2001 S.League

Football league season
S. League
Season2001
ChampionsGeylang United
2nd S.League title
AFC Champions LeagueGeylang United
(S.League winners)
Home United
(Singapore Cup winners)
Matches played198
Goals scored689 (3.48 per match)
Top goalscorerCroatia Mirko Grabovac
(42)
Biggest home winSingapore Armed Forces 8-2 Tampines Rovers
(18 August 2001)
Biggest away winSembawang Rangers 0-6 Singapore Armed Forces
(30 March 2001)
Highest scoringSingapore Armed Forces 8-2 Tampines Rovers
(18 August 2001)
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2001 S.League was the sixth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Geylang United, which was their second league title.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Geylang United 33 23 7 3 84 28 +56 76 Qualification to
AFC Champions League
qualifying round
2 Singapore Armed Forces 33 24 2 7 101 46 +55 74
3 Home United 33 23 3 7 69 36 +33 72 Qualification to
AFC Champions League
qualifying round[a]
4 Tanjong Pagar United 33 18 6 9 68 47 +21 60
5 Jurong FC 33 15 6 12 65 57 +8 51
6 Tampines Rovers 33 14 6 13 60 55 +5 48
7 Balestier Central 33 8 11 14 43 57 −14 35
8 Sembawang Rangers 33 8 7 18 45 80 −35 31
9 Clementi Khalsa 33 7 9 17 43 76 −33 30
10 Gombak United 33 8 4 21 36 72 −36 28
11 Marine Castle United 33 7 6 20 35 71 −36 27
12 Woodlands Wellington 27 3 5 19 40 64 −24 14
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as 2001 Singapore Cup winners.

Foreign players

Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 4 foreign players.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
(Prime League)
Former Player
Balestier Central Thailand Daorueang Krongpol Australia Darren Stewart Australia Josip Kozic Brazil Fabio Da Silva Nigeria Itimi Wilson None
Clementi Khalsa Japan Michiaki Kakimoto Japan Hiroyuki Ishida Australia Vlado Bozinovski Australia Grant Barlow Nigeria Emmanuel Unaka Australia Ernie Tapai
Nigeria Wisdom Onyekwere
Geylang International Australia Aleksandar Đurić Australia Brian Bothwell Australia Nebojsa Vukosavljevic England William Bone Nigeria Emeka Henry Okoro None
Gombak United Thailand Surachai Jaturapattarapong Thailand Choketawee Promrut Senegal Diallo Abdullaye Guinea Ballamodou Conde Denmark Nikolaj Lund Australia Alioune Badara
Morocco Merzagua Abderrazak
Home United Australia George Kulcsar Brazil Edson Garcia Brazil Egmar Gonçalves Brazil Peres De Oliveira Brazil Bebe A Jones Australia Hrvoje Matković
Brazil Paulo Morellato
Brazil Jacksen F. Tiago
Iran Amir Tavakolian
Jurong FC South Korea Park Tae-won Croatia Velimir Crljen Croatia Marko Kraljević Croatia Bojan Hodak Nigeria Itimi Dickson Croatia Igor Čeko
Marine Castle Australia Anthony Carbone England Barrie Keeling England Michael Lomax England Tom English Nigeria Emmanuel Dogbe None
SAFFC Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang Croatia Nenad Baćina Croatia Veselko Paponja Thailand Vimon Juncum Croatia Goran Galov None
Sembawang Rangers Thailand Thawatchai Ongtrakul Thailand Bamrung Boonprom Thailand Tawan Sripan Thailand Niweat Siriwong Thailand Teerasak Po-on None
Tampines Rovers Nigeria Prince Jasper Emaviwe Serbia and Montenegro Sead Muratović Brazil Luciano Gomes De Oliveira Brazil Marcelo Da Silva Brazil Dennis Suglo Brazil Adilson J De Paula
Brazil Adriano Reis
Tanjong Pagar United Australia Hamilton Thorp Thailand Phanuwat Yinphan France Djamel Achouri Croatia Dragan Talajić Thailand Sutee Suksomkit Croatia Davor Dželalija
Woodlands Japan Dan Ito Croatia Miroslav Kuljanac Croatia Esad Sejdic Croatia Petar Dajak Liberia Emmett Gassco Thailand Surachai Jirasirichote
Croatia Joško Parać
Croatia Ivica Raguž

Top scorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Croatia Mirko Grabovac Singapore Armed Forces 42
2 Bosnia and HerzegovinaAustralia Aleksandar Đurić Geylang United 34
3 Brazil Egmar Goncalves Home United 28
4 Australia Brian Bothwell Geylang United 23
5 Indra Sahdan Daud Home United 22
6 Brazil Peres de Oliveira Home United 21
7 South Korea Park Tae-Won Jurong 18
8 England Tom English Marine Castle United 15
9 Japan Michiaki Kakimoto Clementi Khalsa 14
9 Toh Choon Ming Jurong 14
9 Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang Singapore Armed Forces 14

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ [1] S.League 2001