118:. However, after confirming the participation of the two Australian clubs, the FAS then decided to withdraw all the players in its Malaysian League team from participating in the local league that year. This considerably weakened the strength of the local clubs. Perth Kangaroos won the Premier League that year without losing a game, and the Darwin Cubs finished second. The experiment did not succeed in bolstering fan interest. Halfway through the season, Perth Kangaroos' management company, Global Football Australia, declared bankrupt and handed over control of the team to the
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had been due to play in the
Malaysian League team. It was therefore decided that the national team should play in the 1995 Premier League competition as a stop-gap measure until the establishment of the S.League the following year. The national team is restricted to the first 16 players on the team,
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The initial matches of the Lions drew lots of fans, with thousands of fans attending its matches but interest waned after the Lions beat all the clubs one-sidedly. In August, Darwin Cubs pulled out of the league due to financial problems. The season ended with the Lions on top of the league but the
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competitions up to 1994. The
Singapore team's participation in these competitions was the main focus of most Singapore football fans at the time, and the local league was generally considered to be a fairly minor competition. The Singapore league season was usually held fairly early the year, and
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no foreign signings and not entitled to the league's prize if they won the league. Tickets are not charged for all matches except for the national team's matches held at the
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The Lions was top of the league but was not eligible to be the winner due to the competition rules. Geylang
International placed second in the league became the winner.
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between 1988 and 1995. The Premier League succeeded the
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Boon Lay Chew; Kheng Chuan Chew; Evelyn Chew (2002).
18:Football league in Singapore between 1988 and 1995
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616:"Perth Kangaroos : A History"
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25:was a semi-professional
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584:"FAS' NO TO TYRWHITT"
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55:a representative team
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145:in 1996.
108:Australia
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31:Singapore
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535:5 August
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454:See also
165:Stadium
159:Founded
143:S.League
114:and the
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361:Season
236:14,000
57:in the
45:History
162:Based
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721:RSSSF
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