2025–26 Daau Super League
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Promoted |
Jinan Island FC Seragaan FC Catang Pasar United FC |
| Top goalscorer |
Farshuno Kempse (28 goals) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The 2025–26 Daau Super League (also known as the CHACE Daau Super League due to sponsorship reasons) is the top professional league in Daau, since its major rebranding in 2019. The league is set to start on the 20th of August of 2025 and is set to end on May 20th in 2026. Daau United are the defending champions in this edition, claiming their first DSL title over rivals Daas City.
The 2025–26 edition will also see the proper introduction of VAR to be used in all league matches.
Teams will play 26 games in the league this season along with the Daau Youth Cup, Daau SuperShield and the Daau FA Cup.
Format
The following key changes were made to the rules for the 2025–26 season:
- Player registration windows will be on 1 October 2025 for the summer window, and 1 February 2026 for the winter window. All teams must submit their teamsheet by the deadline else risk being expelled from the league.
- The league has abolished the playoff system between DSL and DPL teams, meaning that teams placed 12th to 14th are relegated automatically to the Daau Premier League.
- Players which hold a Draguti ID are registered as a foreign player until they have received their Dauian clearance ID.
- DSL clubs are now allowed to register a maximum of six foreign players with no age restrictions. A maximum of five foreign players may be named or fielded in any one match, an increase of one from 2024–25.
- The league has removed the AEFA player slot and instead DSL clubs are allowed to sign foreigners of any micronationality, with Under-21 foreigners not requiring registration.
- Each team is able to register up to 30 players, a increase of 2 compared to last season's 28. Each team must also be able to register a minimum of 18 players.
The following key changes were made to the rules since the 2022–23 season:
- Players shall be allocated jersey numbers 1 to 99. Jersey number become available for allocation to new members after a player ceased to play for a club.
- Young Stars FC are now allowed to sign 3 under-22 foreign players, of whom at least one shall be of the nationality of an AEFA Member Association.
- DSL clubs are now allocated Global Positioning Systems (GPS) devices - among other performance and tracking gear.
- Financial reports must also be released to the Daau Football Association on 1 August 2025 for the summer reporting period, and 1 January 2026 for the winter period.
- Following the passing of the Matabese Autonomy bill by both the Dauian and Matabese Assembly, Matabese players without Dauian second nationality shall be treated as foreign players, as a result the AEFA slot may be used for Matabese players.
- The league has removed its under-22 player rule and thus no requirement is needed for team registration regarding under-22 players. Under-21 players however do not require registration and are free to play any games
Teams
Fourteen teams enter the 2025–26 edition of the DSL, welcoming 3 new teams, newcomers Bukit Kutong FC, East Coast United and Thampines Rovers FC.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bintang Lukana | Central Seragaan | Daau National Stadium | 45,000 |
| Bukit Kutong FC | Kutong | Kutong Stadium | 9,000 |
| Caching City FC | Caching Town | Mak Kau Hijau Stadium | 18,000 |
| Daas City FC | Daas | Daas Besar Stadium | 20,000 |
| Daau United | Catang | Sujad Lane | 17,000 |
| Jinan Island FC | Jinan Island | Jinan Island Sports Ground | 8,000 |
| Muscat DFC | Davinson | InsightForge Sports Hub | 9,000 |
| Qixying FC | Daas-Bedok | Our Qixying Hub | 5,000 |
| Semkang FC | Tio Sem Kang | Semkang Payoh Stadium | 40,000 |
| Sembalang Knights FC | Sembalang | Sembalang Stadium | 4,000 |
| TEC Seragaan FC | Seragaan | Seragaan West Stadium | 23,000 |
| Seragaan United | Seragaan | Seragaan State Stadium | 26,000 |
| Thampines Rovers FC | Daas-Bedok | Our Qixying Hub | 5,000 |
| Young Stars FC | Davinson | Davinson Stadium | 18,000 |
Personnel and kits
Coaching changes
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FMF eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FMF nationality.
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of
appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEC Seragaan FC |  Rafael Mendes
|
Contract ended | 1 June 2025 | Pre-season | Josip Ruiz
|
15 July 2025 |
| Semkang FC | Wlaxi'f Torisha
|
Contract ended | 1 June 2025 | Justin Smith
|
15 July 2025 | |
| Muscat DFC | New hire | - |  V. Poojary
|
15 July 2025 | ||
| Daas City FC | Gavin Bee
|
Re-designated as Under-22 Manager | 25 August 2025 |  Markus Nielsen
|
25 August 2025 | |
| Seragaan United | Isaac Zainol
|
Mutual termination | 25 August 2025 | Kharin Nizammudin
|
25 August 2025 | |
Referees and VAR
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FMF eligibility rules. Referees may hold more than one non-FMF nationality.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ong Tee Wee
|
Head Referee |
| Anthony Daye
|
Referee |
| Lewis Watson
|
Referee |
| Hassan Jheraba
|
Referee |
| Abdullah Altaff Ritesh
|
Referee |
| Taqi Al-Faraj Hussien
|
Referee |
| Darwin James
|
Referee |
| Kenneth Paul
|
Referee |
| Tan Soo Jia
|
Referee |
| Chen Jia
|
Referee |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Tan Jong
|
Head VAR Referee |
| Kim Tee
|
VAR Referee |
| Farhad Ghoulam
|
VAR Referee |
| Benjamin Winker
|
VAR Referee |
| Lee Jing Nam
|
VAR Referee |
| Daniel Soelmann
|
VAR Referee |
| Isaac Jia
|
VAR Referee |
| Raphael de Jong
|
VAR Referee |
| Leonard Peh
|
Backup VAR Referee |
| Kenneth Paul
|
Backup VAR Referee |
Foreign players
Daau Super League clubs can sign a maximum of six foreign players in the 2024–25 season. Any extra Matabese player will count as foreign unless they hold Dauian passport.
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the season start or during the mid-season transfer window.
League table
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bintang Lukana | Qualification of the FMF Champions' League group stage | ||||||||
| 2 | Bukit Kutong FC | Qualification of the AEFA Champions' League group stage | ||||||||
| 3 | Caching City FC | |||||||||
| 4 | Daas City FC | |||||||||
| 5 | Daau United | |||||||||
| 6 | Jinan Island FC | |||||||||
| 7 | Muscat DFC | |||||||||
| 8 | Qixying FC | |||||||||
| 9 | Semkang FC | |||||||||
| 10 | Sembalang Knights FC | |||||||||
| 11 | TEC Seragaan FC | |||||||||
| 12 | Seragaan United | Relegation to Daau Premier League | ||||||||
| 13 | Thampines Rovers FC | |||||||||
| 14 | Young Stars FC |
Relegation play-offs
Relegation play-offs were abolished following the establishment of a direct relegation system between the DSL and DPL.
Statistics
Top Scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 |
Top Assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 |
Cleansheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 |
Penalty missed
| Player | For | Against | Date |
|---|
Own goal
| Player | For | Against | Date |
|---|
Daau Super League Awards night winners
| Awards | Winners | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | ||
| Young Player of the Year | ||
| Coach of the Year | ||
| Top Scorer Award | ||
| Playmaker of the Year | ||
| Defender of the Year | ||
| Golden Glove | ||
| Goal of the Year | ||
| Fair Play Award | ||
| Referee of the Year | ||
Team of The Year
| Position | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||
| Defenders | ||
| Midfielders | ||
| Forwards | ||
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