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Full name | Young Lions Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Merlion Cubs | ||
Short name | YGL | ||
Founded | 2002 | ||
Ground | Jalan Besar Stadium | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
Owner | Football Association of Singapore | ||
Chairman | Farehan Hussein | ||
Head coach | Nazri Nasir | ||
League | Singapore Premier League | ||
2023 | Singapore Premier League, 9th of 9 | ||
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Young Lions Football Club, commonly known as Young Lions, is a Singaporean developmental football club that in Kallang, Singapore, which competes in the Singapore Premier League. The team is under the direct control of the Football Association of Singapore.
Young Lions are one of the few football clubs in the world that is made up of young Singaporean footballers serving their compulsory two-year national service which place an age restriction on team members while playing in a top-flight professional league. Players are on loan in from several local Singapore Premier League club every season and would spend two years with the side before returning to their previous professional club.
Young Lions plays their home matches at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Their best league finish was third, which they achieved in 2004 and 2006.