2020 Singapore Premier League
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The 2020 Singapore Premier League (also known as the AIA Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) was the 3rd season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its rebranding in 2018.[1] The champions of the 2020 Singapore Premier League qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage automatically.
Season | 2020 |
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Dates | 29 February – 5 December |
AFC Champions League | Tampines Rovers |
AFC Cup | Lion City Sailors Geylang International |
Matches played | 56 |
Goals scored | 185 (3.3 per match) |
Biggest home win | Lion City Sailors 5-0 Young Lions (1 November 2020) Lion City Sailors 6-1 Tanjong Pagar United (13 November 2020) |
Biggest away win | Balestier Khalsa 1-7 Lion City Sailors (7 November 2020) |
Highest scoring | Balestier Khalsa 1-7 Lion City Sailors (7 November 2020) |
Highest attendance | 2,723 (Tanjong Pagar 1-1 Sailors 6 March 2020) |
Lowest attendance | 574 (Balestier 2-2 Albirex (S) 7 March 2020) |
← 2019 2021 → |
DPMM FC were the defending champions, but withdrew from the league prior to the season re-starting in October 2020. The league was won by Albirex Nigata (S) on the last matchday after beating Hougang United 1-0. Tampines Rovers qualified for the AFC Champions League as the highest ranked local team while Lion City Sailors and Geylang International qualified for the AFC Cup.