31 October, 2009

The Greatest Moment in Singapore Football

This is it guys. The biggest poll ever. We want to know your take on the Greatest Moment in Singapore Football. Below is the list of some major achievements, milestones and events.

We all have our personal views although you are encouraged to share how you felt when it happened, what happened beyond your chosen moment, and how it further contributed to the rise of football in Singapore.

Top 10 Nominations.

1966 Quah Kim Song led Singapore to 4th-Placed finish in Asian Games. Arguably, Singapore's best international achievement.

1974 George Suppiah became the first Singaporean referee in a World Cup Finals match, when he officiated Poland-Haiti match.

1977 Dollah Kassim led the team to Malaysia Cup victory, with Quah Kim Song netting the winner and Uncle Choo as coach. Untuk Bangsa dan Negara! Probably the year Kallang Roar was born. Watch Kallang Roar the Movie!

1983 Fandi Ahmad's Goal against Inter-Milan, UEFA Cup. Effectively, putting Singapore on football world map. Fandi went on to be named in FC Groningen Team of the Century.

1994 Malaysia Cup (the first since 1980) and League double. Abbas and Fandi, Singapore's best ever strike partnership, took home the trophies.

1995-96 Singapore pullout from Malaysia League and the inception of S-League. More

1998 Tiger Cup - Nazri Nasir and Barry Whitbread gave Singapore's first international title, with R.Sasikumar "Shoulder of God" goal.

2004-08 Singapore 22-Match unbeaten run in ASEAN Football Championship.

2007-08 Singapore Qualified for WCQ Third Round for the first time ever!

2009 SAFFC qualified for AFC Champions League


Other possible nominations.

1966 Majid Ariff named in Asian All Stars, played against Fulham in Penang. He remains the only Singapore footballer to achieved that.

1978 Singapore almost qualified to the next round of World Cup qualifiers, only to lose to Hong Kong. Video

1980 Malaysia Cup victory against arch rival Selangor, with Fandi, then 17, scoring the winner.

1993 Sundram's bicycle kick goal against Brunei at National Stadium. The best goal ever scored in Kallang.

2004 Geylang United and Home United reached the semi-finals of AFC Cup.

2004-06 Lionel Lewis and Noh Alam Shah named consecutive MVPs in ASEAN football Championship, with Alam Shah winning Golden Boot in 2006 edition.

2006 ESPN Soccernet rated Shamsul Maidin as the best referee in 2006 World Cup Finals.

2006 Asian Cup Qualifiers - Singapore beat eventual champions Iraq 2-0, NAS and Khairul Amri scoring the goals. Even Quah Kim song quoted,"70s Lions wouldn't have upset Iraqis."Video

2006 Khairul Amri's goal at Supachalasai to seal third ASEAN Crown.

2006 Lionel Lewis being nominated for Asian Player of the Year. First S'porean to be nominated, only Asean player, only goalkeeper.

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