Tanjong Pagar United FC

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'''Tanjong Pagar United Football Club''' is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Queenstown, Singapore|Queenstown]], [[Singapore]]. The club currently competes in the [[Singapore Premier League]], the top tier of [[Singapore football league system|Singaporean football]].

Tanjong Pagar United took part in the S.League from 1996 to 2004, and from 2011 to 2014. The club withdrew from the league after the 2004 season because of financial problems, but returned in 2011, with several similar breaks meanwhile. The club has since returned from 2020.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=FAS confirms Tanjong Pagar United's participation in the 2020 SPL season |website=Goal |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/fas-tanjong-pagar-participation-2020-spl-season/d2s3o2trhqal1gtxzz37b3cm0 |access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ong|first1=Terence|title=Jaguars to sit out next S-League season, Rams to merge with Hougang|url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/jaguars-sit-out-next-s-league-season-rams-merge-hougang|access-date=6 November 2014|newspaper=The Straits Times|date=4 November 2014|archive-date=6 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106050036/http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/jaguars-sit-out-next-s-league-season-rams-merge-hougang}}</ref><ref name="withdrew15">{{cite news|last1=Low|first1=Lin Fhoong|title=Uncertainty over S-League's changes for 2015|url=https://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/uncertainty-over-s-leagues-changes-2015?singlepage=true|access-date=5 November 2014|newspaper=[[Today (Singapore newspaper)|Today]]|date=5 November 2014}}</ref>

==History==

=== Early years and formation (1974–1996) === Prior to the formation of the [[S.League]], the club were formed as '''Tiong Bahru Constituency Sports Club''' in 1975 and debuted in Division III of the [[Singapore Football League|National Football League]], from which they were promoted as champions in 1978. This was followed by a second successive promotion in 1979, bringing the Jaguars to Division I. In 1982, they won the President's Cup and the following year, they were national league champions. They represented Singapore in the 1984 ASEAN Club Games, finishing third, then captured [[Double (association football)|The Double]] in 1987.

The early 1990s saw further successes, as they were Pools Cup winners in 1991 and 1993, finished runners-up in the FAS Premier League from 1991 to 1993 and bagged the FA Cup in 1994.

=== S. League era (1996–2004) === Their strong performances led to their selection as one of eight clubs to compete in the newly [[1996 S.League]] season, so they were renamed to '''Tiong Bahru Football Club''' and obtained a permanent home at the [[Queenstown Stadium]].<ref>Malathi Das and Palakrishnan (1996), "S.League: the kick-off", Singapore Professional Football League Pte Ltd, p. 56</ref>

In 1998, the club changed its name to '''Tanjong Pagar United''' and [[Lim Tong Hai]] captained the club in its debut season to a [[Singapore Cup]] and [[Singapore FA Cup]] double.

=== Dissolvement (2004–2010) === In the [[2004 S.League|2004 season]], Tanjong Pagar United went through a period of difficult times where they sit at the bottom of the league table throughout the entire season. They manage to record a total of 4 wins, 5 draws and 18 losses thus seeing the club being dissolved at the end of the season due to financial problems where France defender [[Gimmy Bade]] was converted to the play in the forward position for some matches. At the end of the season, All of the club foreign players, Gimmy Bade and [[Jean-Marc Audemar]], [[Benoît Salviat]] and [[Nicodeme Boucher]] eventually left the club.

=== Return of the club (2011–2014) === In the [[2011 S.League|2011 season]], Tanjong Pagar United replaced [[Beijing Guoan Talent]] for the S.League spot and therefore returned to action after a six years hiatus. The Jaguars signed Korean duo [[Kim Seong-kyu]] and [[Kim Jong-oh (footballer)|Kim Jong-oh]], Japanese [[Takaya Kawanabe]] from [[2010 J.League Division 1|J1 League]] side, [[Omiya Ardija]] and France player, [[Cyril Bagnost]]. The Jaguars finished the season with 3 wins, 5 draws and 27 losses finishing in 11th out of 12th position in the league.

