Singapore-Selangor Rivalry

Singapore-Selangor rivalry
Other names North-South Rivalry, Clash of the Titans,[1] Battle of the Giants,[2] Malayan El'Clasico,[3][4] The Nostalgic Rivalry[5]
Locale MalaysiaSelangor
Singapore Singapore
Teams Singapore FA
Selangor FA
First meeting 1 October 1921
Singapore 2-1 Selangor
1921 Malaya Cup
Latest meeting 10 December 1994
Selangor 2-2 Singapore
1994 Malaysia Cup
Statistics
Meetings total 48
All-time series Singapore: 22
Drawn: 6
Selangor: 19
Largest victory 27 August 1927
Selangor 8-1 Singapore
1927 Malaya Cup
Longest win streak 3 matches (shared)

Singapore-Selangor rivalry[6] was a football rivalries that occur between 1921 till 1994.[7][8] It is the oldest football derbies in Malaysian.

The clubs are also the most successful teams in Malaysia, between them they have won 71 major honours, 28 for Singapore[9] and 43 for Selangor.Most of the honours they won were the Malaysia Cup.Both were also the most supported teams in Malaysian football.Every matches between these two teams attract highest interest from fans due to its intensity.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Samad Allapitchay, Singapore FA captain during 1977 Malaysia Cup noted to have said "The football rivalry between Singapore and Selangor has always been a special one. On the pitch, we hated each other".[17]

History

The first encounter of the teams, officially is on the 1st October 1921 during 1921 Malaya Cup final where Singapore defeated Selangor with scoreline 2-1. Unofficially, there is a record of friendlies named 'Classics' from 1901 till 1913 between these two teams, with Singapore winning its first edition.[18] During the pre-war years, Singapore and Selangor FA were a dominant force and fierce rivals, winning the Cup 19 times between them. The post war years were also dominated by Singapore and Selangor up till 1970, where Selangor emerged as the dominant force in the Malaysia Cup with eleven Cup wins, compared to two victories by Singapore.

The rivalries ended when Singapore pulled out from Malaysian League in 1994 due to dispute with Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) about ticketing issue. From 2011 till 2015, a new Singapore representative, the LIONSXII join the Malaysian League. However, the squad were the country under 23 team and bound to several specialty (will not have to face relegation and unable to recruit foreign players).

List of Matches

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From 1921 to 1994

#DateTournamentHome teamScoreAway team
1 1 October 19211921 Malaya CupSelangor1-2Singapore
2 2 September 19221922 Malaya CupSelangor3-2Singapore
3 23 August 19241924 Malaya CupSelangor0-1Singapore
4 29 August 19251925 Malaya CupSingapore2-1Selangor
5 27 August 19271927 Malaya CupSelangor8-1Singapore
6 25 August 19281928 Malaya CupSelangor2-2 (aet) Singapore
7 8 September 1928Friendly ReplaySingapore4-1Selangor
8 31 August 19291929 Malaya CupSingapore2-2 (aet) Selangor
9 30 August 19301930 Malaya CupSelangorabandonedSingapore
10 20 September 19301930 Malaya CupSingapore3-0Selangor
11 6 August 19321932 Malaya CupSelangor3-5Singapore
12 5 August 19331933 HMS Malaya CupSingapore8-2Selangor
13 10 August 19351935 HMS Malaya CupSelangor2-0Singapore
14 8 August 19361936 HMS Malaya CupSingapore0-1Selangor
15 7 August 19371937 HMS Malaya CupSelangor1-2Singapore
16 6 August 19381938 HMS Malaya CupSingapore0-1Selangor
17 19 August 19391939 HMS Malaya CupSelangor1-3Singapore
18 19561956 HMS Malaya CupSelangor2-1Singapore
19 19651965 HMS Malaya CupSingapore3-1Selangor
20 19671967 FAM CupSingapore2-1Selangor
21 6 May 19741974 Malaysia CupSingapore2-1Selangor[19]
22 31 August 19751975 Malaysia CupSelangor1-0Singapore[20]
23 19761976 Malaysia CupSelangor3-0Singapore
24 13 May 19771977 Malaysia CupSelangor1-2Singapore
25 28 May 19771977 Malaysia CupSingapore2-1Selangor
26 19781978 Malaysia CupSelangor4-2Singapore
27 19791979 Malaysia CupSelangor2-0Singapore
28 28 May 19801980 Malaysia CupSelangor1-0Singapore[21]
29 28 June 19801980 Malaysia CupSingapore2-1Selangor[22]
30 19811981 Malaysia CupSelangor4-0Singapore
31 19851985 Malaysia CupSingapore1-0Selangor[23]
32 25 January 19861986 Malaysia CupSelangor1-3Singapore
33 18 April 19861986 Malaysia CupSelangor2-0Singapore
34 23 April 19861986 Malaysia CupSelangor5-1Singapore[24]
35 30 August 19871987 Malaysia CupSingapore2-1Selangor[25]
36 23 August 19881988 Malaysia CupSelangor0-1Singapore
37 3 September 19891989 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Selangor1-0Singapore[26]
38 22 October 19891989 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Singapore0-1Selangor
39 12 May 19901990 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Selangor0-0Singapore
40 21 July 19901990 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Singapore5-2Selangor[27]
41 28 June 19911991 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Singapore2-1Selangor
42 24 August 19911991 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Selangor1-1Singapore
43 27 May 19921992 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Selangor2-1Singapore[28]
44 26 July 19921992 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1Singapore4-0Selangor[29]
45 19931993 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 2Selangor3-2Singapore[30]
46 27 April 19941994 Malaysia Premier LeagueSelangor1-1Singapore[31]
47 6 December 19941994 Malaysia CupSingapore1-0Selangor[32]
48 10 December 19941994 Malaysia CupSelangor2-2Singapore[33]

Statistics

From 1921 to 1994

Matches Wins Draws Goals Home wins Home draws Away wins
Singapore Selangor Singapore Selangor Singapore Selangor Singapore Selangor Singapore Selangor
Malaysia Cup 37* 18 15 3 61 63 10 131 2 8 2
FAM Cup 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 1 8 3 3 2 13 8 32 0 2 0 1
Malaysia Semi-Pro League Division 2 1 0 1 0 2 30 1 0 0 0 0
Malaysia Premier League 10 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10 0
All competitions 48 22 19 6 79 76 14 16 1 5 8 3

*include 1930 Malaya Cup abandoned match
Last updated: 20 July 2015

Honors

Honours from 1921 till 1994

Team League Cup Grand Total
Malaysia Super League Malaysia Premier League Malaysia FAM League League Total Malaysia Cup Malaysia FA Cup Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup Cup Total
Singapore FA1 0 2 3 24 0 1 25 28
Selangor FA 3 1 7 1127 14 32 43

See also

References

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