2022 Singapore Football League

The 2022 Singapore Football League is the 46th season of the Singapore Football League, formerly known as National Football League (NFL), after a 3-year absence. The league will feature promotion and relegation between football clubs in League 1, 2 and the Island Wide League.

In 2020, the NFL was renamed as Singapore Football League (SFL). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, the first season of SFL started in 2022.[1]

League 1

Football league season
Singapore Football League 1
Season2022
ChampionsSingapore Khalsa Association
RelegatedMattar Sailors
GFA Sporting Westlake
Matches played56
Goals scored181 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerFariz Faizal
(12 goals)
← 2019
2023 →

Singapore Khalsa Association clinched the Singapore Football League (SFL) 1 title for the first time and became the 13th winner of the competition.[2]

The team received $15,000 along with the coveted trophy from the FAS President, Lim Kia Tong.[2]

Singapore Khalsa Association forward Fariz Faizal also picked up the SFL 1 Top Goalscorer award having finished the season with 12 goals.[2]


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Singapore Khalsa Association (C) 14 8 4 2 36 18 +18 28
2 Yishun Sentek Mariners 14 5 7 2 26 20 +6 22
3 Warwick Knights 14 5 6 3 23 21 +2 21
4 Katong FC 14 6 3 5 19 17 +2 21
5 Tiong Bahru FC 14 5 3 6 27 25 +2 18
6 Project Vaults Oxley SC 14 4 4 6 20 26 −6 16
7 GFA Sporting Westlake (R) 14 3 7 4 20 30 −10 16 Relegated to 2023 SFL2
8 Mattar Sailors (R) 14 1 4 9 10 24 −14 7
Source: fas.org.sg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

League 2

Football league season
Singapore Football League 2
Season2022
ChampionsJungfrau Punggol
PromotedJungfrau Punggol
Singapore Cricket Club
RelegatedBalestier United RC
Commonwealth Cosmos
Matches played90
Goals scored319 (3.54 per match)
Top goalscorerChang Guo Guang
(20 goals)
← 2019
2023 →

Jungfrau Punggol FC clinched the Singapore Football League (SFL) 2 title for the first time. With the triumph, they became the 14th winner of the competition.[3]

The prize ceremony was held at the Jalan Besar Stadium after the match between Jungfrau Punggol and Balestier United on 31 October 2022, with the champions receiving S$7,500 along with the coveted trophy from FAS Acting President Bernard Tan.[3]

Singapore Cricket Club forward Chang Guo Guang clinched the SFL 2 Top Scorer award having finished the season with 20 goals – 11 more than his closest competitor.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Jungfrau Punggol (C, P) 18 14 3 1 48 14 +34 45 Promoted to 2023 SFL1
2 Singapore Cricket Club (P) 18 13 4 1 46 11 +35 43
3 Admiralty CSN 18 9 7 2 38 20 +18 34
4 Police SA 18 9 5 4 40 25 +15 32
5 Bishan Bars 18 8 3 7 34 35 −1 27
6 Eunos Crescent 18 7 3 8 31 38 −7 24
7 Starlight Soccerities 18 4 4 10 27 35 −8 16
8 South Avenue SC 18 5 1 12 25 43 −18 16
9 Balestier United RC (R) 18 3 1 14 16 50 −34 10 Relegated to 2023 IWL
10 Commonwealth Cosmos (R) 18 1 3 14 14 48 −34 6
Source: fas.org.sg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

  1. ^ Ilmi, Zahin (2 Jun 2022). "Singapore Football League to kick off on Jun 4, 1st edition under new name". youthopia.sg. Retrieved 22 Jan 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Singapore Khalsa Association seal Singapore Football League 1 title". aseanfootball.org. 12 Sep 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Jungfrau Punggol FC seal SFL 2 title". FAS. 31 Oct 2022.
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