GEYLANG UNITED FC


'Geylang United Football Club' is a professional soccer club which plays in Singapore's S.League.
The club was founded in 1973, initially under the name 'International Contract Specialists'. It changed its name to 'Geylang International' in 1975, and then to Geylang United in 1996.
Prior to the formation of the S.League, the club played in Singapore's National Football League (from 1975-1987) and Premier League (from 1988-1995). They were the dominant team in Singapore during this period, winning nine league titles.
The club were founder members of the S.League in 1996, and captured the inaugural championship title that year. In its inaugural season, the S.League competition was split into two series. In each series, the eight teams in the league played each other home and away, and the table-topping teams from each of the two series then met each other in a season-ending play-off match to determine the champions. Captained by Singapore's most famous soccer star Fandi Ahmad, Geylang won the first series. The second series was won by the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC). Geylang then beat SAFFC 2-1 in the final play-off to be crowned the first S.League champions.
The club captured the S.League title for a second time in 2001.
Geylang United's home ground is Bedok Stadium. Their mascot is an eagle, and the team is nicknamed "the Eagles".

Contents
Record
S.League record
Pre-S.League championship titles
Cup wins
Famous Players
Current squad
External links

Record


S.League record


2006 - 10th place

2005 - 8th place

2004 - 7th place

2003 - Runners-up

2002 - 3rd place

2001 - 'Champions'

2000 - 3rd place

1999 - 4th place

1998 - 3rd place

1997 - 5th place

1996 - 'Champions' (''Series 1:'' 1st place; ''Series 2:'' 5th place; beat the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club 2-1 in the championship final)
Pre-S.League championship titles


★ 'Premier League': 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 & 1993

★ 'National Football League': 1975, 1976 & 1977
Cup wins


★ 'Singapore FA Cup': 1996

★ 'President's Cup': 1976, 1978, 1990, 1991 & 1995

Famous Players



Fandi Ahmad

Lim Tong Hai

David Lee

Jang Jung

Lionel Lewis

Hamid Estili

Mohammad Khakpour

Current squad


Nationality given from place of birth

External links



Official club website

S.League website page on Geylang United FC

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