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| Nickname(s) | The Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Singapore (FAS) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Gavin Lee (interim) | ||
| Captain | Hariss Harun | ||
| Mostcaps | Daniel Bennett (146)[1] | ||
| Top scorer | Fandi Ahmad (55)[2] | ||
| Home stadium | National Stadium Jalan Besar Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | SGP | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 161 1 (3 April 2025)[3] | ||
| Highest | 73 (August 1993) | ||
| Lowest | 173 (October 2017) | ||
| First international | |||
 Singapore 1–0China  (Singapore; 22 May 1948)[4] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Singapore 11–0Laos  (Kallang,Singapore; 15 January 2007) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Singapore 0–9Burma  (Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia; 6 November 1969)[5] | |||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in1984) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1984) | ||
| ASEAN Championship | |||
| Appearances | 14 (first in1996) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1998,2004,2007,2012) | ||
TheSingapore national football team[a] representsSingapore in the senior men's international football. It is organised by theFootball Association of Singapore (FAS), the governing body offootball in Singapore, which is affiliated with theAsian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regionalASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The team's colours are red and white. Singapore are colloquially known as "The Lions", an animal of prominent symbolic nature to the country.[7][verification needed] Singapore has one of the oldest national teams in Asia, with the FAS being the oldest football association in the continent itself.[8]
Despite the country having a small population pool, it has historically punched above its weight by successively producing squads that has fiercely competed with its larger and much more populated neighbours. This can be seen in its most significant successes, which have come in the regionalAFF Championship, whereby Singapore had won four times in1998,2004,2007, and2012. Singapore was the first team to achieve this feat and the only team to win in all the finals that they had played. In 1998, Singapore defeatedVietnam in the final to capture the country's first major international football title. In the 2004–05 competition, Singapore defeatedIndonesia in a two-leg final 5–2 on aggregate. Singapore retained the trophy in 2007, beatingThailand 3–2 on aggregate in the final. In 2012, Singapore won the trophy a record 4th time, again defeating three-time champions Thailand 3–2 on aggregate in the final.
Singapore has also achieved notable results beyond its sub-confederation. In the2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Singapore became the only team to beatIraq where Iraq was en route to theirAsian Cup-winning campaign. Singapore also drew withChina 0–0, 1–1, and 2–2 at home in 2006, 2009 and 2024 respectively. In March 2008,Australia also failed to beat Singapore when the game ended in a goalless draw. During the2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers,Japan was held to a draw at home at theSaitama Stadium by Singapore, being the only game where they had dropped points in the group. Singapore also notably managed to get good results againstUEFA continent againstKazakhstan on 24 December 2006 which resulted in a 0–0 draw andAzerbaijan which ended in a 2–2 draw on 24 February 2012.
In 1892, theSingapore Amateur Football Association applied to become a registered society. TheHMS Malaya Cup (which was later known as the Malaysia Cup) was launched in 1921 by officers of a British battleship inMalaya, and Singapore was one of the six teams that took part in the inaugural year, and won the event. While therepresentative side in theMalaysia Cup and theMalaysian League was not the national teamper se – this team included some foreign players as it is more of a club side – many Singapore football fans viewed the Singapore Lions club side as being almost synonymous to the national team as well. They either won or were runners up in the event every year until 1941, after which it was suspended because ofWorld War II.
Overall, Singapore won 24 Malaysia Cup titles and two Malaysian League titles. After winning the Malaysia Cup and league double in 1994, the Football Association of Singapore withdrew from the Malaysian competitions following a dispute with theFootball Association of Malaysia over gate receipts. Singapore subsequently launched its own professional league, theS.League, in 1996, and also began to put much more focus on the performance of its national team in international competitions.
At that time, Singapore hosted their first and so far, its only international competition, the1984 AFC Asian Cup. The team was eliminated from the group stage with four points, a 2–0 win overIndia and a 1–1 draw to giantIran. In theFIFA World Rankings, Singapore's highest standing was in the first release of the figures, in August 1993, at 73rd.[9]
Singapore won the bronze medal in the1995 Southeast Asian Games,[10] after losing 0–1 in the semi-finals to the hosts and eventual gold medalists,Thailand.[11] Singapore hosted the inauguralAFF Championship (then known as Tiger Cup) in1996 but were eliminated in the group stages.[12][13]
The national team again reached the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian Games in 1997, losing toIndonesia, and lost toVietnam 0–1 in the third-place match.[14][15]
However, in the 1998 edition of theAFF Championship, Singapore's team led by coachBarry Whitbread won the group stage with victories over Malaysia andthe Philippines. In the semi-finals, they beat Indonesia and subsequently edged out hosts Vietnam 1–0 in the final.[16] This was the country's first ever international title.[17]
Jan B. Poulsen, who was part ofDenmark's backroom staff at the1998 FIFA World Cup, was appointed the Technical Director of theFootball Association of Singapore in 1999.[17] Due to poor results by Singapore in the2000 AFF Championship, coachVincent Subramaniam was sacked and Poulsen took over as coach in December 2000.[17] Singapore hosted the2002 AFF Championship, but lost 0–4 to arch-rivalsMalaysia in their first game. Before the game, local newspaperThe New Paper was encouraging fans to turn up in numbers.[18] After the game, the Lions attributed their heavy defeat to the unexpected large crowd. Singapore went on to win 2–1 overLaos, but a 1–1 draw in the final group game against Thailand was not enough for them to reach the knock-out stages. Poulsen was sacked after the tournament.[17]
Radojko Avramović took over as coach of the flailing and deflated Singapore national football team in July 2003.[17] Singapore started the2004 AFF Championship as underdogs but a 1–1 draw in their first game against hosts Vietnam, another draw against Indonesia, and wins againstCambodia and Laos saw them qualify for the semi-finals.
Singapore were drawn againstMyanmar in the two-legged semi-finals. Singapore took a 4–3 away lead back home for the second leg. In the ill-tempered second leg, three Myanmar players were sent off and a reserve Myanmar goalkeeper even threw a water bottle at defenderS. Subramani. Singapore went on to win 4–2 after extra time for an 8–5 aggregate victory.
Singapore then won the first leg of the two-legged final against Indonesia 3–1 inJakarta, before winning 2–1 (5–2 on aggregate) in the second leg in front of a strong 55,000 home crowd at the former National Stadium.
In 2006, Avramović then led Singapore into the2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers with a 2–0 victory at home overIraq, but Singapore failed to build on this victory and then lost away toPalestine. The Singapore team then took onChina away inTianjin and lost to an injury time penalty. China travelled to Singapore for the second meeting and the Singapore defence held out for a 0–0 draw. A subsequent 2–4 loss to Iraq dashed Singapore's hopes of qualifying for the Asian Cup. The Asian Cup qualifying campaign ended with a default 3–0 victory over Palestine, who were unable to fulfil the fixture.
