Football in Singapore

rdf:langString Football in Singapore

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rdf:langString – 2011

rdf:langString British Engineers XI A vs British Engineers XI B

rdf:langString FAS Island Wide League

rdf:langString FAS National Football League

rdf:langString FAS Women's National Football League

rdf:langString FAS Women's Premier League

rdf:langString Singapore 2–3

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rdf:langString – 1998, 2004, 2007, 2012

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rdf:langString International

rdf:langString Football In Singapore

rdf:langString International honours

rdf:langString FA Cup

rdf:langString Stadium

rdf:langString Men's team

rdf:langString Women's team

rdf:langString National Cup

rdf:langString Governing body

rdf:langString Boys' team

rdf:langString Season starter

rdf:langString Top leagues

rdf:langString National Day Rally 1998 Speech

rdf:langString "Look at the French World Cup football team. In the final against Brazil, I picked Zidane as the most outstanding French player. He is of Algerian descent. Of the 22-players, more than half did not look "French". They looked Argentinian, Armenian, Basque, Caribbean, Ghanaian, New Caledonian. Some were born in France, but of immigrant parents. Others are first generation French citizens. When they went up to receive their medals, President Chirac embraced all of them as Frenchmen. He sent a strong political signal for multi-racialism and against xenophobia: that in France, so long as you contribute to the French cause, it does not matter what colour your skin is or where you were born. Last year I told you Singapore would never have a chance in the World Cup, because the rules require all players to be citizens. But after watching the French victory, I have changed my mind. Maybe if we change our immigration criteria to bring in top football talent and make them citizens, then one day we too can get into the finals. In fact we intend to do just this, to bring in sports talent."

rdf:langString Football in Singapore

rdf:langString commenting further on GOAL 2010

rdf:langString Association football, known more popularly as football, is considered the national sport of Singapore. The country is home to the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), the oldest football association in Asia with its roots coming from The Football Association in England. The national teams include the men's, women's and youth. Despite the country having a relatively small population pool, it has generally punched above its weight by successively producing squads that has fiercely competed with much larger and more populated countries in both club and international football. The sport reached one of its highest peaks during the 1980s and 1990s with the Singapore Lions' participation in the Malaysia Cup, whereby they dominated the competition. The Singapore Lions, the team which played in the Malaysia Cup, is not considered as a national team. The Singapore Lions left the Malaysia Cup in 1994, before rejoining the competition in 2012 as the LionsXII until 2015, winning a league title in 2013 and an FA Cup in 2015 in the process. The men's senior team is one of the strongest national sides in Southeast Asia, being the second most successful team in the AFF Championship with 4 titles, winning in 1998, 2004, 2007 and 2012. It is also one of the only two national teams in history to have won consecutive titles in the competition. The current champions of Singaporean club football is Lion City Sailors, having won the Singapore Premier League title in the 2021 season.