It was hardly the best of seasons for Grilled Birds as they encountered rising pains, but there would be a notable achievement for the Farmer Bunnies. Their 3-0 win on penalties over FC Phondle after a remarkable Consolation Cup run that saw them simply refuse to concede over six rounds, meant that the administration had won everything on offer in the local scene. Note only that, the Buns would promote from Division Three after overtaking FC Jurong Rovers in the penultimate week, as they strung together a strong finish of four straight victories, including another over FC Phondle. It was then International CAT F.C. for their spot in II.4, and the Buns would once more rely on their prowess from the spot, with goalkeeper Gilberto Sorondo finding the all-important fourth goal, before saving from Nah Kang Tong.

In preparation for the finals, the cash-flush Farmer Bunnies had finally broken out their wallet, to bring in Dušan Václavík, Gabriel Priebe, Koushan Khatibi and Arturo Rosano for a combined total of close to S$24 million. However, given the results, even the most skintflint of their fans had to accept that it was money well spent!

In contrast, the sales continued for Grilled Birds, as they divested themselves of Evandro La Face, Orest Tokarz, Phua Ming Xin and then even Gústav Thoroddsen and Federico Parada in turn. The best that could be said was that they managed to survive Division Two, if with only too many tactically-unsound games where Tian Yonghang's now paper-thin squad showed its limitations. A double loss to old foes Arrogancae stung despite the latter being clearly the superior team at the moment, and while Arrogancae promoted with newbies are newbies two points behind, Grilled Birds were left defending their place against Holland upstarts Coco FC. That turned out to be pretty one-sided, as Coco were sent packing with an eight-goal thrashing.

The cups saw Grilled Birds stopped in the fourth round of the main competition by a scarily-sound Haha, so it would be another try at the Sapphire Challenger Cup. Queenstown MZKs and Glory Paradiso would be dismissed in turn - the latter after an incredible five-goal rampage for 5-4 - but the Birds would then lose to eventual winners Sentoza Springboks on penalties. It could have been so different had they kept an eye on Joel Örnman about the 59th minute, or had Gústav Thoroddsen's calf muscle not failed him right before extra time.

Grilled International would finally promote from V.56 too, more by default than anything, after six long seasons in the fifth division. The departure of Amelinho Kickers left no real competition for International, and while Esther Football Club and Pulimea would eventually join the fray, International had racked up enough points from the collection of rag-tag semi-pro and amateur sides by then. Not that the newcomers posed a real threat either, and International's promotion would be assured with a perfect 42 points, and a +76 goal difference. Umut Koza and Chua Jun Long would share the Golden Boot, with Egidius van der Duin and Leri Bezhanishvili also reaching double digits in the league.

Didi Reidenbach would bring in Icelandic winger Snæbjörn Sigfússon for S$4 million early in the campaign, before adding former fan favourite Hardi bin Besar midway through. The 36 year-old picked up where he had left off some five years ago without missing a beat, but this was after International had already exited the H.I. Emerald Challenger Cup, at the hands of Chinese club Nixu International. That was about it as challenges went for International, who completed the rest of their season all but sleepwalking.