Singapore hosted the group stages of the2007 AFF Championship. After a 0–0 draw with Vietnam, Singapore then thrashed Laos 11–0 to record their largest-ever win. In the final group match, Singapore knocked Indonesia out of the tournament in a 2–2 draw. Singapore met Malaysia in the semi-final. The first leg saw a 1–1 draw inShah Alam, while in the second leg at Singapore'sNational Stadium, following another 1–1 draw, Singapore beat Malaysia in a penalty shoot-out 5–4, goalkeeperLionel Lewis saving the final Malaysian spot kick fromMohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri. In the final against Thailand, Singapore won a controversial first leg at home 2–1, then secured a 1–1 draw inBangkok thanks to a late strike fromKhairul Amri to retain the AFF Championship trophy.[19] In the2008 AFF Championship co-hosted by Indonesia and Thailand, Singapore was drawn in Group A to againstIndonesia,Myanmar andCambodia. Singapore progressed from the group as winners. However, they lost out to eventual winnersVietnam 0–1 on aggregate.
Singapore metPalestine in the first round of the2010 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification. Singapore won the first leg 4–0 away in Doha, and the Palestinians again failed to fulfil the away fixture, soFIFA awarded Singapore a 3–0 win. Singapore was drawn withTajikistan in the second round: Singapore won the home match 2–0 and drew the return leg 1–1 on 18 November to progress to the third round of the Asian Qualifying Tournament for the first time, where they were drawn against Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Uzbekistan. Singapore's group stage campaign began with a loss toSaudi Arabia, but the Lions then beatLebanon 2–0 at home. Successive losses toUzbekistan, 3–7 and 0–1, left Singapore with little chance of getting into the next round. Singapore were finally eliminated when they lost 0–2 to the Saudis at home. FIFA later awarded Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan both a 3–0 win, where they won 2–0 and 1–0 respectively, due to Singapore fieldingQiu Li, who is not eligible to represent Singapore.[20] Singapore finished third in the group with six points from six games after defeating Lebanon 2–1 inBeirut in their final game. With the elimination,Goal 2010 was ended.[21]
For the2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Singapore was drawn in Group E, together withIran,Thailand andJordan. Singapore were beaten 0–6 by Iran in the first match, and then defeated Jordan 2–1. In November 2009, Singapore hostedThailand at the National Stadium and lost 3–1, but won the return fixture 1–0 a few days later, earning Singapore their first victory on Thai soil in 48 years. Singapore next hosted Iran, losing 1–3, and the 1–2 defeat against Jordan which followed ended their hopes of Asian Cup football in 2011. The players reported some teammates were smoking during halftime in the match against Jordan.[citation needed] In 2010, Singapore drew with the Philippines 1–1, defeated Myanmar 2–1, then duly lost to Vietnam 0–1 in the knockout stage decider. As a result, the Singapore national football team was knocked out of the group stage in Hanoi. The Lions were criticised for their dismal performances in the AFF Championship, which they won in 1998, 2004, and 2007. In January 2011, theFAS decided to disband and revamp the national team. Six months later, The Lions were back in action after the dismal performances in 2010.
In May 2011, national team coach Avramović announced the new 33-strong national provisional squad for the upcoming international friendlies and2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. The Lions were scheduled to play international friendlies againstMaldives on 7 June 2011 andLaos on 18 July 2011. Few days after releasing the provisional 33-man squad, national team training started in preparation of the match against Maldives. Avramović led the new-look Lions in a game where Singapore won Maldives 4–0 at theJalan Besar Stadium,Singapore in a friendly match. (Note. The match was not an 'A' international because unlimited substitutions were allowed.) After the 4–0 win against Maldives, less than a week later before the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier, a final friendly was played againstChinese Taipei. Singapore won the match 3–2 with goals fromAleksandar Đurić,Shi Jiayi andFazrul Nawaz. In preparation for the third round of the World Cup Qualifiers, the Lions played a friendly non-'A' match againstThailand before their opening qualifier againstChina. The friendly finished 0–0.
Singapore received abye to the second round of2014 FIFA World Cup qualification in 2011 because of their accession to the third round of the qualifying in the previous World Cup. Their second round opponents were regional rivalsMalaysia, whom they beat 5–3 in the first leg with goals fromAleksandar Đurić,Qiu Li,Mustafic Fahrudin andShi Jiayi. The second leg was held at theNational Stadium, Bukit Jalil on 28 July 2011. A 1–1 draw thanks to a keyShi Jiayi goal in the second half was enough to put Singapore through to the third round of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In the preliminary draw inBrazil on 30 July 2011 by the football governing bodyFIFA, Singapore was drawn into Group A for their Round 3 of the Asian qualifiers with Jordan, Iraq and China. Singapore kicked off the third round with a 1–2 loss toChina in Kunming. They then succumbed to a second defeat, 0–2, against Iraq. The next match was slated to be held atJalan Besar Stadium on 11 October againstJordan which Singapore lost 0–3. A 0–2 defeat to Jordan in Amman killed off the Lions' chances of progress. Singapore ended the year with a 0–4 defeat at home to China PR, their 5th consecutive loss. Iraq then dealt the Singapore team a heavy 1–7 lost inDoha with Singapore bowing out with no wins. Singapore then played a friendly match againstUEFA nationAzerbaijan which resulted in a 2–2 draw where Singapore was down with two goals beforeShahril Ishak breaks the deadlock in the 70th minute.Shahdan Sulaiman would then score an equaliser at the last kick of the game in the 90+3th minute stoppage time.
In the2012 AFF Championship, Singapore started their tournament with a 3–0 win over close rivals Malaysia.[22] They then lost 0–1 to Indonesia before winning 4–3 in the knockout stage decider againstLaos.[23] to top the group and qualify for the semi-finals which sees them face against the Philippines in the semi-finals, Singapore won 1–0 on aggregate with a solitary goal fromKhairul Amri during the home leg of the semi-finals[24] was enough to set up a meeting withThailand in the finals. The Lions won the first leg of the finals 3–1 in Singapore. Despite losing the away leg 0–1, Singapore was able to pick up the2012 AFF Championship, their fourth championship. Singapore holds the record for the highest number of AFF Championship titles at that point of time.[25]Radojko Avramović ended his tenure as Singapore coach after the tournament.
FAS then hired the former legendary Singapore footballer,V. Sundramoorthy as head coach in 2013 ahead of the2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Singapore was drawn in Group A, together withJordan,Syria andOman. Singapore were beaten 0–4 by Jordan in the first match, and then loss to Jordan with a scoreline of 0–2. In October 2013, Singapore hostedSyria at the Jalan Besar Stadium and with their first win of the campaign with a 2–1 victory thanks toGabriel Quak's late winner which was also his first international goal. But a month later, Syria beat Singapore in the return fixture 0–4. Singapore next hosted Jordan, losing 1–3, and the 1–3 defeat against Oman which followed ended their hopes of AFC Asian Cup football in 2015.
TheFAS announced on 15 May 2013 that they had appointedGermanBernd Stange as the new head coach of the national team.[26] On 27 May 2013, Stange announced his choice of 23 players for the friendlies against Myanmar and Laos on 4 June 2013 and 7 June 2013 respectively. The squad featured several new players who were called up to the national squad for the first time, including 17-year-oldAdam Swandi.LionsXII midfieldersGabriel Quak andFaris Ramli and Tanjong Pagar United's wingerHafiz Nor also received their first national call-ups.[27] Veteran forwardIndra Sahdan was also recalled to the national team. He took the captain's armband on 4 June 2013 for coach Stange's first game against Myanmar which Singapore won 2–0.[28] He also scored the first goal in the second friendly match againstLaos, which saw Singapore with a 5–2 victory.[29] Following the two wins, Singapore'sFIFA World Rankings rose nine places to 156 in July 2013.[9] On 15 October 2013, Stange registered his first international competition win in a2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match againstSyria withGabriel Quak scoring a late goal to win the match 2–1 at theJalan Besar Stadium. Stange had been trying to inculcate the one-touch, quick-tempo style of play for into the Singapore team, and gear the team up for the2014 AFF Championship and try to retain the AFF Championship. Singapore entered the2014 AFF Championship as the defending champions trying to defend the cup on home soil, but their title defence was spoiled with a 1–2 defeat over Thailand, which they also faced back in 2012. Then, they beat Myanmar 4–2 before bowing out after suffering a 1–3 defeat to rivals Malaysia. The Lions finished with 3 points and 3rd in Group B, and are the first team in the history of the AFF Championship to bow out from the group stage as the defending champions.
