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2026–27 Singapore Premier League

The 2026–27 Singapore Premier League (also known as the AIA Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) will be the 9th season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its rebranding in 2018.

Singapore Premier League
Season2026–27
Dates23 August 2026 – 18 May 2027

Lion City Sailors are the defending champions after winning the previous season.[1]

This season marks the 2nd season of the second league, Singapore Premier League 2.

Format

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The following key changes were made to the rules from the 2025–26 season onwards:[2][3]

  1. Clubs must now register a combined squad for both the SPL and reserve league (SPL2), with a minimum of 36 and a maximum of 50 players. At least 25 local players are to be registered.
  2. Three round-robin format where each club will play each other 3 times in a season, instead of 4 last year.
  3. SPL will be scheduled from Friday to Monday & SPL 2 will be scheduled from Monday to Wednesday. All matches to kick off at 7.30pm.
  4. Clubs must field a minimum of four local players & maximum of seven foreigners in the SPL matches.
  5. SPL2 which serve as a “a developmental league" to replace U21 league. Clubs must field a minimum of six local players (including 4 U23) on the field at all times.
  6. First teamers and foreigners are allowed to play in the SPL2 but a minimum of six locals, four of whom must be Under-23, must be on the pitch at all times during matches.
  7. Prize increased from $290k to $600k and will be shared by the Top 6 teams instead of Top 4 teams last year.

The following key changes were made to the rules since the 2022 & 2023 & 2024–25 season:[4][5]

  1. Clubs will be equipped with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) devices - among other performance and tracking gear. Value of the sponsorship is worth around $620,000.[6]
  2. The requirement for local clubs to field a minimum of one Under-23 player of Singaporean nationality during the entire first half of a match has been lifted.
  3. The mandatory fitness tests for SPL players will transition to a more data-driven approach, facilitated through technical GPS tracking.
  4. Players shall be allocated jersey numbers 1 to 50 except for Young Lions who are allowed to allocate jersey numbers 1 to 80. A jersey number become available for allocation to new members after a player ceased to play for a club.[7] U21 players are allocated jersey numbers 51–80.
  5. VAR was introduced for the first time in Singapore league history starting 2023.
  6. Players get suspended for one match after 4, 7, and 9 yellow cards in a league, with a fine added after the 9th. A red card comes with a mandatory suspension of 1–6 matches, depending on the severity of the offence. Getting 2 red cards in the season results in a $1,000 fine and a possible harsher penalty from the Disciplinary Committee.


The transfer window was as follows:[8]

  1. 1st transfer window: 9 June 2025 to 31 August 2025
  2. 2nd transfer window: 1 January 2026 to 31 January 2026

Teams

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A total of 8 teams compete in the league. Albirex Niigata (S) changed their name to FC Albirex Jurong.[9][10] As such, they will be subjected to the same rules as Singapore based teams.

Stadiums and locations

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Personnel, kit and sponsoring

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor Other sponsors
Albirex Jurong Singapore Jaswinder Singh Spain Kelme[11] Japan Godzilla
List
    • Apparel & Footwear & Training Wear
      Dpro Logistics Namics
      Skechers Singapore
      Alpha Equips
      Luluto
      Meiji Yasuda
    • Front:
      Reeracoen
      Black Clover
      SingaLife
      g.spa
      Kubota
    • Back:
      Warrantee
    • Sleeve:
      EnglishCentral
      Kirin
      Takasago Singapore
    • Shorts:
      Gain City
      Miura
    • Partners
      Daiho Group
      JTB
      NSG
      Sanpoutei Ramen
      SMBC
      ACCEA Singapore
      PR Times
      Prestige Property
      ANA
      EAA Direct
      IGPI Group
      Ma Masion
      Dr. Stretch
      JPlus+
      Salonpas
      Soken Medical
      OneTap Sports
      Crown Line
      Tomi Sushi
      Sankyu
      One Asia Lawyers
      SD Aircon
      SETA Technologies
      Hiroyuki
      AO Service Pro
      Itadakimasu
      Pocari Sweat
      KoachHub
      Fuji Electric Asia Pacific
      Sugoyose
      Any1 Choco
      Cotovia Clinic
      Star Soccer Network
Balestier Khalsa Croatia Marko Kraljević[12] Singapore Madhu Mohana
Germany Adidas Singapore Komoco
List
    • Front:
      Dr. Stretch
    • Back:
      Casuarina Curry
    • Shorts:
    • Partners:
BG Tampines Rovers Singapore Syazwan Buhari Thailand Warrix[13]
List
    • Sleeve:
      Construction Investment Managers
    • Partners:
      StarBalm
      Therabody
      My Protein Singapore
      No Last Game
      JSSL FC
      Dr. Stretch
      No Last Game
      REstee
      Hotel Planner
Geylang International Singapore Noor Ali[14] Singapore Joshua Pereira Thailand FBT Singapore Emerald Eagles[15]
List
    • Sleeve:
      Rigel
      ProRehab
    • Back:
    • Partners:
      City Football Club
      Dr. Stretch
      Koach Hub
      TRUE Fitness
      Pillai Sports
      Rigel Technology
      KoachHub
      Think Batik
      Koshin Kogyo
      Westpoint
Hougang United Singapore Akbar Nawas Singapore Thailand Imane Japan Supercharge Daikin
List
    • Partners:
      Koach Hub
    • Front:
      AP21
      StarBalm
      Acro Meta (CF)
    • Back:
      Anytime Fitness
    • Sleeve:
      Sports Frontier 365
Lion City Sailors Spain Jesús Casas Singapore Hariss Harun Germany Adidas[16] Singapore SEA[17]
Singapore Shopee (Continental)
List
    • Front:
      AMP Lab (WPL only)
      Bone Setting (WPL only)
      Activ.co (WPL only)
    • Sleeve:
      Garena
      Shopee (SPL & WPL)
    • Partners:
      Applied Nutrition
      Mari Bank
      StarBalm
      Griddy Grid
      #WLJK
Tanjong Pagar United Singapore Noh Alam Shah Australia Aaron Evans Denmark Hummel[18] Singapore Adactive Asia
List
    • Partners:
      Carats & Co
      iTapes
      EnakEnak
      Srfutbol
      Westpoint
      Koach Hub
Young Lions Singapore Firdaus Kassim[19] Singapore Denmark Select China Dongfeng
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Coaching changes

