1997 S.League

S League.svg S. League 1997 Singapore Armed Forces1st S.League title Asian Club Championship Singapore Armed Forces 72 249 CRO Goran Paulić (21) Tiong Bahru United 5-1 Tampines Rovers(5 July 1997) Singapore Armed Forces 5-1 Balestier Central(8 July 1997) Tampines Rovers 2-8 Balestier Central(28 June 1997) Tampines Rovers 2-8 Balestier Central(28 June 1997) 1996 1998 The 1997 S.League was the 2nd season of the S.League, the top professional football league in Singapore. The format of the league was changed, a single season of home and away matches replacing the split seasons and a playoff model of the 1996 season. The 1997 S.League championship was won by Singapore Armed Forces FC. Teams Police Football Club underwent a rebranding, being renamed as Home United while NFL side Jurong Town Football Club, who renamed themselves Jurong FC, joined the competition taking the number of participating clubs to 9. As a result of the construction of the new Jurong East Stadium being incomplete, Jurong FC used Bukit Gombak Stadium as their home ground for the 1997 S.League season. Singapore 750 none Location of teams in 1997 S.League Singapore 1.330401 103.852891 Balestier Central left Singapore 1.326406 103.939264 Geylang Utd right Singapore 1.310016 103.860347 Home Utd right Singapore 1.358253 103.753519 Jurong left Singapore 1.412389 103.832334 Sembawang Rangers right Singapore 1.33327 103.719429 Singapore Armed Forces left Singapore 1.352904 103.940524 Tampines Rovers top Singapore 1.29589 103.802417 Tiong Bahru Utd bottom Singapore 1.434591 103.780788 Woodlands Wellington left Team Stadium Capacity LocationBalestier Central Toa Payoh Stadium 3,900 Toa PayohGeylang United Bedok Stadium 3,900 BedokJurong Bukit Gombak Stadium3,000 Bukit BatokHome United Jalan Besar Stadium 8,000 KallangSingapore Armed Forces Jurong Stadium 6,000 JurongSembawang Rangers Yishun Stadium 3,400 YishunTampines Rovers Tampines Stadium 3,600 TampinesTiong Bahru United Queenstown Stadium 3,800 QueenstownWoodlands Wellington Woodlands Stadium 4,300 Woodlands Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Balestier Central CRO Goran Paulić CRO Marko Kraljević CRO Bojan Hodak None None Geylang United IRN Hamid Reza Estili IRN Mohsen Garousi AUS Warren Spink SCO Martin Tierney None Home United BRA Egmar Goncalves BRA Fabio da Silva Hungary Zsolt Bücs None None Jurong FC Ghana Musah Edoe Ghana Tanko Tetumah SCO Alan McTurk None None Singapore Armed Forces CRO Ivica Raguž CRO Jure Ereš CRO Velimir Crljen CRO Davor Mioč None Sembawang Rangers CRO Zlatko Vidan Bosnia Milomir Šešlija SEN Ousmane N'Diaye Netherlands Ignacio Tuhuteru ENG Gary Blissett Tampines Rovers AUS Scott O'Donell NZ Chris Jackson None None None Tiong Bahru United Senegal Nicodeme Boucher Croatia Dragan Talajić Cameroon Émile Mbouh Sweden Håkan Söderstjerna None Woodlands Wellington CZE Jan Janostak England Stuart Young England Max Nicholson None None Final table main football complete RSSSF SAF TBU WLW BLC GLU TAM JUR SEM HOM ACCQ 8 4 4 43 26 6 7 3 23 18 2 1 13 17 41 4 3 9 15 33 1 5 10 19 37 12 1 3 42 11 4 3 9 22 38 10 4 2 33 16 11 0 5 35 29 Balestier Central Geylang United Home United Jurong FC Sembawang Rangers Singapore Armed Forces Tampines Rovers Tiong Bahru United Woodlands Wellington 5 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored Q green1 Qualification toAsian Club Championshipfirst round Top scorers Rank NameClub Goals1Croatia Goran PaulićBalestier Central212Brazil Egmar GoncalvesHome United153Croatia Jure ErešSingapore Armed Forces14 External links S.League 1997 Category:Singapore Premier League seasons 1 Sing Sing