2024 Singapore Youth League

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Singapore Youth League
Season2024
Dates24 Feb - 1 December 2024

The 2024 Singapore Youth League is the inaugural season of Singapore Youth League (SYL). The inaugural season is set to feature over 200 registered teams from 52 clubs and academies across various age groups. The league will kick off on the weekend of 24 and 25 February 2024.[1]

The competition will involve children of various age groups from U-8s, U-10s, U-12s, U-13s, U-15s and U-17. A promotion-relegation system, with three divisions planned for U-13s, U-15s and U-17s, are in the planning.[2]

Prior to the inaugural season, teams will undergo an initial classification round of matches to help determine their level. Based on the results of the classification round, teams will be placed in divisions consisting of sides of similar strength for the league proper. The SYL will include a promotion/relegation feature across all age groups, where teams can move up or down divisions based on performance.[1]

The groups for the classification round were drawn on 6 February 2024.[1] The results of the draw was posted via SYL social media.[3]

Competition format[edit]

Age-group categories[4]
Categories No. of Teams Format Duration per match
Under-17 28 teams 11v11 90-minute
Under-15 33 teams 11v11 90-minute
Under-13 25 teams 11v11 80-minute
Under-12 39 teams 9v9 60-minute
Under-10 46 teams 7v7 30-minute
Under-8 38 teams 5v5 24-minute

Participating Clubs[edit]

Clubs withdrawn from the competition will be strikethrough.

Winners[edit]

Incident[edit]

On 27 April 2024, 3 SYL matches that was to be played at Bukit Gombak Stadium were postponed due to the stadium being used for an archery competition between 25 to 28 April.[5] The affected matches were Woodlands Lions U13 against Hougang U13, Geylang U13 against National Development Centre girls’ U15 and Woodlands Warriors U17 against ActiveSG U17.[5] According to clubs' statements, SYL organisers failed to secure the venue and communicate the lack of venue to the various clubs.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Inaugural Singapore Youth League to kick off on 24 February with over 200 teams". FAS. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ Mohan, Matthew (3 August 2023). "New youth league, academy accreditation system among initiatives by FAS to grow grassroots football". CNA. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. ^ "SYL Competition Draw Results 2024". 6 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  4. ^ Teoh, Melvyn (13 January 2024). "FAS launches Singapore Youth League, nearly 3,800 kids expected to participate". The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Ganesan, Deepanraj (29 April 2024). "'Miscommunication' – Singapore Youth League footballers turn up at venue to find it closed". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

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