Tanjong Pagar United Football Club is a professional

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club based in Queenstown,

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. The club currently competes in the

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, the top tier of Singaporean football. Tanjong Pagar United took part in the S.League from 1996 to 2004, and from 2011 to 2014. The club withdrew from the league after the 2004 season because of financial problems, but returned in 2011, with several similar breaks meanwhile. The club has since returned from 2020.

History

Early years and formation (1974–1996)

Prior to the formation of the S.League, the club were formed as Tiong Bahru Constituency Sports Club in 1975 and debuted in Division III of the

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, 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 Double 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.

S. League era (1996–2004)

Their strong performances led to their selection as one of eight clubs to compete in the newly

1996 S.League The 1996 S.League was the 1st season of the S.League, the top professional football league in Singapore. The S.League came into existence as a result of a fragmenting of relations between Singapore and Malaysian football associations. A disput ...

season, so they were renamed to Tiong Bahru Football Club and obtained a permanent home at the

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. In 1998, the club changed it named to Tanjong Pagar United and Lim Tong Hai captained the club in its debut season to a

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and

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double.

Dissolvement (2004–2010)

In the 2004 season, Tanjong Pagar United went through a period of difficult times where they sit at the bottom of the league table throughout the entire season. They manage to record a total of 4 wins, 5 draws and 18 losses thus seeing the club being dissolved at the end of the season due to financial problems where France defender

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was converted to the play in the forward position for some matches. At the end of the season, All of the club foreign players, Gimmy Bade and Jean-Marc Audemar, Benoît Salviat and

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eventually left the club.

Return of the club (2011–2014)

In the 2011 season, Tanjong Pagar United replaced

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for the S.League spot and therefore returned to action after a six years hiatus. The Jaguars signed Korean duo

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and

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, Japanese

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from

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side,

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and France player,

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. The Jaguars finished the season with 3 wins, 5 draws and 27 losses finishing in 11th out of 12th position in the league. In the 2012 season. Tanjong Pagar United bought in

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and Anthony Aymard in which they ended their season without any slight improvement finishing in the season at the same spot. In the 2013 season, Tanjong Pagar United reached an agreement with France head coach Patrick Vallee in which he signs France-Algerian forward duo

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and Kamel Ramdani, Brazilian-France goalkeeper

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, Moroccan

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and retaining Anthony Aymard for the season. The Jaguars season turned out pretty well where they finished in 6th spot out of 12th position in the league. In the 2014 season, The Jaguars signed Sébastien Etiemble to replace Ismaël Benahmed which left for

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Second dissolvement (2015–2019)

The Jaguars also signed Germany youngster Lucas Jester for the Prime League squad. Tanjong Pagar United managed to finished in 9th spot out of 12th in the

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which they had to dissolved the club at the end of the season due to another financial problems. In 2017, the owners of Tanjong Pagar United stated their intent to return to

for the 2019 season, and in November 2017 applied to FAS to rejoin the league. On the same month, the team also appeals to continue their jackpot operations, which is the source of club's income, after new regulations by the Ministry of Home Affairs forced the club to wind down their operations. But after their appeals were rejected by Ministry of Home Affairs and were ordered to shut down their jackpot operations in April 2018, as of September 2019, there were no further updates from the club regarding this intent.

Returned to action (2020–''present'')

On 16 January 2020, the

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confirms Tanjong Pagar United's participation in the

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season signing Japanese duo Takahiro Tanaka and Shodai Nishikawa and also Brazilians duo Luiz Júnior and Yann Motta. Tanjong Pagar United went on to have their best finished in the league finishing in fifth place during the

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. In the 2023 season, Singaporean star player,

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received the "Goal of the Year" award while playing for the club which he scored an scissors kick against

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in a 2–1 away win on 6 April 2023. On 26 April 2024, Tanjong Pagar United sign Zenivio from Cambodian club,

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in which he became the first Timorese player to play in the league. The club also signed former player Shodai Nishikawa for the 2024–25 season. .

Stadium

The Jaguars initially played their home games at the

since 1970. However, as the

was occupied since 2010 by the French club

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academy, Tanjong Pagar United was temporarily based at

Clementi Stadium The Clementi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Clementi, Singapore, Clementi, Singapore. It has a seating capacity of 4,000. It is managed by the Sport Singapore, which took over on 21 February 1983, and opened it to the public on 1 April the ...

for the duration of the 2011 season. Due to Étoile FC's withdrawal by the end of the 2011 season, Tanjong Pagar United shifted back to Queenstown Stadium in 2012. Ever since they were reinstalled back into the league in 2020, they share the

Jurong East Stadium Jurong East Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Jurong East, Singapore. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Albirex Niigata Singapore FC and Tanjong Pagar United. The stadium holds 2,700 people and was ...

with

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Players

First-team squad

^U23 ^U23 ^U23 ^U23 (on loan from BG Tampines Rovers) ^{FP U21} ^U23 ^U23 ^U23

Under-21s and Academy

^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21(on loan from

Lion City Sailors Lion City Sailors Football Club, commonly referred to as the Sailors or LCS, is a Singaporean professional association football, football club based in Bishan, Singapore, Bishan. It competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of the Si ...

) ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21 ^U21(on loan from

) ^U21(on loan from

) ^U21 ^U21

On Loan

(National Service till 2025, to

Young Lions FC Young Lions Football Club, commonly known as Young Lions, is a developmental football club based in Kallang, Singapore, which competes in the Singapore Premier League. The team is under the control of the Football Association of Singapore. Youn ...

) (National Service till 2026) (National Service till 2026)

Management and staff

Management

Technical staff

Honours

''Bold is for those competition that are currently active.''

Personal Awards

Domestic

* League Player of the Year ** Shunmugham Subramani (1998) ** Daniel Bennett (2001) * League Young Player of the Year ** Lim Soon Seng (1998) *League Coach of the Year ** P. N. Sivaji (1996) * League Goal of the Year **

against

on 6 April 2023. * League Team of the Year ** Luiz Júnior (2020)

Former managers

Seasons

* The 1996 season of the S.League was split into two series. Tiger Beer Series winners

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defeated Pioneer Series winners

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in the Championship playoff to clinch the S.League title. *

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saw the introduction of penalty shoot-outs if a match ended in a draw in regular time. Winners of penalty shoot-outs gained two points instead of one. * Tanjong Pagar United sat out the S.League from 2005 to 2010, and withdrew from the competition between 2015 and 2019.

Statistics and records

As of 8 June 2025.

Top 10 all-time appearances

Top 10 all-time scorers

* Biggest Wins: 8–1 vs Young Lions (1 October 2022) * Heaviest Defeats: 9–0 vs

Tampines Rovers Tampines Rovers Football Club (currently known as BG Tampines Rovers due to sponsorship reasons) is a professional association football, football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of t ...

(16 March 2004) * Youngest Goal scorers: Arisman Arman ~ 18 years 10 months 17 days old (On 19 June 2011 ''vs Young Lions)'' * Oldest Goal scorers: Daniel Bennett ~ 44 years 7 months 27 days old (''On 3 September 2022'' ''vs''

) * Youngest ever debutant: George Thomas ~ 16 years 9 months 29 days old (''On 10 April 2023 vs''

)

References

External links

Official club Facebook site

Official club Twitter site
* {{Singapore Premier League Football clubs in Singapore 1974 establishments in Singapore Singapore Premier League clubs