In the [[2012 S.League|2012 season]]. Tanjong Pagar United bought in Gilbert Bayonne, [[Carlos Delgado]] and [[Anthony Aymard]] in which they ended their season without any slight improvement finishing in the season at the same spot.

In the [[2013 S.League|2013 season]], Tanjong Pagar United reached an agreement with France head coach [[Patrick Vallee]] in which he signs France-Algerian forward duo[[Ismaël Benahmed]] and [[Kamel Ramdani]], Brazilian-France goalkeeper [[Aurélien Hérisson]], Moroccan [[Monsef Zerka]] and retaining Anthony Aymard for the season. The Jaguars season turned out pretty well where they finished in 6th spot out of 12th position in the league. In the 2014 season, The Jaguars signed [[Sébastien Etiemble]] to replace Ismaël Benahmed which left for [[USM Bel Abbès]].

=== Second dissolvement (2015–2019) === The Jaguars also signed Germany youngster [[Lucas Jester]] for the Prime League squad. Tanjong Pagar United managed to finished in 9th spot out of 12th in the [[2014 S.League]] which they had to dissolved the club at the end of the season due to another financial problems.

In 2017, the owners of Tanjong Pagar United stated their intent to return to [[Singapore Premier League]] for the 2019 season,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/jaguars-confident-of-s-league-return-by-2019|title=Football: Jaguars confident of S-League return by 2019|date=26 June 2017|newspaper=The Straits Times}}</ref> and in November 2017 applied to FAS to rejoin the league.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/gombak-tanjong-pagar-apply-rejoin-sleague-2019|title=Gombak, Tanjong Pagar apply to rejoin S.League in 2019|first=Shamir|last=Osman|date=10 November 2017|newspaper=The Straits Times}}</ref> On the same month, the team also appeals to continue their jackpot operations, which is the source of club's income, after new regulations by the Ministry of Home Affairs forced the club to wind down their operations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/seven-clubs-with-jackpot-machines-to-wind-down-operations-by-9423800 |title=Seven clubs with jackpot machines to wind down operations by April 2018 - CNA |access-date=12 September 2019 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809114515/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/seven-clubs-with-jackpot-machines-to-wind-down-operations-by-9423800 }}</ref> But after their appeals were rejected by Ministry of Home Affairs and were ordered to shut down their jackpot operations in April 2018,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/bulls-jaguars-in-the-wilderness-as-appeals-fail|title=Football: Tanjong Pagar and Gombak United will soon exist only on paper as appeals fail|date=25 July 2018|newspaper=The Straits Times}}</ref> as of September 2019, there were no further updates from the club regarding this intent.

=== Returned to action (2020–''present'') === On 16 January 2020, the [[Football Association of Singapore]] confirms Tanjong Pagar United's participation in the [[2020 Singapore Premier League]] season signing Japanese duo [[Takahiro Tanaka (footballer)|Takahiro Tanaka]] and [[Shodai Nishikawa]] and also Brazilians duo [[Luiz Júnior (footballer, born 1990)|Luiz Júnior]] and [[Yann Motta]].<ref name="auto" /> Tanjong Pagar United went on to have their best finished in the league finishing in fifth place during the [[2021 Singapore Premier League|2021 season]]. In the [[2023 Singapore Premier League|2023 season]], Singaporean star player, [[Khairul Amri]] received the "Goal of the Year" award while playing for the club which he scored an scissors kick against [[Hougang United FC|Hougang United]] in a 2–1 away win on 6 April 2023.

On 26 April 2024, Tanjong Pagar United sign [[Zenivio]] from Cambodian club, [[Kirivong Sok Sen Chey F.C.|Kirivong Sok Sen Chey]] in which he became the first Timorese player to play in the league. The club also signed former player [[Shodai Nishikawa]] for the [[2024–25 Singapore Premier League|2024–25 season]].

