The 2016 S.League (also known as the Great Eastern Yeo's S.League for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season of the

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, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association

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, since its establishment in 1996. The season began on 13 February 2016, and concluded on 28 October 2016.

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were the defending champions.

Teams

A total of 9 teams competed in the league.

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and

were invited foreign clubs from Japan and

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respectively.

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes

Foreigners

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. *

is an all-Japanese team and do not hire any foreigners.

League table

Results

Matchday 1

Matchday 2

Matchday 3

Matchday 4

Matchday 5

Matchday 6

Matchday 7

Matchday 8

Matchday 9

Matchday 10

Matchday 11

Matchday 12

Matchday 13

Mid-week

Matchday 14

Matchday 15

Matchday 16

Matchday 17

Matchday 18

Matchday 19

Matchday 20

Matchday 21

Matchday 22

Matchday 23

Matchday 24

Matchday 25

Matchday 26

Matchday 27

: The match, originally scheduled on 19 February, was postponed due to bad weather.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

;Note ⁴ Player scored 4 goals

Discipline

Player

*Most yellow cards: 7 ** Al-Qaasimy Rahman (Geylang International) ** Stanely Ng (Geylang International) **

Anumanthan Kumar Anumanthan Mohan Kumar (born 14 July 1994), also known as Anu, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team. Club career Young Lions Anuma ...

(Hougang United) ** Faiz Salleh (Hougang United) ** Nurhilmi Jasni (Hougang United) **

Raihan Rahman Muhammad Raihan bin Abdul Rahman (born 7 February 1991), more commonly known as Raihan Rahman or monoymously as Raihan, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United F ...

(Hougang United) **

Shakir Hamzah Muhammad Shakir bin Hamzah (born 20 October 1992) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United and the Singapore national team. Club career Young Lions Shakir beg ...

(Tampines Rovers) *Most red cards: 2 ** Madhu Mohana (Warriors)

Club

*Most yellow cards: 61 **Geylang International *Most red cards: 5 **Warriors

S-League Awards Night Winners

References

External links

Official site
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