Singapore Premier League Awards Night

Singapore Premier League Awards Night is a football awards ceremony held by the Football Association of Singapore since the S.League's inaugural season in 1996.

Player of the Year Award edit

Note nationality of players at presentation of award. A number of foreign players were naturalised to play for Singapore later in their career.

Season Name Club
1996   Ivica Raguž Singapore Armed Forces
1997   Nazri Nasir Balestier Central
1998   S. Subramani Tanjong Pagar United
1999   Zsolt Bücs Home United
2000   Mirko Grabovac Singapore Armed Forces
2001   Daniel Bennett Tanjong Pagar United
2002   Therdsak Chaiman Singapore Armed Forces
2003   Peres de Oliveira Home United
2004   Surachai Jaturapattarapong Home United
2005   Noh Alam Shah Tampines Rovers
2006   Laakkad Abdelhadi Woodlands Wellington
2007   Aleksandar Đurić Singapore Armed Forces
2008   Aleksandar Đurić (2) Singapore Armed Forces
2009   Valery Hiek Home United
2010   Shahril Ishak Home United
2011   Mislav Karoglan Singapore Armed Forces
2012   Aleksandar Đurić (3) Tampines Rovers
2013   Lee Kwan-Woo Home United
2014   Hassan Sunny[1] Warriors
2015   Fumiya Kogure   Albirex Niigata (S)
2016   Atsushi Kawata   Albirex Niigata (S)
2017   Kento Nagasaki   Albirex Niigata (S)
2018   Wataru Murofushi   Albirex Niigata (S)
2019   Faris Ramli Hougang United
2020   Gabriel Quak Lion City Sailors
2021   Tomoyuki Doi Hougang United
2022   Kodai Tanaka   Albirex Niigata (S)
2023   Maxime Lestienne Lion City Sailors

Top Scorers edit

Season Name Club Goals
1996   Jure Eres Singapore Armed Forces 28
1997   Goran Paulic Balestier Central 21[2]
1998   Stuart Young Home United 22[2]
1999   Mirko Grabovac Singapore Armed Forces 23
2000   Mirko Grabovac (2) Singapore Armed Forces 19
2001   Mirko Grabovac (3) Singapore Armed Forces 42^
2002   Mirko Grabovac (4) Singapore Armed Forces 36^
2003   Peres de Oliveira Home United 37^
2004   Egmar Goncalves Home United 30
2005   Mirko Grabovac (5) Tampines Rovers 26
2006   Laakkad Abdelhadi Woodlands Wellington 23
2007   Aleksandar Đurić Singapore Armed Forces 37
2008   Aleksandar Đurić (2) Singapore Armed Forces 28
2009   Aleksandar Đurić (3) Singapore Armed Forces 28
2010   Frédéric Mendy   Étoile 21
2011   Mislav Karoglan Singapore Armed Forces 33
2012   Frédéric Mendy (2) Home United 20
2013   Aleksandar Đurić (4) Tampines Rovers 15
  Moon Soon-Ho Woodlands Wellington
  Rodrigo Tosi[1]   Brunei DPMM
24
2015   Rafael Ramazotti   Brunei DPMM 21
2016   Rafael Ramazotti (2)   Brunei DPMM 20
2017   Tsubasa Sano   Albirex Niigata (S) 26
2018   Shuhei Hoshino   Albirex Niigata (S) 19
2019   Andrei Varankou Brunei DPMM 21
2020   Stipe Plazibat Hougang United,
Lion City Sailors
14
2021   Tomoyuki Doi Hougang United 19
2022   Boris Kopitović Tampines Rovers 35
2023   Maxime Lestienne Lion City Sailors 25

* Mirko Grabovac was a naturalised Singapore player from 2002 until he renounced his Singapore citizenship in 2008.
^ Goals in all domestic competitions, including the S.League and Singapore Cup.

Source:"S.League leading scorers". S.League.

Golden Glove edit

Season Name Club Clean sheets
2009   Hassan Sunny Tampines Rovers 13
2010   Yohann Lacroix   Étoile 19
2011   Lionel Lewis Home United 13
2012   Takuma Ito   Albirex Niigata (S) 11
2013   Shahril Jantan Home United 12
2014   Wardun Yussof   DPMM FC 7
2015   Yōsuke Nozawa   Albirex Niigata (S) 13
2016   Yōsuke Nozawa (2)   Albirex Niigata (S) 11
2017   Yōsuke Nozawa (3)   Albirex Niigata (S) 12
2018   Yōsuke Nozawa (4)   Albirex Niigata (S) 10
2019   Wardun Yussof   DPMM FC 10
2020   Kei Okawa   Albirex Niigata (S) 8
2021   Takahiro Koga   Albirex Niigata (S) 8
2022   Zaiful Nizam Geylang International 9
2023   Syazwan Buhari Tampines Rovers 8