== Team image ==

=== Crest and colours === The club’s identity is closely linked to its nickname, “The Jaguars” and <nowiki>''The Black Panthers''</nowiki>, which symbolises strength, agility and competitiveness. The jaguar has been a central element of Tanjong Pagar United’s crest since the club’s early years and represents the fighting spirit and resilience associated with the team. The current crest reflects a modern and professional identity while maintaining continuity with the club’s historical imagery, reinforcing its presence in Singapore football following its return to the professional era.

=== Supporters === '''Stirling Curva'''

Tanjong Pagar United is supported by a core group of local fans known as Stirling Curva. The group follows the club at home matches and selected away fixtures, contributing to the match-day atmosphere through chants, banners and coordinated displays. Supporters are often seen wearing the club’s colours and play an important role in maintaining the club’s presence and identity within Singapore’s football community, particularly during the club’s rebuilding periods.

== Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors == {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;" ! | Period ! style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;" |Kit Supplier ||! style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;"| Main Sponsors |- |1996 |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]] | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Canon Inc.|Canon]] |- |1997 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Puma (brand)|Puma]] |- |1998–2002 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[JVC]] |- |2002–2004 |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]] |- |2010–2011 | rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|SGP}} Thorb |{{flagicon|SGP}} Michezo Group |- |2012 |No sponsors |- |2013–2014 |{{flagicon|SGP}} SINGA Energy Drink |- |2020 |No sponsors |- |2021 |{{flagicon|IDN}} Adhoc Apparel | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo Century |- |2022–2023 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|THA}} [[FBT (company)|FBT]] |- |2024–2025 | rowspan="1" |No sponsors |- |2025–''present'' |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Hummel International|Hummel]] | rowspan="1" |{{flagicon|SGP}} Adactive Asia {{flagicon|SGP}} Carats & Co |}

== Stadium == The Jaguars initially played their home games at the [[Queenstown Stadium]] since 1970. However, as the [[Queenstown Stadium]] was occupied since 2010 by the French club [[Etoile FC|Étoile]] academy, Tanjong Pagar United was temporarily based at [[Clementi Stadium]] for the duration of the [[2011 S.League|2011 season]]. Due to Étoile's withdrawal by the end of the 2011 season, Tanjong Pagar United shifted back to Queenstown Stadium in 2012. Ever since they were reinstalled back into the league in 2020, they share the [[Jurong East Stadium]] with [[Albirex Niigata Singapore FC|Albirex Niigata (S)]] but still used Queenstown Stadium as their training based.

== Players ==

=== First-team squad === {{updated|10 February 2026}}<ref> {{cite web|title=SPL 2023 Transfer Centre: Tanjong Pagar United|url=https://spl.sg/2023-singapore-premier-league-transfer-centre/|publisher=Singapore Premier League|access-date=24 January 2023|date=24 January 2023}} </ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Canada|pos=GK|name=[[Matt Silva (soccer)|Matt Silva]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=Singapore|pos=MF|name=[[Azim Akbar]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Singapore|pos=DF|name=[[Syahrul Sazali]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Kim Li-kwan]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Singapore|pos=DF|name=[[Syed Akmal]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=Singapore|pos=MF|name=[[Fathullah Rahmat]]|other=}}'''U23''' {{Fs player|no=7|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Guilherme Rodrigues]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=[[Jesse Daley]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Bruno Dybal]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=Timor-Leste|pos=FW|name=[[Zenivio]]|other=}}'''FP U21''' {{Fs player|no=12|nat=Singapore|pos=GK|name=[[Kenji Syed Rusydi]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=Singapore|pos=FW|name=[[Syahadat Masnawi]]|other=}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=Singapore|pos=DF|name=[[Faizal Roslan]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=Singapore|pos=MF|name=[[Raihan Rahman]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Singapore|pos=MF|name=[[Naqiuddin Eunos]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Singapore|pos=GK|name=[[Zaiful Nizam]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Chinese Taipei|pos=MF|name=[[Emilio Estevez (footballer)|Emilio Estevez]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=Timor-Leste|pos=FW|name=[[Vabio Canavaro]]|other=}}'''FP U21''' {{Fs player|no=24|nat=AUS|pos=DF|name=[[Aaron Evans (footballer)|Aaron Evans]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=Japan|pos=MF|name=[[Shodai Nishikawa]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=32|nat=Singapore|pos=FW|name=[[Sahil Suhaimi]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=44|nat=KOR|pos=MF|name=[[Lee Chan-woo]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=45|nat=Italy|pos=FW|name=[[Junior Djile]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=66|nat=Singapore|pos=MF|name=[[Anaqi Ismit]]|other=}} {{Fs end}}

