Football in Singapore
| Football In Singapore | |
|---|---|
| 1st game | |
| British Engineers XI A vs British Engineers XI B (1889) | |
| Governing body | Football Association of Singapore |
| National leagues | Singapore Premier League FAS National Football League FAS Island Wide League Women's Premier League FAS Women's National Football League |
| National Cup | Singapore Cup |
| FA Cup | Singapore FA Cup |
| Season starter | Singapore Community Shield |
| International | |
| 1st international | |
| Singapore 2–3 South Korea (Singapore; 12 April 1953) | |
| Men's team | Singapore |
| Women's team | Singapore ♀ |
| Boys' team (youth) | Singapore U15s & 16s |
| Stadium | National Stadium (Capacity: 55,000) Jalan Besar Stadium (Capacity: 6,000–8,000) |
| International honours | |
| Youth Olympics | Bronze (1) – 2010 (boys' U16) |
| AFF Championship | Gold (4) – 1998, 2004, 2007, 2012 (men's) |
| AFC Women's Cup | Bronze (2) – 1977, 1983 (women's) |
| Lion City Cup | Silver (1) – 2011 (boys' U16) Bronze (1) – 2011 (boys' u15) |
Association football, known more popularly as football, is considered the national sport of Singapore. Approximately 49% of the people in Singapore are interested in football. Association football is the most popular sport in Singapore.
The country is home to the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), the oldest football association in Asia with its roots coming from The Football Association. Despite the country having a relatively small population pool, it has produced squads that has fiercely competed with more populated countries in both club and international football.
The sport reached one of its highest peaks during the 1980s and 1990s with the Singapore Lions' participation in the Malaysia Cup, whereby they dominated the competition. The Singapore Lions left the Malaysia Cup in 1994, before rejoining the competition in 2012 as the LionsXII, winning a league title in 2013 and an FA Cup in 2015 in the process.