2022 Singapore Premier League

5th season of the Singapore Premier League

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Football league season

Singapore Premier LeagueSeason| 2022

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Champions| Albirex Niigata (S) (5th title)
AFC Champions League| Lion City Sailors
AFC Cup| Hougang United
Matches played| 112
Goals scored| 506 (4.52 per match)
Top goalscorer| Boris Kopitović
(35 goals)
Biggest home win| Tanjong Pagar United 8–1 Young Lions
(1 October 2022)
Lion City Sailors 7–0 Tanjong Pagar United
(20 August 2022)
Biggest away win| Young Lions 1–10 Lion City Sailors
(13 August 2022)
Highest scoring| Hougang United 4–9 Lion City Sailors
(26 August 2022)
Longest winless run| Young Lions
(11 matches)
Longest losing run| Young Lions
(8 matches)
Average attendance| 832

← 2021

2023 →

The 2022 Singapore Premier League (also known as the AIA Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) was the 5th season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its rebranding in 2018.[1][2] The champions of the 2022 Singapore Premier League should have qualified for the AFC Champions League. The season began in March and ended on 15 October.

Lion City Sailors were the defending champions, having won their third Singapore Premier League title in the previous season. Albirex Niigata (S) won their fifth title.

## Format

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The following key changes were made to the rules since the 2022 season:[3]

1. Each team is able to register up to 25 players in their squad, a reduction of 3 players as compared from 2020.
2. Albirex is allowed to have a minimum squad of eighteen (18) Players under non-amateur (Professional) contract, as at the pre-season minimum registration deadline and a maximum of twenty-five (25) Players.
3. From 2021, Albirex is allowed to sign a maximum of 2 overage Singaporean players.[4] As in 2019 and 2020, Albirex must have two Singaporeans in their starting lineup for each game.
4. Young Lions is allowed to register a minimum of twenty (20) Players as at the pre-season minimum registration deadline and a maximum of thirty-five (35) Players as at the close of the first registration window.
5. Young Lions and Lion City Sailors Football Club to play their home games at Jalan Besar Stadium while Balestier Khalsa will play at Toa Payoh Stadium. Bishan Stadium is under renovation till end of season. Other stadiums used are: (1) Our Tampines Hub (Tampines Rovers and Geylang International), Hougang Stadium (Hougang United) and (3) Jurong East Stadium (Albirex Niigata and Tanjong Pagar United).
6. Clubs will be equipped with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) devices - among other performance and tracking gear. Value of the sponsorship is worth around $620,000.[5]
7. SPL clubs are now allowed to register a maximum of four foreign players with no age restrictions, of whom at least one shall be of the nationality of an AFC Member Association (Asian). A maximum of four foreign players may be named or fielded in any one match.[6]
8. Players shall be allocated jersey numbers 1 to 50. Jersey number become available for allocation to new members after a player ceased to play for a club.[7]

New rules for 2022.[8]

1. Clubs will be required to field only one U-23 player – instead of three – for the first half of a match from next season.
2. There will be no limit on the number of U-23 players registered in each squad.
3. All SPL teams will play each other four time.
4. Clubs will be able to register 20 players per match. There will be nine substitutes allowed on a team's bench – up from seven – and clubs will be permitted to make up to five substitutions per match.
5. Each team will need to field a minimum of one Under-23 player of Singaporean nationality for the entire duration of the first half. This is a reduction from three in 2020.
6. Youth elite leagues are slated to resume.
7. New scheme to incentivise SPL clubs to place higher priority on their youth development programmes.
8. Clubs will receive monetary rewards for each of their U-23 players who gets called up to the national teams.
9. 1st transfer window: 1 January 2021 to 20 March 2022, 2nd transfer window: 17 May 2021 to 13 June 2022

On 30 September 2022, it was announced by AFC that they had agreed to give its consent for Brunei DPMM's participation in the 2023 Singapore Premier League and Singapore Cup. This is subject to approval from FIFA.[9]

## Teams

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A total of 8 teams competed in the league. Albirex Niigata (S) from Japan is the only foreign team invited.