=== Reserve League (SPL2) squad === {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=Singapore|pos=GK|name=[[Sunny Tia]]|other=}}'''U21''' {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Singapore|pos=MF|name=[[Naufal Ilham]]|other=}}'''U23''' {{Fs player|no=23|nat=Singapore|pos=DF|name=Danish Haqimi|other=}}'''U21''' {{Fs player|no=27|nat=Singapore|pos=DF|name=Aiqel Aliman|other=}}'''U21''' {{Fs player|no=28|nat=Singapore|pos=MF|name=Aloysius Pang|other=}}'''U21''' {{Fs player|no=30|nat=Singapore|pos=GK|name=Ryan Effendy|other=}}'''U21''' {{Fs player|no=31|nat=Singapore|pos=GK|name=Muhammad Afiq|other=}}'''U21''' {{Fs player|no=34|nat=Singapore|pos=MF|name=Samuel Pillai|other=}}'''U21''' {{Fs player|no=35|nat=Singapore|pos=FW|name=Lim Kai Pin|other=}}'''U21''' {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=36|nat=Singapore|pos=FW|name=Danny Ali|other=}}'''U21''' {{Fs player|no=37|nat=Singapore|pos=MF|name=Lim Xuan Hui|other=}}'''U21''' {{Fs player|no=38|nat=Australia|pos=MF|name=Vinnie Ucchino|other=}}'''FP U21''' {{Fs player|no=39|nat=Singapore|pos=FW|name=Darius Lai Jyun Tang|other=}}'''U21''' {{Fs player|no=40|nat=Singapore|pos=DF|name=Haziq Zulkifli|other=}}'''U21''' {{Fs player|no=41|nat=Singapore|pos=MF|name=Hafid Sohan|other=}}'''U21''' {{Fs player|no=42|nat=Singapore|pos=MF|name=Erfan Nurhan Fazly|other=}}'''U21''' {{Fs player|no=43|nat=Norway|pos=DF|name=Nils Carballeira|other=}}'''FP U21''' {{Fs player|no=47|nat=Singapore|pos=FW|name=[[Izrafil Yusof]]|other=}} (on loan from [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]]) '''U21''' {{Fs end}}

===On Loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=Singapore|pos=DF|name=Farid Jafri|other=}} (National Service until 2027) {{Fs player|no=29|nat=Singapore|pos=FW|name=Risvi Aaqil|other=}} (National Service until 2027) {{Fs player|no=26|nat=Singapore|pos=FW|name=Saiful Azhar Saifuddin|other=}} (National Service until 2027) {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Singapore|pos=FW|name=[[Zahil Rahman]]|other=}} (National Service until 2026) {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Singapore|pos=GK|name=[[Prathip Ekamparam]]|other=}} (National Service until 2027) {{Fs end}}

== Management and staff ==

===Management=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;"|Position !style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;"|Name |- |Chairman |{{flagicon|Singapore}} Raymond Tang |- |Vice-chairman |{{flagicon|Singapore}} Tetsu Liew |- |Honorary Secretary |{{flagicon|Singapore}} Zen Tay |- |Honorary Treasurer |{{flagicon|Singapore}} Martin Marini |- |Club Supervisor |{{flagicon|Singapore}} Desmund Khusnin |}

