Balestier Khalsa FC
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| Full name | Balestier Khalsa Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Toa Payoh Stadium Toa Payoh, Singapore |
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| Capacity | 4,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | S.League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balestier Khalsa Football Club is a professional soccer 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).
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 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.
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, the club was based in the Clementi area of Singapore and played its home games at the Clementi Stadium.
Record
S.League record
- 2006 - 7th place
- 2005 - 7th place
- 2004 - 8th place
- 2003 - 11th place
- 2002 - Balestier Central: 11th place; Clementi Khalsa: 10th place
- 2001 - Balestier Central: 7th place; Clementi Khalsa: 9th place
- 2000 - Balestier Central: 12th place; Clementi Khalsa: 8th place
- 1999 - Balestier Central: 7th place; Clementi Khalsa: 11th place
- 1998 - Balestier Central: 4th place
- 1997 - Balestier Central: 4th place
- 1996 - Balestier Central: Series 1 - 3rd place, Series 2 - 3rd place
Singapore Cup / President's Cup wins
Current squad
Nationality given from place of birth
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Former Players
Paul
Masefield
Majid Namjoo-Motlagh
External links
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S.League 2007 clubs
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