### Stadiums and locations

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Albirex Niigata (S)
Tanjong Pagar United

Balestier Khalsa

Young Lions
Lion City Sailors

Geylang International
Tampines Rovers

Hougang United

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Locations of the 2022 Singapore Premier League teams from Singapore

Team  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Albirex Niigata (S) | Jurong East Stadium | 2,700
Balestier Khalsa | Toa Payoh Stadium | 3,800
Geylang International | Our Tampines Hub | 5,000
Hougang United | Hougang Stadium | 3,800
Lion City Sailors | Jalan Besar Stadium | 6,000
Tampines Rovers | Our Tampines Hub | 5,000
Tanjong Pagar United | Jurong East Stadium | 2,700
Young Lions | Jalan Besar Stadium | 6,000

### Personnel and sponsors

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team  | Head coach  | Captain  | Kit manufacturer  | Main shirt sponsor  | Other shirt sponsors

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Albirex Niigata (S) |  Kazuaki Yoshinaga |  Jun Kobayashi
Takahiro Koga (VC)
Fairoz Hasan (VC)  |  Mizuno |  Denka[10] | Lensmode
Kubota
Reeracoen
Kirin
EnglishCentral
Gain City
Dpro Logistics Namics
One Asia Lawyers
JPLUS+
Daiho Group
JTB
NSG
Sanpoutei Ramen
SMBC
ACCEA Singapore
PR Times
Nippon Medical Care
HIT Singapore
With You Global Creations
SD Aircon
At Twenty
Salonpas
Crown Line
SETA Technologies
Salonpas
Soken Medical
Dr. Stretch
Balestier Khalsa |  Peter de Roo |  Shuhei Hoshino (C)
Darren Teh (C)
Ho Wai Loon (C)
|  Adidas |  Jeep | Weston Corporation
Project Vaults
PSB Academy
TopGrid Pest
Dr. Stretch
StarBalm
Geylang International |  Mohd Noor Ali |  Zaiful Nizam
Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib (VC)  |  FBT |  Epson[11] | Aris Studio 23
Joydom Engineering
My Protein Singapore
Steel Industries
Springleaf Prata Place
Fightzone
TRUE Fitness
Dr. Stretch
Hougang United |  Clement Teo |  Fabian Kwok
Lionel Tan (VC)
Nazrul Nazari (VC)
Ridhuan Barudin (VC)  |  Warrix |  The Physio Circle[12] | SportCenter by Zup
Cafe Football (CF)
The Arena
SpeedFitness
Polar Water
StarBalm
Lion City Sailors |  Luka Lalic (Interim)  |  Hariss Harun
Amirul Adli (VC)
Nur Adam Abdullah (VC)  |  Puma |  Sea[13] | Shopee
Garena
Citrus by the pool
WLJK
Good bites
TAPS
Tampines Rovers |  Gavin Lee[14] |  Yasir Hanapi
Syazwan Buhari (VC)
Irwan Shah (VC)
Kyoga Nakamura (VC)  |  Mizuno |  ANA Courier Express [15] | Rookbook
My Protein Singapore
Bauerfeind Sports
The Co-op
JSSL FC
Canadian 2 for 1 pizza
StarBalm
Tanjong Pagar United |  Hasrin Jailani |  Faritz Abdul Hameed
Daniel Bennett (VC)  |  FBT |  Tokyo Century  | Samtrade Academy
Hyundai
StarBalm
The Rehab Lab
Young Lions |  Nazri Nasir |  Jacob Mahler
Shah Shahiran (VC)  |  Nike |  | Catapult

### Coaching changes

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Team  | Outgoing Head Coach  | Manner of Departure  | Date of Vacancy  | Position in table  | Incoming Head Coach  | Date of appointment