=== Technical staff === {| class="wikitable" |+ !style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;"|Position !style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;"|Name |- |Head coach |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Noh Alam Shah]] |- |Assistant coach |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Isa Halim]] |- |Goalkeeping coach |{{flagicon|Singapore}} Fajar Sarib |- |Goalkeeping coach |{{flagicon|Australia}} Scott Starr |- |Fitness coach |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Hafiz Osman]] |- |Youth coach |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Ridhuan Muhammad]] |- |Academy manager |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Jaslee Hatta]] |- |Physiotherapist |{{flagicon|Singapore}} Muklis Bin Sawit |- |Video Analyst |{{flagicon|Singapore}} Razif Ariff |- |Team manager |{{flagicon|Singapore}} Azwan Hishamuddin |}

== Honours == {| class="wikitable" |+ !style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;"|Type !style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;"|'''Competition''' !style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;"|'''Titles''' !style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;"|'''Seasons''' |- |'''League''' |[[Singapore National Football League|National Football League]] Division One |'''2''' |1983, 1987 |- | rowspan="2" |'''Cup''' |[[Singapore Cup#President's Cup|President's Cup]] |'''4''' |1982, 1985, 1987, 1994 |- |[[Singapore FA Cup]] |'''1''' |[[Singapore FA Cup|1998]] |} ''Bold is for those competition that are currently active.''

== Awards ==

=== Domestic ===

* '''League Player of the Year''' ** {{flagicon|SIN}} [[S. Subramani|Shunmugham Subramani]] (1998) ** {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Daniel Bennett (footballer)|Daniel Bennett]] (2001)

* '''League Young Player of the Year''' ** {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Lim Soon Seng]] (1998) *'''League Coach of the Year''' **{{flagicon|SIN}} [[P. N. Sivaji]] (1996)

* '''League Goal of the Year''' ** {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Khairul Amri]] against [[Hougang United]] on 6 April 2023.

* '''League Team of the Year''' ** {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Júnior (footballer, born 1990)|Luiz Júnior]] (2020)

== Statistics and records == ''As of 15 May 2026.''

=== Top 10 all-time appearances === {| class="wikitable" |+ ! style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;" |Rank ! style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;" |Player ! style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;" |Years ! style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;" |Club appearances |- | rowspan="2" |1 |{{flagicon|JPN}} '''[[Shodai Nishikawa]]''' |2020–2022, 2024–''present'' | rowspan="2" |'''104''' |- |{{flagicon|SIN}} '''[[Raihan Rahman]]''' |2020–2023, 2025–''present'' |- |3 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Asraf Rashid]] |2012–2015 |'''82''' |- |4 |'''{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Faizal Roslan]]''' |2023–''present'' |'''78''' |- |5 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Delwinder Singh]] |2011–2012, 2020–2021 |'''77''' |- |6 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Hanafi Salleh]] |2012–2015 |'''74''' |- |7 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Blake Ricciuto]] |2021–2023 |'''72''' |- |8 |'''{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Fathullah Rahmat]]''' |2021–2023, 2025–''present'' |'''71''' |- |9 |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Aurélien Hérisson]] |2013–2015 |'''68''' |- |10 |{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Monsef Zerka]] |2013–2014 |'''65''' |}

=== Top 10 all-time scorers === {| class="wikitable" |+ ! style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;" |Rank ! style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;" |Player ! style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;" |Club appearances ! style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;" |Total goals |- |1 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Reo Nishiguchi]] |51 |'''39''' |- |2 |{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Monsef Zerka]] |65 |'''33''' |- |3 |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kamel Ramdani]] |57 |'''20''' |- |4 |'''{{flagicon|BRA}}''' [[Luiz Júnior (footballer, born 1990)|Luiz Júnior]] |32 |'''18''' |- |5 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takaya Kawanabe]] |58 |'''15''' |- |6 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Khairul Amri]] |61 |'''14''' |- | rowspan="2" |7 |{{flagicon|JPN}} '''[[Shodai Nishikawa]]''' |104 | rowspan="2" |'''13''' |- |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Blake Ricciuto]] |70 |- | rowspan="3" |9 |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ismaël Benahmed]] |34 | rowspan="3" |'''11''' |- |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Etiemble]] |32 |- |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Aleksandar Đurić]] |16 |}

