The 2014 S.League was the 19th season since the establishment of the S.League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs. The league was also known as the Great Eastern Yeo's S.League due to sponsorship reasons. Tampines Rovers were the defending champions.

For the first time, free-to-air MediaCorp okto broadcast all Friday matches that were held at the Jalan Besar Stadium live on its channel, including a weekly S.League Show. The season started on 21 February 2014, and concluded on 31 October 2014.

Teams

A total of 12 teams contested the league. There were no changes to the participating sides from the previous season. Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda B were invited foreign clubs from Japan, Brunei and Malaysia respectively.

Stadiums and locations

Location of 2014 S.League teams
Location of 2014 S.League teams
Locations of the 2014 S.League teams from Singapore
Locations of the 2014 S.League teams from Singapore
TeamStadiumCapacity
Japan Albirex Niigata (S)Jurong East Stadium2,700
Balestier KhalsaToa Payoh Stadium3,900
Brunei DPMM FCHassanal Bolkiah National Stadium30,000
Geylang InternationalBedok Stadium3,900
Malaysia Harimau Muda BPasir Gudang Stadium15,000
Home UnitedBishan Stadium4,100
Hougang UnitedHougang Stadium2,500
Tampines RoversClementi Stadium4,000
Tanjong Pagar UnitedQueenstown Stadium3,800
Warriors FCChoa Chu Kang Stadium4,600
Woodlands WellingtonWoodlands Stadium4,300
Singapore Young LionsJalan Besar Stadium8,000
  • Geylang International used the Jalan Besar stadium to host Balestier Khalsa on 31 July

Personnel and kits

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

TeamCoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Japan Albirex Niigata (S)Japan Tatsuyuki OkuyamaJapan Itsuki YamadaMafroCanon
Balestier KhalsaCroatia Marko KraljevićNew Zealand Paul CunninghamUmbroFTMS
Brunei DPMM FCScotland Steve KeanBrunei Rosmin KamisLottoNone
Geylang InternationalGermany Jörg SteinebrunnerMuhammad RidhuanLottoRotary Engineering
Malaysia Harimau Muda BMalaysia Razip IsmailMalaysia Ashmawi YakinNikeNone
Home UnitedSouth Korea Lee Lim-SaengNoh RahmanKappaCoca-Cola
Hougang UnitedAmin NasirLau Meng MengMacronSPEED Institute
Tampines RoversRafi AliMustafić FahrudinMikasaHyundai
Tanjong Pagar UnitedFrance Patrick ValleeHafiz OsmanTHORBSINGA Energy Drink
Warriors FCEngland Alex WeaverDaniel BennettJomaSTA Inspection
Woodlands WellingtonSalim MoinRosman SulaimanWagaESW Manage
Singapore Young LionsAide IskandarAl-Qaasimy RahmanNikeCourts
  • The S.League uses a new match ball, the Mikasa SL450, sponsored by Mikasa.

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureReplaced byDate
Tampines RoversTay Peng KeeMutual consentSalim Moin29 November 2013
Woodlands WellingtonSalim MoinEnd of contractAustralia Darren Stewart14 January 2014
Balestier KhalsaAustralia Darren StewartResignedCroatia Marko Kraljević4 January 2014
Japan Albirex Niigata (S)Japan Koichi SugiyamaEnd of contractJapan Tatsuyuki Okuyama18 November
Brunei DPMM FCCroatia Vjeran SimunićEnd of contractScotland Steve Kean20 October 2013
Geylang InternationalVedhamuthu KananSackedGermany Jörg Steinebrunner20 March 2014
Tampines RoversSalim MoinResignedRafi Ali28 April 2014
Woodlands WellingtonAustralia Darren StewartSackedSalim Moin15 June 2014

