2022 Singapore Football League

The 2022 Singapore Football League is the 46th season of the Singapore Football League, formerly known as National Football League (NFL), after a 3-year absence. The league will feature promotion and relegation between football clubs in League 1, 2 and the Island Wide League.

In 2020, the NFL was renamed as Singapore Football League (SFL). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, the first season of SFL started in 2022.[1]

League 1

[edit]
Singapore Football League 1
Season2022
ChampionsSingapore Khalsa Association
RelegatedMattar Sailors
GFA Sporting Westlake
Matches played56
Goals scored181 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerFariz Faizal
(12 goals)
2019
2023

Singapore Khalsa Association clinched the Singapore Football League (SFL) 1 title for the first time and became the 13th winner of the competition.[2]

The team received $15,000 along with the coveted trophy from the FAS President, Lim Kia Tong.[2]

Singapore Khalsa Association forward Fariz Faizal also picked up the SFL 1 Top Goalscorer award having finished the season with 12 goals.[2]


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Singapore Khalsa Association (C) 14 8 4 2 36 18 +18 28
2 Yishun Sentek Mariners 14 5 7 2 26 20 +6 22
3 Warwick Knights 14 5 6 3 23 21 +2 21
4 Katong FC 14 6 3 5 19 17 +2 21
5 Tiong Bahru FC 14 5 3 6 27 25 +2 18
6 Project Vaults Oxley SC 14 4 4 6 20 26 −6 16
7 GFA Sporting Westlake (R) 14 3 7 4 20 30 −10 16 Relegated to 2023 SFL2
8 Mattar Sailors (R) 14 1 4 9 10 24 −14 7
Source: fas.org.sg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

League 2

[edit]
Singapore Football League 2
Season2022
ChampionsJungfrau Punggol
PromotedJungfrau Punggol
Singapore Cricket Club
RelegatedBalestier United RC
Commonwealth Cosmos
Matches played90
Goals scored319 (3.54 per match)
Top goalscorerChang Guo Guang
(20 goals)
2019
2023

Jungfrau Punggol FC clinched the Singapore Football League (SFL) 2 title for the first time. With the triumph, they became the 14th winner of the competition.[3]

The prize ceremony was held at the Jalan Besar Stadium after the match between Jungfrau Punggol and Balestier United on 31 October 2022, with the champions receiving S$7,500 along with the coveted trophy from FAS Acting President Bernard Tan.[3]

Singapore Cricket Club forward Chang Guo Guang clinched the SFL 2 Top Scorer award having finished the season with 20 goals – 11 more than his closest competitor.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Jungfrau Punggol (C, P) 18 14 3 1 48 14 +34 45 Promoted to 2023 SFL1
2 Singapore Cricket Club (P) 18 13 4 1 46 11 +35 43
3 Admiralty CSN 18 9 7 2 38 20 +18 34
4 Police SA 18 9 5 4 40 25 +15 32
5 Bishan Bars 18 8 3 7 34 35 −1 27
6 Eunos Crescent 18 7 3 8 31 38 −7 24
7 Starlight Soccerities 18 4 4 10 27 35 −8 16
8 South Avenue SC 18 5 1 12 25 43 −18 16
9 Balestier United RC (R) 18 3 1 14 16 50 −34 10 Relegated to 2023 IWL
10 Commonwealth Cosmos (R) 18 1 3 14 14 48 −34 6
Source: fas.org.sg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Ilmi, Zahin (2 Jun 2022). "Singapore Football League to kick off on Jun 4, 1st edition under new name". youthopia.sg. Retrieved 22 Jan 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Singapore Khalsa Association seal Singapore Football League 1 title". aseanfootball.org. 12 Sep 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Jungfrau Punggol FC seal SFL 2 title". FAS. 31 Oct 2022.