6=BAL |team7=SAF |team8=HOU |team9=GOM |team10=YLI |team11=GEY |team12=TPA |team13=WOO |result1=AFC1 |result7=AFC2

|win_ALB=12 |draw_ALB=7 |loss_ALB=5 |gf_ALB=37 |ga_ALB=26 |note_ALB=The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda A – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots. |win_BAL=11 |draw_BAL=6 |loss_BAL=7 |gf_BAL=23 |ga_BAL=20 |win_DPM=15 |draw_DPM=3 |loss_DPM=6 |gf_DPM=49 |ga_DPM=27 |note_DPM=ALB |win_GEY=5 |draw_GEY=6 |loss_GEY=13 |gf_GEY=28 |ga_GEY=50 |win_GOM=7 |draw_GOM=8 |loss_GOM=9 |gf_GOM=23 |ga_GOM=29 |win_HMA=13 |draw_HMA=3 |loss_HMA=8 |gf_HMA=37 |ga_HMA=23 |note_HMA=ALB |win_HOM=11 |draw_HOM=7 |loss_HOM=6 |gf_HOM=43 |ga_HOM=29 |win_HOU=7 |draw_HOU=8 |loss_HOU=9 |gf_HOU=31 |ga_HOU=33 |win_SAF=9 |draw_SAF=5 |loss_SAF=10 |gf_SAF=43 |ga_SAF=41 |win_TAM=16 |draw_TAM=4 |loss_TAM=4 |gf_TAM=49 |ga_TAM=24 |win_TPA=5 |draw_TPA=5 |loss_TPA=14 |gf_TPA=17 |ga_TPA=41 |win_WOO=3 |draw_WOO=5 |loss_WOO=16 |gf_WOO=19 |ga_WOO=44 |win_YLI=6 |draw_YLI=5 |loss_YLI=13 |gf_YLI=25 |ga_YLI=37 |note_YLI=ALB

|name_ALB = JPN Albirex Niigata (S) |name_BAL = Balestier Khalsa |name_DPM = BRU DPMM FC |name_GEY = Geylang United |name_GOM = Gombak United |name_HMA = MAS Harimau Muda A |name_HOM = Home United |name_HOU = Hougang United |name_SAF = Singapore Armed Forces |name_TAM = Tampines Rovers |name_TPA = Tanjong Pagar United |name_WOO = Woodlands Wellington |name_YLI = SIN Young Lions

|show_limit=5 |class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins |res_col_header=Q |col_AFC1=green1 |text_AFC1=Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage |col_AFC2=green1 |text_AFC2=Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage |note_res_AFC2=Qualified as 2012 Singapore Cup winners.

Results

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey |team1=ALB|team2=BAL|team3=DPM|team4=GLI|team5=GOM |team6=HMA|team7=HOM|team8=HOU|team9=SAF|team10=TAM |team11=TPU|team12=WLW|team13=YLI

|name_ALB=Albirex Niigata (S) |match_ALB_BAL=1–2 |match_ALB_DPM=2–0 |match_ALB_GLI=1–1 |match_ALB_GOM=1–0 |match_ALB_HMA=1–0 |match_ALB_HOM=0–0 |match_ALB_HOU=2–3 |match_ALB_SAF=3–2 |match_ALB_TAM=1–0 |match_ALB_TPU=4–1 |match_ALB_WLW=2–0 |match_ALB_YLI=2–2

|name_BAL=Balestier Khalsa |match_BAL_ALB=1–0 |match_BAL_DPM=1–3 |match_BAL_GLI=0–0 |match_BAL_GOM=1–1 |match_BAL_HMA=2–0 |match_BAL_HOM=1–0 |match_BAL_HOU=0–3 |match_BAL_SAF=1–0 |match_BAL_TAM=1–0 |match_BAL_TPU=1–1 |match_BAL_WLW=2–0 |match_BAL_YLI=2–0

|name_DPM=Brunei DPMM |match_DPM_ALB=2–1 |match_DPM_BAL=0–2 |match_DPM_GLI=4–1 |match_DPM_GOM=1–1 |match_DPM_HMA=1–2 |match_DPM_HOM=3–2 |match_DPM_HOU=5–1 |match_DPM_SAF=1–2 |match_DPM_TAM=2–2 |match_DPM_TPU=3–2 |match_DPM_WLW=3–0 |match_DPM_YLI=1–0

|name_GLI=Geylang United |match_GLI_ALB=0–0 |match_GLI_BAL=3–1 |match_GLI_DPM=1–3 |match_GLI_GOM=3–2 |match_GLI_HMA=0–2 |match_GLI_HOM=1–7 |match_GLI_HOU=1–2 |match_GLI_SAF=3–0 |match_GLI_TAM=1–5 |match_GLI_TPU=0–0 |match_GLI_WLW=1–1 |match_GLI_YLI=2–0