Singapore then started their campaign with an away game againstCambodia on 11 June 2015 which ended 4–0 in favour of Singapore.[30] Following which, they travelled toSaitama Stadium in Japan where they held the hosts to a goalless draw.[31] However, they were defeated by Syria 0–1, at theSultan Qaboos Sports Complex inMuscat,Oman, marking their first loss in the group stages of the tournament.[32] The Lions then beat Afghanistan by a scoreline of 1–0 and their 2nd consecutive win against Cambodia, winning the game 2–1. However, the winning streak ended when they faced Japan at home, and were defeated 0–3. They then went on to face Syria, which was a tight game. Khribin of Syria scored on the 20th minute and were 0–1 up. Safuwan of Singapore scored a late equaliser on the 89th minute but Singapore could not hold on to the draw which ended Khribin again scoring on the 3rd minute of added time after the 90th minute, this resulted in a 1–2 loss to Singapore. Singapore played their final game against Afghanistan and were defeated 1–2. Singapore finished in third place in the table with a total points of 10.
In April 2016, a month after the match againstAfghanistan, the FAS announced thatBernd Stange contract would not be renewed and he left the Singapore national football team.[33] After a few months of Stange's departure, FAS announced the new caretaker coach was to be thenTampines Rovers head coachV. Sundramoorthy.[34] Sundram's first major tournament was the2016 AYA Bank Cup in June where the team won hostMyanmar and went on to the finals againstVietnam. In that match, the two teams drew after 90 mins and went on to extra time where Singapore conceded 3 goals to clinch second. After a few months, Sundram and FAS arranged the long-awaited Causeway Challenge against Singapore's rival,Malaysia. In that match, Singapore created a lot of chances and dominated the game but was unfortunate to end the game with a 0–0 draw.
In 2016, Sundram also called up a few uncapped players likeSyazwan Buhari,Khairulhin Khalid,Irfan Fandi,Abdil Qaiyyim,Shawal Anuar,Azhar Sairudin andAmy Recha. Many of which has at least one cap to their name. AlthoughHami Syahin was not called up for any matches, he was registered in the 40-man provisional squad for the2016 AFF Championship. Sundram also recalled several players likeDaniel Bennett,Mustafic Fahrudin,Zulfadli Zainal andHafiz Nor.Ridhuan Muhammad was not recalled for any matches but was registered in the 40-man provisional squad for the2016 AFF Championship. Sundram also gave chances to the two players,Shahfiq Ghani andShahdan Sulaiman who both just recovered from long-term injuries to prove themselves. For the2016 AFF Championship, Singapore was grouped with ASEAN giants, Thailand together with Indonesia and Philippines and was grouped in the "Group of Death" as the teams in this group were tough. Singapore then started their tournament with a 0–0 draw overPhilippines. They then lost 0–1 to Thailand where Thailand'sSarawut Masuk scored a late winner in the 89th minute. Singapore actually needed at least a draw with Indonesia and Thailand have to beat Philippines to qualify for the semi-finals. It was great news in the first half as Singapore was leading 1–0 but Singapore's defence went to sleep and conceded 2 late goals for Indonesia to qualify for the semi-finals. Singapore ended their 2016 AFF Championship at the bottom of the table.
Singapore started their2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification third round campaign againstBahrain on 28 March 2017. Singapore drew withBahrain with a score-line of 0–0. In Singapore's next game, they went on to play againstChinese Taipei where they lost 1–2 at home with Singapore's vice-captainHariss Harun scoring andXavier Chen andChen Chao-an scoring for the visitors. Singapore's head coachV. Sundramoorthy introduced a National Team Day where Mondays are for players who are called up for a short meeting and tactical training session in the pitch. In this call up, Sundram recalled players likeRaihan Rahman.[35] Sundram also called up the uncappedHo Wai Loon tas a standby player for matches againstAfghanistan andBahrain. Sundram also called up uncappedMuhaimin Suhaimi for the friendly againstMyanmar, the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers againstChinese Taipei and the friendly againstArgentina.[36] They made history for not winning any match in a year, reaching the lowest FIFA ranking ever of 173rd placing. Singapore finished bottom of the group with 2 points, losing the final match 1–0 to secure home-and-away losses against Chinese Taipei on 26 March 2018.
On 30 May 2019, formerJurong Town player,Tatsuma Yoshida was unveiled as the head coach of the national team. Yoshida's first game in charge for the national team ended in a 4-3 victory against theSolomon Islands at theNational Stadium. Singapore started off their2022 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign at the Jalan Besar Stadium drawing 2–2 toYemen and winningPalestine 2–1 on 5 September 2019 and 10 September 2019 respectively. The national team than travelled toRiyadh to faceSaudi Arabia at theKing Saud University Stadium. Singapore managed to grip on to their defence and prevented Saudi Arabia from scoring untilSalem Al-Dawsari breaks the dreadlock in the 83' minute into the match and to make thing worst, they conceded 2 more with goals coming fromFahad Al-Muwallad andSaleh Al-Shehri to punished Singapore with their poor communications and defensive errors. The Lions then finished in fourth place just above Yemen but see them qualified through to the2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifying third round.
Yoshida then extended his contract in early 2021 to focus on the2020 AFF Championship which the tournament was postponed and rescheduled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. Singapore later was chosen for host this tournament in a centralized venue. Singapore started off their group stage campaign with a winning streak by beating Myanmar 3–0, Philippines 1–2 and Timor-Leste 2–0 before losing to eventual cup winners, Thailand 2–0 in the last group stage fixtures. With 3 wins means Singapore qualified to the2020 AFF Championship semi-finals as runners-up which see them face Indonesia. On 21 December 2021 in the first leg, Singapore and Indonesia contested in a 1–1 draw. On the reverse fixtures on 25 December 2021, Singapore was in a 2–1 lead after a freekick goal fromShahdan Sulaiman but all hope seems lost wherePratama Arhan ties the deficit for Indonesia which see the match going into extra time. With 2 players being red carded and a controversial that spark off where Indonesia captain,Asnawi Mangkualam was seen mockingFaris Ramli for his penalty missed incident, Singapore are forced to go through to extra time with 9 players but its get even worse whenHassan Sunny who have been brilliant the entire match making countless numbers of saves ended up picking up a red card for a last man challenge onIrfan Jaya which then see Singapore having three red card in one match being the first and only country in the AFF Championship tournament history to do so.Ikhsan Fandi was then forced to play as the goalkeeper in the dying minutes in the game as all of the substitution is being used up. As the whistle blows for a 4–2 win (5–3 on aggregate) for Indonesia, Oman referee,Qasim Al-Hatmi was being hurled with vulgarities and angry reaction from the Singaporean fans in which he received a death threat and fans flocking to the hotel lobby the referee is staying at after the game to find a reason for the referee awful officiating in which he seem as a favoritism to Indonesia and decision making controversy that caused Singapore the contentious red cards, penalty and offside goal being disallowed. Hassan Sunny received praised from both Singaporean and Indonesian fans for his heroic World class performances that keep Singapore in the match. Both Singaporean and Indonesian fans even respected one another nation for giving out a good solid fight. On 28 December 2021, Yoshida ended his stint as a head coach by mutual agreement citing family reasons after the Singapore team reached the semi-finals.
