Lion City Sailors FC (women)
| Full name | Lion City Sailors Women Football Club | |||
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| Nickname | The Sailors | |||
| Short name | LCSW | |||
| Founded | 1997 as Home United Women 2020 as Lion City Sailors Women | |||
| Ground | Bishan Stadium Jalan Besar Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 10,000 7,100 | |||
| Owner | Sea Limited | |||
| Chairman | Forrest Li | |||
| Head coach | Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan | |||
| League | Women's Premier League | |||
| 2024 | Women's Premier League, 1st of 10 (champions) | |||
| Website | www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg | |||
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The Lion City Sailors Women Football Club, commonly referred to as LCS Women, is a Singaporean professional women's football club based in Bishan. The club is affiliated with Lion City Sailors and currently playing in the Women's Premier League (WPL). The Sailors have won three consecutives league titles, in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
History
The club was founded as Home United in 1997. In February 2020, the club was privatised by Forrest Li, who owns tech conglomerate Sea Limited, and revamped as Lion City Sailors.[1][2] League debut as LCS Women was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore.[3] LCS Women made debut in the 2022 season and went on to win the title with 10 victories and two draws.[4] It also won the 2023 season's championship unbeaten with 17 victories and 1 draw.[5] Consequentially, they were selected as Singapore's representative for the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League preliminary stage.[4] LCS Women were drawn in Group B alongside Odisha and Etihad. However, LCS Women lost both matches, thus failing to progress. On 24 June 2024, LCS Women were defeated by Geylang International Women 2–1, ending their unbeaten streak since the start of the 2022 season. They were unbeaten for 37 matches, with 34 victories and 3 draws.[4] On 15 September 2024, LCS Women won their third consecutive Women’s Premier League title after a 6–0 victory over Still Aerion.[6]
Current squad
- As of 11 November 2025[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personal awards
- WPL Player of the Year
- WPL Young Player of the Year
- WPL Coach of the Year
- WPL Goal of the Year
- WPL Top Scorer
- WPL Golden Glove
- Golden Globe Award
Continental record
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2024–25 | AFC Women's Champions League | Preliminary stage | Odisha | 1–4 | 3rd | |
| Etihad | 0–5 | |||||
| 2025–26 | Preliminary stage | 2–0 | 1st | |||
| Kelana United | 3–1 | |||||
| Sdyushor SI–Asiagoal | 3–0 | |||||
| Group stage | Melbourne City | 0–5 | 4th | |||
| Hồ Chí Minh City | 0–2 | |||||
| Stallion Laguna | 0–5 | |||||
Honours
League
References
- ^ "Tanjong Pagar clinch Women's Challenge Cup". Asean Football Federation. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Duerden, John (25 January 2021). "Commentary: Singapore has its first multimillion-dollar football signing. But what next?". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Sailors women charting a path to the summit in WPL debut". Lion City Sailors FC. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Ganesan, Deepanraj (24 June 2024). "Geylang International women's team end Lion City Sailors' unbeaten run of over two years". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Sailors stay unbeaten as 2023 Deloitte Women's Premier League season concludes". Football Association of Singapore. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Kwek, Kimberly (16 February 2024). "Lion City Sailors set sights beyond S'pore after third straight Deloitte Women's Premier League title". The Straits Times.
- ^ "Lion City Sailors Women's Team". Lion City Sailors FC. Retrieved 11 November 2025.