Tanjong Pagar United Football Club is a professional

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club that competes in the

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, the top division of football in

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. The club took part in S.League from 1996 to 2004, and from 2011 to 2014. The club withdrew from the league after the 2004 season because of financial problems, but returned in 2011, with several similar breaks meanwhile. The club also has its women's section. The club has since returned from 2020 onwards.

History

Prior to the formation of the

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, the team was known as Tiong Bahru Constituency Sports Club, and won Singapore's National Football League in 1983 and 1987. The club changed its name to Tiong Bahru United Football Club in 1996, and then to Tanjong Pagar United in 1998. The team's mascot was a

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. During its first run in the

, the club's home ground was the

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. However, as the

was occupied since 2010 by French club Etoile FC, Tanjong Pagar United was based in

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for the duration of the 2011 season. However, due to Etoile FC's withdrawal from the S-League by the end of the 2011 season, Tanjong Pagar shifted back to Queenstown Stadium for the 2012 season. The club were formed as Tiong Bahru Constituency Sports Club in 1975 and debuted in Division III of the National Football League, from which they were promoted as champions in 1978. This was followed by a second successive promotion in 1979, bringing the Jaguars to Division I. In 1982, they won the President's Cup and the following year, they were national league champions. They represented Singapore in the 1984 ASEAN Club Games, finishing third, then captured The Double in 1987. The early 1990s saw further successes, as they were Pools Cup winners in 1991 and 1993, finished runners-up in the FAS Premier League from 1991 to 1993 and bagged the FA Cup in 1994. Their strong performances led to their selection as one of eight clubs to compete in the newly formed S.League, so in 1995, they were renamed to Tiong Bahru Football Club and obtained a permanent home at the Queenstown Stadium. In 2017, the owners of Tanjong Pagar United stated their intent to return to

for the 2019 season, and in November 2017 applied to FAS to rejoin the league. On the same month, the team also appeals to continue their jackpot operations, which is the source of club's income, after new regulations by the Ministry of Home Affairs forced the club to wind down their operations. But after their appeals were rejected by Ministry of Home Affairs and were ordered to shut down their jackpot operations in April 2018, as of September 2019, there were no further updates from the club regarding this intent. On 16 January 2020, the

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confirms Tanjong Pagar United's participation in the

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season.

Seasons

* The 1996 season of the S.League was split into two series. Tiger Beer Series winners

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defeated Pioneer Series winners

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in the Championship playoff to clinch the S.League title. *

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saw the introduction of penalty shoot-outs if a match ended in a draw in regular time. Winners of penalty shoot-outs gained two points instead of one. * Tanjong Pagar United sat out the S.League from 2005 to 2010, and withdrew from the competition between 2015 - 2019.

Players

Current squad

^U23 ^U23 ^U23 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21

On Loan

(National Service till 2022) (National Service till 2022) (National Service till 2023) (National Service till 2024)

Former players

* Luiz Júnior * Yann Motta * Takahiro Tanaka *

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* Takaya Kawanabe *

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Club officials

Management

*Chairman: Raymond Tang *Vice-Chairman: Andrew Chua *Honorary Secretary: Zen Tay *Honorary Treasurer: Chan Kok Hock *Club Supervisor: Richard Woon

Technical staff

*Manager: Hasrin Jailani *Assistant Manager: Herman Zailani *Goalkeeping Coach: Fajar Sarib *Fitness Coach: Hafiz Osman *Youth Coach: bdul Musawir*Forward Coach & Video Analyst:

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*Head of first team football:

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Managers

* PN Sivaji *

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(1996–98) * Tohari Paijan (1998–2002) * Moey Yok Ham (2003–04) *

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(2004) * Terry Pathmanathan (2011–2012) * Patrick Vallée (2012–2014) * Hairil Suap (2020) * Hasrin Jailani (2020–Present)

Honours

Domestic

League *

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Division One: 2 :* 1983, 1987 Cups *

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: 1 :*

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