1997 Singapore League Cup

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1997 Singapore League Cup
Tournament details
CountrySingapore
DatesJuly – September 1997
Teams16
Final positions
Champions SAFFC
Runner-up Geylang United

The 1997 edition of the Singapore League Cup was a football tournament involving the teams in the S.League. It was renamed the Singapore Cup in 1998. The Singapore League Cup launched in 2007 is a different competition.

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This first edition of the competition would feature nine teams drawn into three groups of three teams, playing on a home and away basis. The group winners and best runner-up would qualify for the semi-finals.

SAFFC would win the championship defeating Geylang United 1:0 in the final.

Teams

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
SAFFC 440084+412
Balestier Central 410391013
Home United 410381130

[26 Jul]
Balestier Central 3–1 Home United
[30 Jul]
Home United 1–2 Singapore Armed Forces
[2 Aug]
Singapore Armed Forces 1–0 Balestier Central
[6 Aug]
Home United 5–4 Balestier Central
[10 Aug]
Singapore Armed Forces 2–1 Home United
[13 Aug]
Balestier Central 2–3 Singapore Armed Forces

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Geylang United 431082+610
Woodlands Wellington 41124734
Jurong 41036933

[26 Jul]
Jurong 3–1 Woodlands Wellington
[30 Jul]
Geylang United 2–1 Jurong
[2 Aug]
Woodlands Wellington 0–0 Geylang United
[6 Aug]
Woodlands Wellington 3–1 Jurong
[10 Aug]
Jurong 1–3 Geylang United
[13 Aug]
Geylang United 3–0 Woodlands Wellington

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tampines Rovers 430194+59
Tiong Bahru United 421163+37
Sembawang Rangers 40131981

[Jul 26]
Tiong Bahru United 3–1 Tampines Rovers
[Jul 30]
Tampines Rovers 3–1 Sembawang Rangers
[Aug 2]
Sembawang Rangers 0–3 Tiong Bahru United
[Aug 6]
Tampines Rovers 2–0 Tiong Bahru United
[Aug 10]
Sembawang Rangers 0–3 Tampines Rovers
[Aug 13]
Tiong Bahru United 0–0 Sembawang Rangers

Semi-finals

First leg

SAFFC 1 – 0 Tampines Rovers

Tiong Bahru United 3 – 1 Geylang United

Second leg

Tampines Rovers 1 – 1 SAFFC

Geylang United 3 – 1 Tiong Bahru United
Penalties
3 – 2

Final

SAFFC 1 – 0 Geylang United
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