|name_GOM=Gombak United |match_GOM_ALB=0–0 |match_GOM_BAL=1–0 |match_GOM_DPM=0–3 |match_GOM_GLI=2–0 |match_GOM_HMA=0–2 |match_GOM_HOM=1–2 |match_GOM_HOU=2–1 |match_GOM_SAF=0–1 |match_GOM_TAM=1–1 |match_GOM_TPU=0–0 |match_GOM_WLW=0–0 |match_GOM_YLI=1–0

|name_HMA=Harimau Muda |match_HMA_ALB=0–0 |match_HMA_BAL=2–0 |match_HMA_DPM=1–1 |match_HMA_GLI=3–1 |match_HMA_GOM=1–2 |match_HMA_HOM=0–3 |match_HMA_HOU=3–1 |match_HMA_SAF=4–1 |match_HMA_TAM=2–3 |match_HMA_TPU=3–0 |match_HMA_WLW=2–1 |match_HMA_YLI=3–1

|name_HOM=Home United |match_HOM_ALB=4–2 |match_HOM_BAL=0–0 |match_HOM_DPM=1–0 |match_HOM_GLI=7–3 |match_HOM_GOM=1–1 |match_HOM_HMA=2–1 |match_HOM_HOU=1–1 |match_HOM_SAF=0–3 |match_HOM_TAM=0–2 |match_HOM_TPU=2–1 |match_HOM_WLW=3–1 |match_HOM_YLI=3–1

|name_HOU=Hougang United |match_HOU_ALB=1–2 |match_HOU_BAL=0–1 |match_HOU_DPM=1–3 |match_HOU_GLI=2–0 |match_HOU_GOM=0–0 |match_HOU_HMA=0–0 |match_HOU_HOM=1–2 |match_HOU_SAF=2–2 |match_HOU_TAM=1–1 |match_HOU_TPU=1–1 |match_HOU_WLW=2–2 |match_HOU_YLI=0–2

|name_SAF=Singapore Armed Forces |match_SAF_ALB=3–4 |match_SAF_BAL=0–0 |match_SAF_DPM=1–2 |match_SAF_GLI=2–2 |match_SAF_GOM=6–1 |match_SAF_HMA=1–2 |match_SAF_HOM=3–3 |match_SAF_HOU=1–0 |match_SAF_TAM=2–3 |match_SAF_TPU=0–1 |match_SAF_WLW=2–1 |match_SAF_YLI=4–3

|name_TAM=Tampines Rovers |match_TAM_ALB=3–4 |match_TAM_BAL=3–1 |match_TAM_DPM=1–0 |match_TAM_GLI=2–1 |match_TAM_GOM=3–2 |match_TAM_HMA=1–0 |match_TAM_HOM=2–0 |match_TAM_HOU=1–1 |match_TAM_SAF=0–1 |match_TAM_TPU=2–1 |match_TAM_WLW=4–0 |match_TAM_YLI=2–1

|name_TPU=Tanjong Pagar United |match_TPU_ALB=0–2 |match_TPU_BAL=1–0 |match_TPU_DPM=0–3 |match_TPU_GLI=1–0 |match_TPU_GOM=0–3 |match_TPU_HMA=0–2 |match_TPU_HOM=1–0 |match_TPU_HOU=0–1 |match_TPU_SAF=1–3 |match_TPU_TAM=1–2 |match_TPU_WLW=2–3 |match_TPU_YLI=0–5

|name_WLW=Woodlands Wellington |match_WLW_ALB=0–1 |match_WLW_BAL=0–2 |match_WLW_DPM=1–2 |match_WLW_GLI=3–1 |match_WLW_GOM=1–2 |match_WLW_HMA=0–2 |match_WLW_HOM=0–0 |match_WLW_HOU=1–3 |match_WLW_SAF=2–2 |match_WLW_TAM=0–3 |match_WLW_TPU=0–1 |match_WLW_YLI=1–2

|name_YLI=Young Lions |match_YLI_ALB=1–1 |match_YLI_BAL=1–1 |match_YLI_DPM=1–3 |match_YLI_GLI=0–2 |match_YLI_GOM=1–0 |match_YLI_HMA=1–0 |match_YLI_HOM=0–0 |match_YLI_HOU=0–3 |match_YLI_SAF=2–1 |match_YLI_TAM=0–3 |match_YLI_TPU=1–1 |match_YLI_WLW=0–1

|update=1 November 2012 |source=Soccerway

Season statistics

Goalscorers

S-League Awards Night Winners

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Awards	Winners
Player of the Year	Aleksandar Đurić (Tampines Rovers)
Young Player of the Year	Malaysia Wan Zack Haikal (MAS Harimau Muda A)
Coach of the Year	Croatia Vjeran Simunić (BRU DPMM FC)
Top Scorer Award	FRA Frédéric Mendy (Home United)
Fair Play Award	Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Referee of the Year	Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir
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References

1. "BeiS.league announces 2012 participating teams". S.League Online.
2. "Tampines and Home ready to raise curtains". S.League Online.
3. "Goalscorers – 2012 S. League". Soccerway.

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