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Balestier Khalsa  |  Marko Kraljević | Contract Ended  | 10 October 2021[16][17] | Pre-Season  |  Akbar Nawas | 22 October 2021[18]
Albirex Niigata (S)  |  Keiji Shigetomi | Redesignated as Asst. Coach  | 26 October 2021[19] | Pre-Season  |  Kazuaki Yoshinaga | 26 October 2021[20]
Young Lions  |  Philippe Aw | End of caretaker role  | 31 December 2021 [21] | Pre-Season  |  Nazri Nasir | 1 January 2022
Lion City Sailors  |  Kim Do-hoon | Left by Mutual Consent  | 11 August 2022 [22] | 1st  |  Luka Lalic (interim)  | 11 August 2022 [23]
Balestier Khalsa  |  Akbar Nawas | Mutual Termination
Joining  Udon Thani | 18 August 2022 [24] | 7th  |  Peter de Roo (interim)  | 27 August 2022 [25]
Hougang United  |  Clement Teo | Stepped Down  | 20 November 2022  | End of Season [26] |  Firdaus Kassim (interim)  |

Note 1: Marko Kraljević was subsequently appointed as the Head, Youth for Hougang United.

### Transfers

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Further information: List of Singaporean football transfer 2022

## Foreign players

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Singapore Premier League clubs can sign a maximum of four foreign players in the 2021 season, up from three as compared to 2019.[27] However, one of them has to be 21 years old or younger on 1 January 2021 (Or at the age of registration).

Albirex Niigata can sign up unlimited number of Singaporean players for the new season. Only 2 local player above 23 years old is allowed.[28]

Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the season start or during the mid-season transfer window.

Club  | Player 1  | Player 2  | Player 3  | AFC Player  | SG U-23 Player
U-21 Player  | Former Players

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Albirex Niigata (S)  |  Hyrulnizam Juma'at[29] |  Fairoz Hassan[30] |  Zamani Zamri [31] |  Kai Yamamoto |  |
Nicky Singh[32] |  Junki Yoshimura[33] |  Ilhan Fandi [34] |  Wong Jun Kai |  |
Fikri Junaidi[35] |  Hilman Norhisam[36] |  Kenji Austin[37] |  Shakthi Vinayagavijayan |  |
Balestier Khalsa  |  Ensar Brunčević[38] |  Shuhei Hoshino[39] |  Ryoya Tanigushi[40] |  Kuraba Kondo[41] |  Conor MacKay
|  Yann Weishaupt
Max McCoy
Hari McCoy

Geylang International  |  Šime Žužul[42] |  Vincent Bezecourt[43] |  Takahiro Tezuka[44] |  Rio Sakuma[45] |  |
Hougang United  |  André Moritz[46] |  Pedro Bortoluzo[12] |  Kristijan Krajček[12] |  Kaishu Yamazaki[47] |  |
Lion City Sailors  |  Diego Lopes[48] |  Pedro Henrique[49] |  Maxime Lestienne[50][51] |  Kim Shin-wook[52][53] |  |
Tampines Rovers  |  Zehrudin Mehmedović[54] |  Boris Kopitović[54] |  Kyoga Nakamura[55] |  Shuya Yamashita[56] |  |
Tanjong Pagar United  |  Mirko Šugić[57] |  Blake Ricciuto |  Reo Nishiguchi[58] |  Shodai Nishikawa[59] |  |

Note 1: From 2021, Albirex is allowed to sign a maximum of 2 Singaporean players above the age of 23.

