14/5 Singapore Armed Forces FC vs Balestier Khalsa (Choa Chu Kang Stadium)
15/5 Albirex Niigata vs Yotha FC (Laos) (Jurong East Stadium)
16/5 Tampines Rovers vs Phnom Penh Crown FC (Cambodia) (Clementi Stadium)
17/5 2012 DPMM FC (Brunei Darussalam) vs Home United (Yishun Stadium)
18/5 Loyola Meraclo Sparks FC (Philipiines) vs Geylang United (Jalan Besar Stadium)
19/5 KBZ FC (Myanmar) vs Woodlands Wellington (Jalan Besar Stadium)
20/5 Gombak United vs Harimau Muda B (Malaysia) (Jurong West Stadium)
21/5 Tanjong Pagar United vs Hougang United (Queenstown Stadium)
A proper ASEAN Cup its becoming!

It's not been the best of starts for SLeague champions Tampines Rovers but they are slowly dragging themselves back up to the top part of the table. Coming from behind and needing an own goal to overcome Young Lions may not be the chosen method of securing three points but that's what they had to do last night but they won't be grumbling too much.

There's never a dull moment in Singapore. Last night we saw the champions Tampines Rovers defeated at home by SAFFC while Home United were turned over by Tanjong Pagar 1-0. A Tanjong Pagar team it will be remembered, possibly, who shipped five to Young Lions last time out.
Which all means the SLeague table remains its freshness albeit with a distinctly foreign feel to it.

Indonesia Super League
Persidafon v PSAP 4-2 (Patrick Wanggai 2, Eric Bayemi, Christian Worabay; Wook Jin, Sukman) 4,850Persipura v Pelita Jaya 2-1 (Alberto Goncalves, Boaz Solossa; Zhekov) 23,272Deltras v PSMS 0-1 (Arie Supriyantna) 11,350Sriwijaya v Persisam 3-1 (Keith Kayamba 2, Hilton Moreira; Gonzales) 29,753Persija v Persiba 4-0 (Pedro Vasqualez Javier 2, Bambang Pamungkas, Ramdhani Lestalahu) 20,599
1 - Sriwijaya 15 9 3 3 34-13 302 - Persipura 14 9 3 2 28-16 303 - Persiwa 14 9 2 3 26-17 29
14 - Keith Kayamba (Sriwijaya)10 - Hilton Moreira (Sriwijaya)9 - Patrick Wanggai (Persidafon), Herman Dzumafo (PSPS)
Indonesia Premier League
Persebaya v Arema 2-1 (Halil, Dutra; TA Mushafry) 55,000Persijap v Persija 1-0 (Julio Lopez) 8,000
1 - Persibo 9 5 2 2 13-7 172 - Semen Padang 9 4 4 1 15-7 163 - Persebaya 9 5 1 3 10-6 16
Don't recall the last time Indonesian football enjoyed such bumper crowds on the same day.

Indonesia Super League
Persidafon v PSAP 4-2 (Patrick Wanggai 2, Eric Bayemi, Christian Worabay; Wook Jin, Sukman) 4,850Persipura v Pelita Jaya 2-1 (Alberto Goncalves, Boaz Solossa; Zhekov) 23,272Deltras v PSMS 0-1 (Arie Supriyantna) 11,350Sriwijaya v Persisam 3-1 (Keith Kayamba 2, Hilton Moreira; Gonzales) 29,753Persija v Persiba 4-0 (Pedro Vasqualez Javier 2, Bambang Pamungkas, Ramdhani Lestalahu) 20,599
1 - Sriwijaya 15 9 3 3 34-13 302 - Persipura 14 9 3 2 28-16 303 - Persiwa 14 9 2 3 26-17 29
14 - Keith Kayamba (Sriwijaya)10 - Hilton Moreira (Sriwijaya)9 - Patrick Wanggai (Persidafon), Herman Dzumafo (PSPS)
Indonesia Premier League
Persebaya v Arema 2-1 (Halil, Dutra; TA Mushafry) 55,000Persijap v Persija 1-0 (Julio Lopez) 8,000
1 - Persibo 9 5 2 2 13-7 172 - Semen Padang 9 4 4 1 15-7 163 - Persebaya 9 5 1 3 10-6 16
Don't recall the last time Indonesian football enjoyed such bumper crowds on the same day.

