Monday, March 22, 2010

Uniform Derby History and Summary

Home United vs Warriors FC

The rivalries of the uniform teams were formed back in the Boggars Cup days when the uniform teams of the Police and Army took on one another on the football pitch.

Home United traced it roots back from the 1940s as the Police Sports Association but the club was not in the National Football League, when it was formed in 1975, until 1979 as they were excluded.

That did not prevent the club from achieving success as the club became the first winner of the President Cup when it debut in 1968 and finished as runner-up in the next two editions.

Once in the National Football League though, the club did not waste any time in achieving more success as they won the Division 2 title in 1980 as well as added another President Cup 4 years later.

Then a year later in 1985, the club won their first league title and it seem a good 80s era for the uniform club but it was as far as their glory days got as, starting from the Premier League era, they never got anywhere near to lifting another trophy.

For Warriors FC, it roots begun from the SAFSA team that participated in the 1975 first-ever National Football League.

The club won the league title three times (1978, 1981, 1986) along with the President Cup 4 times (1975, 1978, 1984, 1986) during the National Football League days.

Then in 1990, when the club was in the Premier League era, the club won the FA Cup.

Wherever these two clubs go, there will always be an intensive rivalry and the S-league era was no different but strangely enough in the early years Home United found Warriors FC unstoppable as Home United lost their opening 10 encounters against Warriors FC; it is unlikely this will be repeated.

Indeed with Warriors FC winning trophy after trophy, Home United seek an answer to stop Warriors FC and it took until 1999, when under Robert Alberts, they finally stop the rot with not only their first victory against the Rhinos but also a first league title.

The two uniform teams were now go on to dominate the domestic scene winning a combined 9 league championships and 9 Cup trophies underling their status as the two most successful teams of the S-league. Along with that, both clubs will be noted for the area they each dominated with Warriors FC in the domestic scene and Home United in Asia.

Warriors FC are the most successful with 7 league championships (1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) and 5 Cup trophies (1997 League Cup and FA Cup, 2000, 2007, 2008 Singapore Cup) with Home United behind with 2 league championships (1999, 2003) and 4 Cup trophies (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 Singapore Cup) but in Asia, it is Home United who is far ahead with one semi-final finish in 2005 AFC Cup and numerous quarter-final finish in AFC Cup and Cup Winners’ Cup while SAFFC can only speak of quarter-final finishes in the AFC Cup and ASEAN Club Championship .

It is unlikely the status quota will remain unchanged as both clubs continued to look for success.

All time Home United vs Warriors FC record - 51 meetings
Home United win
Draw
Warriors FC win
13
11
27
All time Home United vs Warriors FC goals record
Total goals scored
Home United goals
Warriors FC goals
147
67
80

Home United vs Warriors FC League record – 39 meetings
Home United win
Draw
Warriors FC win
11
8
20
Home United vs Warriors FC League goals
Total goals scored
Home United goals
Warriors FC goals
117
57
60

Home United vs Warriors FC Cup record – 12 meetings
Home United win
Draw
Warriors FC win
2
3
7
Home United vs Warriors FC Cup goals
Total goals scored
Home United goals
Warriors FC goals
30
10
20

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