Foreign players

Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of five foreign players.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6 (Prime League)Former Player
Balestier KhalsaSouth Korea Park Kang-jinSouth Korea Kim Min-hoNew Zealand Paul CunninghamSerbia Emir LotinacCroatia Goran LjubojevićEngland Alando AtkinsonNone
Brunei DPMM FCBrazil Rodrigo TosiCroatia Robert AlvižBosnia and Herzegovina Boris RaspudićRepublic of Ireland Roy O'DonovanRepublic of Ireland Joe GambleNoneNone
Geylang InternationalJapan Yuki IchikawaJapan Kento FukudaGermany Thorsten SchneiderArgentina Franco ChivilóArgentina Leonel FeliceArgentina Joaquin LopezNone
Home UnitedSouth Korea Kwon Da-kyungSouth Korea Song In-youngSouth Korea Lee Kwan-wooFrance Sirina CamaraBrazilJapan Bruno CastanheiraSouth Korea Song Ui-young
Hougang UnitedJapan Shunsuke NakatakeBrazil Igor Ferreira AlvesBrazil Diego GamaBrazil Geison MouraCroatia Igor ČerinaIndonesia Sutanto TanCroatia Đurica Župarić
Tampines RoversJapan Kunihiro YamashitaNew Zealand Jake ButlerSlovakia Jozef KapláňAustralia Justin PasfieldSerbia Miljan MrdakovićAustralia Joseph TaylorJapan Norihiro Kawakami Paraguay Luis Closa Paraguay Roberto Martínez Gamarra
Tanjong PagarFranceAlgeria Kamel RamdaniFrance Sébastien EtiembléFrance Anthony AymardFrance Aurélien HérissonMorocco Monsef ZerkaGermany Lucas JesterNone
Warriors FCArgentina Nicolás VélezEngland Thomas BeattieCroatia Miroslav PejićCroatia Marin VidosevicScotland Kevin McCannThailand Chareewat ThirawatsirikulSweden Rasmus Fristedt
WoodlandsSouth Korea Moon Soon-HoJapan Atsushi ShimonoSouth Korea Jang Jo-yoonSerbia Miloš JevtićSerbia Stefan MilojevićNoneNone
Singapore Young LionsCanada Sherif El-MasriCanada Jordan WebbNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
  • Albirex Niigata (S) and Harimau Muda B are an all-Japanese and all-Malaysian team respectively and do not hire any foreigners.
  • Players in bold are marquee player signings who command wages outside the monthly salary cap.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Warriors FC2716565335+1853Qualification to AFC Champions League Qualifying Round 1 or AFC Cup Group Stage
2Brunei DPMM FC2715576330+3350
3Tampines Rovers2714764432+1249
4Home United2713595241+1144
5Japan Albirex Niigata (S)2713595140+1144
6Balestier Khalsa2711794634+1240Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
7Hougang United2712694942+742
8Geylang International2788113344−1132
9Tanjong Pagar United2785143544−929
10Singapore Young Lions2775153854−1626
11Woodlands Wellington2758142252−3023
12Malaysia Harimau Muda B2762192867−3920

Results

Matchweek 1–22

Home \ AwayALBBALDPMGLIHMBHOMHOUTAMTPUWARWLWYLI
Albirex Niigata (S)1–00–14–23–04–20–12–22–10–47–14–2
Balestier Khalsa1–13–31–12–03–04–10–21–02–21–23–1
DPMM FC2–14–10–05–02–32–21–24–02–08–16–1
Geylang International3–41–21–12–31–43–21–01–10–11–11–0
Harimau Muda B1–41–51–40–30–33–40–11–22–41–02–3
Home United4–22–10–34–13–12–22–24–02–20–00–3
Hougang United3–12–10–12–01–23–14–21–13–22–20–3
Tampines Rovers1–13–12–13–03–21–01–10–13–31–23–2
Tanjong Pagar United1–20–31–21–21–21–21–21–11–10–13–0
Warriors FC1–31–11–02–13–01–42–02–04–11–04–1
Woodlands Wellington1–11–10–20–21–10–31–10–20–21–01–3
Young Lions1–20–42–30–00–01–12–11–22–32–32–2