If anyone had said that Woodlands Wellington would have been top of the SLeague at any time during the 2012 I would have asked them politely to lie down and stop taking drugs. The Rams are bottom of the table fodder and have been since I have been following the game there.
But after two games they are second in the table only 'cos Albirex Niigata have a better goal difference.

(The entry is formulated based on the transcript of the media release issued by Starhub, the official broadcaster of the S.League 2012)
StarHub, the Official Broadcaster of the S.League, is extending its ‘live' match coverage to everyone (including non-StarHub subscribers) via frequency 76.

In a new bid to attract more interest it seems the SLeague have come up with a novel way of releasing the fixture list for the new season. Taking a leaf from the harry Potter movies they are announcing them bit by bit. The logic, such as it is, is that if it's good enough for JK Rawlings' teen magicians it's gotta be good enough for the SLeague.

Indonesia Premier League
PSMS v Persebaya 1-2Persiraja v Persija (!) 3-3
Other games were scheduled but never happened. Arema flew all the way to Papua to play Persipura...but last year's champions had already withdrawn from the league and were playing n the Inter Island Cup. Who the hell allowed them to fly when they had no opponent?

Ahmad Latif's goal just after the hour mark means that the SLeague won't be decided until Sunday when both Home United and Tampines Rovers play their final game of the season.
You could say it's advantage Tampines as they have a narrow one point lead going into Crunch Sunday (hey, ESPN do it all the time) but Home United have the superior goal difference.

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• 2011 Sultan of Selangor Cup - (Match Day and Balik Kampong)

Malay rock legend Amy Search (pictured above) wowed the 65,000 at the Shah Alam Stadium in this annual event initiated by the Sultan of Selangor with motive in fostering relationship between Singapore and Selangor whom both shared an unique rivalry in the Malayan football history.

I have been most remiss in my coverage of the SLeague in recent weeks and I do apologise for that. I hope to take some games in before the end of the season though.
So how do we stand as we enter the final furlong? I think it's fair to say it's a two horse race as the table shows;
1 - Home United 29 22 2 5 72-28 682 - Tampines Rovers 29 21 3 5 60-23 66
Four games remaining and a two point difference make for another exciting climax to the SLeague.

• S.League Match- Balestier Khalsa 0-1 Tampines Rovers (6/8/11)
  
  

Ahmad Latiff (pictured above in yellow jersey) delivered the sucker punch at the last kick of the game to help Tampines Rovers beat Balestier Khalsa 1-0 at Toa Payoh Stadium.
While the Tigers had a Mark McGough's goal disallowed which they claimed the Aussie's effort had crossed the goal line before Lions defender Fahrudin Mustafic cleared for safety in the first half.

Udo Fortune had a phenomenal season with Persiba Bantul in the Divisi Utama in season 2010/2011. As well as helping the team to get promotion to the Indonesia Super League he personally managed to net an impressive 34 goals.
Now however it appears he is not willing to stay with the team based near Yogyakarta and is looking for a new team.

I know the general perception in Singapore is that their football is shite but then most of them sold their soul to the EPL a decade back and pine for queen and empire once more.
But the SLeague continues to be one of the most exciting leagues in the region.
Not like Thailand where Buriram PEA had won the TPL before the season had kicked off, allegedly, or Indonesia where much depends on outside factors.

Geylang United v Woodlands Wellington 1-0Tanjong Pagar v Etoile 0-2Albirex Niigata v Balestier Khalsa 1-0Hougang United v Gombak United 3-2Tanjong United v Geylang United 0-1Etoile v Woodlands Wellington 3-0
That's five straight wins now for Geylang United with nothing let in. Not bad considering they had won only two of their opening 13 games!

Dan Hammond is reported to have signed for Geylang United. If true then the English defender is almost half way through his one man tour of the SLeague. He started his career with Young Lions before moving to Woodlands Wellington, Balestier Khalsa and this year SAFFC.
However he had struggled to break into the SAFFC team with Daniel Bennett and Bah Mamadou providing consistency at the back for the Warriors.

