SINGAPORE, 2 JUNE 2025 – The 2024/25 Singapore Premier League (SPL) Awards Night took place last night at the Orchard Hotel, honouring excellence across the domestic football season.
The event brought together clubs, partners, sponsors, and stakeholders in Singapore football to recognise achievements across a range of facets contributing to the SPL. This included player and coach accolades, media recognition, referee awards, and special contributions to the local game.
Geylang International forward Tomoyuki Doi was the standout performer this season – and the big winner on the night – and he took home four trophies: the Golden Boot, AIA Player of the Year, AIA Team of the Year and an SPL Special Award.
Doi finished as the league’s top scorer with a record-setting 44 goals – including eight hat-tricks – across 32 league games, a performance that earned him the AIA Player of the Year gong and a spot in the AIA Team of the Year. His consistent scoring form contributed significantly to Geylang finishing third in the standings, behind league champions, Lions City Sailors and second-placed BG Tampines Rovers.
The Stags’ Seia Kunori was recognised for his influence in midfield, following a season of consistent performances. The Japanese playmaker was named AIA Young Player of the Year for the second time and joined other top performers in the AIA Team of the Year, including Sailors’ duo Maxime Lestienne and Bailey Wright, and Geylang’s Vincent Bezecourt.
Sailors’ Head Coach Aleksandar Rankovic was named the POLAR Mineral Water Coach of the Year, recognised for guiding his side to a domestic sweep. The Sailors won their second SPL title, enjoyed a triumphant 2024/25 Singapore Cup campaign, their second in club history, this after winning the Community Shield.
This came with a history-making continental campaign. Under Rankovic’s leadership, the Sailors advanced to the final of the AFC Champions League Two, becoming the first Singapore club to reach – and host – an Asian final.
Their achievement marked a significant milestone for local football and demonstrated the club’s growing stature in the region.
At the youth level, Hougang United’s Louka Tan-Vaissierre emerged as the SPL Under-21 Golden Boot winner, topping the scoring charts with 28 goals.
Match officials, Leow Hong Wei, Clarence, and Tan Mint Land, Andy, were named SELECT Referee and SELECT Assistant Referee of the Year, respectively.
The SPL Recognition Awards this year paid tribute to individuals who have helped shape the football fraternity. Former Singapore internationals Adam Swandi and Khairul Amri were honoured upon their retirement, celebrating their years of service to the local game.
Tomoyuki Doi was recognised for setting a new single-season goal-scoring record, and the Lion City Sailors received recognition for their historic runners-up finish in the ACL2.
In the media categories, Kenneth Tan won a second straight Story of the Year award, with another impactful story titled: Mother, Father, Supporter: Meet the driving force behind Asis’s rise.
Photographer Goh Si Wei claimed the Photo of the Year gong following his first nomination for the award, for a shot of Albirex Niigata (S) goalkeeper Hassan Sunny in full flight.
The SPL Awards Night brought the curtain down on a season that saw both individual brilliance and collective growth, as Singapore football continues on its pursuit of excellence domestically and abroad.
The nominees and winners for all award categories were decided following a comprehensive review and independent audit conducted by Foo Kon Tan LLP. The verification process has been completed in full, ensuring integrity, transparency, and fairness in the selection and confirmation of all award recipients.
