December 2005

December 27

Note 1 - Announcement

1)      Decided to restart news section of sl2003football website in upcoming year 2006

2)      However still faced difficulties of manpower thus hoping for understanding if not updated for other part of website need updating more urgently.

3)      Also updating of news on local football is based on interest and not full-time job so expect nothing much

4)      It is also on a test run with news section to be shut down if workload proved too much.

Note 2 – Brief News on previous 11 months not updated

1)      2004 S-league Double Champions Tampines Rovers was crowned ASEAN Champions after winning the ASEAN Club Championship defeating Malaysian Super League Champions Pahang 4-2 in the Final in Brunei.

2)      Singapore U23 finished runner-up in the ASEAN U23 Championship losing 0-3 to Thailand U23 in the final in Thailand

3)      Singapore 2 representatives in AFC Cup was knocked out in the quarter-final with Tampines Rovers losing 0-2 over 2 legs to Jordan League Champions Al Faysali while Home United was trounced 2-6 over 2 legs by Lebanon League Champions Al Faysali.

4)      Tampines Rovers were also crowned S-league 2005 champions as they successful defended the title

5)      Home United won Singapore Cup 2005 defeating Woodlands Wellington 3-2 in the Final watched by 13000.

6)      Singapore U23 failed to advance from SEA Games XXIII after being drawn in Group of Death with Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos and Myanmar. Singapore finished third in the group with 2 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat.

7)      11 teams for S-league 2006 with 9 local clubs - Balestier Khalsa, Geylang United, Gombak United, Home United, SAFFC, Sengkang Punggol, Tampines Rovers, Woodlands Wellington, Young Lions -  and 2 Foreign Clubs - Albirex Niigata (S), Sporting Afrique. Sinchi had pulled out of the S-league after 3-years while Paya Lebar Punggol merged with Sengkang Marine to become Sengkang Punggol. Gombak United return to S-league after 3-years absence  

Note 3 – Awards Night

The awards for

RHB Player of the Year
Noh Alam Shah (Tampines Rovers)

Maxell Young Player of the Year
Issey Nakajima (Albirex Niigata)

Mikasa Coach of the Year
Vorawan Chitavanich (Tampines Rovers)

Note 4 – Singapore international matches in 11 months not updated

Friendly 4/6/2005

Singapore 2 (Noh Alam Shah 32, 90+3) Malaysia 0

Singapore: Lionel Lewis; Aide Iskandar (C), Baihakki Khaizan, S. Subramaniam (Razif Mahamud), Daniel Bennett, Ishak Zainol, Hasrin Jailani (Tengku Mushadad), Aidil Sharin Sahak, Itimi Dickson, Noh Alam Shah, Indra Sahdan  (Masrezwan Masturi; (Fazrul Nawaz))

Friendly 8/6/2005

Malaysia 1 Singapore 2 (Noh Alamb Shah 19, Daniel Bennett 66)

Singapore: Lionel Lewis, S Subramani (Razif Mahamud (Razaleigh Khalik)), Daniel Bennett, Baihakki Khaizan, Aide Iskandar, Hasrin Jailani (Tengku Mushadad), Aidil Sharin, Ishak Zainol, Indra Sahdan (Masrezwan Masturi), Noh Alam Shah (Fazrul Nawaz), Itimi Dickson (Goh Tat Chuan)

Friendly 11/10/2005

Cambodia 0 Singapore 2 (Shahril Ishak (2))

Singapore: Lionel Lewis, S Subramani (Baihakki Khaizan 57), Daniel Bennett, Isa Halim (Ridhuan Muhammad 45), Itimi Dickson, Tengku Mushadad (Juma'at Jantan 72), Shi Jiayi, Ruhaizad Ismail (Khairul Amri 45), Shahril Ishak, Noh Alam Shah (Agu Casmir 45)