Tanjong Pagar United FC
Encyclopedia
Tanjong Pagar United Football Club is a professional football
club in Singapore
. The club took part in Singapore's S.League
from 1996 to 2004. The club withdrew from the S.League after the 2004 season because of financial problems but returned to the S.League in 2011.
Prior to the formation of the S.League, the team was known as Tiong Bahru Constituency Sports Club, and won Singapore's National Football League in 1983 and 1987. The club changed its name to Tiong Bahru United Football Club in 1996, and then to Tanjong Pagar United in 1998.
The team's mascot is a jaguar
. During its first run in the S.League, the club's home ground was the Queenstown Stadium. However, as the Queenstown Stadium was occupied since 2010 by French club Etoile FC, Tanjong Pagar United was based in Clementi Stadium for the duration of the 2011 season.
in 1987. The early 1990s saw further successes, as they were Pools Cup winners in 1991 and 1993, finished runners-up in the FAS Premier League from 1991 to 1993 and bagged the FA Cup in 1994. Their strong performances led to their selection as one of eight clubs to compete in the newly-formed S.League, so in 1995, they were renamed to Tiong Bahru Football Club and obtained a permanent home at the Queenstown Stadium.
John Klappas Pedro Ricoy Mark Silics Kris Trajanovski
Emile Mbouh Mbouh Gao Hongbo
Dragan Talajić
Paul Masefield
Nicodeme Boucher
Panca Oktaharbiansyah Saswadimata Dasuki Lim Tong Hai
Lim Soon Seng S Subramani Ratna Suffian Steven Tan
Sutee Suksomkit Narongchai Vachiraban
Hyun Jong Woon
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. The club took part in Singapore's S.League
S.League
The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...
from 1996 to 2004. The club withdrew from the S.League after the 2004 season because of financial problems but returned to the S.League in 2011.
Prior to the formation of the S.League, the team was known as Tiong Bahru Constituency Sports Club, and won Singapore's National Football League in 1983 and 1987. The club changed its name to Tiong Bahru United Football Club in 1996, and then to Tanjong Pagar United in 1998.
The team's mascot is a jaguar
Jaguar
The jaguar is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only Panthera species found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The jaguar's present range extends from Southern United States and Mexico...
. During its first run in the S.League, the club's home ground was the Queenstown Stadium. However, as the Queenstown Stadium was occupied since 2010 by French club Etoile FC, Tanjong Pagar United was based in Clementi Stadium for the duration of the 2011 season.
History
The club were formed as Tiong Bahru Constituency Sports Club in 1975 and debuted in Division III of the National Football League, from which they were promoted as champions in 1978. This was followed by a second successive promotion in 1979, bringing the Jaguars to Division I. In 1982, they won the President's Cup and the following year, they were national league champions. They represented Singapore in the 1984 ASEAN Club Games, finishing third, then captured The DoubleThe Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
in 1987. The early 1990s saw further successes, as they were Pools Cup winners in 1991 and 1993, finished runners-up in the FAS Premier League from 1991 to 1993 and bagged the FA Cup in 1994. Their strong performances led to their selection as one of eight clubs to compete in the newly-formed S.League, so in 1995, they were renamed to Tiong Bahru Football Club and obtained a permanent home at the Queenstown Stadium.
S.League Record
- 1996 - Series 1: 5th place; Series 2: Runners-up
- 1997 - Runners-up
- 1998 - Runners-up
- 1999 - 3rd place
- 2000 - Runners-up
- 2001 - 4th place
- 2002 - 9th place
- 2003 - 10th place
- 2004 - 10th place (Wooden SpoonistWooden spoon (award)A wooden spoon is a mock or real award, usually given to an individual or team which has come last in a competition, but sometimes also to runners-up. Examples range from the academic to sporting and more frivolous events...
) - 2005-2010 - Did not compete
- 2011 - 11th place
Singapore Cup Record
- 1997 - Semi-finals
- 1998 - Champions
- 1999 - First Round
- 2000 - Quarter-finals
- 2001 - 4th place
- 2002 - Quarter-finals
- 2003 - First Round
- 2004 - First Round
- 2005-2010 - Did not compete
- 2011 - First Round
Pre-S.League championship titles
- National Football League: 1983, 1987
Cup wins
- Singapore CupSingapore CupThe Singapore Cup is an annual soccer competition in Singapore.The Singapore Cup is the major cup competition in Singapore football, and has existed since the 1997 ....
: 1998 - Singapore FA Cup: 1998
- President's Cup: 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1994
Performance in AFC competitions
- Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
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- 1986: Qualifying Stage
- 1988: Qualifying Stage
Current Squad
Former Players
Vlado Bozinoski Ivan KelicIvan Kelic
Ivan Kelic was an Australian football player who played for NSL clubs Melbourne Knights, Sydney Olympic and South Melbourne FC....
John Klappas Pedro Ricoy Mark Silics Kris Trajanovski
Kris Trajanovski
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Emile Mbouh Mbouh Gao Hongbo
Gao Hongbo
Gao Hongbo is a Chinese retired football player and a current coach which managed China national football team from 2009 to 2011. Appointed in May 2009, Gao became the youngest man to take the helm in 30 years. Gao was a big name in his professional life as a footballer. He was a prolific striker...
Dragan Talajić
Dragan Talajic
Dragan Talajić is a Croatian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is a football manager who is currently coaching Al Kuwait from Kuwait...
Paul Masefield
Paul Masefield
Paul Darren Masefield is an English former football right back and TV pundit who played professional football in England for a number of years before moving to Asia and playing in local Asian leagues....
Nicodeme Boucher
Panca Oktaharbiansyah Saswadimata Dasuki Lim Tong Hai
Lim Tong Hai
Lim Tong Hai was a defender for the Singapore national football team from 1990 to 1999, and is now the team manager of Geylang United of the S.League.-Club career:...
Lim Soon Seng S Subramani Ratna Suffian Steven Tan
Steven Tan
Steven Tan was a Singaporean footballer in the 1990s, who played in the Singapore national football team as a striker. He is now the head coach of S-League club, Tampines Rovers....
Sutee Suksomkit Narongchai Vachiraban
Narongchai Vachiraban
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Hyun Jong Woon