Season 1998 Top goalscorer Stuart Young (22) Goals scored 368 | Asian Club Championship Singapore Armed Forces Start date 1998 Matches played 110 | |
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Champions Singapore Armed Forces
2nd S.League title Biggest home win Home United 9-3 Gombak United
(18 July 1998) Biggest away win Gombak United 1-6 Home United
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The 1998 S.League was the third season of the S.League, the top professional football league in Singapore. Teams played each other once both home and away, in a 20-match season.
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The 1998 S.League was won by Singapore Armed Forces, their second consecutive title.
Teams
Jurong left Bukit Gombak Stadium upon completion of their new home ground Jurong East Stadium. Home United also relocated, leaving Jalan Besar Stadium to move into Bishan Stadium. Two new teams entered into the competition – Gombak United (who took the place of Jurong playing at Bukit Gombak Stadium) and Marine Castle United who made Hougang Stadium their home – taking the number of participating teams to eleven. Tiong Bahru United were renamed Tanjong Pagar United for the 1998 season.
Foreign players
Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 5 foreign players.
League table
Singapore Armed Forces qualified to compete in the 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship. This was their second appearance in continental competition. The club met with more success than in their first appearance, defeating Royal Dolphins of the Cambodian League 11–3 on aggregate in the East Asian first round. They were defeated in the second round by Sinthana of the Thai Premier League, going down 3–2 on aggregate.