2023 Singapore Premier League

Singapore Premier League

Match between DPMM and Hougang United
Season	2023
Champions	Albirex Niigata (S)
Matches played	88
Goals scored	346 (3.93 per match)
Top goalscorer	Maxime Lestienne (25 goals)
Highest attendance	2,497 Albirex Niigata (S) 3–1 Lion City Sailors (16 July 2023)
Average attendance	752
← 2022 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 24 February 2023.

The 2023 Singapore Premier League (also known as the AIA Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) was the 6th season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its rebranding in 2018.

Format

The following key changes were made to the rules for the 2023 season:

1. Young Lions will be allowed to register between 20 and 40 players, three of whom may be foreign or overaged Singaporean players.
2. Young Lions and Hougang United to play their home games at Jalan Besar Stadium while Lion City Sailors and Balestier Khalsa will play at Bishan Stadium. Other stadiums used are: (1) Our Tampines Hub (Tampines Rovers and Geylang International), (2) Jurong East Stadium (Albirex Niigata and Tanjong Pagar United), and (3) Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium (DPMM). DPMM will play their 1st three home matches in Jalan Besar Stadium as their home ground is undergoing renovation.
3. For Brunei DPMM, they are required to have a minimum of one Under-23 player of Bruneian nationality fielded during the entire first half of a match.
4. All clubs may include a maximum of five players from its COE Under-21 team in its match-day squad.
5. VAR technology will feature for the first time in Singapore league history.

The following key changes were made to the rules since the 2022 season:^[1]

1. Each team is able to register up to 25 players in their squad, a reduction of 3 players as compared from 2020.
2. Albirex is allowed to have a minimum squad of eighteen (18) Players under non-amateur (Professional) contract, as at the pre-season minimum registration deadline and a maximum of twenty-five (25) Players.
3. From 2021, Albirex is allowed to sign a maximum of 2 overage Singaporean players.^[2] One U-23 Singaporeans need to be in their starting lineup for each game.
4. Clubs will be equipped with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) devices - among other performance and tracking gear. Value of the sponsorship is worth around $620,000.^[3]
5. SPL clubs are now allowed to register a maximum of four foreign players with no age restrictions, of whom at least one shall be of the nationality of an AFC Member Association (Asian). A maximum of four foreign players may be named or fielded in any one match.^[4]
6. Players shall be allocated jersey numbers 1 to 50. Jersey number become available for allocation to new members after a player ceased to play for a club.^[5]
7. 1st transfer window: 1 January 2023 to 19 March 2023, 2nd transfer window: 1 June 2023 to 28 June 2023

Teams

A total of 9 teams competed in the league. Albirex Niigata (S) was an invited foreign club from Japan, while DPMM FC was an invited foreign club from Brunei.

Stadiums and locations

DPMM FC

Singapore

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Location of 2023 Singapore Premier League teams

Albirex (S)
Tanjong Pagar

Lion City Sailors
Balestier Khalsa

Tampines Rovers
Geylang International

Young
Lions
Hougang Utd

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Locations of the 2023 Singapore Premier League teams from Singapore

Image	Team	Stadium	Capacity
	Albirex Niigata (S) Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong East Stadium	2,700
	Lion City Sailors Balestier Khalsa	Bishan Stadium	6,254
	Young Lions Hougang United DPMM FC	Jalan Besar Stadium	6,000
	Tampines Rovers Geylang International	Our Tampines Hub Jalan Besar Stadium (Btw 12-20 Apr 2023)	5,100