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Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
BG Tampines Rovers Singapore William Phang (interim)
Albirex Niigata (S) Japan Keiji Shigetomi Redesignated as Technical Director 1 June 2026 [20] Preseason Singapore Jaswinder Singh 2 June 2026 [21]

Foreign players

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Clubs is to register a combined squad for both the Singapore Premier League (SPL) and the reserve league. The squad must comprise a minimum of 36 players to a maximum of 50 players, with at least 25 players being Singaporean. While there is no minimum number of foreign players a club must register, depending on the squad size, theoretically, a club can have 25 Singaporeans and 25 foreigners in their 50-player squad.

  • Players name in bold indicates the players were registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players name in italics indicates the player were out of squad or left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players with SPL2 are registered mainly for SPL2 competition.
Team Players
Albirex Jurong Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9
Japan Keisuke Honda[22] Japan Komei Iida[23] Japan Nozomi Ozawa[24]
Player 10 Player 11 Player 12 Player 13 Player 14 Player 15 Player 16 Former Players
Japan Soshi Kadowaki (SPL2)
Balestier Khalsa Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9
Croatia Jakov Katuša[25] Croatia Mario Mustapić[26] Croatia Mario Šubarić[27] Croatia Tin Matić[28] Japan Masahiro Sugita[29] Serbia Bogdan Mandić[30] Serbia Lazar Vujanić[31]
Player 10 Player 11 Player 12 Player 13 Player 14 Player 15 Player 16 Former Players
Australia Hugh Lobsey (SPL2) Israel Yanir Ben Eliezer (SPL2) [32] Malaysia Deshan Gunasegara (SPL2) Malaysia Lin Ze Hao (SPL2) Portugal Tiago Barbosa Martins (SPL2) [33]
BG Tampines Rovers Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9
Australia Dylan Fox[34] Japan Hide Higashikawa[35] Japan Kenshin Yamazaki[36] Japan Koya Kazama[37] Japan Seiga Sumi[38] Japan Shodai Yokoyama Japan Yuki Kobayashi [39] Malta Trent Buhagiar[40] Japan Yuma Kimura [41]
Player 10 Player 11 Player 12 Player 13 Player 14 Player 15 Player 16 Former Players
Australia Liam Buckley (SPL2) Chinese Taipei Jasper Chen Hong-An (SPL2) India Aaditya Aprameya (SPL2)
Geylang International Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9
Japan Kaisei Ogawa[42] Japan Ryoya Taniguchi[43] Japan Naoki Yoshioka[44] South Korea Cho Eun-su[45] North Korea Kim Tae-uk[46] North Korea Ryang Hyon-ju[47] Montenegro Dejan Račić
Player 10 Player 11 Player 12 Player 13 Player 14 Player 15 Player 16 Former Players
Japan Sho Gamoh (SPL2) Norway Abuduryim Abdushukur (SPL2)
Hougang United Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9
Ecuador Washington Jaramillo [48]
Player 10 Player 11 Player 12 Player 13 Player 14 Player 15 Player 16 Former Players
Lithuania Algirdas Karlonas (SPL2) Philippines Aryan Boon (SPL2) Philippines Neil Callanta (SPL2)
Lion City Sailors Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9
Australia Bailey Wright[49] Brazil Anderson Lopes[50] Croatia Ivan Sušak[51] Croatia Toni Datković[52] Germany Lennart Thy[53][54] Germany Tsiy-William Ndenge[55] Netherlands Bart Ramselaar[56] Portugal Diogo Costa[57] Slovenia Benjamin Žerak [58]
Player 10 Player 11 Player 12 Player 13 Player 14 Player 15 Player 16 Former Players
Brazil Enrico Walmrath (SPL2) England Harry Spence (SPL2) Japan Joshua Little (SPL2) Germany Karlheinz Oma Koppe (SPL2)
Tanjong Pagar United Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9
Australia Aaron Evans[59] Australia Jesse Daley [60] Canada Matt Silva [61] Chinese Taipei Emilio Estevez[62] Italy Junior Djile Japan Shodai Nishikawa[61] South Korea Kim Li-kwan South Korea Lee Chan-woo [63] Timor-Leste Vabio Canavaro
Player 10 Player 11 Player 12 Player 13 Player 14 Player 15 Player 16 Former Players
Timor-Leste Zenivio[61] Croatia Vinnie Ucchino (SPL2) Norway Nils Carballeira (SPL2)
Young Lions FC Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9
Brazil Abner Brazil Joilson Brazil Sergio Mendonça [64] Wales Kai Whitmore [65]
Player 10 Player 11 Player 12 Player 13 Player 14 Player 15 Player 16 Former Players

