Sembawang Rangers Football Club was a professional football club in Singapore , based in Sembawang , Singapore The club played for S.League , the top division of football in Singapore . The club was also referred to among supporters as the "Stallions". They were also known for their Nigerian look-a-like jersey with phenomenal designs used in the inaugural S.League season in the 90s.
6-514: The club was formed as merger between two NFL sides, Gibraltar Crescent and Sembawang Sports Club to enter the inaugural S.League in 1996 as Sembawang Rangers . They were known as The Stallions as the founder of the club were born in the Horse . Following a league revamp, the club was removed from the S.League at the end of the 2003 season but continued to involved in the Prime League in 2004. In
12-642: Is the seventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar . There is a long tradition of the Horse in Chinese mythology . Certain characteristics of the Horse nature are supposed to be typical of or to be associated with either a year of the Horse and its events, or in regard to the personality of someone born in such a year. Horse aspects can also enter by other chronomantic factors or measures, such as hourly. The year of
18-463: The horse is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 午 . The lunar calendar paved the sequence of the Chinese zodiac animals. This calendar can be traced back to the 14th century B.C. Myths say that Emperor Huangdi, the first Chinese emperor, in 2637 B.C. invented the Chinese lunar calendar , which follows the cycles of the moon. In a folklore story that explains the origins of the cycle,
24-642: The animals hold a race to determine their order. The custom of pairing an animal with a year in a 12-year cycle can be traced back to at least the Han dynasty (201 BC – 220 AD), and there are many legends and folktales surrounding the 12 zodiac animals, which are often depicted in East Asian art and design. A group of Chinese figures in the Victoria and Albert Museum 's collection shows the zodiac animals with human bodies but animal heads. This way of portraying them became popular in
30-721: The eight seasons of participation, Sembawang Rangers played a total of 207 league matches , with a record of 53 Wins, 47 Draws & 102 Losses. A total of 256 goals were scored while conceding 402 goals in the process. The club produce one of the most prominent local player Yazid Yasin which earn 1 cap from the Singapore national football team . During the 2001 S.League season, the Stallions relied on Thailand players which they filled in all their 5 foreign player slots to sign, Thawatchai Ongtrakul, Bamrung Boonprom , Totchtawan Sripan , Niweat Siriwong and Teerasak Po-on . Sembawang finished
36-588: The season in 8th place out of 12. Sembawang Rangers played most of its home games at the Yishun Stadium till its dissolvement in 2003. During its time, they represent the Northeastern corner of the North Region of Singapore . They used to attract a large number of crowds back in the days. Horse (zodiac) This is an accepted version of this page The Horse ( ⾺ )
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