Personnel, kit and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Main Shirt sponsor	Other shirt sponsors
Albirex Niigata (S)	Kazuaki Yoshinaga[6]	Asahi Yokokawa	Mizuno	Denka[7]	Lensmode Kubota Reeracoen Kirin EnglishCentral Gain City Dpro Logistics Namics One Asia Lawyers JPLUS+ Daiho Group JTB NSG Sanpoutei Ramen SMBC ACCEA Singapore PR Times Nippon Medical Care HIT Singapore With You Global Creations SD Aircon At Twenty Salonpas Crown Line SETA Technologies Salonpas Soken Medical Dr. Stretch Miura IGPI Thomson Jap Family Clinic Akinori Singapore Black Clover Pocari Sweat SingaLife
Balestier Khalsa	Peter de Roo	Ho Wai Loon	Adidas	Jeep	Weston Corporation Project Vaults PSB Academy TopGrid Pest Dr. Stretch StarBalm Boys' Town YouthReach
DPMM	Adrian Pennock	Wardun Yussof	Pitch		Brunei Shell Marketing Mitsubishi Corporation Baiduri Bank DST You C1000 BGI BEGAWAN ATHLETE Waznah
Geylang International	Mohd Noor Ali[8]	Joshua Pereira	FBT	Rolos by Constructor [9]	Epson[10][11] Broadway Dr. Stretch Extra Ordinary People Optimum Nutrition TRUE Fitness
Hougang United	Marko Kraljević (Interim)	Zulfahmi Arifin	Ari	The Physio Circle[12]	Cafe Football (CF) The Arena SpeedFitness Advance Capital StarBalm My Protein Singapore
Lion City Sailors	Aleksandar Ranković[13]	Hariss Harun	Puma	SEA[14]	Shopee Garena Optimum Nutrition GXA Bank
Tampines Rovers	Gavin Lee[15]	Yasir Hanapi	Mizuno	ANA Courier Express [16]	Rookbook Ryudben Sports Blackhole Group Vintage Studio Battlewin My Protein Singapore Bauerfeind Sports JSSL FC Canadian 2 for 1 pizza StarBalm Fit Together Black Clover
Tanjong Pagar United	Hasrin Jailani	Shakir Hamzah	FBT	Tokyo Century	Samtrade Academy Hyundai StarBalm The Rehab Lab
Young Lions	Nazri Nasir[17]	Harhys Stewart	Nike		Catapult

a. Jacob Mahler was club captain at Young Lions until 19 May 2023, when it was announced he signed for Madura United. Harhys Stewart is now serving as the de facto captain.

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing Head Coach	Manner of Departure	Date of Vacancy	Position in table	Incoming Head Coach	Date of appointment
Balestier Khalsa	Peter de Roo (interim)	Appointed to permanent role				30 November 2022 [18]
Hougang United	Firdaus Kassim (interim)	Appointed to permanent role				15 January 2023 [19]
Young Lions	Nazri Nasir	Stepped down	16 December 2022 [20]	Pre-season	Philippe Aw	17 December 2022 [17]
Lion City Sailors	Luka Lalic (interim)	End of Interim	20 December 2022 [21]		Risto Vidaković	20 December 2022 [22]
Hougang United	Firdaus Kassim	Redesignated as Youth Coach	17 April 2023 [23]	9th	Marko Kraljević (interim)	17 April 2023 [23]
Young Lions	Philippe Aw	Leave of Absence	18 May 2023 [24]		Fadzuhasny Juraimi Koichiro Iizuka (Interim)	18 May 2023 [25]
Lion City Sailors	Risto Vidaković	Sacked	19 June 2023 [26]	3rd	Pablo Muñiz Daan van Oudheusden (interim)	19 June 2023 [27]
	Pablo Muñiz Daan van Oudheusden (interim)	End of Interim	28 June 2023 [28]		Aleksandar Ranković	28 June 2023 [13]
Young Lions	Fadzuhasny Juraimi Koichiro Iizuka (Interim)		13 July 2023 [25]	9th	Nazri Nasir	13 July 2023 [29]

Foreign players

Singapore Premier League clubs could sign a maximum of four foreign players in the 2023 season.^[30] However, one of them had to be an AFC player.

Player name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	AFC Player	U21 Player	Former Players Unregistered Players
Balestier Khalsa	Alen Kozar[31]	Shuhei Hoshino[32]	Ryoya Tanigushi[33]	Masahiro Sugita[34]	Max McCoy Curtis Gray Alexandre Bertholon	Conor MacKay
DPMM FC	Andrey Varankow[35]	Ángel Martínez[35]	Kristijan Naumovski[36]	Farshad Noor[36]		Akmal Tursunbaev[35] Josip Balić[35]
Geylang International	Vincent Bezecourt[37]	Takahiro Tezuka[32]	Rio Sakuma[32]	Yushi Yamaya[38]	Zach Whitehouse
Hougang United	Kristijan Krajcek[39]	Đorđe Maksimović	Naoki Kuriyama[40]	Kazuma Takayama[41]		Brian Ferreira
Lion City Sailors	Diego Lopes[42]	Maxime Lestienne[43]	Richairo Zivkovic [44]	Bailey Wright [45]	Nils Vandersmissen Joshua Little Aryan Bahadur Chhetri	Obren Kljajic[46] Pedro Henrique[47] Kodai Tanaka[48][49] Súper[50] Bernie Ibini-Isei[51]
Tampines Rovers	Boris Kopitović[32]	Miloš Zlatković[52]	Shuya Yamashita[53]	Kyoga Nakamura[54]
Tanjong Pagar United	Pedro Dias[55]	Mirko Šugić[56]	Marin Mudražija[57]	Blake Ricciuto[58]	George Thomas Charlie Traynor

