Prime League

Prime League
Founded1997
Folded2017
CountrySingapore
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Number of clubs8
Domestic cup(s)Singapore FA Cup
Last championsHome United
(2017)
Most championshipsHome United (8 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Prime League was the reserve and youth team soccer league of Singapore's S.League. Teams involved in the league are primarily made up of youth players from the S.League clubs. The Prime League was founded in 1997. S.League clubs are required to participate, and clubs who do not play at S.League level are also eligible to enter. In 2018, the Prime League was abolished, with the National Football League (NFL) installed as the second-tier competition.[1]

Participation rules

All S.League teams had to register a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 20 players for the Prime League. Clubs not participating in the S. League had to register a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 25 players. The teams should maintain the minimum required number of players throughout the season.
Each club was allowed to register 1 foreign player for their Prime League teams. The foreign players must have been aged between 18 and 21 at the point of registration and are not eligible to play in the S.League.

An S.League player who had played in his club's most recent S.League match was not eligible to play in the club's next Prime League match.

Prime League sides were also allowed to take part in the FA Cup competition.

Past champions

Year Champions Runners-up
1997 Singapore Armed Forces Balestier Khalsa
1998 Geylang United Home United
1999 Singapore Armed Forces Home United
2000 Singapore Armed Forces Home United
2001 Home United Singapore Armed Forces
2002 Home United Singapore Armed Forces
2003 Home United China Sinchi FC
2004 Home United Singapore Armed Forces
2005 China Sinchi FC Geylang United
2006 Geylang United Singapore Armed Forces
2007 Singapore Armed Forces Tampines Rovers
2008 Singapore NFA U-18 Gombak United
2009 Home United Tampines Rovers
2010 Singapore NFA U-18 Home United
2011 Geylang United Gombak United
2012 Balestier Khalsa Singapore NFA U-18
2013 Balestier Khalsa Home United
2014 Home United Geylang International
2015 Tampines Rovers Singapore NFA U-18
2016 Home United Warriors FC
2017 Home United Hougang United

Performance by Clubs

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
Home United 8 5 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017
Warriors FC 4 5 1997, 1999, 2000, 2007
Geylang International 3 2 1998, 2006, 2011
Singapore NFA U-18 2 2 2008, 2010
Balestier Khalsa 2 1 2012, 2013
Tampines Rovers 1 2 2015
China Sinchi FC 1 1 2005
Gombak United 0 2
Hougang United 0 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Young footballers to take centrestage in revamped 2018 S-League". TODAY. Retrieved 2022-01-12.