The Lion City Sailors will begin their quest for a third consecutive Singapore Premier League (SPL) title against Hougang United at Bishan Stadium on Saturday, 12 September.

The match comes six days after the season-opening Community Shield clash against last season’s runners-up Tampines Rovers at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Sunday, 6 September.

It will be the third straight season that the Sailors have faced Hougang on Matchday One — a fixture that has proven a good omen in the past two campaigns.

The Sailors beat the Cheetahs 4-1 in their opening game en route to winning the 2024/25 title, before beginning last season with a 2-1 victory over the same opponents as they successfully defended their crown and claimed a third SPL title since the club’s inception in 2020.

Jesús Casas’ men will play their first home league match of the season against Young Lions at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Sunday, 11 October — following the three-week FIFA international break spanning late September and early October.

The champions will then face a busy run of three matches in eight days, where they visit FC Jurong on Sunday, 18 October, before returning home to face Tampines on Wednesday, 21 October and Tanjong Pagar United four days later.

The fixtures for the 2026/27 SPL season were officially released by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) on Friday, 24 July.

As with last season, the league will be contested in a triple round-robin format, with the Sailors playing a total of 21 matches.

Fans looking forward to the traditionally fiercely contested encounters between the Sailors and Tampines should also mark two other dates in their calendars: Sunday, 7 March, when the Sailors host the Stags, and Saturday, 24 April, when the two sides meet at Our Tampines Hub.

The Sailors’ full SPL fixture list for the new season can be accessed here.

Fixtures are subject to change over the course of the season.