Young Player of the Year edit

Season Name Club
1996   Robin Chitrakar Geylang United
1997   Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin Geylang United
1998   Lim Soon Seng Tanjong Pagar United
1999   Yazid Yasin Home United
2000   Indra Sahdan Daud Geylang United
2001   Indra Sahdan Daud (2) Home United
2002   Noh Alam Shah Sembawang Rangers
2003   Baihakki Khaizan Geylang United
2004   Fahrudin Mustafić* Tampines Rovers
2005   Issey Nakajima-Farran   Albirex Niigata (S)
2006   Kengne Ludovick Balestier Khalsa
2007   Shariff Abdul Samat Tampines Rovers
2008   Khairul Amri Tampines Rovers
2009   Gabriel Obatola Gombak United
2010   Hariss Harun Young Lions
2011   Tatsuro Inui   Albirex Niigata (S)
2012   Wan Zack Haikal   Harimau Muda A
2013   Sirina Camara Home United
2014   Nicolás Vélez[1] Warriors
2015   Azwan Ali   Brunei DPMM
2016   Anumanthan Kumar Hougang United
2017   Hazzuwan Halim Balestier Khalsa
2018   Adam Swandi   Albirex Niigata (S)
2019   Hami Syahin Home United
2020   Saifullah Akbar Lion City Sailors
2021   Nur Adam Abdullah Lion City Sailors
2022   Ilhan Fandi   Albirex Niigata (S)
2023   Seia Kunori   Albirex Niigata (S)

* Fahrudin Mustafić held Serbian citizenship before being naturalised to play for Singapore in 2007.

Coach of the Year edit

Season Name Club
1996   Vincent Subramaniam Singapore Armed Forces
1997   Vincent Subramaniam (2) Singapore Armed Forces
1998   Jita Singh Sembawang Rangers
1999   Robert Alberts Home United
2000   Fandi Ahmad Singapore Armed Forces
2001   Jang Jung Geylang United
2002   M. Karathu Woodlands Wellington
2003   Scott O'Donell Geylang United
2004   Vorawan Chitavanich Tampines Rovers
2005   Vorawan Chitavanich (2) Tampines Rovers
2006   Richard Bok Singapore Armed Forces
2007   Richard Bok (2) Singapore Armed Forces
2008   Hiroaki Hiraoka   Albirex Niigata (S)
2009   Richard Bok (3) Singapore Armed Forces
2010   Vorawan Chitavanich (3) Tampines Rovers
2011   Koichi Sugiyama   Albirex Niigata (S)
2012   Vjeran Simunić   Brunei DPMM
2013   Lee Lim-Saeng Home United
2014   Marko Kraljević[1] Balestier Khalsa
2015   Steve Kean   Brunei DPMM
2016   Naoki Naruo   Albirex Niigata (S)
2017   Kazuaki Yoshinaga   Albirex Niigata (S)
2018   Kazuaki Yoshinaga (2)   Albirex Niigata (S)
2019   Adrian Pennock   Brunei DPMM
2020   Keiji Shigetomi   Albirex Niigata (S)
2021   Clement Teo Hougang United
2022   Kazuaki Yoshinaga (3)   Albirex Niigata (S)
2023   Kazuaki Yoshinaga (4)   Albirex Niigata (S)

Team of the Year edit

Season Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
2017   Yōsuke Nozawa   Irfan Fandi

  Yasutaka Yanagi

  Naofumi Tanaka

  Ryutaro Megumi

  Shuto Inaba

  Shahril Ishak

  Kento Nagasaki

  Faris Ramli

  Stipe Plazibat

  Tsubasa Sano

2018   Yōsuke Nozawa   Riku Moriyasu

  Shuhei Sasahara

  Kento Fukuda

  Kenya Takahashi

  Hafiz Nor

  Wataru Murofushi

  Song Ui-young

  Adam Swandi

  Shahril Ishak

  Shuhei Hoshino

2019   Wardun Yussof   Nazrul Nazari

  Kaishu Yamazaki

  Charlie Clough

  Irwan Shah

  Blake Ricciuto

  Kyoga Nakamura

  Shahdan Sulaiman

  Shawal Anuar

  Faris Ramli

  Andrei Varankou

2020   Syazwan Buhari   Tajeli Salamat

  Kazuki Hashioka

  Kaishu Yamazaki

  Daniel Bennett

  Kristijan Krajcek

  Kyoga Nakamura

  Gabriel Quak

  Song Ui-young

  Luiz Júnior

  Stipe Plazibat

2021   Takahiro Koga   Kazuki Hashioka

  Shuya Yamashita

  Jorge Fellipe

  Nur Adam Abdullah

  Kaishu Yamazaki

  Ryoya Tanigushi

  Shahdan Sulaiman

  Šime Žužul

  Stipe Plazibat

  Tomoyuki Doi

2022   Zaiful Nizam   Masaya Idetsu

  Pedro Henrique

  Joshua Pereira

  Kyoga Nakamura

  Vincent Bezecourt

  Diego Lopes

  Maxime Lestienne

  Kodai Tanaka

  Ilhan Fandi

  Boris Kopitović

2023   Syazwan Buhari   Miloš Zlatković

  Koki Kawachi

  Asahi Yokokawa

  Maxime Lestienne

  Kyoga Nakamura

  Diego Lopes

  Ryoya Taniguchi

  Hakeme Yazid

  Seia Kunori

  Shawal Anuar

Song Ui-Young held South Korea citizenship before being naturalised to play for Singapore in 2021