Hougang United v Harimau Muda 1-0Gombak United v Balestier Khalsa 2-1South Melbourne v Albirex Niigata 0-3Geylang United v Tampines Rovers 1-2Home United v Woodlands Wellington 5-1Etoile v Tanjung Pagar 2-0SAFFC v Phnom Penh Crown 4-0Pattaya United v Okkthar United 1-2
2 - Jonathon Toto (Etoile), Qiu Li (Home United), Erawan Gunawan (SAFFC)

Hougang United v Harimau Muda 1-0 (Mamadou Diallo) 1,464Gombak United v Balestier Khalsa 2-1 (Zulkiffli Hassim, Chang Jo Yoon; Anaz Hadee) 1,433

(The content and images of this entry are obtained via former Balestier Khalsa's Head of youth development, Mr Mohamed Zainudeen with the objective of spreading the words about the development of disability football in Singapore)
Khairul has scored 9 goals in one tournament
If there's a will, there's a way.

Balestier Khalsa v Geylang United 3-1 (Kim Kwang Young 2, OG; Amy Recha) 858Woodlands Wellington v SAFFC 1-5 (Goh Swee Swee; OG, Mislav Kaoglan, Fazrul Nawaz 3) 681Home United v Tanjong Pagar 3-1 (Frederic Mendy2, Ashraf Rashid; Kim Jong Oh) 1,441
1 - Home United 16 11 2 3 40-15 352 - Tampines Rovers 14 10 3 1 30-11 333 - SAFFC 14 9 2 3 30-16 29
Tonight sees Tampines play Tanjong Pagar with victory against the cellar dwellers taking them back to the top of the SLeague.

(Many thanks to a friend who Whatsapp the attached images that depicted the national provisional squad.)
The much awaited national provisional squad list was made know just a hour ago at the Jalan Besar Stadium (as pictured below).
(Pictured above) The "senior" 23 players of the provisional squad.

Friday 10 June: HOUGANG UNITED FC VS YOUNG TIGERS (Malaysia) - Possible 'live' match, to be confirmed.

Match No: 1

Venue: Hougang Stadium

Time: 7.30pm

Saturday 11 June: GOMBAK UNITED FC VS BALESTIER KHALSA FC

Match No: 2

Venue: Jurong West Stadium

Time: 7.

As I said a few days back the SLeague is already shaping into another classic season and I am really looking forward to my next visit there. Dunno when mind!
These are the results of recent days I have missed. There have been some changes to the schedule and I don't have the latest one so am kind of in the dark on what's on the horizon!

It hasn't been much of a season for Young Lions in the SLeague so far. They have just one win and three goals from their opening eight games. The early season circus of Pele etc has been forgotten as the season has now become one defeat after another; the latest coming in the last minute against title challengers Home United.

With 10 games gone SLeague new boys Tanjong Pagar United have yet to light up the compeition. Indeed, the opposite is true; they have become the whipping boys of the league as a team combined of young players with the odd older head struggle to make any kind of impression beyond a team to boost your goal difference against.

AFC Cup
Hanoi T&T v Tampines Rovers 1-1 (;Aleksander Duric)Muang Thong United v Victory 1-0 (Teerasil Dangda) 6,290
Indonesia Super League
Deltras v Semen Padang 0-3 (Edward Wilson Junior 3) 4,000
Divisi Utama
PSMS v Persiraja 2-0 (Vagner Luis, Gaston Castano) 15,121Persebaya v Persidafon 1-0 (Charles Orock) 1,331
SLeague
Tanjong Pagar United v Balestier Khalsa 0-1 (Paul Cunningham) 799
Malaysia Super League
Negeri Sembilan v Kedah 2-0Pahang v Johor FC 0-0Harimau Muda A v KL 1-0T Team v Terengganu 0-1Felda United v Selangor 0-1Perak v Kelantan 4-0Sabah v Perlis 2-2

SINGAPORE, 30 March 2011: The S.League All Stars side to face the TAKE ACTION With Albirex Niigata Selection in the S.League Cares, TAKE ACTION With Albirex Niigata Singapore Charity Match at Jalan Besar Stadium this Saturday, 02 April has been officially announced.

The S.League All Stars are coached by three-time S.

(Media Information from the Football Association of Singapore)

SINGAPORE, 30 March 2011: The S.League All Stars side to face the TAKE ACTION With Albirex Niigata Selection in the S.League Cares, TAKE ACTION With Albirex Niigata Singapore Charity Match at Jalan Besar Stadium this Saturday, 02 April has been officially announced.