Nazri Nasri was the interim coach overseeing Singapore's participation in the2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series consisting of Malaysia and Philippines at the National Stadium. In his first game on 26 March 2022, Ikhsan Fandi scored two goals which saw Singapore winning against, Malaysia 2–1 and three days later, a 2–0 victory against the Philippines.
On 25 April 2022, FAS announced the appointment ofTakayuki Nishigaya as the new head coach of Singapore. Nishigaya took charge of his first game playing in a friendly match against Kuwait in a 2–0 loss at theAl Nahyan Stadium inAbu Dhabi. Singapore started off their2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifying third round playing inBishkek,Kyrgyzstan losing to Kyrgyzstan 2–1 afterSong Ui-young scored the first goal for Singapore but gave away a penalty minutes later. Singapore then went on to narrowly lose to Tajikistan 0–1 and despite winning their last group fixture against Myanmar 6-2, they were eliminated from Asian Cup qualification.
In October 2023, Singapore started off their2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in the first round againstGuam on 13 October. The first leg took place at the National Stadium, which saw a total number of 10,355 spectators in attendance as Singapore gained the upper hand with a 2–1 victory with goals fromChristopher van Huizen andJacob Mahler. However, the fans weren’t too satisfied with the performances as Singapore missed a lot of scoring opportunities sorely, lacking the composure in front of goal with the advantages of playing at home. The team then travelled toDededo facing Guam in the second leg on 17 October at theGFA National Training Center whereShawal Anuar scored the only goal in the match securing the win. Singapore then advance to thesecond round being grouped with Asian powerhouseSouth Korea, China and Southeast Asia rivals, Thailand.
During the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match on 21 March 2024, Singapore under new head coachTsutomu Ogura, played at home to China, where they trailed 2–0 withWu Lei scoring both goals, beforeFaris Ramli and Jacob Mahler secured the comeback to upset the visitors and hold them to a 2–2 draw. In the away fixture inTianjin, immediately after conceding a goal to China, Hariss Harun punted a long ball toRyhan Stewart, who then crossed the ball into the opponent box, providing it to Faris Ramli, who scored the header, equalising the match 8 seconds after kick-off. However, Singapore ultimately fell to a 4–1 defeat to China.
On 6 June 2024, Singapore suffered one of their worst ever defeats in history after being hammered 7–0 bySouth Korea at the Singapore National Stadium, which saw global superstar,Son Heung-min andLee Kang-in scoring a brace, withHwang Hee-chan also scoring a goal in the match. Five days later, Singapore ended their World Cup qualification campaign with a 3–1 away loss to Thailand to end their run in bottom, but it was notable as Singapore's valiant performance, notably with goalkeeperHassan Sunny making 13 saves andIkhsan Fandi's equaliser, proved to have made the difference as Thailand's victory was not enough to seize the second place from China, which progressed via superior head-to-head record.
Singapore was then group alongsideHong Kong,India andBangladesh in the third round of the2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification. Singapore then played a goalless draw at home against Hong Kong on 25 March 2025. Needing a win, Singapore then played against Bangladesh inDhaka where the Lions managed to grab a 2–1 away win.
On 24 June 2025, Ogura stepped down as the national team head coach, due to personal reasons. His role was temporarily taken over byGavin Lee on interim basis.[37]
There have been different suppliers for the jerseys, fromAdmiral,Puma,Umbro,Grand Sport toTiger. Since 2008,Nike has been the supplier for the national team.
Singapore had initially worn blue shirts and shorts as their home kit. However, in the late 1980s, The Lions adopted thenational colours of red and white for their home kit while they kept blue as the colour for the away kit. This tradition stayed on through the 1990s. For the2007 AFF Championship, the national team's colours reverted to blue as its home kit and white as the other kit.[38]
Before 2006, Singapore had been using the same kit for nearly 5 years, supplied byTiger who had a tie-in withDiadora. The kit used during the 2007 AFF Championship made its final appearance on 4 February 2007 againstThailand. The next kit was first used on 24 June 2007 againstDPR Korea. The jersey has white trims at the edge of the sleeves and around the neck. Unlike most national teams which use the country's footballing association as a logo on the kit, the national flag ofSingapore takes up the spot on the left chest instead while a white Nike logo is on the right chest and this symmetry also applies to the away jersey. The numbering and lettering font and colour is the same as the previous two home jerseys.
In 2008, tight-fit jerseys were revealed in the two traditional team colours: red for the home games and blue for the away matches. The kit was worn for the first time by the national team in the international friendly against Australia in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier home game againstLebanon on 26 March 2008.[39]
In November 2010, Nike launched a new football kit for Singapore, specially made for the2010 AFF Championship. The home kit's design was of half dark red and light red. The away kit features half navy blue and light blue that was once worn by Singapore football team in 1970's era. In recent years, the national team kits would often also include the FAS logo, either exclusively or along with the Singapore flag.
In 2020, Singapore revert back to using FAS logo on the national jersey for the first time since 1998. However, this earned backlash from fans demanding to retain the Singaporean flag on the national jersey. The 2022 jerseys were then included the Singaporean flag sitting on top of the FAS logo but still earned the negative outlash from fans stating that the flag deserve to be bigger. The national kit were worn for the first time during the team's friendly against Maldives on 17 December 2022, which they won 3–1. This is also the team's jersey for the2022 AFF Championship.[40]
| Kit supplier | Period |
|---|---|
 Admiral | 1954–1973 |
 Puma | 1974–1990 |
| Umbro | 1991–1992 |
| Puma | 1993–1997 |
 Grand Sport | 1998–2000 |
| Tiger (Collaboration withDiadora) | 2001–2006 |
 Nike | 2007–present |
From 1932 until theNational Stadium was opened in 1973,Jalan Besar Stadium hosted all home games of Singapore's representative sides which participated in theMalaysia Cup. Since then, all of Singapore's home games in the Malaysia Cup and the national team home matches were played at the National Stadium.
However, the National Stadium was slated for demolishment in 2010 to make way for the newSingapore Sports Hub which was completed in 2014. Singapore playedAustralia in what was planned to be the last game ever to be played at that stadium. However, due to some delays caused by the addition of new plans for the Singapore Sports Hub, the National Stadium continued to host 5 more matches, and it was also the venue for two more2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. While the stadium was being rebuilt as part of the new Sports Hub, the Singapore national team played its home games at theJalan Besar Stadium, sharing it with theLionsXII andthe Cubs (U15 and U16 teams).
