Tampines Rovers FC
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| Full name | Tampines Rovers Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Stags |
| Founded | 1945; 72 years ago |
| Ground |
Jurong West Stadium (March 2014–June 2017) Tampines Town Hub (July 2017–) |
| Capacity | 4,200 (Jurong West) 8,000 (Tampines) |
| Chairman | Krishna Ramachandra |
| Manager | Jürgen Raab |
| League | S.League |
| 2016 | 2nd |
| Website | Club home page |
Tampines Rovers Football Club (nicknamed the Stags) are a professional association football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that play in the S.League. Founded in 1945, Tampines has won major trophies in Singapore football, including the Singapore Cup and the S.League. They have won the national league championship eight times, the Singapore Cup thrice, the S.League five times and the ASEAN Club Championship once. Their temporary home ground is the Jurong West Stadium as their traditional home ground, the Tampines Stadium (opened 1 April 1989), is being replaced by the Tampines Town Hub. The Stags are also known for boosting a considerably high attendance at home and away games. Their main rivals are Geylang International, with whom they contest the Eastern Derby. Tampines Rovers is one of the wealthiest clubs in Singapore football. They were previously sponsored by Hyundai and Komoco Motors. However it is reported that they would have a new jersey sponsor from 2017 season, ending a 15-year association with Hyundai and Komoco Motors.
Several football enthusiasts from Tampines decided to form a football club in 1945. After many name changes, they finally decided on "Tampines Rovers" as the official club name. The Stags spent the 1950s and 1960s competing in the Singapore Amateur Football Association League, where they were among the top teams, until they were placed in Division II of the newly formed National Football League in 1974. 1975 was a watershed year for Tampines, as they were promoted to Division I after winning all their league matches and reached the President's Cup final, where they lost 0–1 to the Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association in front of a national record crowd of 30,000. They continued to challenge for honours for the next decade, reaching another President's Cup final in 1978, then emerging as national champions in 1979, 1980 and 1984. The Stags were relegated to the second tier in 1988, but under a new management team, won their league in 1994, and were one of eight clubs selected to compete in the newly formed S.League.
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