A successful title defence has seen the Lion City Sailors emerge as contenders for some top honours at the upcoming Singapore Premier League (SPL) Awards Night 2025/26.

Bart Ramselaar is among the nominees for the coveted DONGFENG Player of the Year award after an outstanding campaign in which he contributed eight goals and 11 assists across 20 league appearances.

The Dutch playmaker will go up against BG Tampines Rovers duo Shah Shahiran and Hide Higashigawa for the league’s top individual honour.

Fellow midfielder Tsiy Ndenge is also in the running for the SELECT Goal of the Year award, with his scorching strike from distance in a 3-0 victory over Geylang International in January among the 14 nominated goals.

Excellence off the pitch has also been recognised, with the Sailors in contention for the media awards for a third consecutive season.

Kenneth Tan‘s feature, From loss to legacy: the making of Magic Max, has been nominated for the Story of the Year award. The piece spotlights Sailors legend Maxime Lestienne’s poignant football journey after losing both parents just over six weeks apart.

Kenneth won the same category in both 2023 and 2024/25.

Meanwhile, Ivan Sušak will become the first Sailors goalkeeper to receive the SPL Golden Glove award after keeping a league-high 10 clean sheets in 19 appearances during an outstanding debut season with the club.

The SPL Awards Night 2025/26 will take place this Friday, 22 May, at the Raffles City Convention Centre.

Lion City Sailors’ nominees and recipients for SPL Awards Night 2025/26

DONGFENG Player of the Year: Bart Ramselaar

SELECT Goal of the Year: Tsiy Ndenge (vs Geylang International, 18 January 2026)

Story of the Year: From loss to legacy: the making of Magic Max by Kenneth Tan 

SPL Golden Glove Winner: Ivan Sušak