# Jurong FC > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jurong_FC > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jurong_FC.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurong_FC > Source revision: 1357204608 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Singaporean football club Not to be confused with [Albirex Niigata Singapore FC](/source/Albirex_Niigata_Singapore_FC). Football club Jurong Full name Jurong Town Football Club Nickname The Cobras Founded 1975; 51 years ago (1975) as Jurong Town 1997; 29 years ago (1997) as Jurong FC Dissolved 2003; 23 years ago (2003) Ground Jurong Stadium Capacity 8,000 League S.League 2003 S.League, 6th of 12 Home colours Away colours **Jurong Football Club** was a professional [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Jurong](/source/Jurong), [Singapore](/source/Singapore). The club played in the [S.League](/source/S.League), the top division of [football in Singapore](/source/Football_in_Singapore) from 1997 to 2003. Their best league finishes were fifth place in both 1998 and 2001. The club was founded as **Jurong Town Football Club** in 1975, and prior to 1997 revamp, they were known as **Jurong Football Club**. The team won Singapore's President's Cup (now known as the [Singapore Cup](/source/Singapore_Cup)) in 1988 and 1989, and were runners-up in 1999 and 2002. ## History ### Pre S.League Era The purpose of forming the club was to serve employees and residents in the Jurong Industrial estate.[1] In 1975, the club organised the Jurong League which attracted a large number of workers. The club was given the Division One status. It was coached by the well known footballer of the 1960s, the late Rahim Omar. He coached the club for two years, after which it was relegated to Division Two till 1987. In 1988, Jurong Town was back in the top division and sponsored by [Japan Airlines](/source/Japan_Airlines), the first company to come into a domestic competition with $100,000 sponsorship.[2] This sponsorship helped the club to engage players like [V. Sundramoorthy](/source/V._Sundramoorthy), [Jeffrey Lazaroo](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeffrey_Lazaroo&action=edit&redlink=1), A.R.J. Mani, [K Kannan](/source/K_Kannan), [D. Tokijan](/source/D._Tokijan) and [Lim Chiew Peng](/source/Lim_Chiew_Peng). [Nazri Nasir](/source/Nazri_Nasir) and [Lim Tong Hai](/source/Lim_Tong_Hai) who joined at the age of 16.[3] Jurong Town won the President's Cup in that year[4] and D. Tokijan was awarded the top scorer for the year. Jurong Town signed [David Lee](/source/David_Lee_(Singaporean_footballer)) at the end of the 1988 season.[5] In the late 1980s and early 1990s, their kits were sponsored by [Hummel](/source/Hummel_International).[6] In 1990, the club signed Australians [Tommy Marras](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tommy_Marras&action=edit&redlink=1) and Peter Murphy. They finished second in the Premier League with goal difference to [Geylang United](/source/Geylang_United). In 1991, Jurong Town was relegated to the Second Division. In 1992, the club was promoted again. In 1996, after relegations in the past three years, [K Suppiah](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=K_Suppiah&action=edit&redlink=1) wanted to help Jurong Town. He engaged [Jimmy Pearson](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_Pearson&action=edit&redlink=1) to be the coach and M. Somasamy as a team manager. ### 1997–1999: Instability 1997 saw the former NFL side Jurong Town renamed themselves as **Jurong FC** and adopt a scorpion as their mascot. Jurong FC finished seventh out of nine teams in their first top domestic season. The club's notable achievements were ending [Geylang United](/source/Geylang_United)'s unbeaten run and Alan McTurk scoring the fastest goal of the season. In 1999, Jurong FC star player, [V Sundramoorthy](/source/V_Sundramoorthy), was appointed the coach. He became the first ever player-coach [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] in the [S.League](/source/S.League) history. Jurong finished in sixth position. That year they have also reached the final of the [Singapore Cup](/source/Singapore_Cup). The club's captain, [Jason Ainsley](/source/Jason_Ainsley), was the top scorer with 19 goals; he was the third top scorer overall for that season. Jurong FC's main sponsor WSA Lines ended their sponsorship. [Dalis Supait](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dalis_Supait&action=edit&redlink=1) was recalled back to the national team after superb performances. ### 2003: Pulling out from the S-League Finally in 2003, Jurong FC's financial problems forced the club to pull out from the S-League indefinitely, much to the dismay of its fans and supporters. ## Club image In 1997, [Jurong Reptile Park](/source/Jurong_Reptile_Park) sponsored the club in a 1 million deal[7] and Jurong FC set up its first clubhouse at the park.[8] The club also asked its fans to select a new mascot to associate with the new sponsor,[9] and the winner was [cobra](/source/Cobra). ## Stadium The club's original home ground was based at the old [Jurong Stadium](/source/Jurong_Stadium) from 1975 until 1997. During the construction of the new [Jurong East Stadium](/source/Jurong_East_Stadium), Jurong FC used [Bukit Gombak Stadium](/source/Bukit_Gombak_Stadium) as their home ground for the [1997 S.League](/source/1997_S.League) season. ## Sponsors Period Kit supplier Main sponsor 1980–1990 Hummel Japan Airlines 1997 Mikasa WSA Lines 2000 Maxell ## Coaches list Manager Period Achievements Jimmy Pearson 1996–1998 Ramasamy Krishnan 1998 (interim) [10][11] V Sundramoorthy 1999 – 2003 [12] 1999, 2002 Singapore Cup runner-up ## Seasons Season Pos P W D L F A Pts Singapore Cup 1997 7th 16 4 3 9 15 33 15 Preliminary 1998 5th 20 9 4 7 32 33 31 Preliminary 1999 6th 22 9 4 9 37 32 31 Runners-up 2000 6th 22 8 5 9 30 37 29 Preliminary 2001 5th 33 15 6 12 65 57 51 Preliminary 2002 7th 33 13 6 14 47 48 45 Runners-up 2003 6th 33 12 7–1 13 35 34 51 Third place - [2003](/source/2003_S.League) saw the introduction of penalty shoot-outs if a match ended in a draw in regular time. Winners of penalty shoot-outs gained two points instead of one. ## Honours ### Cup - **[President's Cup](/source/Singapore_Cup#President's_Cup)** - Champions (**2**): 1988, 1989 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["RIP Krishnan Suppaiah: Heart, head and hand for football"](https://www.sports247.my/rip-krishnan-suppaiah-heart-head-hand-football/). *Sports247*. 