## Results

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### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Albirex Niigata (S)[a] (C) | 28  | 17  | 8  | 3  | 88  | 43  | +45  | 59  |
2  | Lion City Sailors (Q) | 28  | 18  | 3  | 7  | 91  | 39  | +52  | 57  | Qualification for AFC Champions League Group stage
3  | Tampines Rovers (Q) | 28  | 15  | 5  | 8  | 76  | 57  | +19  | 50  | Standby team for AFC Cup group stage
4  | Geylang International | 28  | 10  | 9  | 9  | 48  | 46  | +2  | 39  |
5  | Hougang United | 28  | 10  | 9  | 9  | 65  | 71  | −6  | 39  | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage (Cup Winner)
6  | Tanjong Pagar United | 28  | 10  | 7  | 11  | 59  | 69  | −10  | 37  |
7  | Balestier Khalsa | 28  | 7  | 3  | 18  | 45  | 78  | −33  | 24
8  | Young Lions[a] | 28  | 2  | 2  | 24  | 34  | 103  | −69  | 8

Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

1. ^ a b The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

### Fixtures and results

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Clubs play each other four times for 28 matches each.

#### Matches 1–14

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| Home \ Away  | ALB | BAL | GEY | HOU | LCS | TAM | TPU | YLI

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Albirex Niigata (S) |  | 6–0  | 8–2  | 5–0  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 0–2  | 7–1
Balestier Khalsa | 1–2  |  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 1–6  | 2–2  | 3–5  | 4–3
Geylang International | 2–2  | 0–1  |  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 2–2
Hougang United | 1–1  | 3–1  | 3–2  |  | 3–4  | 4–2  | 1–1  | 2–1
Lion City Sailors | 1–2  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  |  | 1–0  | 6–1  | 5–1
Tampines Rovers | 3–3  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 7–1  | 0–4  |  | 3–3  | 3–2
Tanjong Pagar United | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–6  | 4–2  |  | 2–0
Young Lions | 0–5  | 0–1  | 4–1  | 0–4  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–3  |

Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

#### Matches 15–28

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| Home \ Away  | ALB | BAL | GEY | HOU | LCS | TAM | TPU | YLI

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Albirex Niigata (S) |  | 4–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 4–2  | 4–2  | 1–2  | 2–1
Balestier Khalsa | 3–5  |  | 2–4  | 6–1  | 5–3  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 2–0
Geylang International | 1–1  | 3–0  |  | 2–4  | 1–1  | 1–4  | 3–3  | 3–0
Hougang United | 3–3  | 4–1  | 1–2  |  | 4–9  | 1–4  | 3–3  | 5–1
Lion City Sailors | 2–4  | 4–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  |  | 2–1  | 7–0  | 2–1
Tampines Rovers | 5–3  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–4  | 2–1  |  | 4–3  | 5–2
Tanjong Pagar United | 1–2  | 3–1  | 0–5  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 3–4  |  | 8–1
Young Lions | 0–5  | 4–4  | 0–2  | 3–5  | 1–10  | 0–7  | 4–2  |

Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

## Statistics

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### Top scorers

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As of 21 October 2022
| Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Boris Kopitović | Tampines Rovers  | 35
2  |  Kodai Tanaka | Albirex Niigata (S)  | 33
3  |  Reo Nishiguchi | Tanjong Pagar United  | 26
4  |  Kim Shin-wook | Lion City Sailors  | 21
5  |  Shuhei Hoshino | Balestier Khalsa  | 18
Šime Žužul | Geylang International
Pedro Bortoluzo | Hougang United
6  |  Ilhan Fandi | Albirex Niigata (S) *15
Young Lions FC *2  | 17
7  |  Song Ui-young | Lion City Sailors  | 13
8  |  Maxime Lestienne | 12
Taufik Suparno | Tampines Rovers
9  |  Shawal Anuar | Hougang United  | 11
Gabriel Quak | Lion City Sailors
10  |  Tadanari Lee | Albirex Niigata (S)  | 10
Ryoya Tanigushi | Balestier Khalsa
Vincent Bezecourt | Geylang International
Diego Lopes | Lion City Sailors

### Hat-tricks

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| Player | For | Against | Result | Date

