The 2015 S.League was the 20th season since the establishment of the S.League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs. The league was also known as the Great Eastern

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S.League due to sponsorship reasons.

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were the defending champions.

Changes from 2014

The league underwent a number of changes in its 20th season in order to increase its competitiveness: * The number of clubs was reduced from 12 to 10, with the withdrawal of

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due to financial problems, and the merger of

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and

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. * The league returned to a three-round format used from 2001 to 2011. * The foreign player quota remained at five per club but incentives were given to those who signed an under-21 player. * The passing time for the mandatory 2.4 km fitness test was lowered from 10 mins to 9 mins 45 s. A new rule on age restrictions – a maximum of five players aged 30 and above and a minimum of three under-25 players for clubs with a 22-man squad, a maximum of four players aged 30 and above and a minimum of two under-25 players for clubs with a 20-man squad – was later reversed.

Teams

A total of 10 teams contested the league.

withdrew from the league due to financial problems, while

merged into

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and Harimau Muda are invited foreign clubs from Japan, Brunei and Malaysia respectively.

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes

Foreigners

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. *

and

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are an all-Japanese and all-Malaysian team respectively and do not hire any foreigners.

League table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

S-League Awards Night Winners

References

External links

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