The S.League is an Singaporean professional league for men's association football clubs. At the highest level of domestic football competition in Singapore, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of 2.5 rounds. Besides Singaporean clubs, participation was outreached to clubs from Brunei, China, France, Japan and Korea to raise its level of competitiveness and profile.
The S.League is run by the Football Association of Singapore. Seasons run from February to October, with teams playing 27 matches each, totalling 192 matches in the season.
Since the inception of S.League in 1996, a total of 5 clubs have been crowned champions. Warriors have been the most successful club with 8 titles, followed by Tampines Rovers (5), Geylang International (2) and Home United (2). Etoile (1) became the first foreign club to win the competition in 2010. The current champions are Tampines Rovers, who won the title in the 2013 season.
Teams received three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points were awarded for a loss. The champion is crowned at the end of the season. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, goals scored, and then number of wins. If still equal, the same tiebreakers are used on head-to-head records between the teams, followed by better fair play record. There is no relegation or promotion system in the league. Clubs enter the S.League by invitation of the Football Association of Singapore
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Source: Sleague.com
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