Since the start of 2004, Singapore has played its home matches in 7 different stadiums all over Singapore.
| Singapore national football team home stadiums | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Stadium | Capacity | Location | Last match |
%2c_National_Stadium_--_2019_--_4721.jpg) | National Stadium | 55,000 | Kallang | v  Hong Kong(25 March 2025;2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification) |
 | Jalan Besar Stadium | 6,000 | Kallang | v  Vietnam(26 December 2024;2024 ASEAN Championship) |
 | Bishan Stadium | 6,254 | Bishan | v  Chinese Taipei(12 September 2023;Friendly) |
| Choa Chu Kang Stadium | 4,268 | Choa Chu Kang | v  India(16 October 2012;Friendly) | |
 | Jurong West Stadium | 4,600 | Jurong West | v  Pakistan(19 November 2012;Friendly) |
 | Jurong East Stadium | 2,700 | Jurong East | v  Brunei(6 June 2015;Friendly) |
| Hougang Stadium | 3,800 | Hougang | v Hong Kong (9 September 2014;Friendly) | |
 | Yishun Stadium | 3,400 | Yishun | v  Cambodia(17 November 2014;Friendly) |
"SingaBrigade" is the name of the major supporters for the national team inSingapore which consists of a die-hard Singapore football fan group. They are known for their high fanaticism and support towards the national team. In every international match the national team played, they are found in a group standing at the supporters area. The main colours for these supporter are usually in red with ascarf andbanners just like the national team kits colours. These supporters always bring drums and large national flags to the stadiums. Since 2023, the numbers of home attendance rise up where it sold 29,644 tickets during the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) match against Thailand in November.
Singapore has rivalries withThailand,Indonesia,Malaysia,Vietnam,Philippines andMyanmar. Their rivalries are rooted geographicial proximity.
| Opponent | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 67 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 67 | 114 | −47 | 016.42 |
 Indonesia | 60 | 18 | 13 | 29 | 76 | 114 | −38 | 030.00 |
| Vietnam | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 014.71 |
 Malaysia | 80 | 26 | 22 | 32 | 97 | 121 | −24 | 032.50 |
 Myanmar | 39 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 74 | 68 | +6 | 046.15 |
 Philippines | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 15 | +40 | 064.00 |
Singapore has rivalries withMalaysia known as the "Causeway Derby" or mononymously "Lions against Tigers". The Singapore-Malaysia derby used to be the highlight of the football calendar on both sides of the Causeway. When football fever for these two national teams was at its peak in the 1980s and early 1990s, queueing overnight for tickets was not uncommon where the rivalry lays dormant for a number of years. A group of Malaysian Ultras burnt signs of Singapore currency, and booed when Singapore's national anthem was played in the second leg at theShah Alam Stadium in 2012. The spiteful nature of the discussions, peppered with obscenities and racist remarks, prompted concern in the football fraternities of both countries. After Singapore advanced to the third round of2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, at the expense of Malaysia, beating them 6-4 on aggregate, an online war broke out among its supporters. Malaysian fans, incensed by what they felt was the Lions' time-wasting tactics during the second leg of the second-round qualifier in Kuala Lumpur, created a Facebook page mocking the Singapore national side. The spiteful nature of the discussions, peppered with obscenities and racist remarks, prompted concern in the football fraternities of both countries. Tensions ran high during the first leg in Singapore on 23 July 2011, when missiles from Malaysia's travelling fans rained down on theJalan Besar Stadium field after the Lions' fourth goal. The return leg was even more ill-tempered. Water bottles were aimed at the Singapore players after the final whistle, while Lions goalkeeper,Izwan Mahbud was targeted by laser pointers during the game to distract him.[41]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
v
South Korea| 6 June 20242026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Singapore | 0–7 | South Korea | Kallang, Singapore |
| 20:00 UTC+8 | Report |
| Stadium:National Stadium Attendance: 49,097 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan) |
v Singapore| 11 June 20242026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Thailand | 3–1 | Singapore | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 19:30 UTC+7 | Report | Ikhsan 57' | Stadium:Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 39,404 Referee:Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq) |
v Myanmar| 14 November 2024Friendly | Singapore | 3–2 | Myanmar | Kallang, Singapore |
| 20:00 UTC+8 | Report |
| Stadium:National Stadium Attendance: 6,061 Referee: Abdulla Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia) |
v Chinese Taipei| 18 November 2024Friendly | Singapore | 2–3 | Chinese Taipei | Kallang, Singapore |
| 20:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium:National Stadium Attendance: 6,764 Referee: Sami Ahmed Aljurays (Saudi Arabia) |
v Cambodia| 11 December 20242024 ASEAN Championship | Singapore | 2–1 | Cambodia | Kallang, Singapore |
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Report |
| Stadium:National Stadium Attendance: 12,391 Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan) |
v Singapore| 14 December 20242024 ASEAN Championship | Timor-Leste | 0–3 | Singapore | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 17:30 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium:Hàng Đẫy Stadium Referee:Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
v Thailand| 17 December 20242024 ASEAN Championship | Singapore | 2–4 | Thailand | Kallang, Singapore |
| 20:30 UTC+8 | Report |
| Stadium:National Stadium Attendance: 22,611 Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain) |
v Singapore| 20 December 20242024 ASEAN Championship | Malaysia | 0–0 | Singapore | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium:Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 31,127 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
v Vietnam| 26 December 20242024 ASEAN Championship SF 1st leg | Singapore | 0–2 | Vietnam | Jalan Besar, Singapore |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Report | Nguyễn Tiến Linh90+10' (pen.) Rafaelson 90+13' | Stadium:Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 5,233 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea) |
v Singapore| 29 December 20242024 ASEAN Championship SF 2nd leg | Vietnam | 3–1 (5–1agg.) | Singapore | Việt Trì, Vietnam |
| 20:00 UTC+7 | Rafaelson45' (pen.),63' Nguyễn Tiến Linh 90+2' (pen.) | Report | Nakamura74' | Stadium:Việt Trì Stadium Attendance: 15,583 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan) |
v
Nepal| 21 March 2025Friendly | Singapore | 0–1 | Nepal | Kallang, Singapore |
| 20:30 UTC+8 | Report | Gillespye12' | Stadium:National Stadium Attendance: 5,078 Referee: Yūsuke Ohashi (Japan) |
v Hong Kong| 25 March 20252027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Singapore | 0–0 | Hong Kong | Kallang, Singapore |
| 20:30 UTC+8 | ReportReport (AFC) | Stadium:National Stadium Attendance: 8,064 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea) |
v
Maldives| 5 June 2025Friendly | Singapore | 3–1 | Maldives | Bishan, Singapore |
| Report |
| Stadium:Bishan Stadium Attendance: 2,297 Referee:Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia) |
v Singapore| 10 June 20252027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Bangladesh | 1–2 | Singapore | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 19:00 UTC+6 |
| ReportReport (AFC) | Stadium:National Stadium Attendance: 21,317 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines) |
v| September 2025GoTyme Bank Cup | Singapore | – | Philippines | |
| 20:30 UTC+8 | Stadium:TBD |
v India| 9 October 20252027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Singapore | – | India | Kallang, Singapore |
| --:-- | Stadium:National Stadium |
v Singapore| 14 October 20252027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | India | – | Singapore | India |
| --:-- | Stadium:TBD |
