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Singapore Community Shield

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Community Shield
Founded2008; 18 years ago (2008)
Region Singapore
Teams2
Current championsLion City Sailors (4th title)
Most championshipsTampines Rovers
(6 titles)
Broadcaster(s)Mycujoo
1 Play Sports (via social medias)
Singapore
Singtel TV
Starhub
Brunei
RTB
2026 Singapore Community Shield

The Singapore Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield), officially known as the Playback Community Shield for sponsorship reasons, is an annual match in Singapore football contested between the champions of the previous Singapore Premier League season and the Singapore Cup winners. If the same team wins both the league and the Singapore Cup, the match is played against the Singapore Premier League runners-up. The fixture is recognised as a competitive super cup by the Football Association and Asian Football Confederation.

History

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The Charity Shield was first contested in 2008. In the inaugural match, the Singapore Armed Forces defeated Home United 5–4 on penalties following a 1–1 draw. The Shield also doubled up as the season's opening fixture in 2014 and remained so for all subsequent editions until 2018.[1]

Great Eastern and Yeo's are the co-sponsors for the Community Shield from 2008 to 2016. Great Eastern was the sole sponsor when Yeo's withdrew its sponsorship in 2017.[2]

On 23 February 2019, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) announced that AIA Singapore as the new title sponsor of the Singapore Premier League and Community Shield as part of a two-year agreement.[3]

On 28 August 2026, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) appointed Playback as the title sponsor of the Singapore Community Shield for the 2026–27 season. The competition was consequently named the Playback Community Shield for sponsorship reason.[4]

Past results

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YearChampionsScoreRunners-upNote Venue
2008 SAFFC1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 pen.)Home United Jalan Besar Stadium
2009 S.League Foreign Players2–0S.League Local Players
2010 Singapore Armed Forces,
AIK (Sweden)
1–1N/aTitle was shared[5]
2011 Tampines Rovers2–1Étoile
2012 Tampines Rovers2–0Home United
2013 Tampines Rovers2–1Warriors FC
2014 Tampines Rovers1–0Home United
2015 Warriors FC1–0Balestier Khalsa
2016 Albirex Niigata (S)3–2DPMM (Brunei)
2017 Albirex Niigata (S)2–1Tampines Rovers
2018 Albirex Niigata (S)2–1Tampines Rovers National Stadium
2019 Home United0-0 (a.e.t.) (5-4 pen.)Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
2020 Tampines Rovers3–0Hougang United
2021

Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore.[6]

2022 Lion City Sailors2–1 [7] Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
2023 Albirex Niigata (S)3–0 [8] Hougang United
2024 Lion City Sailors2–0 [9][10] Albirex Niigata (S)
2025 Tampines Rovers 4–1 [11] Lion City Sailors Jurong East Stadium
2026 Lion City Sailors 2–0 [12] Tampines Rovers Jalan Besar Stadium

Performance by clubs

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Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
Tampines Rovers
6
3
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2025
Lion City Sailors
4
4
2019, 2022, 2024, 2026
FC Jurong
4
3
2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
Warriors
3
1
2008, 2010 (shared), 2015
AIK (Sweden)
1
0
2010 (shared)
S.League Foreign Players
1
0
2009
Hougang United
0
2
S.League Local Players
0
1
Étoile
0
1
Balestier Khalsa
0
1
DPMM (Brunei)
0
1

See also

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References

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  1. "Ten things to know about the Community Shield!". 13 February 2019.
  2. "Great Eastern keeps faith in S.League with sponsorship extension". 7 February 2017.
  3. "AIA partners FAS as new title sponsor of the Singapore Premier League". 23 February 2019.
  4. "Playback named title sponsor of the Singapore Community Shield". Football Association of Singapore. 27 August 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  5. "11th Edition of Community Shield to Open Inaugural Singapore Premier League Season". FAS. 27 March 2018.
  6. "2021 Singapore Premier League season to resume on 17 July". SPL. 21 June 2021.
  7. "Lion City Sailors triumph in 2022 AIA Community Shield - Football Association of Singapore". www.fas.org.sg. 19 February 2022.
  8. "Albirex ease past Hougang to clinch fourth SPL Community Shield". FAS. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  9. "Lion City Sailors lift Community Shield". www.aseanfootball.org. 5 May 2024.
  10. "Lion City Sailors Win Community Shield". activesgcircle.gov.sg. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  11. Kwek, Kimberly (17 August 2025). "BG Tampines Rovers win Community Shield after beating Lion City Sailors 4-1". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  12. Kwek, Kimberly (6 September 2026). "Ilhan Fandi at the double as Lion City Sailors beat Tampines Rovers 2-0 in Community Shield". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
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