Warriors FC
Warriors Football Club is a Singaporean professional football club based in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore, that played in the Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. Before changing their name on 20 January 2013, they were previously known as the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC) since their establishment on 16 February 1996. Despite their name back then, not all players from the team came from the Armed Forces. Some were internationals and others were foreign.
| Full name | Warriors Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Warriors | ||
| Founded | 1975 (as Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association (SAFSA) 1996 (as Warriors FC) | ||
| Ground | Choa Chu Kang Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 4,268 | ||
| Chairman | Lam Shiu Tong | ||
| League | Singapore Premier League | ||
| 2019 | Singapore Premier League, 7th of 9 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club's original choice of mascot was a wolf, but club officials chose a rhinoceros, which represents discipline, spirit, courage and teamwork.
The Warriors are currently the most successful club in the history of the Singapore league since its inception, having won the league title a record 9 times in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2014 and finishing second on four occasions in 1996, 1999, 2001 and 2005.