Farrer Park United
Founded1968 (1968) as Hampshire United
GroundFarrer Park Field
Capacity1000
Coordinates1°18′40″N 103°50′58″E / 1.3110°N 103.8495°E / 1.3110; 103.8495
LeagueSingapore Football League

Farrer Park United was a soccer club from Singapore. The team won Singapore's National Football League (NFL) in 1982, and the President's Cup in 1981 and 1983.[1]

The club played at the Farrer Park Field as their home stadium.[2]

History

In 1968, Hampshire United was formed.[3] It was later renamed as Farrer Park United.[3]

In 1976, Farrer Park lost to Geylang International, 2–0, in the finals of the Toto League Cup.[4]

In 1979, Robert Ng and Robert Lim joined the club as manager and coach.[5]

In 1982, Farrer Park United won the National Football League Division 1 and also the national U15 title.[6]

In 1983, Dutch goalkeeper, Alex Brouwer, formerly from PSV Eindhoven join the club.[6] The club won the President's Cup with a 3–0 win over Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association.[7]

In 1989, before a NFL match against Changi United, the team showed up without jerseys.[8] Their manager Alfonso Dorai arrived 15 minutes after the match's scheduled start with their jerseys but the club had alreader conceded the match to Changi United.[8] Dorai claimed that he was involved in an accident in his friend's car and was delayed.[8] Football Association of Singapore (FAS) requested for a police report for the accident which Dorai was unable to produce, claiming his friend had privately settled with the other driver and hence no police report was made.[8] As a result Farrer Park was banned for two years by the FAS.[8]

In 1978, Farrer Park got its first sponsor, German sporting supplier Puma, to provide for all its equipment.[9]

Players

The club also had the only British player, Chris Bates, playing in the National Football League.[10]

The team had also many other Singaporean national football players, such as Malek Awab, Norhalis Shafik, Marzuki Elias and Razali Rashid.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Singapore - List of Cup Winners".
  2. ↑ Auto, Hermes (31 March 2018). "Farewell, Farrer Park: 5 things about the place where Singapore's sporting spirit burned bright | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Milestones". The Straits Times. 29 November 1997. p. 77. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ↑ "GOALIE WAN IS GEYLANG'S HERO". New Nation. 23 July 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ↑ "Farrer Park United's recipe for success". Singapore Monitor. 4 March 1985. p. 26. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. 1 2 "Farrer Park has added touch of professionalism". Singapore Monitor. 8 January 1983. p. 30. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  7. ↑ Chan, Alfonso (3 October 1983). "Farrer Park denies Safsa the final hattrick". Singapore Monitor. p. 27. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Farrer Park are banned". The Straits Times. 6 July 1989. p. 27. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
  9. ↑ "Farrer Park get German sponsor". The Straits Times. 1 April 1978. p. 29. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
  10. ↑ Yeo, Wilfred (9 July 1981). "Bates plays dream tie for United". The Straits Times. p. 33. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  11. ↑ "FARRER PARK UNITED". Singapore Monitor. 2 March 1985. p. 26. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
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