Lion City Sailors FC
Lion City Sailors Football Club, commonly referred to as The Sailors or LCS, is a Singaporean professional football club based in Bishan. It competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of the Singapore football league system. Founded in 1945 as the Police Sports Association, the club renamed itself to Police FC in the inaugural 1996 S.League season before rebranding once more as Home United in 1997. In 2020, it became first club in Singapore to be privatised when it adopted its current name.
| Full name | Lion City Sailors Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Sailors | ||
| Short name | LCS | ||
| Founded | 1945 as Police SA 1996 as Police FC 1997 as Home United 2020 as Lion City Sailors | ||
| Ground | Bishan Stadium Jalan Besar Stadium (International football) | ||
| Capacity | 6,254 | ||
| Owner | Sea Limited | ||
| Chairman | Forrest Li | ||
| Head coach | Aleksandar Ranković | ||
| League | Singapore Premier League | ||
| 2022 | Singapore Premier League, 2nd of 8 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Lion City Sailors is owned by Forrest Li, who also owns Sea Limited, a tech conglomerate that also owns companies such as Garena and Shopee. The club has won 3 league titles, a record 7 Singapore Cup and 2 Community Shield being one of the most successful football clubs in Singapore. Lion City Sailors’ top scorer is Ahmed Fahmie.