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Kodai Tanaka4 | Albirex Niigata (S)  | Balestier Khalsa  | 6–0  | 5 March 2022[60]
Boris Kopitović | Tampines Rovers  | Hougang United  | 7–1  | 18 March 2022[60]
Kim Shin-wook | Lion City Sailors  | Balestier Khalsa  | 4–0  | 1 April 2022[60]
Hougang United  | 4–3  | 6 May 2022[60]
Kodai Tanaka | Albirex Niigata (S)  | Geylang International  | 8–2  | 27 May 2022[60]
Pedro Bortoluzo | Hougang United  | Tampines Rovers | 4–3  | 13 July 2022[60]
Ilhan Fandi | Albirex Niigata (S)  | Balestier Khalsa  | 4–1  | 16 July 2022[60]
Zikos Chua4 | Young Lions  | Tanjong Pagar United  | 4–2  | 7 August 2022[60]
Kodai Tanaka | Albirex Niigata (S)  | Young Lions  | 7–1  | 10 August 2022[60]
Shuhei Hoshino | Balestier Khalsa  | Hougang United  | 6–1  | 12 August 2022[60]
Kim Shin-wook | Lion City Sailors  | Young Lions  | 10–1  | 13 August 2022[60]
Hougang United  | 9-4  | 26 August 2022[60]
Kodai Tanaka4 | Albirex Niigata (S)  | Balestier Khalsa  | 5–3  | 2 September 2022[60]
Reo Nishiguchi5 | Tanjong Pagar United  | Young Lions  | 8–1  | 1 October 2022[60]
Ryoya Tanigushi | Balestier Khalsa  | Lion City Sailors  | 5–3  | 2 October 2022
Kodai Tanaka | Albirex Niigata (S)  | 4–2  | 7 October 2022
Pedro Bortoluzo | Hougang United  | Young Lions  | 5–3  | 15 October 2022

Note 4 Player scored 4 goals 5 Player scored 5 goals

### Top assists

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As of 21 October 2022
| Rank  | Player  | Club  | Assists

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1  |  Maxime Lestienne | Lion City Sailors | 23
2  |  Kristijan Krajcek | Hougang United | 17
3  |  Masaya Idetsu | Albirex Niigata (S) | 16
4  |  Boris Kopitović | Tampines Rovers | 15
5  |  Ryoya Tanigushi | Balestier Khalsa | 11
6  |  Kodai Tanaka | Albirex Niigata (S) | 10
Diego Lopes | Lion City Sailors

### Clean sheets

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As of 1 October 2022
| Rank  | Player  | Club  | Clean sheets

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1  |  Zaiful Nizam | Geylang International | 9
2  |  Hassan Sunny | Lion City Sailors | 7
3  |  Takahiro Koga | Albirex Niigata (S) | 4
Zharfan Rohaizad | Tanjong Pagar United

### Penalty missed

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| Player | For | Against | Date

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Jacob Mahler | Young Lions | Albirex Niigata (S) | 12 March 2022
Kuraba Kondo | Balestier Khalsa | Lion City Sailors | 6 August 2022
Ryoya Taniguchi | 2 September 2022
Shuhei Hoshino | 2 October 2022
Boris Kopitović | Tampines Rovers | Hougang United | 8 October 2022

### Own goal

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| Player | For | Against | Date

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Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib | Geylang International | Albirex Niigata (S) | 12 March 2022
Faritz Abdul Hameed | Tanjong Pagar United | Tampines Rovers | 6 April 2022
Pedro Henrique | Lion City Sailors | Tanjong Pagar United | 9 April 2022
Qayyum Raishyan | Geylang International | Young Lions | 16 April 2022
Ryaan Sanizal | Tampines Rovers | Lion City Sailors | 21 May 2022
Syahrul Sazali | Young Lions | Albirex Niigata (S) | 23 July 2022
Harhys Stewart | 10 August 2022
Reo Kunimoto | Albirex Niigata (S) | Young Lions | 10 August 2022
Shakir Hamzah | Tanjong Pagar United | Geylang International | 9 October 2022
Ryaan Sanizal | Tampines Rovers | Albirex Niigata (S) | 15 October 2022

### Yellow Cards (Team)

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As of 27 October 2022
| Rank  | Club  | Yellow Cards

