Full name | Beijing Guoan Talent Singapore Football Club 北京国安足球俱乐部精英队(新加坡) |
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Founded | 2010 |
Ground |
Yishun Stadium Yishun, Singapore |
Capacity | 3,400 |
Chairman | Derrick Chan |
Coach | Zheng XiaoTian (郑小田) |
League | S.League |
Beijing Guoan Talent Singapore Football Club (北京国安精英队) is a Chinese professional soccer club which was formed to play as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League in 2010.
The club is a satellite team of the Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan F.C.. Players from Beijing Guoan's youth teams make up its S.League squad.
Beijing Guoan (Singapore) became the ninth foreign team to compete in the S-League after Sinchi FC (2003), Albirex Niigata (2004), Sporting Afrique (2006), Liaoning Guangyuan and Super Reds (both 2007), Dalian Shide (2008), DPMM (2009) and Etoile FC (2010).
In 2011, the Football Association of Singapore has decided to replace them with Tanjong Pagar United.
Updated 27 June 2010
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Source: http://www.sleague.com