2006 S.League

S League.svg S. League 2006 Singapore Armed Forces5th S.League title AFC Cup Singapore Armed Forces(S.League winners) Tampines Rovers(Singapore Cup winners) 165 557 Morocco Laakkad Abdelhadi (23) Tampines Rovers 6-1 Geylang United(16 April 2006) Sengkang Punggol 0-5 Tampines Rovers(20 June 2006) Gombak United 4-5 Balestier Khalsa(14 September 2006) 2005 2007 2006 S.League was the eleventh season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Singapore Armed Forces, which was their fifth league title. Changes from 2005 Paya Lebar Punggol merged with the returning Sengkang Marine to form Sengkang Punggol. Gombak United also returned to the league after pulling out in 2002. Sporting Afrique were a foreign team made up of players from four different African countries – Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon and Ghana. Sinchi went out of operation at the end of 2005 season. Foreign players Each club is allowed to have a maximum of 4 foreign players, except Young Lions. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Former Players Balestier Khalsa Japan Norikazu Murakami JPN Akihiro Nakamura Nigeria Osagie Ederaro Cameroon Kengne Ludovick None Geylang International Thailand Rangsan Viwatchaichok Japan Ryuji Sueoka KOR Bae Jin-soo Bulgaria Boyko Kamenov None KOR Nam Woung-ki Gombak United Thailand Theerawekin Seehawong Nigeria Gabriel Obatola Nigeria Obadin Aikhena Nigeria Alfred Emuejeraye None Thailand Pongpisuth Pue-on Home United Thailand Sutee Suksomkit KOR Jeon Kyeong-joon Sierra Leone Mohamed Coker Junior Brazil Bel None Thailand Anurak Srikerd HUN Checzy Zoltan Hungary Gabor Boer Sengkang Punggol Australia Jon Angelucci Australia Steve McDonald Ghana Kim Grant Scotland Ricky Waddell None KOR Ahn Tae-hyuk SAFFC Thailand Therdsak Chaiman Japan Kenji Arai Australia Aleksandar Đurić England John Wilkinson None Tampines Rovers Thailand Santi Chaiyaphurk Thailand Choketawee Promrut Serbia and Montenegro Sead Muratović Brazil Peres De Oliveira None Woodlands KOR Park Tae-won Cameroon Essa Basile Morocco Laakkad Abdelhadi Romania Lucian Dronca None SIN Young Lions FC Young Lions China Qiu Li Cameroon Moudourou Moise China Che Hao China Li Jisheng China Guan Hongyu Albirex Niigata (S) and Sporting Afrique are not allowed to hire any foreigners. League table main WDL complete RSSSF SAF TAM YLI HOM WOO ALB BAL GOM SPO GEY SEN AFC AFC 12 9 9 52 44 10 7 13 50 61 6 5 19 22 62 8 8 14 48 54 15 6 9 49 40 4 6 20 32 72 20 8 2 71 36 5 9 16 36 58 16 9 5 70 42 13 8 9 60 45 15 7 8 67 43 JPN Albirex Niigata (S) Balestier Khalsa Geylang United Gombak United Home United Sengkang Punggol Singapore Armed Forces NGRCMRKENGHA Sporting Afrique Tampines Rovers Woodlands Wellington SIN Young Lions 5 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored Q green1 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage Tampines qualified as 2006 Singapore Cup winners Top goalscorers Rank NameClub Goals1Morocco Laakkad AbdelhadiWoodlands Wellington232Khairul AmriSingapore Young Lions213Mirko GrabovacTampines Rovers204BosniaAustralia Aleksandar ĐurićSingapore Armed Forces194China Qiu LiSingapore Young Lions196Cameroon Kengne LudovickBalestier Khalsa157Egmar GoncalvesHome United147Brazil Peres De OliveiraTampines Rovers147Ashrin ShariffSingapore Armed Forces147Agu CasmirWoodlands Wellington1411Japan Eiichiro OzakiJPN Albirex Niigata (S)1311South Korea Jeon Kyeong-JoonHome United1311Noh Alam ShahTampines Rovers1311JPN Norikazu MurakamiBalestier Khalsa13 References S.League 2006 (Note section on top scorers is incomplete (till 20 August).) Category:Singapore Premier League seasons 1 Sing Sing