Locale Selangor
Singapore | Meetings total 48 | |
Other names North-South Rivalry, Clash of the Titans, Battle of the Giants, Malayan El'Clasico, The Nostalgic Rivalry Teams Singapore FA
Selangor FA First meeting 1 October 1921
Singapore 2-1 Selangor
1921 Malaya Cup Latest meeting 10 December 1994
Selangor 2-2 Singapore
1994 Malaysia Cup | ||
Singapore-Selangor rivalry was a football rivalries that occur between 1921 till 1994. It is the oldest football derbies in Malaysian.
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The clubs are also the most successful teams in Malaysia, between them they have won 71 major honours, 28 for Singapore and 43 for Selangor.Most of the honours they won were the Malaysia Cup.Both were also the most supported teams in Malaysian football.Every matches between these two teams attract highest interest from fans due to its intensity.
Samad Allapitchay, Singapore FA captain during 1977 Malaysia Cup noted to have said "The football rivalry between Singapore and Selangor has always been a special one. On the pitch, we hated each other".
History
The first encounter of the teams, officially is on the 1st October 1921 during 1921 Malaya Cup final where Singapore defeated Selangor with scoreline 2-1. Unofficially, there is a record of friendlies named 'Classics' from 1901 till 1913 between these two teams, with Singapore winning its first edition. During the pre-war years, Singapore and Selangor FA were a dominant force and fierce rivals, winning the Cup 19 times between them. The post war years were also dominated by Singapore and Selangor up till 1970, where Selangor emerged as the dominant force in the Malaysia Cup with eleven Cup wins, compared to two victories by Singapore.
The rivalries ended when Singapore pulled out from Malaysian League in 1994 due to dispute with Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) about ticketing issue. From 2011 till 2015, a new Singapore representative, the LIONSXII join the Malaysian League. However, the squad were the country under 23 team and bound to several specialty (will not have to face relegation and unable to recruit foreign players).
List of Matches
From 1921 to 1994
Statistics
From 1921 to 1994
*include 1930 Malaya Cup abandoned match
Last updated: 20 July 2015
Honors
Honours from 1921 till 1994