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1  | Tanjong Pagar United  | 66
2  | Tampines Rovers  | 62
3  | Hougang United  | 61
4  | Balestier Khalsa  | 52
5  | Lion City Sailors  | 46

### Yellow Cards (Players)

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As of 27 October 2022
| Rank  | Players  | Club  | Yellow Cards

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1  | Yasir Hanapi  | Tampines Rovers  | 9
Raihan Rahman  | Tanjong Pagar United
2  | Rusyaidi Salime  | Tanjong Pagar United  | 7
Blake Ricciuto  | Tanjong Pagar United
Jared Gallagher  | Young Lions FC

### Red Cards (Team)

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As of 27 October 2022
| Rank  | Club  | Red Cards

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1  | Geylang International  | 5
2  | Hougang United  | 3
3  | Lion City Sailors  | 2
Tanjong Pagar United

## Awards

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### Monthly awards

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Month  | Player of the Month  | Young Player of the Month  | Coach of the Month  | Goal of the Month  | Ref

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Player  | Club  | Player  | Club  | Coach  | Club  | Player vs.
March  |  Mirko Šugić | Tanjong Pagar United |  Kodai Tanaka | Albirex Niigata (S) |  Hasrin Jailani | Tanjong Pagar United |  André Moritz
vs. Geylang International (11/3/2022)  |
April  |  Boris Kopitović | Tampines Rovers |  Ryhan Stewart | Young Lions |  Kim Do-hoon | Lion City Sailors |  Sime Zuzul
vs. Albirex Niigata (S) (5/4/2022)  |
May  |  Maxime Lestienne | Lion City Sailors |  Kodai Tanaka | Albirex Niigata (S) |  Kazuaki Yoshinaga | Albirex Niigata (S) |  Reo Nishiguchi
vs. Albirex Niigata (S) (7/5/2022)  |
July  |  Kodai Tanaka | Albirex Niigata (S) |  Ilhan Fandi | Albirex Niigata (S) |  Noor Ali | Geylang International |  Ilhan Fandi
vs. Balestier Khalsa (16 July 2022)  |
August  |  Maxime Lestienne | Lion City Sailors |  Ilhan Fandi | Albirex Niigata (S) |  Luka Lalić | Lion City Sailors |  Kyoga Nakamura
vs. Geylang International (3/8/2022)  |

## Singapore Premier League Awards night winners

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Awards  | Winners  | Club  | Ref

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Player of the Year  |  Kodai Tanaka | Albirex Niigata (S)  |
Young Player of the Year  |  Ilhan Fandi | Albirex Niigata (S)  |
Coach of the Year  |  Kazuaki Yoshinaga | Albirex Niigata (S)  |
Top Scorer Award  |  Boris Kopitović | Tampines Rovers  |
Golden Glove  |  Zaiful Nizam | Geylang International  | [61]
Goal of the Year  |  Ilhan Fandi
vs. Balestier Khalsa (16 July 2022)  | Albirex Niigata (S)  |
Fair Play Award  | Albirex Niigata (S)  |
Referee of the Year  | Ahmad Aqasha  |
AIA Team of the Year

Goalkeeper |  Zaiful Nizam
(Geylang International)
Defence |  Masaya Idetsu
(Albirex Niigata (S))  |  Pedro Henrique
(Lion City Sailors)  |  Joshua Pereira
(Geylang International)
Midfield |  Kyoga Nakamura
(Tampines Rovers)  |  Vincent Bezecourt
(Geylang International)  |  Diego Lopes
(Lion City Sailors)  |  Maxime Lestienne
(Lion City Sailors)
Attack |  Kodai Tanaka
(Albirex Niigata (S))  |  Ilhan Fandi
(Albirex Niigata (S))  |  Boris Kopitović
(Tampines Rovers)

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## External links

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* Football Association of Singapore website
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* '22
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* '22
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Regional club competitions|

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ASEAN Football Federation

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* ASEAN Club Championship
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Youth competitions|

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