The 1998 S.League was the third season of the

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, the top professional football league in

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. Teams played each other once both home and away, in a 20-match season. The 1998 S.League was won by

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, their second consecutive title.

Teams

Jurong Jurong () is a major geographical region located at the south-westernmost point of the West Region of Singapore. Although mostly vaguely defined, the region's extent roughly covers the planning areas of Jurong East, Jurong West, Boon Lay, ...

left

Bukit Gombak Stadium The Bukit Gombak Stadium is located in Bukit Batok, Singapore, and has a capacity of 3,000 people. The stadium was home to Gombak United FC in the S-league before they left the S-league in the year 2002. Thereafter, the stadium was converted ...

upon completion of their new home ground Jurong East Stadium.

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also relocated, leaving Jalan Besar Stadium to move into

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. Two new teams entered into the competition –

Gombak United Gombak United Football Club was a professional football club which competed in the S.League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club was based in Bukit Gombak. During the early years of the S. League, Gombak United played their ho ...

(who took the place of Jurong playing at

) and Marine Castle United who made Hougang Stadium their home – taking the number of participating teams to eleven. Tiong Bahru United were renamed Tanjong Pagar United for the 1998 season.

Foreign players

Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 5 foreign players.

League table

qualified to compete in the 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship. This was their second appearance in continental competition. The club met with more success than in their first appearance, defeating

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of the Cambodian League 11–3 on aggregate in the East Asian first round. They were defeated in the second round by Sinthana of the

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, going down 3–2 on aggregate.

Top scorers

External links

S.League 1998
{{S-League Singapore Premier League seasons 1

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