2018 Singapore National Football League

National Football League
Season2018
Matches played93
Goals scored321 (3.45 per match)
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 29 July 2018.

The 2018 National Football League (also known as the Aminovital National Football League) is the 44th season of the National Football League (NFL).

The 2018 NFL season was officially launched on 29 April 2018 at Jalan Besar Stadium. NFL Division Two sides Jungfrau Punggol FC and Singapore Khalsa Association completed their season opener with a 2-2 draw before an opening ceremony. Defending NFL Division One champions Yishun Sentek Mariners FC won the inaugural NFL Challenge Cup after beating 2017 NFL runners-up Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association (SAFSA) by a 5-3 score-line.[1]

Academy Junior Football was renamed to Bukit Timah Juniors FC in compliance with FAS regulation.[2]

Tiong Bahru FC was officially named National Football League (NFL) Division One champions on 28 October 2018 after their final match against SAFSA at Jalan Besar Stadium, finishing the season unbeaten.[3]

NFL Challenge Cup

29 April 2018 Yishun Sentek Mariners 5-3 SAFSA Jalan Besar, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

Division 1 League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tiong Bahru (C) 18 16 2 0 59 11 +48 50
2 Balestier United 18 12 1 5 39 20 +19 37
3 SAFSA 18 11 2 5 61 27 +34 35
4 Yishun Sentek Mariners 18 13 1 4 57 26 +31 40
5 GFA Sporting Westlake 18 8 3 7 28 29 −1 27
6 Katong FC 18 5 4 9 21 30 −9 19
7 Police SA 18 6 0 12 3 51 −48 18
8 Eunos Crescent 18 3 4 11 21 40 −19 13
9 South Avenue 18 3 2 13 20 62 −42 11 Relegation to
NFL Division 2
10 Admiralty FC 18 3 1 14 12 55 −43 10
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2018. Source: FAS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions

Division 2 League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Singapore Khalsa Association (C) 20 16 2 2 65 25 +40 50 Promotion to
NFL Division 1 2019
2 Warwick Knights 20 14 4 2 54 18 +36 46
3 Jungfrau Punggol 20 13 1 6 75 34 +41 40
4 GFA Victoria 20 10 7 3 40 28 +12 37
5 Kaki Bukit 20 11 2 7 37 25 +12 35
6 Singapore Cricket Club 20 9 3 8 40 19 +21 30
7 Kembangan United 20 7 3 10 33 32 +1 24
8 Admiralty CSC 20 5 8 7 32 32 0 23
9 Starlight Soccerites 20 5 2 13 32 60 −28 17
10 Bishan Brax 20 2 2 16 11 54 −43 8
11 Bukit Timah Juniors 20 0 2 18 7 99 −92 2 Relegation to
FAS Island Wide League 2019
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2018. Source: FAS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions

References

  1. ^ "The 2018 National Football League (NFL) season was officially launched". 29 Apr 2018.
  2. ^ "Twitter/Bukit Timah Juniors". 1 Apr 2018.
  3. ^ "Tiong Bahru FC Claims NFL Division One Trophy with 16 Wins and Two Draws". FAS. 28 Oct 2018.