The Singapore Community Shield (also known as the AIA Community Shield due to sponsorship reasons; formerly the Charity Shield) is the curtain-raiser to the

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season in Singapore. The match is contested between the champions of the previous

Singapore Premier League The Singapore Premier League, commonly abbreviated as the SPL, officially known as the AIA Singapore Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional football league sanctioned by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), wh ...

season and the

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winners. In a situation when the same team wins both competition, then it is contested between the Singapore Premier League's champions and runners-up.

History

The Singapore Community Shield (known then as the Charity Shield) was first contested in 2008. In the inaugural match, the

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defeated

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5–4 on penalties following a 1–1 draw. The Shield first doubled up as the season's opening fixture in 2014 and remained so for all subsequent editions until 2018.
Great Eastern is the co-sponsor for the Community Shield since 2008 and becomes the main sponsor in 2017.

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is the other co-sponsor for the Community Shield from 2008 until 2016.
On 23 February 2019, the

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(FAS) announced that AIA Singapore as the new title sponsor of the Singapore Premier League and Community Shield as part of a two-year agreement.

Past results

Performance by clubs

References

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Warriors FC 1 Balestier Khalsa 0: Velez strike clinches Charity Shield

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History

Past results

Performance by clubs

See also

References

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