v Singapore| 18 November 20252027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Hong Kong | – | Singapore | Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| --:-- | Stadium:Kai Tak Sports Park |
v
Argentina| March 2026Friendly | Singapore | v | Argentina | Kallang, Singapore |
| --:-- | Stadium:National Stadium |
v Bangladesh| 31 March 20262027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Singapore | v | Bangladesh | Kallang, Singapore |
| --:-- | Stadium:National Stadium |
Singapore| July/August 20262026 ASEAN Championship | v | Singapore | ||
| --:-- |
Singapore v| July/August 20262026 ASEAN Championship | Singapore | v | Kallang, Singapore | |
| --:-- | Stadium:National Stadium |
Singapore| July/August 20262026 ASEAN Championship | v | Singapore | ||
| --:-- |
Singapore v| July/August 20262026 ASEAN Championship | Singapore | v | Kallang, Singapore | |
| --:-- | Stadium:National Stadium |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team Manager | Eric Ong |
| Head Coach | Gavin Lee (Interim) |
| Assistant Coach | Fadzuhasny Juraimi |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Rameshpal Singh |
| Individual Coach | Fairuz Ali |
| Match Analyst | Daniel Lau |
| Head Football Science and Medicine | Firdaus Maasar |
| Fitness Coach |  Dževad Šarić |
| Senior Sports Trainer | Nasruldin Baharuddin |
| Sports Trainer | Fazly Hasan Ryan Wang |
| Masseur | Gurnaya Singh |
| Sports Scientist | Faizal Khalid Abdul Aziz |
| Lead Physiotherapist | Nurhafizah Abu Sujad |
| Kit Manager | Omar Mohd |
| Media Officer | Chia Pui San |
Lim Yong Liang (1936–1941) Rahim Sattar (1960–1963)[42][43][44] Harith Omar (1963–1965)[45][46]Choo Seng Quee (1964–1967, 1971, 1976–1977)[47][48][49][50]
Lozan Korcev (1967–1968)[51] Yap Boon Chuan (1968–1971)[51]Mick Walker (1972–1974)[52][53] Ibrahim Awang (1974–1975)[54]Trevor Hartley (1975–1976) Sebastian Yap (1977–1978)[55][56]Jita Singh (1979–1984, 1989)[57][58][59][60] Hussein Aljunied (1984–1986)[61][62]Seak Poh Leong (1987–1988)[63][64][65]Robin Chan (1990–1992)[66]
Milouš Kvaček (1992)[67][68] P.N. Sivaji (1992–1993)[69][70]Ken Worden (1994)[71][b][72]
Douglas Moore (1994–1995)[72][73][c]Barry Whitbread (1995–1998)[74][75]Vincent Subramaniam (1998–2000)[76]
Jan B. Poulsen (2000–2003)[77][78]
Radojko Avramović (2003–2012)[79][80]V. Sundramoorthy (2013, 2016–2018)[81][82]Bernd Stange (2013–2016)[83]Fandi Ahmad (2018)Nazri Nasir (interim) (2019, 2022)
Tatsuma Yoshida (2019–2021)[84]Takayuki Nishigaya (2022–2024)[85]Tsutomu Ogura (2024–2025)[86]The following table provides a summary of the Singapore national team under each coach. Includes both competitive and friendly matches.
| Manager | Singapore career | Pld | W | D | L | Win % | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milouš Kvaček | February 1992 – May 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| P.N. Sivaji | May 1992 – December 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | 1993 Southeast Asian Games – bronze |
| Ken Worden | January 1994 – March 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| Douglas Moore | March 1994 – May 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| Barry Whitbread | June 1995 – November 1998 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 041.9 | 1995 Southeast Asian Games – bronze 1998 AFF Championship– champions |
| Vincent Subramaniam | December 1998 – December 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| Jan Poulsen | December 2000 – January 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| Radojko Avramović | July 2003 – December 2012 | 64 | 24 | 13 | 27 | 037.5[79] | 2004 AFF Championship– champions 2007 AFF Championship– champions 2012 AFF Championship– champions |
| V. Sundramoorthy | January 2013 – May 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.0 | |
| Bernd Stange | May 2013 – April 2016 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 046.9 | |
| V. Sundramoorthy | May 2016 – April 2018 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 013.0 | |
| Fandi Ahmad | May 2018 – December 2018 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 062.5 | |
| Nazri Nasir | March 2019 – June 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.0 | |
| Tatsuma Yoshida | June 2019 – December 2021 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 031.6 | |
| Nazri Nasir | March 2022 – April 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| Takayuki Nishigaya | May 2022 – January 2024 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 038.1 | |
| Tsutomu Ogura | February 2024 – June 2025 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 033.3 | |
| Gavin Lee | June 2025 – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.0 |
The following 24 players were called up for the friendly againstMaldives and the2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification againstBangladesh on 5 and 10 June 2025 respectively.[87]Farhan Zulkifli was added to the squad before the travel to Bangladesh.
Caps and goals are correct as of 10 June 2025, after the match againstBangladesh.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Izwan Mahbud | (1990-07-14)14 July 1990 (age 34) | 65 | 0 | Lion City Sailors |
| 12 | 1GK | Syazwan Buhari | (1992-09-22)22 September 1992 (age 32) | 3 | 0 | BG Tampines Rovers |
| 23 | 1GK | Rudy Khairullah | (1994-07-19)19 July 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | Geylang International |
| 2 | 2DF | Irfan Najeeb | (1999-07-31)31 July 1999 (age 25) | 13 | 1 | BG Tampines Rovers |
| 3 | 2DF | Ryhan Stewart | (2000-02-15)15 February 2000 (age 25) | 26 | 0 | Kanchanaburi Power |
| 5 | 2DF | Amirul Adli | (1996-01-13)13 January 1996 (age 29) | 36 | 1 | Tampines Rovers |
| 15 | 2DF | Lionel Tan | (1997-06-05)5 June 1997 (age 28) | 23 | 3 | Lion City Sailors |
| 17 | 2DF | Jordan Emaviwe | (2001-04-09)9 April 2001 (age 24) | 5 | 0 | BG Pathum United |
| 21 | 2DF | Safuwan Baharudin | (1991-09-22)22 September 1991 (age 33) | 124 | 13 | Selangor |
| 22 | 2DF | Christopher van Huizen | (1992-11-28)28 November 1992 (age 32) | 28 | 1 | Lion City Sailors |
| 6 | 3MF | Kyoga Nakamura | (1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (age 29) | 11 | 2 | Bangkok United |
| 7 | 3MF | Song Ui-young | (1993-11-08)8 November 1993 (age 31) | 27 | 5 | Lion City Sailors |
| 8 | 2DF | Shah Shahiran | (1999-11-14)14 November 1999 (age 25) | 34 | 1 | BG Tampines Rovers |
| 11 | 3MF | Farhan Zulkifli | (2002-11-10)10 November 2002 (age 22) | 6 | 1 | Hougang United |
| 14 | 3MF | Hariss Harun(captain) | (1990-11-19)19 November 1990 (age 34) | 142 | 11 | Lion City Sailors |
| 16 | 3MF | Hami Syahin | (1998-12-16)16 December 1998 (age 26) | 34 | 0 | Lion City Sailors |
| 18 | 3MF | Harhys Stewart | (2001-03-20)20 March 2001 (age 24) | 8 | 0 |  Ferizaj |
| 9 | 4FW | Ikhsan Fandi | (1999-04-09)9 April 1999 (age 26) | 40 | 21 | Ratchaburi |
| 10 | 4FW | Faris Ramli | (1992-08-24)24 August 1992 (age 32) | 92 | 15 | BG Tampines Rovers |
| 11 | 4FW | Glenn Kweh | (2000-03-26)26 March 2000 (age 25) | 22 | 0 | BG Tampines Rovers |
| 13 | 4FW | Taufik Suparno | (1995-10-31)31 October 1995 (age 29) | 14 | 0 | BG Tampines Rovers |
| 19 | 4FW | Ilhan Fandi | (2002-11-08)8 November 2002 (age 22) | 17 | 2 | Buriram United |
| 20 | 4FW | Amir Syafiz | (2004-06-21)21 June 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Young Lions |
The following players have also been called up to the Singapore squad within the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Aizil Yazid | (2004-12-24)24 December 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Young Lions | October 2024 Training Camp |
| GK | Hairul Syirhan | (1995-08-21)21 August 1995 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | Geylang International | September 2024 Training Camp |
| DF | Perry Ng | (1996-04-27)27 April 1996 (age 29) | 0 | 0 |  Cardiff City | v. Hong Kong, 25 March 2025INV |
| DF | Raoul Suhaimi | (2005-09-18)18 September 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Young Lions | v. Hong Kong, 25 March 2025 |
| DF | Nazrul Nazari | (1991-02-11)11 February 1991 (age 34) | 68 | 0 | Hougang United | v. Vietnam, 29 December 2024 |
| DF | Shakir Hamzah | (1992-10-20)20 October 1992 (age 32) | 69 | 4 | Geylang International | v. Vietnam, 29 December 2024 |
| DF | Ryaan Sanizal | (2002-05-31)31 May 2002 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | Young Lions | v. Vietnam, 29 December 2024 |
