Gombak United FC
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Football (soccer)
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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
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:...
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Gombak United rejoined the S.League in 2006, having previously played in the league from 1998 to 2002. The club's best S.League finishes to date have been fourth place in 2007. The club also won the Best Manager Award in 1998 and 2000. Due to financial difficulties, the club was forced to pull out of the S.League at the end of the 2002 season
S. League 2002
S.League 2002 was the seventh season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Singapore Armed Forces FC, which was their fourth league title.-Final table: P W D L F A Pts...
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Prior to joining the S.League, the club was known as Redhill Rangers.
From 1998 to 2002, the club played their S.League home games at the Bukit Gombak Stadium
Bukit Gombak Stadium
The Bukit Gombak Stadium is located in Bukit Batok, Singapore, and has a capacity of 3,000 people. The stadium was home to Gombak United FC in the S-league before they left the S-league in the year 2002. Thereafter, the stadium was converted to a Centre of Excellence for the Singapore Athletic...
. When they returned to the S.League in 2006, they played their home matches at the Queenstown Stadium
Queenstown Stadium
The Queenstown Stadium is located in Queenstown, Singapore. It seats 3,800 people.The stadium is a 10-minute walk from Queenstown MRT Station.-History:* The stadium was home to the Tanjong Pagar United S.League soccer team up to 2004....
. From the 2007 season onwards, the club plays its home matches at the Jurong West Stadium.
Gombak United were the Singapore League Cup
Singapore League Cup
The Singapore League Cup is an annual soccer competition in Singapore. It was launched in 2007, and is open to teams who play in the S.League.The 2007 competition was sponsored by SingTel, and officially titled the SingTel League Cup...
champions in 2008
Singapore League Cup 2008
The 2008 Singapore League Cup marks the second occasion on which the Singapore League Cup competition has been staged. . Its official sponsored name for 2008 is the Avaya-J&J League Cup....
. They defeated Super Reds FC
Super Reds FC
Super Reds Football Club was a South Korean professional football club which played as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League between 2007 and 2009.- History :The creation of the club in 2007 was driven by the Korean community in Singapore...
2-1 in the final.
S.League RecordS.LeagueThe 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:...
- 1998S. League 1998S.League 1998 was the third season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Singapore Armed Forces FC.-Final table: # Team P W D L F A Pt GD 1. Singapore Armed Forces FC 20 14 4 2 46-17 46 +29...
- 10th place - 1999S. League 1999S.League 1999 was the fourth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Home United FC.-Final table: P W D L F A Pts 1. Home United 22 15 6 1 42-16 51...
- 5th place - 2000S. League 2000S.League 2000 was the fifth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Singapore Armed Forces FC, which was their third league title.-Final table: P W D L F A Pts...
- 5th place - 2001S. League 2001S.League 2001 was the sixth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Geylang United FC, which was their second league title.-Final table: P W D L F A Pts...
- 9th place - 2002S. League 2002S.League 2002 was the seventh season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Singapore Armed Forces FC, which was their fourth league title.-Final table: P W D L F A Pts...
- 12th place (Wooden SpoonistWooden spoon (award)A wooden spoon is a mock or real award, usually given to an individual or team which has come last in a competition, but sometimes also to runners-up. Examples range from the academic to sporting and more frivolous events...
) - 2003S. League 2003S.League 2003 was the eighth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Home United FC, which was their second league title.-Final table: P W D/PK L F A Pts...
, 2004S. League 2004S.League 2004 was the ninth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Tampines Rovers FC, which was their first league title.-Final table: P W D L F A Pts 1. Tampines Rovers 27 20 3 4 76-29 63...
, 2005S. League 2005S.League 2005 was the tenth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Tampines Rovers FC, which was their second league title.-Final table: P W D L F A Pts 1. Tampines Rovers 27 18 3 6 77-35 57...
- did not take part - 2006S. League 2006S.League 2006 was the eleventh season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Singapore Armed Forces FC, which was their fifth league title.-Final table: P W D L F A Pts...
- 8th place - 2007S. League 2007S.League 2007 was the twelfth season of Singapore's professional football league. It was won by Singapore Armed Forces FC, which was their sixth league title.-League Table:* Korean Super Reds represented the Korean community in Singapore...
- 4th place - 2008S. League 2008S.League 2008 is the 13th season of Singapore's professional football league.-Final League Standings:* Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head...
- 5th place - 2009S. League 2009The 2009 S.League is the 14th season since the establishment of the S-League...
- 3rd place - 2010 - 5th or 6th place
Singapore Cup RecordSingapore CupThe Singapore Cup is an annual soccer competition in Singapore.The Singapore Cup is the major cup competition in Singapore football, and has existed since the 1997 ....
- 1998 - First Round
- 1999 - Quarter-finals
- 2000 - Quarter-finals
- 2001 - First Round
- 2002 - First Round
- 2003-05 - did not take part
- 2006 - First Round
- 2007 - Quarter-finals
- 2008Singapore 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 - First Round
Singapore League Cup RecordSingapore League CupThe Singapore League Cup is an annual soccer competition in Singapore. It was launched in 2007, and is open to teams who play in the S.League.The 2007 competition was sponsored by SingTel, and officially titled the SingTel League Cup...
- 2007Singapore League Cup 2007The inaugural Singapore League Cup soccer competition was held in 2007, contested by eight of the twelve teams who played in Singapore's S.League. The tournament was held before the start of the S.League season that year...
- 3rd place - 2008Singapore League Cup 2008The 2008 Singapore League Cup marks the second occasion on which the Singapore League Cup competition has been staged. . Its official sponsored name for 2008 is the Avaya-J&J League Cup....
- Champions - 2009 - Quarter-finals
- 2010 - 4th place
- 2011 - Quarter-finals
Current Squad
Prime League Squad
Former Players
Goran ŠubaraGoran Šubara
Goran Šubara is an Australian football player. Šubara is of Serbian descent. He plays in midfield or defence, currently for Singapore Armed Forces FC in S.League upon transferred from Singapore Gombak United FC...
Alfred Emuejeraye
Alfred Emuejeraye
Alfred Emuejeraye Emoefe is a Nigerian footballer.- Career :Emuejeraye started his career at Julius Berger, and played there until 2003, joined Grasshopper Club Zürich in 2003 to 2004 June. He moved to Singapore to play the 2006–07 season for Gombak United but returned to Switzerland to play the...
Emmanuel Ochuke Emuejeraye Kingsley Njoku Gabriel Obatola
Gabriel Obatola
Ojimi Gabriel "O.J." Obatola is a Nigerian footballer currently .He plays for Pattaya United in the Thailand Premier League.-Career:...
Theerawesin Seehawong
Theerawesin Seehawong
Theerawesin Seehawong is a Thai footballer, currently playing for Pattaya United in the Thai Premier League.Theerawesin, helped Gombak win the Singapore League Cup on June 16, 2008. This achievement was Gombak United's first ever winning trophy....