Total awards edit

Rank Player Wins
1   Kyoga Nakamura 4
3   Kaishu Yamazaki 3
  Stipe Plazibat
4   Faris Ramli 2
  Shahril Ishak
  Syazwan Buhari
  Shawal Anuar
  Shahdan Sulaiman
  Yōsuke Nozawa
  Ryoya Taniguchi
  Song Ui-young
  Maxime Lestienne
  Diego Lopes

Goal of the Year Award edit

Season Name Club Against
2021   Gabriel Quak Lion City Sailors Balestier Khalsa (18 April 2021)
2022   Ilhan Fandi   Albirex Niigata (S) Balestier Khalsa (16 July 2022)
2023   Khairul Amri Tanjong Pagar United Hougang United (6 April 2023)

Goal of the Year award was given from the 2021 Singapore Premier League season onwards.

Fair Play Award edit

Season Club
1996 Singapore Armed Forces
1997 Singapore Armed Forces
1998 Singapore Armed Forces
1999 Geylang United
2000 Sembawang Rangers
2001 Singapore Armed Forces
2002 Singapore Armed Forces
2003 Young Lions
2004   Albirex Niigata (S)
2005 Young Lions
2006 Young Lions
2007   Albirex Niigata (S)
2008   Super Reds
2009 Home United
2010 Tampines Rovers
2011   Albirex Niigata (S)
2012   Albirex Niigata (S)
2013   Albirex Niigata (S)
2014 Geylang International[1]
2015 Geylang International
2016   Albirex Niigata (S)
2017   Albirex Niigata (S)
2018   Albirex Niigata (S)
2019   Albirex Niigata (S)
2020   Albirex Niigata (S)
2021   Albirex Niigata (S)
2022   Albirex Niigata (S)
2023   Albirex Niigata (S)

Dollah Kassim awards edit

The Dollah Kassim Award is an annual award handed to the most outstanding youth player aged 18 and below. The winner will receive the Singapore Pools' Passport to Excellence prize which funds the cost of sending the recipient for an overseas training stint. Singapore Pools launched the incentive in 2010 to nurture young sports talent recognising footballing excellence and character.

Season Name Overseas training stints
2010 Ammirul Emmran Newcastle United
2011 Adam Swandi Newcastle United, Chelsea and Atlético Madrid.
2012 R. Aaravin FC Metz
2013 Hazim Faiz
2014 Muhelmy Suhaimi
2015 Joshua Pereira AS Saint-Étienne
2016 Rusyaidi Salime Omiya Ardija
2017 Joel Chew
2018 Nur Adam Abdullah KRC Genk
2019 Iman Hakim Omiya Ardija

Unofficial awards edit

Top Assists edit

Season Name Club Assists
2019   Andrey Varankow DPMM FC 10
2020   Gabriel Quak Lion City Sailors 7
2021   Armin Bošnjak Tampines Rovers 11
2022   Maxime Lestienne Lion City Sailors 23
2023   Maxime Lestienne Lion City Sailors 21

Special awards edit

200 S.League goals edit

Season Name Club
2005 Mirko Grabovac* Tampines Rovers
2007 Aleksandar Đurić Singapore Armed Forces

Mirko Grabovac was a Singaporean when he won the 200 S.League Goals award in 2005.

300 S.League goals edit

Season Name Club
2010 Aleksandar Đurić Tampines Rovers


Defunct Award Categories edit

Manager of the Year edit

Season Name Club
1996 P N Sivaji Tanjong Pagar United
1997 Chris Chan Singapore Armed Forces
1998 Alan Wong Gombak United
1999 Kok Wai Leong Singapore Armed Forces
2000 John Yap Gombak United
2001 Noordin Abdul Rahman Home United
2002 Alfred Loi Sembawang Rangers

People's Choice Award edit

Season Name Club
2002   Sead Muratović Tampines Rovers
2003 Indra Sahdan Daud Home United
2004 Agu Casmir Young Lions
2005 Zulkarnaen Zainal Tampines Rovers
2006 Khairul Amri Young Lions
2007 Aleksandar Đurić Singapore Armed Forces
2008   Kengne Ludovick Home United
2009   Gabriel Obatola Gombak United
2010 Shahril Jantan Singapore Armed Forces
2011 Safuwan Baharudin Young Lions
2012   Wan Zack Haikal   Harimau Muda A
2013   Mamadou M. Diallo Hougang United

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Awards night signals end of 2014 S.League season". S.League. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b Eric Ding (29 August 2005). "Golden Boot". Today. p. 38.

External links edit