2013 Singapore Cup

2013 Singapore Cup

RHB Singapore Cup
Tournament details
Country	Singapore
Dates	26 May – 8 November 2013
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Home United
Runner-up	Tanjong Pagar United
Third place	Balestier Khalsa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	70 (3.18 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Monsef Zerka Jozef Kapláň 5 goals
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The 2013 Singapore Cup was the 16th season of Singapore's annual premier club football tournament organised by Football Association of Singapore. Due to sponsorship reasons, the Singapore Cup is also known as the RHB Singapore Cup. Warriors FC, then known as Singapore Armed Forces FC, were the defending champions. ^[1]

The final was played at Jalan Besar Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Home United, who had finished as quarter-finalists last year, won by defeating S.League rival Tanjong Pagar United 4–1. This was Home's sixth Singapore Cup title, previously winning it in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2011. ^[2] Together with 2013 S.League champions Tampines Rovers, Home United fills the 2014 AFC Cup spot.

The defending champions Warriors were eliminated in the preliminary round, thus becoming the first team to leave the competition as title holders at this stage. ^[3]

Prize money

For the 2013 edition, Football Association of Singapore (FAS) increased the prize money for the champions, runners-up and second runners-up. A base fee of S$2,000.00 was awarded to losers in the preliminary round. For teams which failed to reach the semi-finals, FAS awarded S$4,000. Thereafter, the third and second runners-up receive a total of S$10,000.00 and S$40,000.00 (up from S$20,000.00) respectively, while the champions and runners-up receive S$100,000.00 (up from S$80,000.00) and S$60,000 (up from S$40,000.00) respectively.

• Preliminary round: S$2,000.00
• Quarter-finals: S$4,000.00
• Third runners-up: S$10,000.00
• Second runners-up: S$40,000.00
• First runners-up: S$60,000.00
• Champions: S$100,000.00

Teams

A total of 16 teams participated in the 2013 Singapore Cup. Twelve of the teams were from domestic S.League and the other four were invited from the Philippines, Cambodia and Laos. Global FC, Boeung Ket Rubber Field and Lao Police Club are the champions of their respective countries' leagues in 2012.

S.League Clubs

• Albirex Niigata (S)
• Balestier Khalsa
• DPMM FC
• Geylang International
• Harimau Muda B
• Home United
• Hougang United
• Tampines Rovers
• Tanjong Pagar United
• Warriors FC
• Woodlands Wellington
• Young Lions

Invited Foreign Teams

• Boeung Ket Rubber Field
• Global FC
• Lao Police Club
• Loyola Meralco Sparks

Format

The sixteen teams were drawn into two distinct pools in the preliminary round. They will play against one another in a single leg knockout basis. Winners of this round will progress and advance to the quarter-finals. Thereafter, matches are played in two legs with the exception of the one-match finals.

Round and draw dates

Unlike previous editions where teams were drawn with a clear route to the final, clubs will now be drawn on a round-by-round basis. The clubs competing in each round of the competition will be drawn in pairs, with the tie to be played in a knockout format. ^[4]

All draws are held at Football Association of Singapore headquarters in Kallang, Singapore unless stated otherwise.

Phase	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Preliminary	Preliminary round	1 May 2013 (The Float at Marina Bay)	26 May – 1 June 2013
Knockout phase	Quarter-finals	4 June 2013	22–25 July 2013	26–29 July 2013
	Semi-finals	17 September 2013	1–3 October 2013	4–7 October 2013
	Third place playoff		7 November 2013 at Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang
	Final		8 November 2013 at Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, teams were drawn into two distinct pools. They played against one another in a single leg knockout basis. The draw for the preliminary round was held on 1 May 2013. ^[4] The matches were played from 26 May to 1 June 2013. Winners of this round progressed and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Pool A
Loyola Meralco Sparks	3–0	Harimau Muda B
Albirex Niigata (S)	2–3	Home United
Woodlands Wellington	1–4	Geylang International
Hougang United	2–1	Tampines Rovers
Pool B
Lao Police Club	0–4	DPMM FC
Tanjong Pagar United	4–1	Boeung Ket Rubber Field
Young Lions	0–1	Balestier Khalsa
Warriors FC	0–2	Global FC

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 4 June 2013. ^[5] The draws for the semi-finals, third place playoff and final were held on 17 September 2013.

