2008 Singapore Cup

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2008 Singapore Cup
Tournament details
CountrySingapore
DatesMay 2008 - November 2008
Teams16
Final positions
Champions SAFFC
Runner-up Woodlands Wellington
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Singapore.svg Indra Sahdan Daud (4 goals)
Flag of Singapore.svg Aleksandar Đurić (4 goals)
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The 2008 edition of the Singapore Cup soccer competition was officially known as the RHB Singapore Cup (due to sponsorship from RHB Bank). It was the 11th staging of the annual Singapore Cup tournament.

Contents

The competition began on 6 May 2008, with 12 S.League clubs and 4 invited foreign teams from Thailand (2 teams), Cambodia (1) and Brunei (1). The cup was a single-elimination tournament, with all sixteen teams playing from the first round. The first round involved one-off matches. Subsequent rounds involved ties of two legs.

The final (single-leg) was played on 28 November 2008, and SAFFC beat Woodlands Wellington 2–1, with the deciding goal scored by Kenji Arai in the first period of extra-time.

Teams

Knockout stage

Bracket

First knockout round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Flag of South Korea.svg Super Reds (AET) 2
Geylang United 1
Flag of South Korea.svg Super Reds 1 0 1
SAFFC 1 3 4
SAFFC 2
Balestier Khalsa 0
SAFFC 2 2 4
Tampines Rovers 0 0 0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dalian Shide 1
Home United 5
Home United 1 0 1
Tampines Rovers 0 2 2
Sengkang Punggol 1(3)
Tampines Rovers (P) 1(4)
SAFFC (AET) 2
Woodlands Wellington 1
Gombak United 0
Flag of Thailand.svg Tobacco Monopoly 1
Flag of Thailand.svg Tobacco Monopoly 0 1 1 (2)
Woodlands Wellington 0 1 1 (4)
Woodlands Wellington 1
Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM FC 0
Woodlands Wellington 1 3 4
Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions FC 2 1 3
Flag of Japan.svg Albirex Niigata (S) 1
Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok University 4
Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok University 0 0 0
Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions FC 1 0 1
Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions FC 2
Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh Empire 0

First knockout round

The draw for the first knockout round was held on Friday, 5 April 2008 in Singapore. The first round matches started on 6 May.

Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions FC 2 – 0 Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh Empire
Isa Halim Soccerball shade.svg35',
Yan Minghao Soccerball shade.svg45'		 Report [usurped]
Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 1,803
Referee: P Pandian
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dalian Shide 1 – 5 Home United
Bi Jinhao Soccerball shade.svg15' Report [usurped] Indra Sahdan Soccerball shade.svg32', (Pen.) Soccerball shade.svg35', Soccerball shade.svg37', Soccerball shade.svg60',
Kengne Ludovick Soccerball shade.svg62'
Queenstown Stadium
Attendance: 1,929
Referee: Abas Daud
SAFFC 2 – 0 Balestier Khalsa
Norikazu Murakami Soccerball shade.svg40'
Mustaqim Manzur Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report [usurped]
Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Attendance: 2,085
Referee: T Aravinthan
Woodlands Wellington 1 – 0 Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM FC
Akihiro Nakamura Soccerball shade.svg38' Report [usurped]
Woodlands Stadium
Attendance: 1,556
Referee: John Chia
Gombak United 0 – 1 Flag of Thailand.svg Tobacco Monopoly
Report [usurped] Saksit Vutthipadadorn Soccerball shade.svg81'
Jurong West Stadium
Attendance: 1,614
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir
Flag of Japan.svg Albirex Niigata (S) 1 – 4 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok University
Akira Takase Soccerball shade.svg75' Report [usurped] Suriya Domtaisong Soccerball shade.svg24', Soccerball shade.svg54'
Nopphon Phon-Udom Soccerball shade.svg27'
Suppasek Kaikaew Soccerball shade.svg39'
Jurong East Stadium
Attendance: 1,733
Referee: S Kumar
Flag of South Korea.svg Super Reds 2 – 1 (AET) Geylang United
Choi Young Min Soccerball shade.svg89', Soccerball shade.svg101' Report [usurped] Rastislav Belicak Soccerball shade.svg90'
Yishun Stadium
Attendance: 1,416
Referee: T Aravinthan

Quarter-finals

First Legs

Flag of Thailand.svg Tobacco Monopoly 1 – 1 Woodlands Wellington
Jetsada Jitsawad Soccerball shade.svg74' Report [usurped] L Dronca (Pen) Soccerball shade.svg61'
Jurong West Stadium
Attendance: 1,364
Referee: P Pandian
Tampines Rovers 0 – 1 Home United
Report [usurped] Shahril Ishak Soccerball shade.svg31'
Tampines Stadium
Attendance: 2,951
Referee: John Chia
Flag of South Korea.svg Super Reds 1 – 1 SAFFC
Seo Su Jong Soccerball shade.svg74' Report [usurped] Kenji Arai Soccerball shade.svg57'
Yishun Stadium
Attendance: 1,042
Referee: T Aravinthan
Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok University 0 – 1 Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions FC
Report [usurped] D Hammond Soccerball shade.svg90'
Jurong East Stadium
Attendance: 1,444
Referee: Abas Daud

Second Legs

Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions FC 0 – 0 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok University
Report [usurped]
Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 2,226
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir
Home United 0 – 2 Tampines Rovers
Report [usurped] Qiu Li Soccerball shade.svg40'
Fahrudin Mustafic Soccerball shade.svg45'
Bishan Stadium
Attendance: 1,014
Referee: John Chia
SAFFC 3 – 0 Flag of South Korea.svg Super Reds
Aleksandar Duric Soccerball shade.svg5', Soccerball shade.svg86'
Joo Ki Hwan (o.g) Soccerball shade.svg57'		 Report [usurped]
Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Attendance: 2,356
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir

Semifinals

First Legs

Woodlands Wellington FC 1 – 2 Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions FC
Lucian Dronca Soccerball shade.svg11' Report [usurped] Obadin Aikhena Soccerball shade.svg33'
Fadhil Noh Soccerball shade.svg57'
Woodlands Stadium
Attendance: 1,641
Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe
SAFFC 2 – 0 Tampines Rovers
Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin Soccerball shade.svg45'
Norikazu Murakami Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Report [usurped]
Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Attendance: 1,951
Referee: Abas Daud

Second Legs

Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions FC 1 – 3 Woodlands Wellington
Irwan Shah Soccerball shade.svg40' Report [usurped] A Laakkad Soccerball shade.svg8', (Pen.) Soccerball shade.svg86'
Ismail Yunos (o.g.)Soccerball shade.svg18'
Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
Tampines Rovers 0 – 2 SAFFC
Report [usurped] Aleksandar Duric Soccerball shade.svg66', Soccerball shade.svg85'
Tampines Stadium
Attendance: 1,696
Referee: P Pandian

3rd-place Playoff

Final

SAFFC 2 – 1 (A.E.T) Woodlands Wellington
Shaiful Esah Soccerball shade.svg45'
Kenji Arai Soccerball shade.svg102'		 Report [usurped] Fadzuhasny Juraimi Soccerball shade.svg79'
Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 5,022
Referee: T Aravinthan

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Singapore.svg Indra Sahdan Daud Home United 4
= Flag of Singapore.svg Aleksandar Đurić SAFFC 4

See also

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