Football Association of Singapore elections to be held on April 28

SINGAPORE - The election to decide the leaders of Singapore football will be held on April 28, with the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) announcing the date of its extraordinary congress in a press statement on March 17.

The FAS’ annual congress usually takes place in the third quarter of the year.

The national sports association said that the election of its council members will be carried out in two ways: A slate basis and on an individual basis.

In the first, a team comprising nine candidates for the posts of the president, deputy president, four vice-presidents and three council members are proposed and elected en bloc.

For the individual basis, the remaining six council members will be proposed and elected individually. The FAS council shall consist of at least one female member.

According to the FAS, this is the schedule for the elections:
March 17: Nominations open
March 31: Deadline for nomination of candidates to FAS general secretariat
April 10: Deadline for submission of replacement of candidates
April 18: Announcement of candidates qualified to contest
April 28: FAS extraordinary congress

Tech billionaire Forrest Li, who is the chairman of Singapore Premier League (SPL) club Lion City Sailors, confirmed on March 17 that he will be running for the FAS presidency.

Li, 47, is the founder of homegrown tech firm Sea Limited and reportedly has a net worth of US$8.4 billion (S$11.3 billion). He ranked 12th on Forbes’ Singapore 50 richest list in 2024. New York Stock Exchange-listed Sea Limited owns e-commerce platform Shopee and also operates businesses in gaming and digital finance.

Former Woodlands Wellington general manager R. Vengadasalam is also one of the names that could feature in the elections.

On Feb 12, the veteran Singaporean football official took to Facebook to share what appeared to be a