Albirex Niigata can sign an unlimited number of Singaporean players for this season. Only 2 local players above 23 years old are allowed.^[59]

Club	SG Overaged Player 1	SG Overaged Player 2	SG Player 1	SG Player 2	SG Player 3	Former Players
Albirex Niigata (S)	Hassan Sunny[60]	Hyrulnizam Juma'at [61]	Zamani Zamri[62]	Shakthi Vinayagavijayan[63]	Junki Kenn Yoshimura[63]	Nicky Melvin Singh[64]
	SG Player 4	SG Player 5	SG Player 6	SG Player 7	SG Player 8	Former Players
	Jarrel Ong Jia Wei[65]	Kenji Austin[66]	Hilman Norhisam[67]	Firman Nabil[68]

Young Lions can register a total of three foreign or overaged Singaporean players.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Former Players Unregistered Players
Young Lions	Kan Kobayashi[69][70]	Jun Kobayashi[71]	Amiruldin Asraf

Results

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Niigata (S)[a] (C)	24	20	2	2	86	20	+66	62
2	Lion City Sailors (Q)	24	17	3	4	79	39	+40	54	Qualification for 2024-25 AFC Champions League Two Group Stage & ASEAN Club Championship
3	Tampines Rovers (Q)	24	14	6	4	47	32	+15	48	Qualification for 2024-25 AFC Champions League Two Group Stage
4	Balestier Khalsa	24	12	0	12	60	71	−11	36
5	Geylang International	24	10	3	11	41	52	−11	33
6	Hougang United	24	9	2	13	37	57	−20	29
7	Brunei DPMM[a]	24	6	5	13	39	43	−4	23
8	Tanjong Pagar United	24	6	3	15	39	62	−23	21
9	Young Lions[a]	24	1	2	21	24	76	−52	5

Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

1. Three clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and the FAS under-23 team Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Fixtures and results

Matches 1–16 Home \ Away ALB BAL GEY HOU LCS TAM TPU YLI DPM Albirex Niigata 6–2 3–0 2–0 4–0 0–1 4–0 3–0 2–0 Balestier Khalsa 1–6 2–3 2–3 4–5 1–3 4–3 3–1 3–2 Geylang International 1–6 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 4–2 2–0 Hougang United 0–5 1–3 3–2 0–5 1–1 1–2 3–0 0–3 Lion City Sailors 3–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 4–1 3–1 Tampines Rovers 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 4–3 3–0 1–0 2–0 Tanjong Pagar United 0–2 2–4 2–0 1–3 1–7 0–2 2–1 1–1 Young Lions 2–4 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–3 3–4 2–2 DPMM FC 0–2 3–4 1–3 2–3 3–3 0–1 2–1 6–0 Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2023. Source: spl.sg Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matches 17-24 Home \ Away ALB BAL GEY HOU LCS TAM TPU YLI DPM Albirex Niigata (S) 5–0 3–1 6–3 5–0 Balestier Khalsa 1–5 1–3 1–3 4–2 Geylang International 1–6 2–6 0–2 3–0 Hougang United 2–8 0–1 3–3 1–0 Lion City Sailors 5–2 3–1 3–2 1–3 Tampines Rovers 2–3 2–5 2–1 2–2 Tanjong Pagar United 2–3 2–3 2–2 3–2 Young Lions 2–6 0–4 2–3 0–2 DPMM FC 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–1 Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2023. Source: spl.sg Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Statistics

Top scorers As of 16 Sept 2023 Rank Player Club Goals 1 Maxime Lestienne Lion City Sailors 25 2 Ryoya Tanigushi Balestier Khalsa 23 3 Seia Kunori Albirex Niigata (S) 21 4 Boris Kopitović Tampines Rovers 17 5 Keito Komatsu Albirex Niigata (S) 13 6 Hakeme Yazid Said Brunei DPMM 12 7 Tadanari Lee Albirex Niigata (S) 11 Shuhei Hoshino Balestier Khalsa 8 Yushi Yamaya Geylang International 10 Abdul Rasaq Lion City Sailors Shawal Anuar Lion City Sailors 9 Andrey Varankow Brunei DPMM 9 Kristijan Krajcek Hougang United Faris Ramli Tampines Rovers Marin Mudražija Tanjong Pagar United 10 Riku Fukashiro Albirex Niigata (S) 8 Shuto Komaki Albirex Niigata (S)

