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Balestier Khalsa Football Club is a professional football

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club which plays in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

's S.League

S.League

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. 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

Toa Payoh Stadium

Toa Payoh Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Toa Payoh, Singapore. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Balestier Khalsa FC. The stadium holds 3,900 people. It is taken over by the Singapore Sports Council on 30 November 1973 and opened to the public on 1...

(where Balestier Central was previously based).

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

Farrer Park

Farrer Park is a historic neighbourhood in the central part of Singapore, located at the end of Little India. Farrer Park is defined by the boundary formed by Dorset Road, Hampshire Road and Northumberland Road.-Etymology:...

area of Singapore

Singapore

. The club's name was changed to Balestier United FC in 1975, when it joined the inaugural National Football League

National Football League

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competition. The team captured the Singapore Cup

Singapore Cup

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in 1958 and 1992. The club played in the Singapore Premier League (the forerunner to the S.League

S.League

The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...

) 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

Singapore

's Sikh

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community and joined the S.League

S.League

The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...

in 1999. Prior to the merger with Balestier Central FC, the club was based in the Clementi

Clementi, Singapore

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area of Singapore

Singapore

and played its home games at the Clementi Stadium

Clementi Stadium

Clementi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Clementi, Singapore. It has a seating capacity of 4,000. It is managed by the Singapore Sports Council, which took it over on February 21 1983, and opened it to the public on April 1 the same year. It was Home United FC's home ground...

November 30 2011, Balestier Khalsa splurged a club and national record of $50,000 on waterboy/janitor extraordinaire Praveen Kumar.

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
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); 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
Wooden spoon (award)
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)
2009 - 11th place (Wooden Spoonist
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)
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
Singapore Cup 2008
-First knockout round:The draw for the first knockout round was held on Friday, 5 April 2008 in Singapore. The first round matches started on 6 May.-----------------------------Quarter finals:First Legs----------------...

- 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

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