2006 S.League
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| Season | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Singapore Armed Forces 5th S.League title |
| AFC Cup |
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| Matches played | 165 |
| Goals scored | 557 (3.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Laakkad Abdelhadi (23) |
| Biggest home win | Tampines Rovers 6-1 Geylang United (16 April 2006) |
| Biggest away win | Sengkang Punggol 0-5 Tampines Rovers (20 June 2006) |
| Highest scoring | Gombak United 4-5 Balestier Khalsa (14 September 2006) |
← 2005 2007 → | |
2006 S.League was the eleventh season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Singapore Armed Forces, which was their fifth league title.
Changes from 2005
- Paya Lebar Punggol merged with the returning Sengkang Marine to form Sengkang Punggol.
- Gombak United also returned to the league after pulling out in 2002.
- Sporting Afrique were a foreign team made up of players from four different African countries – Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon and Ghana.
- Sinchi went out of operation at the end of 2005 season.
Foreign players
Each club is allowed to have a maximum of 4 foreign players, except Young Lions.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Former Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balestier Khalsa |  Norikazu Murakami
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Akihiro Nakamura
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 Osagie Ederaro
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 Kengne Ludovick
|
None | |
| Geylang International |  Rangsan Viwatchaichok
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Ryuji Sueoka
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 Bae Jin-soo
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 Boyko Kamenov
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None | Nam Woung-ki
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| Gombak United | Theerawekin Seehawong
|
Gabriel Obatola
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Obadin Aikhena
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Alfred Emuejeraye
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None | Pongpisuth Pue-on
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| Home United | Sutee Suksomkit
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Jeon Kyeong-joon
|
 Mohamed Coker Junior
|
 Bel
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None | Anurak Srikerd  Checzy Zoltan Gabor Boer
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| Sengkang Punggol |  Jon Angelucci
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Steve McDonald
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 Kim Grant
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 Ricky Waddell
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None | Ahn Tae-hyuk
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| SAFFC | Therdsak Chaiman
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Kenji Arai
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Aleksandar Đurić
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 John Wilkinson
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None | |
| Tampines Rovers | Santi Chaiyaphurk
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Choketawee Promrut
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 Sead Muratović
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Peres De Oliveira
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None | |
| Woodlands | Park Tae-won
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Essa Basile
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Laakkad Abdelhadi
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 Lucian Dronca
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None | |
 Young Lions FC
|
 Qiu Li
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Moudourou Moise
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Che Hao
|
Li Jisheng
|
Guan Hongyu
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- Albirex Niigata (S) and Sporting Afrique are not allowed to hire any foreigners.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore Armed Forces | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 68 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[a] |
| 2 | Tampines Rovers | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 57 | |
| 3 | Young Lions
|
30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 52 | |
| 4 | Home United | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 51 | |
| 5 | Woodlands Wellington | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 47 | |
| 6 | Albirex Niigata (S)
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30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 45 | |
| 7 | Balestier Khalsa | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 37 | |
| 8 | Gombak United | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 32 | |
| 9 |  Sporting Afrique
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30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 24 | |
| 10 | Geylang United | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 62 | −40 | 23 | |
| 11 | Sengkang Punggol | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 72 | −40 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Tampines qualified as 2006 Singapore Cup winners
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laakkad Abdelhadi |
Woodlands Wellington | 23 |
| 2 | Khairul Amri | Young Lions |
21 |
| 3 | Mirko Grabovac | Tampines Rovers | 20 |
| 4 |  Aleksandar Đurić |
Singapore Armed Forces | 19 |
| 4 | Qiu Li |
Young Lions |
19 |
| 6 | Kengne Ludovick |
Balestier Khalsa | 15 |
| 7 | Egmar Goncalves | Home United | 14 |
| 7 | Peres De Oliveira |
Tampines Rovers | 14 |
| 7 | Ashrin Shariff | Singapore Armed Forces | 14 |
| 7 | Agu Casmir | Woodlands Wellington | 14 |
| 11 | Eiichiro Ozaki |
Albirex Niigata (S) |
13 |
| 11 | Jeon Kyeong-Joon |
Home United | 13 |
| 11 | Noh Alam Shah | Tampines Rovers | 13 |
| 11 | Norikazu Murakami |
Balestier Khalsa | 13 |
References
- S.League 2006 (Note section on top scorers is incomplete (till 20 August).)