Top assists As at 16 Sept 2023 Rank Player Club Assists 1 Maxime Lestienne Lion City Sailors 21 2 Diego Lopes Lion City Sailors 13 3 Shuhei Hoshino Balestier Khalsa 12 4 Shuto Komaki Albirex Niigata (S) 10 Seia Kunori Albirex Niigata (S) 5 Joel Chew Tampines Rovers 9 Kristijan Krajcek Hougang United 6 Shodai Yokokawa Albirex Niigata (S) 8 Asahi Yokokawa Albirex Niigata (S) 7 Yushi Yamaya Geylang International 7 Adam Swandi Lion City Sailors 8 Tadanari Lee Albirex Niigata (S) 6 Riku Fukashiro Albirex Niigata (S) 9 Ryoya Tanigushi Balestier Khalsa 5 Ho Wai Loon Balestier Khalsa Daniel Goh Balestier Khalsa Hakeme Yazid Said Brunei DPMM Takahiro Tezuka Geylang International Kan Kobayashi Young Lions FC

Own goal As at 13 Aug 2023 Player For Against Date Lionel Tan Lion City Sailors Albirex Niigata (S) 9 Mar 23 Ho Wai Loon Balestier Khalsa DPMM 10 Mar 23 Hirzi Zulfaqar DPMM Tanjong Pagar United 14 Mar 23 Glenn Kweh Tampines Rovers Lion City Sailors 31 Mar 23 Jun Kobayashi Young Lions FC Tanjong Pagar United 6 Jun 23 Kan Kobayashi Lion City Sailors 10 Jun 23 Harhys Stewart Albirex Niigata (S) 1 Jul 23 Joshua Pereira Geylang International Balestier Khalsa 12 Aug 23 Richairo Zivkovic Lion City Sailors Hougang United 13 Aug 23

Hat-tricks As at 4 Aug 2023 Player For Against Result (Date) Ryoya Tanigushi Balestier Khalsa DPMM 4–3 (10 Mar 23) [72] Seia Kunori Albirex Niigata (S) Balestier Khalsa 6–1 (5 Apr 23) [73] Andrey Voronkov DPMM Lion City Sailors 3–3 (13 May 23) [74] Amy Recha Hougang United DPMM 3–2 (7 Jun 23) [75] Maxime Lestienne Lion City Sailors Young Lions 4–0 (7 Jul 23) [76] Keito Komatsu Albirex Niigata (S) 5–0 (22 Jul 23) [77] Seia Kunori ^4 Geylang International 6–1 (3 Aug 23) [78] Maxime Lestienne Lion City Sailors Tampines Rovers 5-2 (4 Aug 23) [79] Note ^4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets As at 16 Sept 2023 Rank Player Club Clean Sheets 1 Hassan Sunny Albirex Niigata (S) 9 2 Syazwan Buhari Tampines Rovers 8 3 Zharfan Rohaizad Lion City Sailors 5 4 Hafiz Ahmad Geylang International 3 Zaiful Nizam Hougang United 5 Kai Yamamoto Albirex Niigata (S) 1 Hyrulnizam Juma'at Haimie Abdullah Nyaring DPMM Kristijan Naumovski DPMM Rudy Khairullah Geylang International Ridhuan Barudin Tampines Rovers Kenji Syed Rusydi Tanjong Pagar United

Penalty missed As at 15 Sept 2023 Player For Against Date Mirko Šugić Tanjong Pagar United Lion City Sailors 24 Feb 23 Diego Lopes Lion City Sailors Geylang International 15 Mar 23 Andrey Voronkov DPMM Tampines Rovers 20 Apr 23 Tanjong Pagar United 7 May 23 Seia Kunori Albirex Niigata (S) DPMM 11 Jun 23 Yushi Yamaya Geylang International 28 Jun 23 Kan Kobayashi Young Lions FC Albirex Niigata (S) 1 Jul 23 Maxime Lestienne Lion City Sailors DPMM 11 Jul 23 Ryoya Tanigushi Balestier Khalsa 16 Jul 23 Seia Kunori Albirex Niigata Tampines Rovers 28 Jul 23 Hakeme Yazid Said DPMM Geylang International Richairo Zivkovic Lion City Sailors Balestier Khalsa 31 Jul 23 Ryoya Tanigushi Balestier Khalsa Lion City Sailors Syukri Bashir Tanjong Pagar United Young Lions FC 5 Aug 23 Amiruldin Asraf Young Lions FC Tanjong Pagar United Ryoya Tanigushi Balestier Khalsa Tampines Rovers 15 Sept 23

