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1997 S.League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| logo | S League.svg |
| competition | S. League |
| season | 1997 |
| winners | Singapore Armed Forces |
| 1st S.League title | |
| continentalcup1 | [Asian Club Championship](1998-99-asian-club-championship) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Singapore Armed Forces |
| matches | 72 |
| total goals | 249 |
| league topscorer | CRO Goran Paulić (21) |
| biggest home win | Tiong Bahru United 5-1 Tampines Rovers |
| (5 July 1997) | |
| biggest away win | Tampines Rovers 2-8 Balestier Central |
| (28 June 1997) | |
| highest scoring | Tampines Rovers 2-8 Balestier Central |
| (28 June 1997) | |
| prevseason | [1996](1996-s-league) |
| nextseason | [1998](1998-s-league) |
1st S.League title (5 July 1997)
Singapore Armed Forces 5-1 Balestier Central (8 July 1997) (28 June 1997) (28 June 1997)
The 1997 S.League was the 2nd season of the S.League, the top professional football league in Singapore. The format of the league was changed, a single season of home and away matches replacing the split seasons and a playoff model of the 1996 season.
The 1997 S.League championship was won by Singapore Armed Forces FC.
Teams
Police Football Club underwent a rebranding, being renamed as Home United while NFL side Jurong Town Football Club, who renamed themselves Jurong FC, joined the competition taking the number of participating clubs to 9. As a result of the construction of the new Jurong East Stadium being incomplete, Jurong FC used Bukit Gombak Stadium as their home ground for the 1997 S.League season.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balestier Central | Toa Payoh Stadium | 3,900 | Toa Payoh |
| Geylang United | Bedok Stadium | 3,900 | Bedok |
| Jurong | Bukit Gombak Stadium | 3,000 | Bukit Batok |
| Home United | Jalan Besar Stadium | 8,000 | Kallang |
| Singapore Armed Forces | Jurong Stadium | 6,000 | Jurong |
| Sembawang Rangers | Yishun Stadium | 3,400 | Yishun |
| Tampines Rovers | Tampines Stadium | 3,600 | Tampines |
| Tiong Bahru United | Queenstown Stadium | 3,800 | Queenstown |
| Woodlands Wellington | Woodlands Stadium | 4,300 | Woodlands |
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balestier Central | CRO Goran Paulić | CRO Marko Kraljević | CRO Bojan Hodak | None | None |
| Geylang United | IRN Hamid Reza Estili | IRN Mohsen Garousi | AUS Warren Spink | SCO Martin Tierney | None |
| Home United | BRA Egmar Goncalves | BRA Fabio da Silva | Hungary Zsolt Bücs | None | None |
| Jurong FC | Ghana Musah Edoe | Ghana Tanko Tetumah | SCO Alan McTurk | None | None |
| Singapore Armed Forces | CRO Ivica Raguž | CRO Jure Ereš | CRO Velimir Crljen | CRO Davor Mioč | None |
| Sembawang Rangers | CRO Zlatko Vidan | Bosnia Milomir Šešlija | SEN Ousmane N'Diaye | Netherlands Ignacio Tuhuteru | ENG Gary Blissett |
| Tampines Rovers | AUS Scott O'Donell | NZ Chris Jackson | None | None | None |
| Tiong Bahru United | Senegal Nicodeme Boucher | Croatia Dragan Talajić | Cameroon Émile Mbouh | Sweden Håkan Söderstjerna | None |
| Woodlands Wellington | CZE Jan Janostak | England Stuart Young | England Max Nicholson | None | None |
Final table
Top scorers
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia Goran Paulić | Balestier Central | 21 |
| 2 | Brazil Egmar Goncalves | Home United | 15 |
| 3 | Croatia Jure Ereš | Singapore Armed Forces | 14 |
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