* '''Biggest wins:''' 8–1 vs [[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]] (1 October 2022) * '''Heaviest defeats:''' 9–0 vs [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]] (16 March 2004) * '''Youngest goal scorers:''' [[Arisman Arman]] ~ '''18 years 10 months 17 days old''' (On 19 June 2011 ''vs Young Lions)'' * '''Oldest goal scorers:''' [[Daniel Bennett (footballer)|Daniel Bennett]] ~ '''44 years 7 months 27 days''' old (''On 3 September 2022'' ''vs'' [[Hougang United FC|Hougang United]]) * '''Youngest ever debutant:''' [[Vincenzo Ucchino]] ~ '''15 years 7 months 7 days''' '''old''' (''On 6 December 2025 vs'' Geylang International) * '''Oldest ever player:''' Daniel Bennett ~ '''44 years 9 months 30 days old''' (''On'' ''6 November 2022 vs Geylang International'')

== Notable players ==

=== International capped players === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="vertical-align: top;" | :: [[Asian Football Confederation|'''AFC''']]'''/[[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]].''' :* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jesse Daley]] :* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kris Trajanovski]] :* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Vlado Bozinovski]] :* {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Emilio Estevez (footballer)|Emilio Estevez]] :* {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Majid Namjoo-Motlagh]] :* {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroaki Tanaka]] :* {{flagicon|THA}} [[Choketawee Promrut]] :* {{flagicon|THA}} [[Sutee Suksomkit]] :* {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul]] :* {{flagicon|TLS}} [[Zenivio]] :* {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Timur Talipov]] | :: '''[[Confederation of African Football|CAF]].''' :* {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Émile Mbouh]] :* {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Monsef Zerka]] | :: '''[[UEFA]].''' :* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Jörg Steinebrunner]] | :: '''[[CONMEBOL]]/''' :: '''[[CONCACAF]].''' :* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Júnior (footballer, born 1990)|Luiz Júnior]] |}

== Statistics and records ==

=== Performance by coach === The following table provides a summary of the coach appointed by the club. {| class="wikitable" |+ !style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;"|Manager !style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;"|Period !style="background:red; color:white; text-align:center;"|Achievements |- |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[P. N. Sivaji]] |1996 | |- |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Robert Alberts]] |1996–1998 | |- |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Tohari Paijan]] |1998–2002 |[[Singapore FA Cup|1998 Singapore FA Cup]] |- |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Moey Yoke Ham]] |2003–2004 | |- |{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Karim Bencherifa]] |2004 | |- ! colspan="3" |Dissolvement (2004–2010) |- |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Terry Pathmanathan]] |2011–2012 | |- |{{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Vallée]] |2012–2014 | |- ! colspan="3" |Dissolvement (2015–2019) |- |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Hairi Su'ap]] |2020 | |- |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Hasrin Jailani]] |2020–2024 | |- |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Hyrizan Jufri]] |2024 | |- |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Noh Alam Shah]] (interim) |2025– | |}