Referee's record As at 16 Sept 2023 Referee Match Jansen Foo 15 78 11 Farhan Mohd 16 61 4 Ahmad A'qashah 14 50 3 Clarence Leow 12 41 3 Muhammad Taqi 10 42 2 Hilmi Faud 11 37 7 Andrea Verolino 12 36 2 Taufik Thana 11 31 1 Syarqawi Buhari 6 25 3

Team's discipline As at 16 Sept 2023 Team Brunei DPMM 59 5 Tanjong Pagar United 56 6 Geylang International 50 7 Hougang United 50 2 Tampines Rovers 42 4 Young Lions 42 4 Lion City Sailors 37 3 Balestier Khalsa 33 2 Albirex Niigata (S) 31 2

Player's discipline As at 6 Jul 2023 Player Team Danish Irfan Geylang International 0 0 2 Yura Indera DPMM 4 1 1 Tajeli Salamat Tanjong Pagar United 7 1 0 Hanif Hamir DPMM 6 1 0 Nazrul Nazari Hougang United 6 0 0 Milos Zlatkovic Tampines Rovers 6 0 0 Marin Mudražija Tanjong Pagar United 6 0 0 Jared Gallagher Young Lions FC 6 0 0 Ángel Martínez DPMM 3 0 1

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month		Young Player of the Month		Coach of the Month		Goal of the Month	Ref
	Player	Club	Player	Club	Coach	Club	Player vs.
February / March	Faris Ramli	Tampines Rovers	Seia Kunori	Albirex Niigata (S)	Gavin Lee	Tampines Rovers	Andrey Varankow vs. Tanjong Pagar United (14/3/2023)
April / May	Maxime Lestienne	Lion City Sailors	Abdul Rasaq	Lion City Sailors	Peter de Roo	Balestier Khalsa	Abdul Rasaq vs. Albirex Niigata (S) (21/5/2023)
June			Hakeme Yazid Said	DPMM FC	Kazuaki Yoshinaga	Albirex Niigata (S)	Shakir Hamzah vs. Young Lions FC (6/6/2023)
July	Keito Komatsu	Albirex Niigata (S)					Ryoya Tanigushi vs. Young Lions FC (12/7/2023)

Singapore Premier League Awards night winners

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Awards	Winners	Club
Player of the Year	Maxime Lestienne	Lion City Sailors
Young Player of the Year	Seia Kunori	Albirex Niigata (S)
Coach of the Year	Kazuaki Yoshinaga	Albirex Niigata (S)
Top Scorer Award	Maxime Lestienne	Lion City Sailors
Golden Gloves	Syazwan Buhari	Tampines Rovers
Goal of the Year	Khairul Amri vs. Hougang United (6/4/2023)	Tanjong Pagar United
Fair Play Award	Albirex Niigata (S)
Referee of the Year	Andrea Verolino

AIA Team of the Year
Goalkeeper	Syazwan Buhari (Tampines Rovers)
Defence	Koki Kawachi (Albirex Niigata (S))				Asahi Yokokawa (Albirex Niigata (S))				Miloš Zlatković (Tampines Rovers)
Midfield	Kyoga Nakamura (Tampines Rovers)			Ryoya Taniguchi (Balestier Khalsa)			Diego Lopes (Lion City Sailors)			Maxime Lestienne (Lion City Sailors)
Attack	Seia Kunori (Albirex Niigata (S))				Hakeme Yazid (DPMM FC)				Shawal Anuar (Lion City Sailors)

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41. "Hougang United Football Club on Instagram: "𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭⁣ ⁣ Kazuma Takayama joins Hougang United! 🇯🇵⁣ ⁣ The 26-year-old defender has previously played for J1, J2, and J3 League clubs, Omiya Ardija FC (2016-2021) and Kataller Toyama FC (2022).⁣ ⁣ The 1.80m tall center-back will form part of the Cheetahs' defensive block in the upcoming campaign.⁣ ⁣ Welcome to the club, Kazuma!⁣ ⁣ #HGFC #1H1H #WelcomeKazuma"". Instagram.
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58. "Tanjong Pagar United FC on Instagram: "Welcome back, Blake Ricciuto! Our Australian/Uruguayan warrior will be back for a third season at Jurong East Stadium in 2023. The midfielder has been an integral part of the team, rallying the Jaguars to fight for the cause when he goes Beast Mode On. Since his arrival, he has chalked up 49 league and cup games and netted 9 times in all competitions. And he has proven to be popular with teammates and fans alike. Blake's return is indeed a welcome boost and the sight of his big hair is an assuring sight for the team. Let's go, Jaguars!"". Instagram.
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External links

• Football Association of Singapore website
• Singapore Premier League website Archived 2017-11-13 at the Wayback Machine