SINGAPORE PREMIER LEAGUE 2024/25 AWARDS NIGHT | ||||||
Award | Nominee | Club/Organisation | Award Winner | |||
AIA Player of the Year | Bailey Wright | Lion City Sailors FC | Tomoyuki Doi | |||
Shawal Anuar | Lion City Sailors FC | |||||
Tomoyuki Doi | Geylang International FC | |||||
AIA Young Player of the Year | Farhan Zulkifli | Hougang United FC | Seia Kunori | |||
Seia Kunori | BG Tampines Rovers FC | |||||
Shingo Nakano | Albirex Niigata FC (S) | |||||
POLAR Mineral Water Coach of the Year | Aleksandar Rankovic | Lion City Sailors FC | Aleksandar Rankovic | |||
Gavin Lee | BG Tampines Rovers FC | |||||
Mohd Noor Ali | Geylang International FC | |||||
SELECT Goal of the Year | Zulfahmi Arifin (vs BG Tampines Rovers, 25 January 2025) | Hougang United FC | Shawal Anuar (vs BG Tampines Rovers, 29 September 2024) | |||
Miguel Oliveira (vs BG Tampines Rovers, 22 September 2024) | Brunei DPMM FC | |||||
Shawal Anuar (vs BG Tampines Rovers, 29 September 2024) | Lion City Sailors FC | |||||
Tomoyuki Doi (vs Brunei DPMM, 18 January 2025) | Geylang International FC | |||||
Seia Kunori (vs Young Lions, 7 June 2024) | BG Tampines Rovers | |||||
Takahiro Tezuka (vs Balestier Khalsa, 20 October 2024) | Geylang International FC | |||||
Joshua Pereira (vs Hougang United, 24 November 2024) | Geylang International FC | |||||
Vincent Bezecourt (vs Lion City Sailors, 26 January 2025) | Geylang International FC | |||||
SPL Golden Boot | N.A. | Geylang International FC | Tomoyuki Doi | |||
SPL Golden Glove | N.A. | BG Tampines Rovers FC | Syazwan Buhari | |||
SINGAPORE POOLS Fair Play Award | N.A. | N.A. | BG Tampines Rovers FC | |||
AIA SPL Team of the Year | N.A. | BG Tampines Rovers FC | Syazwan Buhari | |||
BG Tampines Rovers FC | Milos Zlatkovic | |||||
Lion City Sailors FC | Bailey Wright | |||||
Lion City Sailors FC | Toni Datkovic | |||||
BG Tampines Rovers FC | Seia Kunori | |||||
Geylang International FC | Vincent Bezecourt | |||||
Lion City Sailors FC | Bart Ramselaar | |||||
Lion City Sailors FC | Maxime Lestienne | |||||
Geylang International FC | Tomoyuki Doi | |||||
Lion City Sailors FC | Lennart Thy | |||||
Lion City Sailors FC | Shawal Anuar | |||||
SPL Under-21 Awards | ||||||
SPL U21 Golden Boot | N.A. | Hougang United | Tan-Vaissierre Louka | |||
SPL U21 Fairplay Award | N.A. | N.A. | Albirex Niigata FC (S) | |||
Referee Awards | ||||||
SELECT Referee of the Year | Ahmad A’Qashah | N.A. | Clarence, Leow Hong Wei | |||
Clarence, Leow Hong Wei | N.A. | |||||
Jansen, Foo Chuan Hui | N.A. | |||||
SELECT Assistant Referee of the Year | Abdul Hannan | N.A. | Andy, Tan Mint Land | |||
Andy, Tan Mint Land | N.A. | |||||
Ronnie, Koh Min Kiat | N.A. | |||||
Media Awards | ||||||
Story of the Year | ‘Reborn’ Izwan Mahbud looking to make hay while the sun shines | David Lee (The Straits Times) | Kenneth Tan (Lion City Sailors) | |||
Mother, Father, Supporter Meet the driving force behind Asis’s rise |
Kenneth Tan (Lion City Sailors) | |||||
Never too old – The 72-year-old who has given most of his life to Singapore football | Matthew Mohan (Channel News Asia) | |||||
Sexist remarks on the football pitch? Singapore’s first Fifa female referee shows the red card | Deepanraj Ganesan (The Straits Times) | |||||
What the UEFA equivalent of Lion City Sailors’ historic AFC Champions League Two might be | Gabriel Tan (ESPN Asia) | |||||
Photo of the Year | Age is just a number for Hassan Sunny! | Goh Si Wei (Beary Photography) | Goh Si Wei (Beary Photography) | |||
Making Waves, Come Rain or Shine | Leo Shengwei (Playmaker SG) | |||||
I got your back, Izwan | Goh Si Wei (Beary Photography) | |||||
Soar like an Eagle | Leo Shengwei (Playmaker SG) | |||||
The Highest | Siaw Woon Chong (Junpiter Futbol) | |||||
SPL Recognition Awards | Adam Swandi – SPL Special Award, Sporting Excellence in Singapore Football (2015 – 2024)
Khairul Amri – SPL Special Award, Sporting Excellence in Singapore Football (2004 – 2023) Lion City Sailors FC – Outstanding performance as Runners-up of the AFC Champions League Two 2024/25 Tomoyuki Doi – Most goals scored in a season |
N.A. |