1975 National Football League (Singapore)

1st season of the National Football League in Singapore October 2026 National Football League 1975 Div 1: Geylang Internationals Div 2: Tampines RoversDiv 3: Cairnhill FC 1976 The 1975 National Football League was the first season of the National Football League in Singapore. In 1975, the National Football League was formed when the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) revamped the existing league structure involving 118 teams into a three-tier league with 30 teams.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19741015-1.2.111.9 FAS shock for Business Houses and uniformed groups 15 October 1974 Straits Times 20 October 2026Dorai Joe 'Super' league will bring soccer to doorstep https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19750207-1.2.103.15 The Straits Times 31 7 February 1975 26 June 2023 3 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220803085311/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19750207-1.2.103.15 live Clubs were required to identify with a constituency or district in Singapore. Several clubs changed their names to comply with this requirement, including International Contract Specialists to Geylang Internationals, Singapore Marble to Toa Payoh United and Hamilton to Jalan Besar13 November 1975 JALAN BESAR ARE PROUD OF THEIR NAME https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newnation19751113-1.2.30.14 8 October 2026 Straits Times. The 10 clubs chosen for Division One for the first NFL season in 1975 were Changi Constituency, Farrer Park United, Geylang Internationals, Jalan Besar, Jurong Town, Queenstown, SAFSA, Sembawang Constituency, Toa Payoh United and Upper Serangoon United.22 June 1975 FAS Super League to kick off on July 27 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750622-1.2.101 8 October 2026 Straits Times Tampines Rovers, who had finished in the previous year's FAS Leaguehttps://giffas.proboards.com/post/96347/thread Singapore football league tables GIFFA 16 October 2026, were surprisingly placed in Division Twohttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newnation19750817-1.2.60 Rovers should be in Division One 17 August 1975 New Nation 16 October 2026. Due to numerous postponements, the season overran into April 1976.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19760105-1.2.97 TABLE 5 January 1976 Straits Times 14 October 2026https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19760216-1.2.104 TABLE 16 February 1976 Straits Times 15 October 2026 The 1976 season started on 8 May 1976.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19760414-1.2.114.8 NFL games: Admission charges up 14 April 1976 Straits Times 15 October 2026 Division One Final positionshttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19760324-1.2.131 Armed Forces finish second 24 March 1976 Straits Times 15 October 2026: Geylang Internationals SAFSA Queenstown Toa Payoh United Farrer Park United Changi Constituency Jalan Besar Jurong Town Sembawang Constituency Upper Serangoon United Geylang Internationals won the Division One title on 8 February 1976 with several games to sparehttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19760209-1.2.107 Geylang are champions... 9 February 1976 Straits Times 14 October 2026https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19760413-1.2.102 Geylang beat Jurong 3-0 13 April 1976 Straits Times 15 October 2026. SAFSA finished second, ahead of Queenstown.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19760401-1.2.138.10 Forces win 1 April 1976 Straits Times 15 October 2026 Upper Serangoon United had several matches postponed4 February 1976 Johore's Zainuddin for Serangoon https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newnation19760204-1.2.94 8 October 2026 New Nation, and were at risk of expulsion.18 August 1975 TABLE https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750818-1.2.169 8 October 2026 Straits Times They were expelled in 1976 for discrepancies in their accounts.20 May 1980 Playing by the rules https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newnation19800521-1.2.36 8 October 2026 New Nation Division Two Final positionshttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19760308-1.2.120 TABLES 8 March 1976 Straits Times 15 October 2026: Tampines Rovers Ponggol Constituency Kaki Bukit SC Farrer Park Dynamoshttps://farrerparkdynamos.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawU7HjJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMWVSNlN6QUw2b2N1R3RIYmtzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeNDOzIUCHbGSoMYvAXzQf3MJlteediRVgY2JxJ--jecjlBOrQRRLJpTotzaY_aem_2q9_uOgObFjCPZqVWWJj1A TEAM FARRER PARK DYNAMOS 13 October 2016 Ulu Pandan Whampoa Balestier United Changi United Kampong Java Serangoon Gardens Tampines Rovers won the Second Division.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newnation19760227-1.2.90?qt=geylang,%20football&q=geylang%20football Tampines out to maintain record 27 February 1976 New Nation 14 October 2026 With two games to play as at 27 February 1976, they had yet to drop a point. Punggol Constituency finished runners up, and Kaki Bukit SC third.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19760301-1.2.99.21 Ponggol edge Kaki Bukit for promotion 1 March 1976 Straits Times 15 October 2026 Division Three Telok Blangah Constituency, the winners of the 1974 inter-constituency football tournament, were placed in Division Three.22 July 1974 Telok Blangah win PM's Cup on penalty kicks https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19740722-1.2.94.4 16 October 2026 The Straits Times Teams: Bukit Panjang United16 August 1976 Pasir Panjang pull off upset win https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19760816-1.2.113 15 October 2026 The Straits Times Cairnhill Constituency Katong FC Macpherson Mountbatten FC Pasir Panjang Constituency Tanjong Pagar Telok Blangah Constituency Tiong Bahru Constituency Toa Payoh City28 September 1975 Cairnhill turn on the pressure https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750928-1.2.120 14 October 2026 The Straits Times Cairnhill FC won Division Three. Pasir Panjang were also promoted to Division Two for the 1976 season. References expanded 1988 Football League