== Seasons == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !width="60" scope="col" rowspan=2|Season !colspan=8|[[S.League]] !width="120" scope="col" rowspan=2 scope="col" |[[Singapore Cup]] !width="150" scope="col" rowspan=2 scope="col"|[[Singapore League Cup]] |- !width="45" scope="col"|Pos !width="30" scope="col"|P !width="30" scope="col"|W !width="30" scope="col"|D !width="30" scope="col"|L !width="30" scope="col"|F !width="30" scope="col"|A !width="30" scope="col"|Pts |- | [[1996 S.League|1996-1]] | 5th | 14 || 4 || 5 || 5 || 20 || 19 || '''17''' | rowspan="3" bgcolor=grey| | rowspan="10" bgcolor=grey| |- | [[1996 S.League|1996-2]] | bgcolor=silver|2nd* | 14 || 8 || 3 || 3 || 35 || 18 || '''27''' |- | [[1997 S.League|1997]] | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 16 || 10 || 4 || 2 || 33 || 16 || '''34''' |- | [[1998 S.League|1998]] | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 20 || 14 || 4 || 2 || 39 || 15 || '''46''' | bgcolor=gold|Winners |- | [[1999 S.League|1999]] | style="background:#cfaa88;"|3rd | 22 || 11 || 8 || 3 || 40 || 25 || '''41''' | Round of 16 |- | [[2000 S.League|2000]] | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 22 || 12 || 7 || 3 || 50 || 23 || '''43''' | Quarter-finals |- | [[2001 S.League|2001]] | 4th | 33 || 18 || 6 || 9 || 68 || 47 || '''60''' | Semi-finals |- | [[2002 S.League|2002]] | 9th | 33 || 11 || 4 || 18 || 49 || 72 || '''37''' | Quarter-finals |- | [[2003 S.League|2003]] | 10th | 33 || 8 || 2–0 || 23 || 36 || 78 || '''28''' | Group stage |- | [[2004 S.League|2004]] | 10th | 27 || 4 || 5 || 18 || 29 || 72 || '''17''' | Preliminary |- | [[2005 S.League|2005]] | rowspan="6" colspan="10" bgcolor=black| |- | [[2006 S.League|2006]] |- | [[2007 S.League|2007]] |- | [[2008 S.League|2008]] |- | [[2009 S.League|2009]] |- | [[2010 S.League|2010]] |- | [[2011 S.League|2011]] | 11th | 33 || 3 || 5 || 25 || 21 || 77 || '''14''' | [[2011 Singapore Cup|Round of 16]] | [[2011 Singapore League Cup|Preliminary]] |- | [[2012 S.League|2012]] | 12th | 24 || 5 || 5 || 14 || 17 || 41 || '''20''' | [[2012 Singapore Cup|Round of 16]] | [[2012 Singapore League Cup|Group stage]] |- | [[2013 S.League|2013]] | 6th | 27 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 36 || 34 || '''36''' | bgcolor=silver|[[2013 Singapore Cup|Runners-up]] | [[2013 Singapore League Cup|Quarter-finals]] |- | [[2014 S.League|2014]] | 9th | 27 || 8 || 5 || 14 || 35 || 44 || '''29''' | [[2014 Singapore Cup|Quarter-finals]] | bgcolor=silver|[[2014 Singapore League Cup|Runners-up]] |- | [[2015 S.League|2015]] | rowspan="5" colspan="10" bgcolor=black| |- | [[2016 S.League|2016]] |- | [[2017 S.League|2017]] |- | [[2018 Singapore Premier League|2018]] |- | [[2019 Singapore Premier League|2019]] |- | [[2020 Singapore Premier League|2020]] | 8th | 14 || 0 || 5 || 9 || 14 || 33 || '''5''' | rowspan="5" bgcolor="grey" | | rowspan="12" bgcolor="grey" | |- | [[2021 Singapore Premier League|2021]] | 5th | 21 || 5 || 7 || 9 || 36 || 49 || '''22''' |- |[[2022 Singapore Premier League|2022]] |6th |28 |10 |7 |11 |59 |69 |'''37''' |- |[[2023 Singapore Premier League|2023]] |8th |24 |6 |3 |15 |39 |62 |'''21''' |- |[[2024-25 Singapore Premier League|2024-25]] |8th |32 |3 |7 |22 |35 |103 |'''16''' |- |}

* The [[1996 S.League|1996 season]] of the S.League was split into two series. Tiger Beer Series winners [[Geylang International FC|Geylang United]] defeated Pioneer Series winners [[Warriors FC|Singapore Armed Forces]] in the Championship playoff to clinch the S.League title. * [[2003 S.League|2003]] 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. * Tanjong Pagar United sat out the S.League from 2005 to 2010, and withdrew from the competition between 2015 and 2019.

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==External links== * [https://www.facebook.com/tpufc/ Official club Facebook site] * [https://twitter.com/tgpagarutdfc?lang=en Official club Twitter site] * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111012102541/http://www.sleague.com/Web/main.aspx?ID=cf2c0529-bb1d-42c5-bf5f-d20375b31c1d S.League website page on Tanjong Pagar United FC]}}

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