Results

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Albirex Jurong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Champions League Elite Preliminary Stage
2 Balestier Khalsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Champions League Two group stage
3 BG Tampines Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Geylang International 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hougang United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Lion City Sailors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Tanjong Pagar United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Young Lions[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2026. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ↑ Young Lions cannot qualify for AFC competitions.

Fixtures and results

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Teams ALB BAL BGT GEY HOU LCS TPU YLI
Albirex Jurong – – – – – – –
– – – – – – –
Balestier Khalsa – – – – – – –
– – – – – – –
BG Tampines Rovers – – – – – – –
– – – – – – –
Geylang International – – – – – – –
– – – – – – –
Hougang United – – – – – – –
– – – – – – –
Lion City Sailors – – – – – – –
– – – – – – –
Tanjong Pagar United – – – – – – –
– – – – – – –
Young Lions – – – – – – –
– – – – – –
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2026. Source: Singapore Premier League
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Statistics

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Singapore Premier League Awards

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Awards Winners Team
Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Top Scorer Award
Golden Gloves
Goal of the Year
Fair Play Award
Referee of the Year
AIA Team of the Year
Goalkeeper
Defence
Midfield
Attack

References

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  1. ↑ "Sailors bask in SPL title-winning joy at Jalan Besar".
  2. ↑ "FAS introduces 'enhancements' to SPL, with increase in prize money and foreign player quota".
  3. ↑ "Singapore Premier League introduces fine-tuned enhancements to improve competitiveness".
  4. ↑ "Young footballers to take centrestage in revamped 2018 S-League". TODAYonline.
  5. ↑ "SPL gears up for upcoming 2024-25 season".
  6. ↑ "Football: Singapore Premier League clubs given wearable tech in bid to raise fitness, standards". The Straits Times. February 4, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2021 SPL Handbook" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "FIFA Transfer Window" (PDF).
  9. ↑ Lin, Tianbao (13 September 2023). "Six-time champions Albirex Niigata to become local Singapore Premier League side from 2024". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  10. ↑ Ng, Hong Siang (13 September 2023). "Singapore Premier League champions Albirex Niigata to 'become local club' in policy shift". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Apparel wear partnership contract with Kelme for 2025-26 Season".
  12. ↑ "ST understands that former Balestier player and coach Marko Kraljevic – who is Hougang United's head of youth development – is set to take over as their head coach".
  13. ↑ "We are proud to introduce Warrix as the new Official Apparel Partner of Your Tampines Rovers 🦌".
  14. ↑ "Noor to continue adventure with the Eagles - Geylang International FC". December 2, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Shoutout to our main sponsor, Vector Green,".
  16. ↑ "Lion City Sailors and adidas to chart a new course for 3 years from 2025/26 season".
  17. ↑ "Football: Singapore tech firm Sea takes ownership of Home United; club changes name to Lion City Sailors FC". CNA. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  18. ↑ "We're proud to announce Hummel as our official apparel sponsor for the 2025/26 season".
  19. ↑ "Much in store for Singapore football in exciting second half of 2025".
