The Singapore Football League (SFL) is an amateur football tournament for clubs that are affiliated to the Football Association of Singapore. It makes up the second and third tier of football in Singapore after the professional Singapore Premier League, which was established in 1996 and before the FAS Island Wide League. The teams are also eligible to compete in the Singapore FA Cup.

Although it is an amateur competition organized by the FAS, several former Singapore internationals and ex-S.League players have played in the league such as Jonathan Xu, Indra Sahdan Daud, Precious Emuejeraye and Ahmad Latiff (Eunos Crescent), Yazid Yasin (Gymkhana FC) and Zulkiffli Hassim (Yishun Sentek Mariners).

History

The history of the National Football League (NFL) can be traced back to the earliest 20th century during the British colonization of Singapore, whereby the Singapore Amateur Football Association (SAFA) was formed in year of 1892. SAFA was responsible for organising the top tier football leagues in Singapore with NFL as the top tier football league from early 20th century, until the formation of FAS Premier League in 1988. It was previously made up of Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3, with the bottom team of Division 3 being relegated to the FAS Island Wide League.

As of 2018, it makes up provisional tiers 2 and 3, behind the professional Singapore Premier League, with rules of promotion and relegation applied for teams in NFL Division One and NFL Division Two. Teams play two-round league home-away format. League features promotions and relegations for all the teams in both divisions, where the top two teams of a division will be promoted to the upper division, and the last two relegated to the lower division.

In 2020, the NFL was renamed as Singapore Football League (SFL). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, the first season of SFL started in 2022.

**Ligue nationale de football de Singapour**

La Ligue nationale de football de Singapour (S.League) est la ligue de football nationale de Singapour. Fondée en 1996, elle est composée de 10 équipes et est dirigée par la Fédération de football de Singapour (FAS).

La S.League se déroule sur un format aller-retour, chaque équipe disputant 18 matches au cours de la saison régulière. Les quatre premières équipes du classement sont qualifiées pour les play-offs, qui déterminent le champion national.

Le champion de la S.League se qualifie pour la Coupe de l'AFC, la deuxième compétition de clubs d'Asie. Les deux dernières équipes du classement sont reléguées en Premier League de Singapour, la deuxième division nationale.

La S.League compte des clubs de premier plan comme Albirex Niigata Singapore, Hougang United et Lion City Sailors. La ligue a produit des joueurs notables tels que Fandi Ahmad, Aleksandar Đurić et Hariss Harun.

La S.League est un élément essentiel du paysage footballistique singapourien, offrant un niveau de compétition élevé et une opportunité de développement pour les joueurs locaux.