Matchday 23 - 27

Top 6
Home \ AwayALBBALDPMHOMTAMWAR
Top 6 Home \ Away ALB BAL DPM HOM TAM WAR Albirex Niigata (S) 0–1 2–1 Balestier Khalsa 2–0 0–1 DPMM FC 1–1 1–2 2–3 Home United 0–1 2–3 Tampines Rovers 0–0 3–1 2–1 Warriors FC 1–0 0–1 2–1 Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2014. Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.Bottom 6 Home \ Away GLI HMB HOU TPU WLW YLI Geylang International 0–4 1–1 2–1 Harimau Muda B 1–2 0–5 Hougang United 0–1 4–2 Tanjong Pagar United 1–0 3–1 Woodlands Wellington 3–2 0–3 1–2 Young Lions 1–1 0–1 2–0 Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2014. Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Albirex Niigata (S)0–12–1
Balestier Khalsa2–00–1
DPMM FC1–11–22–3
Home United0–12–3
Tampines Rovers0–03–12–1
Warriors FC1–00–12–1
Home \ AwayGLIHMBHOUTPUWLWYLI
Geylang International0–41–12–1
Harimau Muda B1–20–5
Hougang United0–14–2
Tanjong Pagar United1–03–1
Woodlands Wellington3–20–31–2
Young Lions1–10–12–0

Season statistics

Goalscorers

As of 24 November 2014

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Brazil Rodrigo TosiBrunei DPMM FC24
2Japan Kazuki SakamotoJapan Albirex Niigata (S)21
Brazil Geison MouraHougang United21
Argentina Nicolás VélezWarriors FC21
5Croatia Goran LjubojevićBalestier Khalsa20
6Republic of Ireland Roy O'DonovanBrunei DPMM FC15
7Argentina Leonel FeliceGeylang International13
8Bosnia and Herzegovina Miroslav PejićWarriors FC12
9Serbia Miljan MrdakovićTampines Rovers11
10Sahil SuhaimiSingapore Young Lions10
Fazrul NawazHome United10
Brazil Diego GamaHougang United10

Hat-tricks

As of matches played 27 August 2014

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
France Monsef ZerkaTanjong Pagar UnitedSingapore Young Lions3–226 March 2014
Argentina Nicolás Vélez4Warriors FCJapan Albirex Niigata (S)4–016 April 2014
Japan Kazuki SakamotoJapan Albirex Niigata (S)Malaysia Harimau Muda B4–123 May 2014
Japan Kazuki SakamotoJapan Albirex Niigata (S)Woodlands Wellington7–111 June 2014
Argentina Nicolás VélezWarriors FCSingapore Young Lions4–114 August 2014

4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

Player

As of matches played 24 June 2014

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1Brunei Wardun YusofBrunei DPMM FC7
2Hassan SunnyWarriors FC5
Zaiful NizamBalestier Khalsa
4Shahril JantanHome United4
5Siddiq DurimiGeylang International3
6Ahmadulhaq Che OmarWoodlands Wellington2
France Aurélien HérissonTanjong Pagar United
Hyrulnizam Juma'atTampines Rovers
Joey SimGeylang International
Australia Justin PasfieldTampines Rovers
11Brunei Azman IlhamBrunei DPMM FC1
Fadhil SalimHougang United
Malaysia Ilham AmirullahMalaysia Harimau Muda B
Japan Kazuki KishigamiJapan Albirex Niigata (S)
Japan Kenjiro OginoJapan Albirex Niigata (S)
Neezam AzizWarriors FC
Rudy KhairullahSingapore Young Lions
Syazwan BuhariYoung Lions
Yazid YasinWoodlands Wellington

Club

As of matches played 24 June 2014

RankClubClean sheetsLongest run
1Brunei DPMM FC83
2Warriors FC62
3Geylang International53
Balestier Khalsa1
5Home United42
Tampines Rovers1
7Japan Albirex Niigata (S)21
Singapore Young Lions
Tanjong Pagar United
Woodlands Wellington
10Malaysia Harimau Muda B11
Hougang United

S-League Awards Night Winners

AwardsWinnersClub
Player of the YearHassan SunnyWarriors FC
Young Player of the YearArgentina Nicolás VélezWarriors FC
Coach of the YearCroatia Marko KraljevićBalestier Khalsa
Top Scorer AwardBrazil Rodrigo TosiBrunei DPMM FC
Fair Play AwardGeylang International
Referee of the YearMuhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari

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