  20. ↑ "Keiji Shigetomi's Departure as Head Coach and Appointment as Technical Director".
  21. ↑ "Jaswinder Singh will be new Head Coach of FC Jurong".
  22. ↑ "Keisuke Honda is coming to FC Jurong".
  23. ↑ "Komei Iida to Join Albirex Niigata (S) from Kyushu Sangyo University!".
  24. ↑ "Nozomi Ozawa signs for 2025-26 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  25. ↑ "𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄, 𝐉𝐀𝐊𝐎𝐕 𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒̌𝐀! 🇭🇷🪽".
  26. ↑ "Mario Mustapić stigao u Singapur".
  27. ↑ "𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄, 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐎 𝐒̌𝐔𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐂́! 🇭🇷🛡️".
  28. ↑ "𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄, 𝐓𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐂́! 🇭🇷🚀".
  29. ↑ "Masahiro Sugita has inked a contract extension with Balestier Khalsa!".
  30. ↑ "𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄, 𝐁𝐎𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐂́! 🇷🇸🔥".
  31. ↑ "𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄, 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑 𝐕𝐔𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐂́! 🇷🇸⚔️".
  32. ↑ "Give it up for Yanir Yonanan Ben Eliezer! 🐯⚡".
  33. ↑ "balestierkhalsa 1d Bringing fresh energy to midfield, Tiago Barbosa Martins! ⚽🇵🇹".
  34. ↑ "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘅 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴".
  35. ↑ "東川続選手 タンピネス・ローバースFCへ 期限付き移籍のお知らせ".
  36. ↑ "山﨑 絢心選手 タンピネス・ローバーズFCへ期限付き移籍のお知らせ".
  37. ↑ "風間宏矢選手の移籍先について".
  38. ↑ "鷲見星河選手 タンピネス・ローバースFCへ 期限付き移籍のお知らせ".
  39. ↑ "元日本代表MF小林祐希「凄くワクワク」　JFL→シンガポール1部に新加入「国際大会にも」".
  40. ↑ "𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗿 🦌".
  41. ↑ "木村 有磨 選手 タンピネス･ローバーズFCへ期限付き移籍のお知らせ".
  42. ↑ "Kaisei Ogawa is here".
  43. ↑ "Ryoya is green 💚".
  44. ↑ "吉岡 直樹選手 ゲイランインターナショナルFCに完全移籍のお知らせ". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  45. ↑ "チョ ウンス選手 ゲイランインターナショナルFCに完全移籍のお知らせ".
  46. ↑ "キム テウ選手 ゲイランインターナショナルFCに完全移籍のお知らせ".
  47. ↑ "ヤン ヒョンジュ選手 ゲイランインターナショナルFCに完全移籍のお知らせ".
  48. ↑ "Welcome to the Cheetahs, Washington Jaramillo! 🐆".
  49. ↑ "Lion City Sailors are delighted to announce Australian centre-back Bailey Wright as the club's first mid season signing". 9 July 2023.
  50. ↑ "Sailors bolster squad with signing of J1 League star Anderson Lopes".
  51. ↑ "Sailors sign Croatian goalkeeper Ivan Sušak to boost 2025/2026 ambitions".
  52. ↑ "Sailors charge up for 2024/25 campaign with signing of former LaLiga 2 defender Toni Datković". 21 February 2024.
  53. ↑ "Cash register rings for PEC Zwolle due to the sale of Thy". 17 May 2024.
  54. ↑ "Sailors add firepower with signing of German forward Lennart Thy".
  55. ↑ "Lion City Sailors are delighted to announce the signing of German-Cameroonian midfielder Tsiy Ndenge on a two-year deal". Lion City Sailors.
  56. ↑ "Sailors signal ambitions with signing of former Dutch Eredivisie star Bart Ramselaar". 26 February 2024.
  57. ↑ "Lion City Sailors secure Diogo Costa on permanent five-year deal".
  58. ↑ "Drama v finalu singapurskega pokala: Bivši vratar Maribora podal za gol, Benjamin Žerak na klopi, vse v senci hude napake poražencev".
  59. ↑ "Welcome Aaron Evans 🇦🇺 to the Jaguars Den!".
  60. ↑ "𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐘 🇦🇺 to the Jaguars Den!".
  61. 1 2 3 "Zenivio, Matt Silva & Shodai Nishikawa stay". www.instagram.com.
  62. ↑ "The dynamic midfielder known as "Taiwan's Eden Hazard" has joined the Jaguars Den".
  63. ↑ "Lee Chan-woo joins as new foreigner!".
  64. ↑ "Foreign stars set to take centre stage as SPL kicks off 2025-26 season".
  65. ↑ "Welsh midfielder Kai Whitmore to play in Singapore after signing with Young Lions". The Straits Times. 2026-04-14. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
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