2024 Women's Premier League (Singapore)
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 Mar 2024 -- |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Women's Premier League (also known as the Deloitte Women's Premier League due to sponsorship reasons with audit firm Deloitte[1]) is the 5th season of the Women's Premier League and the 23rd season of the top-flight women's football league in Singapore. The season began on 9 March 2024.
Summary[edit]
Nine teams will be participating in the 2024 season, following the withdrawal of 2023 fifth placed Police Sports Association. The league champions will receive S$25,000, while the second and third-placed teams will receive S$10,000 and S$7,500 respectively.[2]
All the WPL's matches will be played at Choa Chu Kang Stadium.[3] Like previous season, admission to all matches is free to the public.[2] From 23 March, Choa Chu Kang Stadium was closed for maintenance after complaints from the first matchdays of poor pitch conditions.[4] Matches were temporarily played at Jalan Besar Stadium.[4] On 8 April, it was announced that matches from 14 April onwards would be played at two venues, Choa Chu Kang Stadium and ITE College East with one matchday at each venue.[5] While welcoming the change to allow pitch restoration at Choa Chu Kang Stadium, there was some concerns that Geylang International has a home advantage as the team trained there.[5]
Albirex Niigata (S)’s 2023 WPL Player of the Year and Golden Boot winner Kana Kitahara will assume a dual player-head coach role for their women’s team in 2024.[6]
Lion City Sailors will also have a new face after promoting goalkeeping coach Daniel Ong to take over from Yeong Sheau Shyan, who led the side to back-to-back undefeated title-winning campaigns and was WPL Coach of the Year in 2022 and 2023.[6]
Teams[edit]
A total of 9 teams competed in the league.
| Team | Team List |
|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2024 |
| Balestier Khalsa | |
| Hougang United | 2024 |
| Geylang International | 2024 |
| Lion City Sailors | 2024 |
| Still Aerion WFC | 2024 |
| BG Tampines Rovers | 2024 |
| Tanjong Pagar United | |
| Tiong Bahru FC |
Managerial changes[edit]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata (S) | Nahar Daud[6] | Pre-season | Kana Kitahara[6] | |||
| Lion City Sailors | Yeong Sheau Shyan[6] | Pre-season | Daniel Ong[6] |
Foreign players[edit]
All Clubs may register a maximum of four (4) Foreign Players with a minimum age of sixteen (16) years of age and above at the point of registration.[7]
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Former Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata (S) |  Kana Kitahara[8]
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Manami Fukuzawa [9]
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Yuki Monden [10]
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 Rebecca Jane Harding [11]
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| Balestier Khalsa | Oihana Marine Dany[12] | ||||
| Geylang International |  Olliana Davies
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Maeva Lazorthes Pedauga[12] | |||
| Hougang United |  Sydney Hector
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 Riddle Reneelyn Sison
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| Lion City Sailors |  Sara Hayduchok
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Miray Hokotate Altun
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Madison Telmer[13]
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 Laura Gänser [14]
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| Still Aerion WFC |  Sunisa Srangthaisong
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Uraiporn Yongkul
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 Lauren Reese
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 Carmen Calisto
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| Tampines Rovers |  Priscille Le Helloco
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Maia McCoy
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Victoria Sarka
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 Anaya Sehgal
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| Tiong Bahru FC | Helena Constantinou
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Larissa Anne Orthmann
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| Tanjong Pagar United | Ayaka Miki
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Results[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lion City Sailors | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | +31 | 15 |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 12 |
| 3 | Hougang United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Still Aerion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 |
| 5 | Geylang International | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 |
| 6 | Tiong Bahru | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 6 |
| 7 | Tanjong Pagar United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 2 |
| 8 | BG Tampines Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 |
| 9 | Balestier Khalsa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | −36 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Fixtures and results[edit]
The league operates on a home and away round-robin format from 9 March 2024.[2]
Statistics[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
- As of 6 May 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Raeka Ee
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Lion City Sailors | 8 |
| 2 | Mulan Ayliffe
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Albirex Niigata (S) | 5 |
| 3 | Helena Constantinou
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Tiong Bahru FC | 4 |
| Josephine Ang
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Lion City Sailors | 4 | |
| Madison Telmer
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Lion City Sailors | 4 | |
| Nur Syazwani Ruzi
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Lion City Sailors | 4 | |
| Raudhah Kamis
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Hougang United | 4 | |
| Uraiporn Yongkul
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Still Aerion | 3 | |
| 4 | Farah Nurzahirah
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Hougang United | 3 |
| Izzati Rosni
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Albirex Niigata(S) | 3 | |
| Manami Fukuzawa
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Albirex Niigata (S) | 3 | |
| Sarah Zu’risqha
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Lion City Sailors | 3 | |
| Sydney Hector
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Hougang United | 3 |
Source: Women's Premier League
Awards[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Women's Premier League Returns With First-Ever Title Sponsor". Press release, Deloitte. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Deloitte Women's Premier League 2024 set to return on 9 March". FAS. 22 February 2024.
- ^ Tianbao, Lin (18 March 2024). "'Like a plantation field': Pitch issues for Singapore Women's Premier League draw ire". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b Tianbao, Lin (26 March 2024). "Choa Chu Kang Stadium pitch closed for maintenance after complaints of poor conditions". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b Tianbao, Lin (9 April 2024). "Singapore's Women's Premier League to be played at two venues from April 14". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Ganesan, Deepanraj (17 January 2024). "No experience? No problem, as Singapore's top two women's football teams hire rookie head coaches". The Straits Times.
- ^ "2024 Deloitte Women's Premier League Regulations" (PDF). FAS. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Kana Kitahara to Assume Dual Roles as Player and Head Coach for the 2024 Season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ "Manami Fukuzawa is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ "Yuki Monden is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ "Rebecca Jane Harding is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ a b "2024 Deloitte Women's Premier League Club Guide". FAS. 8 March 2024.
- ^ "New-look Sailors Women to usher in new era against Royal Arion". Lion City Sailors. 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Sailors Women bolster ranks with experienced Laura Gänser". Lion City Sailors. 5 March 2024.
External links[edit]
- 2024 Women's Premier League on Instagram
- 2024 Women's Premier League on Facebook
- Football Association of Singapore website
- Women's Premier League website
- Official Match Schedule 2024
- Official Match Schedule 2024 (Updated)
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