Home United FC

Football club infobox
clubname = Home United FC


fullname = Home United Football Club
nickname = The Protectors
founded = 1995
ground = Bishan Stadium
Bishan, Singapore
capacity = 5,500
chairman = Koh Siong Ling
mgrtitle = First Team Coach
manager = P.N. Sivaji
league = S.League
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Home United Football Club is a professional soccer club which plays in Singapore's S.League.

When the S.League was formed in 1996, the club was known as the Police Football Club. The following year, its name was changed to Home United to reflect that fact that the team represents not only the Singapore Police Force, but also other service arms of the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs, including the Singapore Civil Defence Force.

Home United won the S.League in 1999 and 2003, and the Singapore Cup in 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005.

The team's nickname is the "Protectors", and its mascot is a dragon. The team's home ground is the Bishan Stadium.

Record

S.League Record

* 2007 - Runners-up
* 2006 - 4th place
* 2005 - 4th place
* 2004 - Runners-up
* 2003 - Champions
* 2002 - Runners-up
* 2001 - 3rd place
* 2000 - 4th place
* 1999 - Champions
* 1998 - 7th place
* 1997 - 9th place
* 1996 - "Series 1:" 6th place; "Series 2:" 8th place

Prior to the formation of the club for the S.League's inaugural season in 1996, the Police Sports Association soccer team represented the Singapore Police Force in top-level local football competitions, winning Singapore's National Football League in 1985, and the President's Cup in 1980.

Singapore Cup Record

* 2008 - Quarter-finals
* 2007 - Quarter-finals
* 2006 - First Round
* 2005 - Champions
* 2004 - Runners-up
* 2003 - Champions
* 2002 - Quarter-finals
* 2001 - Champions
* 2000 - Champions
* 1999 - 3rd place
* 1998 - 3rd place
* 1997 - First Round

ingapore League Cup Record

* 2008 - Quarter-finals
* 2007 - 4th Place

AFC Cup Record

* 2004 - Semi-Finalist
* 2005 - Quarter-Finalist
* 2006 - Eliminated at Group Stage
* 2007 - Did Not Qualify
* 2008 - Quarter-Finalist

Sponsors

* Main Sponsor: Coca Cola
* Kit Supplier: Kappa

Current squad

"As of February 18, 2008

Nationality given from place of birthFs player|no=5|nat=Singapore|name=S Subramani|pos=DF (Captain)

Former Players

*flagicon|Scotland Billy Bone
*flagicon|Australia George Kulcsar (2001)
*flagicon|England Stuart Young (1998)

External links

* [http://www.hufc.com.sg Official club website]
* [http://www.sleague.com/Web/main.aspx?ID=219fcb44-51b9-416f-943f-416f6e4af81d S.League website page on Home United FC]
* [http://www.geocities.com/sl2003football/Transfer2008.htm#T17 S-league Transfer website]