Format
The following key changes were made to the rules since the 2022 season: # Each team is able to register up to 25 players in their squad, a reduction of 3 players as compared from 2020. # From 2021, Albirex is allowed to sign a maximum of 2 overage Singaporean players. As in 2019 and 2020, Albirex must have two Singaporeans in their starting lineup for each game. # Young Lions and Lion City Sailors Football Club to play their home games at Jalan Besar Stadium while Balestier Khalsa will play at Toa Payoh Stadium. Bishan Stadium is under renovation till end of season. Other stadiums used are: (1) Our Tampines Hub (Tampines Rovers and Geylang International), Hougang Stadium (Hougang United) and (3) Jurong East Stadium (Albirex Niigata and Tanjong Pagar United). # 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. # SPL clubs are now allowed to register a maximum of four foreign players with no age restrictions, of whom at least one shall be of the nationality of an AFC Member Association (Asian). A maximum of four foreign players may be named or fielded in any one match. # Players shall be allocated jersey numbers 1 to 40. Jersey number become available for allocation to new members after a player ceased to play for a club. New rules for 2022. # Clubs will be required to field only one U-23 player – instead of three – for the first half of a match from next season. # There will be no limit on the number of U-23 players registered in each squad. # All SPL teams will play each other four time. # Clubs will be able to register 20 players per match. There will be nine substitutes allowed on a team’s bench – up from seven – and clubs will be permitted to make up to five substitutions per match. # Each team will need to field a minimum of one Under-23 player of Singaporean nationality for the entire duration of the first half. This is a reduction from three in 2020. # Youth elite leagues are slated to resume. # New scheme to incentivise SPL clubs to place higher priority on their youth development programmes. # Clubs will receive monetary rewards for each of their U-23 players who gets called up to the national teams. # 1st transfer window: 1 Jan 2021 to 20 March 2021, 2nd transfer window: 17 May 2021 to 13 June 2021Teams
A total of 8 teams competed in the league.Stadiums and locations
Personnel and sponsors
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Coaching changes
Transfers
Foreign players
Singapore Premier League clubs can sign a maximum of four foreign players in the 2021 season, up from three as compared to 2019. However, one of them has to be 21 years old or younger on 1 January 2021 (Or at the age of registration). Albirex Niigata can sign up unlimited number of Singaporean players for the new season. Only 2 local player above 23 years old is allowed. Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window. ''Note 1: From 2021, Albirex is allowed to sign a maximum of 2 Singaporean players above the age of 23.''Results
League table
Fixtures and results
Clubs will play each other three times for 21 matches each.Matches 1–14
Matches 15–21
Statistics
Top scorers
:''As of 26 September 2021''Hat-tricks
Top assists
:''As of 26 September 2021''Clean sheets
:''As of 26 September 2021''Penalty missed
Awards
Monthly awards
References
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