"Pinball Duo" Stay Put At Bishan Till End Of Season
| Bishan Stadium (file picture) |
It is also confirmed that Bishan Stadium (above) will serve as the home venue for the other Singapore Premier League (SPL) clubs, namely Balestier Khalsa and Hougang United, for the remainder of the ongoing 2025/2026 SPL season.
"BISHAN - HOME OF TIGERS AND CHEETAHS TILL END OF SEASON": FAS
In an email reply to this platform, the FAS spokesperson said: "Bishan Stadium will host the home matches of Hougang United and Balestier Khalsa for the remainder of the 2025/2026 season from January 2026."FUTURE OF HOUGANG STADIUM AND PRSC
When asked whether future SPL matches would be held at Hougang Stadium (slated to reopen in mid 2026) or the upcoming 5,000-seater stadium at the Punggol Regional Sports Centre (PRSC), the FAS spokesperson reiterated the statement made in the earlier announcement regarding JBS:"The FAS will continue to work with all clubs, Sport Singapore, and the AFC to ensure a smooth transition and to uphold the standards expected of competition venues."
SHORT TRIP HOME IN 2021 AND 2022
Since ground-sharing among SPL clubs began in 2019, Balestier Khalsa have played their home matches at Bishan, except for the 2021 and 2022 seasons when they hosted fixtures at their ancestral Toa Payoh Stadium.(P.S.: The term "Pinball Derby" between Balestier Khalsa and Hougang United first came about after a match in 2013, when the then Cheetahs coach Johana Johari described the Tigers' game plan as "playing pinball" in their Singapore Cup Quarter-Final match. That fixture eventually saw the Toa Payoh-based side knock the north-easterners out of the tournament.)