19 October 2017. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230206022907/https://www.sports247.my/rip-krishnan-suppaiah-heart-head-hand-football/) from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["More incentives for Jurong"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newpaper19881203-1.2.33.8). *[The New Paper](/source/The_New_Paper)*. 3 December 1988. p. 35. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230206144801/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newpaper19881203-1.2.33.8) from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Hakikat Rai (28 September 1987). "Jurong eager on Suria for League". *[The Straits Times](/source/The_Straits_Times)*. p. 27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["GROUP PHOTOGRAPH OF WINNING TEAM OF PRESIDENT'S CUP FROM …"](https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/489d9ee1-1162-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad). *nas.gov.sg*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230206022904/https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/489d9ee1-1162-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad) from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["David the most expensive player"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newpaper19881203-1.2.35). *[The New Paper](/source/The_New_Paper)*. 3 December 1988. p. 36. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230206144757/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newpaper19881203-1.2.35) from the original on 6 February 2023. 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Retrieved 6 February 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Attractive offer for Jurong fans"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19971214-1.2.60.4). *[The Straits Times](/source/The_Straits_Times)*. 14 December 1997. p. 44. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230206150250/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19971214-1.2.60.4) from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Playing the name game"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newpaper19970730-1.2.60.4). *[The New Paper](/source/The_New_Paper)*. 30 July 1997. p. 47. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230206144804/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newpaper19970730-1.2.60.4) from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Mohan, Matthew (11 February 2024). ["Never Too Old: The 72-year-old who has given most of his life to Singapore football"](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/roy-krishnan-albirex-niigata-logistics-manager-never-too-old-4109371). *[CNA](/source/Channel_News_Asia)*. Retrieved 11 September 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Pearson out, Krishnan in – The New Man"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19980902-1.2.37.9). [The New Paper](/source/The_New_Paper). 2 September 1998. p. 32. Retrieved 11 September 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Tan, Noah (5 June 2016). ["'I would have loved to coach myself': Sundram"](https://www.todayonline.com/sports/i-would-have-loved-coach-myself-sundram). *todayonline.com*. Retrieved 11 September 2025. ## External links - [Official club website](https://web.archive.org/web/20050828095230/http://jurongfc.com.sg/) (archived 28 August 2005) - [S.League website page on Jurong FC](https://web.archive.org/web/20030608073431/http://www.sleague.com/clu04.asp) v t e Football in Singapore Football Association of Singapore (FAS) National teams Men's U-23 U-22 U-21 U-20 U-17 Women's U-20 U-17 League competitions Singapore Premier League Singapore Premier League 2 Singapore Football League Island Wide League Women's Premier League Women's National League Singapore Youth League Cup competitions Merlion Cup Lion City Cup Singapore Cup Singapore Community Shield Singapore FA Cup Singapore League Cup (defunct) Women's Challenge Cup (defunct) List of football clubs List of venues v t e Singapore Premier League (SPL) S.League seasons 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Singapore Premier League seasons 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27 2026–27 clubs (manager, season) FC Jurong Shigetomi season Balestier Khalsa Kraljević season BG Tampines Rovers Akbar season Geylang International Noor Ali season Hougang United Eziakor season Lion City Sailors Ranković season Tanjong Pagar United Noh Alam season Young Lions Firdaus season Former clubs Beijing Guoan Dalian Shide Siwu DPMM Étoile Gombak United Harimau Muda A Harimau Muda B Jurong Liaoning Guangyuan Sembawang Rangers Sinchi Sporting Afrique Super Reds Warriors Woodlands Wellington --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jurong FC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurong_FC) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurong_FC?action=history)). 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