Daau Super League
| 150 | |
| Countries | Singapore (7 teams) |
|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC |
| Founded |
14 April 1996 (as S. League) 31 March 2018 (as Singapore Premier League) |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Levels on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Singapore Cup Community Shield |
| International cup(s) |
AFC Champions League AFC Cup |
| Current champions |
Lion City Sailors (3rd title) |
| Most championships | Warriors FC (9 titles) |
| Top goalscorer | Aleksander Duric (321) |
| TV partners |
1 Play Sports (live streaming) Mediacorp Singtel TV Starhub J Sports |
| Website | Template:Url |
 2022 Singapore Premier League | |
The Daau Super League (abbreviation: DSL) is a men's professional football league sanctioned by the Daau Football Association (DFA), which represents the sport's highest level in the Daau Footballing Pyramid. The league is officially known as the BSL Daau Super League for sponsorship reasons.
The competition was founded as the Daau Top League on 18 April 1996 after the DFA announced its intention to promote and expand the growing local football community by having a top level domestic league. As of 2022, the league comprises eight clubs, consisting of three rounds in which each team plays every other team once. Seasons run from September to May, with teams playing 21 matches each, totalling 147 matches in the season.
Successful DSL clubs gain qualification into continental club competitions, DSL currently practices promotion and relegation. Since the league's inception in 1996, 7 clubs have been crowned champions. Daau United are the most successful club with 9 titles, followed by Seragaan (6), Jurong West FC (4), Seragaan United (3), Bintang Lukana (2), Daau Bay United (2) and Tuska FC (1). The current champions are Daau United, having won their third title in the 2021/22 season.
History
After the refurbishment of the football association, the FA decided to start a professional league for the locals and therefore the then Daau Top League was founded.
Opening Season
The DTL season opening saw a number of clubs flocking to join with 7 local teams Darwin United (now Darwin), Tuska Central (now Tuska FC), Seragaan FC, Seragaan United, Daau FC, Jurong Punggol SC (now defunct) and Besteval Pagar United plus a foreign satelite team Tashav Union Daau. Darwin United were crowned champions of the first season.
Rebranding
The league was renamed to Daau Super League from Daau Top League on June 7th 2019. Futher revamps were made to see a greater emphasis on local youth players in a bid to strengthen the national side; this, in effect, has resulted in a number of senior as well as local and foreign stars being purchased by overseas clubs.
League format
Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored.
At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned league champion. If the points, goal difference, goals scored, and head-to-head results between teams are equal, head-to-head records between the teams are used, followed by a better fair play record.
There is relegation in the league, the bottom 2 clubs of the table are relegated to the Daau Premier League
Clubs
A total of 25 clubs have played in the league from its inception in 1996 up to and including the 2014 season. The following 8 clubs are competing in the league during the 2021 season. There is one non-Singaporean club that currently competes in the Singapore Premier League – Albirex Niigata (S) – a satellite team of the Japanese club of the same name.
| Team | Founded | Based | Stadium | Capacity | Former Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daau United | 2000 | Jurong-Khat | Daau Stadium (Jurong) | 6,000 | |
| Bintang Lukana | 1900 | Seragaan | Daau National Stadium | 25,000 | Merged with Bintang Union in 2014 |
| Seragaan United | 1979 | Seragaan | Seragaan Stadium | 4,000 | |
| Aeland Krasno Natives (D) | 2021 | Daas-Kyz | Kyzratowski Sports Hub | 2,800 | Aeland Krasno Natives Satelite team |
| Jurong West FC | 2003 | Jurong | Jurong Arena | 10,000 | Known as Jurong Western United (2003-2009), merged with Jurong Punggol SC in 2010 |
| Daau City FC | 1949 | Daas-Bedok | Daas-Bedok Stadium | 12,000 | Known as Daau FC (1949-2004) |
| Seragaan FC | 1982 | Seragaan | Seragaan West Stadium | 7,400 | |
| Daau U23 | 2021 | West Daas | Daau Stadium (Jurong) | 6,000 |
Former clubs
- Jurong Punggol FC (1996-2010)
Years in brackets indicates seasons active in the league.
Invited clubs
- Tashav Union Daau (1996-2003)
- Dintav FC Daau (2009-2013)
Years in brackets indicates seasons active in the league.