Indonesia Super League
Arema v Sriwijaya 1-1 (TA Mushafry; Budi Sudarsono) 20,052Persib v Persipura 2-2 (Airlangga, Herman Abanda; Zah Rahan, Titus Bonai) 25,965
1 - Persipura 18 12 4 2 48-14 402 - Persija 17 10 2 5 29-17 323 - Semen Padang 18 8 8 2 26-19 324 - Persisam 18 9 2 7 22-23 295 - Arema 18 7 7 4 27-17 286 - Sriwijaya 19 8 4 7 28-24
19 - Boas Solossa (Persipura)11 - Kenji Adichihara (Bontang)10 - Marcio Souza (Deltras), Edward Wilson Junior (Semen Padang)
Divisi Utama
Persikabo v PSLS 2-0 (Zaenal Arief 2) 7,000Persitara v PSSB 1-0 (Brimo) 503Persemalra v Persikota 1-0 (John Pattikawa) 2,000Mitra Kukar v Persik 2-1 (Julien Mbom Mbom, Rully;Adrian Trinidad) 2,711Gresik United v PSIM 2-0 (Luis Alejandro Pena, Basuki) 5,355Barito Putra v PSIM 2-1 (Arnaldo Benitez 2; Nanda Setiawan) 3,507Persiku v Persigo 3-0 (Agus Santiko 2, Dadan Suhenda) 6,736PSIR v Persebaya 1-2 (M Husen; Kornelis Kaimu, Charles Orock) 10,732Persiram v PSCS 3-1 (Didi Parov, Gideon Way, Yos Yoppirrayer) 727Perseman v Persikab 3-0 (Choirul Hoda, Tutug Widodo, Febrian Sofiandi) 5,275PSAP v Persires 10-0 (Sayuti 2, Osas Marvelous 5, Moussa Traore, Irfan, Suryadi) 3,175Persiraja v Persih 2-0 (Abdul Musawir 2) 7,051PS Bengkulu v Persipasi 1-0 (M Iqbal) 5,300
1 - PSAP 20 12 5 3 38-16 412 - Persiraja 20 13 2 5 35-21 41
1 - Mitra Kukar 20 12 2 6 31-16 382 - PSIM 19 10 3 6 20-14
1 - Persidafon 18 13 3 2 39-8 422 - Persiba 19 10 5 4 38-13
25 - Fortune Udo (Persiba)21 - Osas Marvelous (PSAP)16 - Patrick Wanggai (Persidafon)
Liga Primer Indonesia
Solo v Aceh United 0-3 Persebaya 1927 v Manado United 3-1 Persibo v Real Mataram 2-1
1 - Persema 10 8 2 0 24-8 262 - Persebaya 10 7 2 1 28-7 233 - Semarang United 10 7 0 3 13-9 21
SLeague
Home United v Woodlands Wellington 2-0 (Qiu Li, Frederic Mendy) 1,505Gombak United v SAFFC 0-1 (Fazrul Nawaz) 1,747Hougang United v Balestier Khalsa 2-2 (Duncan Elias, Carlos Delgado; Kim Young Kwan 2) 1,239
Thai Premier League
Chonburi v TTM Phichit 2-1Khon Kaen v Siam Navy 0-0Police United v Samut Songkram 0-1Thai Port v Army United 1-0Chiang Rai United v Si Sa Ket 1-0
1 - Buriram PEA 5 4 1 0 9-2 132 - Chonburi 5 3 1 1 12-6 103 - BEC Tero 5 3 1 1 7-4
4 - Leandro (Army United), Yeon Gi Sung (TTM Phichit), Ronnachai Rangsyio (BEC Tero), Frank Ohzanda (Buriram PEA)

(The content and images of this entry are obtained via former Balestier Khalsa's Head of youth development, Mr Mohamed Zainudeen with the objective of spreading the words about the development of disability football in Singapore)
Twenty-five year old Khairul Anwar, born with cerebral palsy, has waited a lifetime to take part in a football league, representing his country.

In a joint press release statement by scouting agency, Trebol Sports International (TSI) and their working partners, Football Management International (FMI) had announced the following player, Scottish defender Graham Tatters (pictured above, courtesy of Flickr) had signed for Woodlands Wellington.