| DF | Nur Adam Abdullah | (2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (age 24) | 10 | 0 | Young Lions | AFF Cup Preliminary Squad |
| DF | Irfan Fandi | (1997-08-13)13 August 1997 (age 27) | 48 | 2 | Port | October 2024 Training Camp |
| DF | Ho Wai Loon | (1993-08-20)20 August 1993 (age 31) | 7 | 0 | Albirex Niigata (S) | September 2024 Training Camp |
| DF | Darren Teh | (1996-08-19)19 August 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | Balestier Khalsa | September 2024 Training Camp |
| DF | Faizal Roslan | (1995-05-30)30 May 1995 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | Tanjong Pagar United | September 2024 Training Camp |
| DF | Joshua Pereira | (1997-10-10)10 October 1997 (age 27) | 6 | 0 | Geylang International | v. Thailand, 11 June 2024 |
| DF | Akram Azman | (2000-11-21)21 November 2000 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Lion City Sailors | v. Bangladesh, 10 June 2025 |
| MF | Fairuz Fazli | (2005-01-20)20 January 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Young Lions | v. Hong Kong, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Shahdan Sulaiman | (1988-05-09)9 May 1988 (age 37) | 93 | 6 | Hougang United | v. Vietnam, 29 December 2024 |
| MF | Naqiuddin Eunos | (1997-01-12)12 January 1997 (age 28) | 5 | 1 | Geylang International | v. Vietnam, 29 December 2024 |
| MF | Anumanthan Kumar | (1994-07-14)14 July 1994 (age 30) | 41 | 0 | Kanchanaburi Power | AFF Cup Preliminary Squad |
| MF | Joel Chew | (2000-02-09)9 February 2000 (age 25) | 6 | 0 | BG Tampines Rovers | AFF Cup Preliminary Squad |
| MF | Syed Firdaus Hassan | (1998-05-30)30 May 1998 (age 27) | 1 | 0 | Albirex Niigata (S) | AFF Cup Preliminary Squad |
| MF | Jacob Mahler | (2000-04-10)10 April 2000 (age 25) | 12 | 3 | Tampines Rovers | October 2024 Training Camp |
| MF | Ajay Robson | (2003-12-06)6 December 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Hougang United | October 2024 Training Camp |
| MF | Rezza Rezky | (2000-11-08)8 November 2000 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Tanjong Pagar United | September 2024 Training Camp |
| FW | Abdul Rasaq Akeem | (2001-06-16)16 June 2001 (age 24) | 6 | 0 | Lion City Sailors | v. Hong Kong, 25 March 2025 |
| FW | Shawal Anuar | (1991-04-29)29 April 1991 (age 34) | 44 | 17 | Lion City Sailors | v. Hong Kong, 25 March 2025 |
| FW | Iqbal Hussain | (1993-06-06)6 June 1993 (age 32) | 9 | 0 | Geylang International | AFF Cup Preliminary Squad |
| FW | Zikos Chua | (2002-04-15)15 April 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Geylang International | October 2024 Training Camp |
Notes:
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| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bennett | 142 | 7 | 2002–2017 |
| 2 | Hariss Harun | 142 | 11 | 2007–present |
| 3 | Baihakki Khaizan | 140 | 5 | 2003–2021 |
| 4 | Shahril Ishak | 138 | 15 | 2003–2018 |
| 5 | Khairul Amri | 135 | 32 | 2004–2019 |
| 6 | Safuwan Baharudin | 124 | 14 | 2010–present |
| 7 | Malek Awab | 121 | 0 | 1980–1996 |
| Aide Iskandar | 0 | 1995–2007 | ||
| 8 | Shunmugham Subramani | 115 | 0 | 1996–2007 |
| Hassan Sunny | 115 | 0 | 2004–2024 |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fandi Ahmad | 55 | 101 | 0.54 | 1979–1997 |
| 2 | Noh Alam Shah | 34 | 82 | 0.41 | 2001–2010 |
| 3 | Khairul Amri | 32 | 135 | 0.24 | 2004–2019 |
| 4 | Indra Sahdan Daud | 30 | 113 | 0.27 | 1997–2013 |
| 5 | Aleksandar Đurić | 27 | 59 | 0.46 | 2007–2012 |
| 6 | Ikhsan Fandi | 21 | 40 | 0.53 | 2017–present |
| 7 | Varadaraju Sundramoorthy | 20 | 48 | 0.42 | 1983–1995 |
| 8 | Shawal Anuar | 17 | 44 | 0.39 | 2016–present |
| 9 | Rafi Ali | 16 | 76 | 0.22 | 1994–2004 |
| 10 | Agu Casmir | 15 | 45 | 0.33 | 2004–2012 |
| Shahril Ishak | 144 | 0.1 | 2003–2018 | ||
| Faris Ramli | 92 | 0.16 | 2013–present |
Youngest capped player:Hariss Harun (16 years 7 months 5 days) vs
North Korea, 24 June 2007
Oldest capped player:Aleksandar Đurić (42 years 4 months 10 days) vsThailand, 22 December 2012
Youngest goalscorer:Jacob Mahler (18 years 6 months 6 days) vsCambodia, 16 October 2018
Oldest goalscorer:Aleksandar Đurić (42 years 3 months 13 days) vsMalaysia, 25 November 2012
Most goals scored in a single match:Noh Alam Shah (7 goals) vsLaos, 15 January 2007
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
 1930 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||||
 1934 | |||||||||||||||||
 1938 | |||||||||||||||||
 1950 | |||||||||||||||||
 1954 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
 1958 | |||||||||||||||||
 1962 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | |||||||||||||||||
 1970 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||
 1982 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1986 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |||||||||||
 1990 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1994 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
 1998 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||
 2002 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||
 2010 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||
 2014 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 | |||||||||||
 2018 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
 2022 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | |||||||||||
 2026 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 25 | |||||||||||
  2030 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
 2034 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | 84 | 23 | 12 | 49 | 89 | 168 | |||
| AFC Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
 1956 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
 1960 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||
 1964 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
 1968 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||
 1980 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1984 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
| 1988 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
 1992 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
 1996 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | |||||||||||
 2000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
 2004 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |||||||||||
 2015 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 2027 | Qualification in progress | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 82 | 21 | 12 | 49 | 89 | 166 | ||
| ASEAN Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1996 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
| 1998 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | Squad |
| 2000 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Squad |
| 2002 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Squad | |
| 2004 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | Squad |
| 2007 | 1st | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 6 | Squad | |
| 2008 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | Squad |
| 2010 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
| 2012 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | Squad |
| 2014 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | Squad |
| 2016 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad | |
 2018 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | Squad | |
| 2020 | Semi-finals | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | Squad |
| 2022 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Squad |
| 2024 | Semi-finals | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | Squad |
| Total | 4 Titles | 15/15 | 72 | 35 | 17 | 20 | 126 | 78 | — |
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| 1951 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 1954 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Squad | |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | ||
| 1962 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1966 | Fourth place | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | Squad | |
| 1970 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1974 | |||||||||
| 1978 | |||||||||
| 1982 | |||||||||
 1986 | |||||||||
| 1990 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | Squad | |
| 1994 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1998 | |||||||||
| Since2002 | SeeSingapore national under-23 football team | ||||||||