Bracket

	Preliminary round				Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Geylang International	4
	Woodlands Wellington	1
					Geylang International	0	2	2
					Home United	2	3	5
	Home United	3
	Albirex Niigata (S)	2
											Home United	1	1	2
											Balestier Khalsa	0	0	0
	Hougang United	2
	Tampines Rovers	1
					Hougang United	2	0	2 (1)
					Balestier Khalsa (P)	0	2	2 (4)
	Balestier Khalsa	1
	Young Lions	0
																	Home United	4
																	Tanjong Pagar United	1
	Tanjong Pagar United	4
	Boeung Ket	1
					Tanjong Pagar United	2	3	5
					Loyola Meralco Sparks	1	3	4
	Loyola Meralco Sparks	3
	Harimau Muda B	0
											Tanjong Pagar United	2	2	4
											Global FC	2	1	3
	Global FC	2															Third place playoff
	Warriors FC	0
					Global FC	1	4	5									Balestier Khalsa	3
					DPMM FC	0	4	4									Global FC	1
	DPMM FC	4
	Lao Police Club	0

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 22, 23, 24 and 25 July, and the second legs were played on 26, 27, 28 and 29 July 2013. Winners of this round advance to the semi-finals.

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Geylang International	2–5	Home United	0–2	2–3
Hougang United	2–2 (1–4 P)	Balestier Khalsa	2–0	2–0
Tanjong Pagar United	5–4	Loyola Meralco Sparks	2–1	3–3
Global FC	5–4	DPMM FC	1–0	4–4

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 22, 23, 24 and 25 July, and the second legs were played on 26, 27, 28 and 29 July 2013. Winners of this round advance to the final, while the losers will vie for the third place in the third place playoff.

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Balestier Khalsa	2–0	Home United	0–1	1–0
Tanjong Pagar United	4–3	Global FC	2–2	1–2

Third place playoff

7 November 2013

19:30

Balestier Khalsa	1–0	Global FC
Qiu Li 53' Qiu Li  82'	Report	Amani Aguinaldo  85'

Jalan Besar Stadium

Referee: Muhammad Jahari

Final

8 November 2013

20:00 UTC+8

Home United	4–1	Tanjong Pagar United
Sirina Camara 13' Kwon Dakyung 15' Lee Kwan-Woo 27' Sofiyan Abdul Hamid 90'+2	Report	Monsef Zerka 88'

Jalan Besar Stadium

Attendance: 6,588

Referee: Abdul Malik

Goalscorers

As of 1 June 2013. ^[6]

Rank	Nationality	Player	Club	Goals
1		João Moreira	DPMM FC	3
		Jozef Kapláň	Geylang International	3
		Carli de Murga	Global FC	3
2		Rufo Sánchez	Global FC	2
		Phil Younghusband	Loyola Meralco Sparks	2
		Shahrazen Said	DPMM FC	2
		Masrezwan Masturi	Home United	2
		Monsef Zerka	Tanjong Pagar United	2
3		Bruno Castanheira	Albirex Niigata (S)	1
		Kazuki Sakamoto	Albirex Niigata (S)	1
		Paul Cunningham	Balestier Khalsa	1
		Yasir Hanapi	Geylang International	1
		Jordan Robertson	Global FC	1
		Misagh Bahadoran	Global FC	1
		Song Ui-Young	Home United	1
		Jerome Baker	Hougang United	1
		Mamadou Diallo	Hougang United	1
		Jang Joo-Wong	Loyola Meralco Sparks	1
		James Younghusband	Loyola Meralco Sparks	1
		Aleksandar Đurić	Tampines Rovers	1
		Ismaël Benahmed	Tanjong Pagar United	1
		Kamel Ramdani	Tanjong Pagar United	1
		Asraf Rashid	Tanjong Pagar United	1
		Moon Soon-Ho	Woodlands Wellington	1

References

1. "SAFFC Win Singapore Cup 2012 | AFF – The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation". Aseanfootball.org. 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
2. Home United clinch 6th title Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
3. "Global topples defending Singapore Cup champion Warriors in tournament debut | InterAksyon.com | Sports5". InterAksyon.com. 2013-06-02. Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
4. RHB Singapore Cup fixtures announced Archived 2013-06-14 at the Wayback Machine axrosstheline by Liga Singapura. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
5. Singapore Cup quarter-finals revealed Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine Yahoo! Singapore. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
6. "Leading Scorers – 2013 Singapore Cup". S.League.

External links

• Official S.League website
• Football Association of Singapore website