Football league season
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 March 2024 – 15 September 2024 |
| Champions | Lion City Sailors |
| Champions League | Lion City Sailors |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 353 (4.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Manami Fukusawa(23 goals) |
| Biggest home win | LCS 18–0 Balestier (4 May 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Balestier 0–14 Albirex (S) (11 May 2024) |
| Highest scoring | LCS 18–0 Balestier (4 May 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches LC Sailors/Albirex (S) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches LC Sailors/Albirex (S) |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches Balestier |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Balestier |
| ← 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) 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
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.
All the WPL's matches will be played at Choa Chu Kang Stadium. Like previous season, admission to all matches is free to the public. From 23 March, Choa Chu Kang Stadium was closed for maintenance after complaints from the first matchdays of poor pitch conditions. Matches were temporarily played at Jalan Besar Stadium. 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. 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.
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.
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.
Lion City Sailors won their third consecutive Women’s Premier League title and $25,000 prize money after a 6-0 victory over Still Aerion.
Teams
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
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata (S) | Nahar Daud | Pre-season | Kana Kitahara | |||
| Lion City Sailors | Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan | Pre-season | Daniel Ong | |||
| BG Tampines Rovers FC | Joe O'Sullivan | Remained on as Team Manager | Pre-season | Faizal Zainuddin |
Foreign players
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.
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
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Manami Fukuzawa
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Yuki Monden
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 Rebecca Jane Harding
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| Balestier Khalsa |  Oihana Marine Dany
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Ishita
|
Equzkine Calzada | ||
| Geylang International |  Olliana Davies
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Victoria Sarka
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 Maeva Lazorthes Pedauga
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| Hougang United |  Sydney Hector
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 Riddle Reneelyn Sison
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| Lion City Sailors | Miray Hokotate Altun
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Sara Hayduchok
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Madison Telmer
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Priscille Le Helloco
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 Laura Gänser
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| Still Aerion WFC |  Carmen Calisto
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 Sunisa Srangthaisong
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Uraiporn Yongkul
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 Reena Esther
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 Lauren Reese
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| Tampines Rovers | Maia McCoy
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 Anaya Sehgal
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 Vanessa Han
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 Andrea Moska
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Victoria Sarka Priscille Le Helloco
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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
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lion City Sailors (C) | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 4 | +91 | 43 | Qualification for AFC Women's Champions League |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 9 | +75 | 42 | |
| 3 | Geylang International | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 31 | |
| 4 | Still Aerion | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 28 | |
| 5 | Hougang United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 27 | |
| 6 | Tanjong Pagar United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 17 | |
| 7 | BG Tampines Rovers | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 11 | |
| 8 | Tiong Bahru | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 81 | −70 | 7 | |
| 9 | Balestier Khalsa | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 110 | −107 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) League champions
Fixtures and results
The league operates on a home and away round-robin format from 9 March 2024.
| Home \ Away | ALB | BAL | GEY | HOU | LCS | STI | TAM | TIB | TPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 6–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | |
| Balestier Khalsa | 0–14 | 0–5 | 0–6 | 0–11 | 0–8 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Geylang International | 0–3 | 13–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 7–0 | 3–0 | |
| Hougang United | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | |
| Lion City Sailors | 2–1 | 18–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 9–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
| Still Aerion | 0–8 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | |
| BG Tampines Rovers | 0–6 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–10 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Tiong Bahru | 0–13 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–13 | 1–7 | 4–3 | 0–2 | |
| Tanjong Pagar United | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of 15 September 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manami Fukuzawa
|
Albirex Niigata (S) | 23 |
| 2 |  Raeka Ee
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Lion City Sailors | 18 |
| 3 | Farah Nurzahirah
|
Geylang International | 15 |
| 4 | Josephine Ang
|
Lion City Sailors | 12 |
| Kana Kitahara
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Albirex Niigata (S) | 12 | |
| 5 | Sydney Hector
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Hougang | 11 |
| 6 | Uraiporn Yongkul
|
Still Aerion | 10 |
| 7 | Victoria Sarka
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Geylang / Tampines | 9 |
Source: Women's Premier League
Awards
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References
- "Women's Premier League Returns With First-Ever Title Sponsor". Press release, Deloitte. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- Kwek, Kimberly (16 February 2024). "Lion City Sailors set sights beyond S'pore after third straight Deloitte Women's Premier League title". 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.
- ^ "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 squad for WPL and AWCL challenges with 4 new players". Lion City Sailors. 21 June 2024.
- "Sailors Women bolster ranks with experienced Laura Gänser". Lion City Sailors. 5 March 2024.
External links
- 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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