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Balestier Khalsa FC 
Full name Balestier Khalsa Football Club Nickname(s) The Tigers Founded 1898 Ground Toa Payoh Stadium
Toa Payoh, Singapore
(Capacity: 3,900)Chairman Balbeer Singh Mangat Head Coach 
Salim MoinLeague S.League 
Home colours
Away coloursBalestier Khalsa Football Club is a professional football club which plays in Singapore's S.League. The club is a merger of two clubs who played in the S.League in past years – Balestier Central FC and Clementi Khalsa FC – who came together at the end of the 2002 season. The team's home ground is the Toa Payoh Stadium (where Balestier Central was previously based).
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Predecessor clubs
Balestier Central FC
Balestier Central FC was originally founded in 1898 under the name Fathul Karib Football Club. The team was initially based in the Farrer Park area of Singapore. The club's name was changed to Balestier United FC in 1975, when it joined the inaugural National Football League competition. The team captured the Singapore Cup in 1958 and 1992. The club played in the Singapore Premier League (the forerunner to the S.League) from 1988 to 1995. In 1996, the club became a founder member of the S.League and changed its name to Balestier Central FC.
Clementi Khalsa FC
Clementi Khalsa FC was formed as a club to represent Singapore's Sikh community and joined the S.League in 1999. Prior to the merger with Balestier Central FC, the club was based in the Clementi area of Singapore and played its home games at the Clementi Stadium.
Balestier Central FC logo
Clementi Khalsa FC logoRecord
S.League record
- 1996 - Balestier Central: Series 1 - 3rd place, Series 2 - 3rd place
- 1997 - Balestier Central: 4th place
- 1998 - Balestier Central: 4th place
- 1999 - Balestier Central: 7th place; Clementi Khalsa: 11th place
- 2000 - Balestier Central: 12th place (Wooden Spoonist); Clementi Khalsa: 8th place
- 2001 - Balestier Central: 7th place; Clementi Khalsa: 9th place
- 2002 - Balestier Central: 11th place; Clementi Khalsa: 10th place
- 2003 - 11th place
- 2004 - 8th place
- 2005 - 7th place
- 2006 - 7th place
- 2007 - 9th place
- 2008 - 12th place (Wooden Spoonist)
- 2009 - 11th place (Wooden Spoonist)
- 2010 - 8th place
Singapore Cup / President's Cup wins
- 1958 (Fathul Karib)
- 1992 (Balestier United)
Singapore Cup record (since 1997)
- 1997 - Balestier Central: First Round
- 1998 - Balestier Central: First Round
- 1999 - Balestier Central: 4th place; Clementi Khalsa: First Round
- 2000 - Balestier Central: First Round; Clementi Khalsa: First Round
- 2001 - Balestier Central: First Round; Clementi Khalsa: First Round
- 2002 - Balestier Central: First Round; Clementi Khalsa: First Round
- 2003 - Quarter-finals
- 2004 - Quarter-finals
- 2005 - First Round
- 2006 - 4th place
- 2007 - Quarter-finals
- 2008 - First Round
- 2009 - First Round
- 2010 - Qualified for Quarter-finals
Singapore League Cup record
- 2007 - Quarter-finals
- 2008 - 3rd place
- 2009 - First Round
- 2010 - First Round
- 2011 - First Round
Sponsors
- Main Sponsors: Civic Ambulance [FTMS Global]
- Kit Supplier: Umbro
Current Squad
- As of 1 April 2011
Nationality given from place of birth Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 GK Ahmadulhaq Che Omar 2 DF Anaz Abdul Hadee 3 DF Kairuldin Ishak 4 
DF Lim Young-Woo 5 
DF Paul Cunningham (team captain) 6 MF Ishak Zainol 7 MF Shamsurin Abdul Rahman 8 MF Ridhwan Osman 9 MF Andrew Tan 11 FW Kim Young-Kwang No. Position Player 12 
FW Mark McGough 13 MF Armanizam Dolah 14 MF Vikraman Karuppayah 15 DF Azhar Fawzee 16 DF Sathiaraj Krishna Murthy 17 DF Poh Yi Feng 18 MF Nurhilmi Jasni 19 GK Joey Sim 20 MF Hilmi Azman 35 
DF Vahid Bogučanin Prime League Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 21 DF Amirrul Kamal 22 MF Ho Wai Loon 23 MF Seah Si Hao 24 DF Shariff Shaik Ahmad 25 MF Jasper Tan 26 MF Faiszuan Musa 27 MF Zaki Suriani 28 MF Faiz Syahmi 29 DF Nooruddeen Tajuddeen 30 FW Fakhrur Zarrin No. Position Player 31 FW Abdul Rahim Latif 32 DF Farhan Rahaman 33 GK Daniel Ong 34 DF Kenneth Chang 36 MF Vikneshwaran 37 FW Megat Hikal 38 DF Faiz Zaini 39 GK Faris Nurkamal 40 GK Saifuddin Shafii Former Players
- Andrew Durante
- Darren Stewart
Esad Sejdić
Kaze Teffo Etienne Giscard- Kengne Ludovick
- Bekombo Ekollo Ntonye Paul
Marko Kraljević- Goran Paulić
Paul Masefield
Yuki Stalph
Ali Reza Mansourian- Majid Namjoo-Motlagh
- Mehdi Rezaeimanesh
- Reza Torabian
Norikazu Murakami- Akihiro Nakamura
- Haruki Seto
- Ryuji Sueoka
Osagie Ederaro- Udo Fortune
- Mba Onyekachi
Marius Brasoveanu- Park Tae-Won
Suree Sukha
Seth Galloway
External links
S.League Seasons 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 20112011
clubsAlbirex Niigata · Balestier Khalsa · Etoile FC · Geylang United · Gombak United · Home United · Hougang United · SAFFC · Tampines Rovers · Tanjong Pagar United · Woodlands Wellington · Young LionsFormer
clubsBrunei DPMM · Dalian Shide Siwu · Jurong · Liaoning Guangyuan · Sembawang Rangers · Sinchi · Sporting Afrique · Yishun Super Reds FC · Beijing Guoan · Balestier Central & Clementi Khalsa (merged to form Balestier Khalsa) · Paya Lebar Punggol & Sengkang Marine (merged to form Sengkang Punggol) · Sengkang Punggol (renamed to Hougang United FC)Categories:- Singaporean football clubs
- Association football clubs established in 1898
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