| Total | Fourth place | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 39 | — | |
| Southeast Asian Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1959 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1961 | ||||||||
| 1963 | Cancelled | |||||||
| 1965 | Preliminary round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1967 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1969 | ||||||||
| 1971 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1973 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1975 | Bronze medalists | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1977 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1979 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1981 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1983 | Silver medalists | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |
| 1985 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1987 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | Silver medalists | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1991 | Bronze medalists | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||
| 1995 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | ||
| 1997 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Since2001 | SeeSingapore national under-23 football team | |||||||
| Total | 3 Silver medals | 62 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 89 | 78 | |
More wins Wins equal losses More losses
| Opponent | First | Last | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2015 | 2021 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | AFC |
| Argentina | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | –6 | CONMEBOL |
| Australia | 1967 | 2008 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | –22 | AFC /OFC |
 Azerbaijan | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | UEFA |
 Bahrain | 1981 | 2017 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 18 | −13 | AFC |
| Bangladesh | 1973 | 2015 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | AFC |
| Brazil | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | CONMEBOL |
| Brunei | 1975 | 2015 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 11 | 60 | AFC |
| Cambodia | 1957 | 2024 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 15 | 26 | AFC |
| Canada | 1986 | 1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | CONCACAF |
| China | 1980 | 2024 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 45 | −28 | AFC |
| Chinese Taipei | 2011 | 2024 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | AFC |
| Denmark | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 | UEFA |
 Fiji | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | OFC |
 Finland | 1997 | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | UEFA |
| Germany | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | UEFA |
 Ghana | 1982 | 1982 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | CAF |
 Guam | 2015 | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | AFC |
| Hong Kong | 1958 | 2025 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 34 | –6 | AFC |
| India | 1959 | 2022 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | AFC |
| Indonesia | 1958 | 2021 | 60 | 18 | 13 | 29 | 76 | 114 | −38 | AFC |
 Iran | 1984 | 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | AFC |
 Iraq | 1978 | 2012 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | −15 | AFC |
| Israel | 1958 | 1958 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | UEFA |
| Japan | 1959 | 2015 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 67 | −46 | AFC |
 Jordan | 2002 | 2019 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | −10 | AFC |
 Kazakhstan | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UEFA |
| North Korea | 1975 | 2010 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 20 | –10 | AFC |
| South Korea | 1953 | 2024 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 117 | –95 | AFC |
| Kuwait | 1973 | 2022 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | −12 | AFC |
 Kyrgyzstan | 2001 | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | –3 | AFC |
| Laos | 1970 | 2022 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 30 | AFC |
| Lebanon | 1997 | 2017 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | AFC |
 Macau | 2000 | 2023 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | –4 | AFC |
| Malaysia | 1958 | 2024 | 81 | 26 | 22 | 32 | 97 | 121 | –24 | AFC |
| Maldives | 1996 | 2025 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 18 | AFC |
 Mauritius | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | CAF |
 Mongolia | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | AFC |
| Morocco | 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | CAF |
| Myanmar | 1985 | 2024 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 77 | 70 | 7 | AFC |
| Nepal | 1982 | 2025 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 11 | AFC |
 Netherlands | 1984 | 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | UEFA |
| New Zealand | 1967 | 2001 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | OFC |
 Norway | 1992 | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | UEFA |
 Oman | 1988 | 2019 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 26 | −19 | AFC |
| Pakistan | 1981 | 2012 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 11 | AFC |
 Palestine | 2003 | 2021 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | AFC |
 Papua New Guinea | 2014 | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | OFC |
| Philippines | 1962 | 2022 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 15 | 45 | AFC |
 Poland | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | UEFA |
| Qatar | 1984 | 2019 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 30 | −25 | AFC |
| Saudi Arabia | 1981 | 2021 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 26 | −23 | AFC |
 Solomon Islands | 2019 | 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | OFC |
 Sri Lanka | 1972 | 1979 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | AFC |
| Sweden | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | –5 | UEFA |
 Syria | 1978 | 2016 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | –4 | AFC |
 Tajikistan | 2007 | 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | AFC |
| Thailand | 1957 | 2024 | 69 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 70 | 121 | −50 | AFC |
| Timor-Leste | 2018 | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | AFC |
 Turkmenistan | 2009 | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | AFC |
| United Arab Emirates | 1982 | 2007 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −11 | AFC |
| Uruguay | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | CONMEBOL |
 Soviet Union | 1974 | 1974 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | UEFA |
 Uzbekistan | 2008 | 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | –12 | AFC |
| Vietnam | 1954 | 2024 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 63 | –25 | AFC |
 Yemen | 2019 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | AFC |
 Yugoslavia | 1985 | 1985 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | UEFA |
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal difference | % Won | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 620 | 182 | 116 | 322 | 782 | 1093 | –311 | 29.35% | AFC |
| Opponents | Date | Score | Outcome | Match type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunei | 6 June 2015 | 5−1 | Won | Friendly |
| Cambodia | 11 December 2024 | 2−1 | Won | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
| Indonesia | 25 November 2021 | 2−4 | Lost | 2020 AFF Championship |
| Laos | 27 December 2022 | 2−0 | Won | 2022 AFF Championship |
| Malaysia | 20 December 2024 | 0−0 | Draw | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
| Myanmar | 14 November 2024 | 3−2 | Won | Friendly |
| Philippines | 29 March 2022 | 2−0 | Won | 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series |
| Thailand | 17 December 2024 | 2−4 | Lost | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
| Timor-Leste | 14 December 2024 | 3−0 | Won | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
| Vietnam | 29 December 2024 | 3-1 | Lost | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
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