The 2024 Women's Premier League (also known as the Deloitte Women's Premier League due to sponsorship reasons with audit firm Deloitte[1]) is the 5th season of the Women's Premier League and the 23rd season of the top-flight women's football league in Singapore. The season began on 9 March 2024.
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 March 2024 – 15 September 2024 |
| Champions | Lion City Sailors |
| Champions League | Lion City Sailors |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 353 (4.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Manami Fukusawa(23 goals) |
| Biggest home win | LCS 18–0 Balestier (4 May 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Balestier 0–14 Albirex (S) (11 May 2024) |
| Highest scoring | LCS 18–0 Balestier (4 May 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches LC Sailors/Albirex (S) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches LC Sailors/Albirex (S) |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches Balestier |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Balestier |
← 2023 2025 → | |
Summary
editNine teams will be participating in the 2024 season, following the withdrawal of 2023 fifth placed Police Sports Association. The league champions will receive S$25,000, while the second and third-placed teams will receive S$10,000 and S$7,500 respectively.[2]
All the WPL's matches will be played at Choa Chu Kang Stadium.[3] Like previous season, admission to all matches is free to the public.[2] From 23 March, Choa Chu Kang Stadium was closed for maintenance after complaints from the first matchdays of poor pitch conditions.[4] Matches were temporarily played at Jalan Besar Stadium.[4] On 8 April, it was announced that matches from 14 April onwards would be played at two venues, Choa Chu Kang Stadium and ITE College East with one matchday at each venue.[5] While welcoming the change to allow pitch restoration at Choa Chu Kang Stadium, there was some concerns that Geylang International has a home advantage as the team trained there.[5]
Albirex Niigata (S)’s 2023 WPL Player of the Year and Golden Boot winner Kana Kitahara will assume a dual player-head coach role for their women's team in 2024.[6]
Lion City Sailors will also have a new face after promoting goalkeeping coach Daniel Ong to take over from Yeong Sheau Shyan, who led the side to back-to-back undefeated title-winning campaigns and was WPL Coach of the Year in 2022 and 2023.[6]
Lion City Sailors won their third consecutive Women’s Premier League title and $25,000 prize money after a 6-0 victory over Still Aerion. [7]
Teams
editA total of 9 teams competed in the league.
| Team | Team List |
|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2024 |
| Balestier Khalsa | |
| Hougang United | 2024 |
| Geylang International | 2024 |
| Lion City Sailors | 2024 |
| Still Aerion WFC | 2024 |
| BG Tampines Rovers | 2024 |
| Tanjong Pagar United | |
| Tiong Bahru FC |
Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata (S) | Nahar Daud[6] | Pre-season | Kana Kitahara[6] | |||
| Lion City Sailors | Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan[6] | Pre-season | Daniel Ong[6] | |||
| BG Tampines Rovers FC | Joe O'Sullivan | Remained on as Team Manager | Pre-season | Faizal Zainuddin |
Foreign players
editAll Clubs may register a maximum of four (4) Foreign Players with a minimum age of sixteen (16) years of age and above at the point of registration.[8]
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata (S) | Kana Kitahara[9]
|
Manami Fukuzawa[10]
|
Yuki Monden[11]
|
 Rebecca Jane Harding[12]
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| Balestier Khalsa |  Oihana Marine Dany[13]
|
Ishita
|
Equzkine Calzada | ||
| Geylang International |  Olliana Davies
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Victoria Sarka
|
 Maeva Lazorthes Pedauga[13]
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| Hougang United |  Sydney Hector
|
 Riddle Reneelyn Sison
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| Lion City Sailors | Miray Hokotate Altun
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Sara Hayduchok
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Madison Telmer[14]
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Priscille Le Helloco[15]
|
 Laura Gänser[16][15]
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| Still Aerion WFC |  Carmen Calisto
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 Sunisa Srangthaisong
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Uraiporn Yongkul
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 Reena Esther
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 Lauren Reese
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| Tampines Rovers | Maia McCoy
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 Anaya Sehgal
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 Vanessa Han
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 Andrea Moska
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Victoria Sarka Priscille Le Helloco
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| Tiong Bahru FC | Helena Constantinou
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Larissa Anne Orthmann
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| Tanjong Pagar United | Ayaka Miki
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Results
editLeague table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lion City Sailors (C) | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 4 | +91 | 43 | Qualification for AFC Women's Champions League |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 9 | +75 | 42 | |
| 3 | Geylang International | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 31 | |
| 4 | Still Aerion | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 28 | |
| 5 | Hougang United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 27 | |
| 6 | Tanjong Pagar United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 17 | |
| 7 | BG Tampines Rovers | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 11 | |
| 8 | Tiong Bahru | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 81 | −70 | 7 | |
| 9 | Balestier Khalsa | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 110 | −107 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) League champions
Fixtures and results
editThe league operates on a home and away round-robin format from 9 March 2024.[2]
Statistics
editTop scorers
edit- As of 15 September 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manami Fukuzawa
|
Albirex Niigata (S) | 23 |
| 2 |  Raeka Ee
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Lion City Sailors | 18 |
| 3 | Farah Nurzahirah
|
Geylang International | 15 |
| 4 | Josephine Ang
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Lion City Sailors | 12 |
| Kana Kitahara
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Albirex Niigata (S) | 12 | |
| 5 | Sydney Hector
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Hougang | 11 |
| 6 | Uraiporn Yongkul
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Still Aerion | 10 |
| 7 | Victoria Sarka
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Geylang / Tampines | 9 |
Source: Women's Premier League
Awards
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References
edit- ^ "Women's Premier League Returns With First-Ever Title Sponsor". Press release, Deloitte. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Deloitte Women's Premier League 2024 set to return on 9 March". FAS. 22 February 2024.
- ^ Tianbao, Lin (18 March 2024). "'Like a plantation field': Pitch issues for Singapore Women's Premier League draw ire". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b Tianbao, Lin (26 March 2024). "Choa Chu Kang Stadium pitch closed for maintenance after complaints of poor conditions". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b Tianbao, Lin (9 April 2024). "Singapore's Women's Premier League to be played at two venues from April 14". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Ganesan, Deepanraj (17 January 2024). "No experience? No problem, as Singapore's top two women's football teams hire rookie head coaches". The Straits Times.
- ^ Kwek, Kimberly (16 February 2024). "Lion City Sailors set sights beyond S'pore after third straight Deloitte Women's Premier League title". The Straits Times.
- ^ "2024 Deloitte Women's Premier League Regulations" (PDF). FAS. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Kana Kitahara to Assume Dual Roles as Player and Head Coach for the 2024 Season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ "Manami Fukuzawa is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ "Yuki Monden is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ "Rebecca Jane Harding is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ a b "2024 Deloitte Women's Premier League Club Guide". FAS. 8 March 2024.
- ^ "New-look Sailors Women to usher in new era against Royal Arion". Lion City Sailors. 9 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Sailors Women bolster squad for WPL and AWCL challenges with 4 new players". Lion City Sailors. 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Sailors Women bolster ranks with experienced Laura Gänser". Lion City Sailors. 5 March 2024.