SPL champions Albirex face transitional challenges but deserve patience
SPL champions Albirex Niigata (S) are fast finding out that their transitional period could be challenging times.
SPL champions Albirex Niigata (S) are fast finding out that their transitional period could be challenging times.
For his reputation of being one of football's good guys, Son Heung-Min was quite happy to play the villain against Singapore.
Son Heung-Min scored twice as South Korea's 7-0 rout of hosts Singapore guarantees them a spot in the next round of Asia's World Cup qualifiers.
Singapore are hoping to have the full backing of a sellout 50,000 crowd when they take on South Korea on Thursday.
As the 2nd round of Asian WCQ reaches its climax, there is still plenty at stake for Southeast Asia's hopefuls.
Some recent rivalries, as well as a traditional one, are set to be renewed as this year's ASEAN Championship.
The opening weekend of the 2024-25 Singapore Premier League season saw two teams lay down an immediate marker.
On a disappointing night for ASEAN football in the Asian qualifiers, Indonesia would issue a big statement.
The start of the Tsutomu Ogura era was brought cautious optimism for Singapore -- but that could grow into more if they can deny China again on Tuesday.
After a four-month hiatus, the second round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup returns this week -- and there's plenty to keep a close eye on.
The Football Association of Singapore has announced the dismissal of Takayuki Nishigaya as coach of the men's national team.
2023 could still end as a successful year for Lion City Sailors -- especially if they make history in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday.
Hougang United will have no shortage of motivation when they take on Sabah. Not when their AFC Cup hopes -- and bragging rights -- are on the line.
Not that it really bothered him but, after missing out on last season's SPL Player of the Year award, Maxime Lestienne was not going to be denied in 2023.
Over a decade of disappointing results against regional rivals Thailand continued for Singapore on Tuesday -- even despite a spirited showing from them.
Lion City Sailors claimed their biggest win the AFC Champions League yet on Wednesday as they downed two-time champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
With the 2023-24 AFC Champions League group stage at its halfway mark, who's on course for the last 16? And who's in danger of missing out?
The first round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is done -- but who are the ten teams marching on?
Singapore will get the chance to lock horns with Son Heung-min and South Korea in the next round of joint-qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and 2027 Asian Cup.
Some big names announced their arrival in the AFC Champions League while there was joy for a number of ASEAN hopefuls on match day 2.
From mixed results for Saudi Arabia's giants to slow starts by Southeast Asia's hopefuls, here's what we learned from the opening action of the 2023-24 AFC Champions League.
Maxime Lestienne has plenty of confidence. There's good reason for that. And he will now take that into Lion City Sailors' sophomore AFC Champions League campaign.
A new adventure awaits Singapore Premier League champions Albirex Niigata (S) as they transition to a local outfit starting 2024.
With the draw for the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup done and dusted, here's what all of Southeast Asia's hopefuls have lying ahead of them.
A quest for a new adventure has led Bailey Wright to Lion City Sailors. And after featuring at last year's FIFA World Cup, there's plenty more he wants to achieve.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Lion City Sailors | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +13 | 13 |
Tampines Rovers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 13 |
Geylang International | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +10 | 10 |
Balestier Khalsa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
Brunei DPMM | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 7 |
Young Lions | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 6 |
Tanjong Pagar United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 4 |
Albirex Niigata | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -11 | 3 |
Hougang United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -12 | 2 |