2005 S.League was the tenth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Tampines Rovers, which was their second league title.

S. League
Season2005
ChampionsTampines Rovers
2nd S.League title
AFC Cup
Matches played135
Goals scored477 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorerMirko Grabovac (26)
Biggest home winTampines Rovers 7-0 Geylang United
(31 May 2005)
Biggest away win
Highest scoring
2004
2006

Changes from 2004

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  • Paya Lebar Punggol joined the league in place of Sinchi FC.
  • Tanjong Pagar United withdrew from the S.League from the 2005 season.

Foreign players

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Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 4 foreign players.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former Player
Balestier Khalsa   Akihiro Nakamura   Paul Ekollo   Osagie Ederaro   Kengne Ludovick None
Geylang International   Pitipong Kuldilok   Mark Williams   John Wilkinson   Chimaobi Nwaogazi None
Home United   Sutee Suksomkit   Surachai Jaturapattarapong   Anurak Srikerd   Peres De Oliveira None
Paya Lebar Punggol   Moudourou Moise   Bae Jin-soo   Protais Bessala   Kenan Ragipović None
SAFFC   Therdsak Chaiman   Aleksandar Đurić   Boubacar Keita   Greg Nwokolo None
Tampines Rovers   Santi Chaiyaphurk   Sead Muratović   Fahrudin Mustafić   Branko Hucika None
Woodlands   Park Tae-won   Essa Basile   Lucian Dronca   Jon Angelucci   Mark Williams
  Young Lions FC   Precious Emuejeraye None None None   Greg Nwokolo

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampines Rovers 27 18 3 6 77 35 +42 57 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
2 Singapore Armed Forces 27 15 7 5 54 41 +13 52
3 Woodlands Wellington 27 15 5 7 57 44 +13 50
4 Home United 27 14 4 9 62 44 +18 46 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[a]
5   Albirex Niigata (S) 27 12 8 7 50 33 +17 44
6   Young Lions 27 12 6 9 44 37 +7 42
7 Balestier Khalsa 27 10 6 11 45 52 −7 36
8 Geylang United 27 7 5 15 38 57 −19 26
9   Sinchi FC 27 7 3 17 27 56 −29 21[b]
10 Paya Lebar Punggol 27 1 1 25 23 78 −55 4
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as 2005 Singapore Cup winners
  2. ^ Sinchi deducted three points for gross misconduct

Top scorers

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Rank Name Club Goals
1   Mirko Grabovac Tampines Rovers 26
2   Kengne Ludovick Balestier Khalsa 20
Indra Sahdan Daud Home United
  Egmar Goncalves Home United
Noh Alam Shah Tampines Rovers
5   Jonathon Angelucci Woodlands Wellington 18
6   Aleksandar Duric Singapore Armed Forces 17
7   John Wilkinson Geylang United 15
8   Issey Farran Nakajima Albirex Niigata (S) 14
9   Osagie Ederaro Balestier Khalsa 13
  Therdsak Chaiman Singapore Armed Forces
11   Peres De Oliveira Home United 11
  Sead Muratovic Tampines Rovers
15   Norikazu Murakami Clementi Khalsa 9
  Park Tae-won Woodlands Wellington
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