2015 Singapore Cup

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2015 Singapore Cup
RHB Singapore Cup
Tournament details
CountrySingapore
Dates22 May to 27 November 2015
Teams11
Final positions
Champions Albirex Niigata (S)
Runner-up Home United
Third place Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored49 (2.88 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Japan.svg Rion Taki (4 goals)
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The 2015 Singapore Cup was the 18th 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. Balestier Khalsa were the defending champions, having won their first trophy the previous year. [1] Albirex Niigata (S) were the eventual winners, beating Home United 2–1 in the finals.

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Teams

A total of 11 teams participated in the 2015 Singapore Cup. 8 of the teams were from domestic S.League and the other three were invited from the Philippines, Cambodia and Laos. Both Courts Young Lions and Harimau Muda B did not participate in this edition of Singapore Cup.

S.League Clubs
Invited Foreign Teams

Format

Six teams were drawn for the preliminary round while the other five teams will receive a Bye in that round. [2] They will play against one another in a single-legged 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. Unlike the previous season, away goals rule does not apply.

For any match in the knockout stage, a draw after 90 minutes of regulation time is followed by two 15 minute periods of extra time to determine a winner. If the teams are still tied, a penalty shoot-out is held to determine a winner.

Knockout phase

Bracket

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Hougang United 1
Flag of the Philippines.svg Global FC 2
Flag of the Philippines.svg Global FC 0 4 4
Geylang International 1 1 2
Geylang International 2
Flag of Laos.svg Lao Police Club 1
Flag of the Philippines.svg Global FC 0 1 1
Flag of Japan.svg Albirex Niigata (S) 1 2 3
Flag of Japan.svg Albirex Niigata (S) 2
Flag of Cambodia.svg Svay Rieng 1
Flag of Japan.svg Albirex Niigata (S) 1 4 5
Balestier Khalsa 0 1 1
Balestier Khalsa
Bye
Flag of Japan.svg Albirex Niigata (S) 2
Home United 1
Tampines Rovers
Bye
Tampines Rovers 1 1 2
Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM FC 3 0 3
Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM FC
Bye
Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM FC 3 0 3
Home United 2 2 4
Warriors FC Third place playoff
Bye
Warriors FC 1 0 1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Global FC 1
Home United 2 2 4 Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM FC 3
Home United
Bye

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 17 April 2015 at the Ocean Financial Centre's Event Plaza. Six teams involved in this round will play in a single leg knockout basis. The matches will be played from 22 to 27 May 2015. Winners of this round will progress and advance to the quarter-finals.

22 May 2015 Albirex Niigata (S) Flag of Japan.svg 2-1 Flag of Cambodia.svg Svay Rieng Jurong East Stadium
19:30 Ihata Soccerball shade.svg19'
Kawata Soccerball shade.svg69'
Report Tani Soccerball shade.svg26'Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

26 May 2015 Geylang International 2-1 Flag of Laos.svg Lao Police Club Bedok Stadium
19:30 Nor Soccerball shade.svg69'
Kapláň Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen)
Report Sivongthong Soccerball shade.svg26'Referee: W Ravisanthiran

Quarter-finals

Albirex Niigata (S) [3] and Geylang International [4] will join five other teams in this round after winning their matches in the Preliminary Round . All matches will be played in a two-legged knockout basis. Away goal rule will not be applied in this tournament. Fixtures will be announced on a later date and winners of this round will progress and advance to the semi-finals.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Global FC Flag of the Philippines.svg 4-2 Geylang International 0-14-1
Albirex Niigata (S) Flag of Japan.svg 5-1 Balestier Khalsa 1-04-1
Tampines Rovers 2-3 Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM FC 1-31-0
Warriors FC 1-4 Home United 1-20-2

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Global FC Flag of the Philippines.svg 1-3 Flag of Japan.svg Albirex Niigata (S) 0-11-2
DPMM FC Flag of Brunei.svg 3-4 Home United 3-20-2

First leg

Second leg

Third/Fourth Placing

27 November 2015 Global FC Flag of the Philippines.svg 1–3 Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM FC
17:00 Villanueva Soccerball shade.svg48' Azam Soccerball shade.svg29'
Sérgio Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen.)
Raspudić Soccerball shade.svg64'

Final

27 November 2015 Albirex Niigata (S) Flag of Japan.svg 2–1 Home United
20:00 Rion Soccerball shade.svg78'
Nagasaki Soccerball shade.svg87'
Qaiyyim Soccerball shade.svg72'Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah Al Badowe

Statistics

Goalscorers

[5]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Japan.svg Rion Taki Albirex Niigata (S)4
2 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mark Hartmann Global FC3
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Kawata Albirex Niigata (S)
4 Flag of Japan.svg Kento Nagasaki Albirex Niigata (S)2
Flag of Brunei.svg Azwan Ali Rahman DPMM FC
Flag of Portugal.svg Paulo Sérgio DPMM FC
Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Ramazotti DPMM FC
Flag of Slovakia.svg Jozef Kapláň Geylang International
Flag of France.svg Ambroise Begue Home United
Azhar Sairudin Home United
Imran Sahib Home United
Flag of Denmark.svg Ken Ilsø Home United
1321 players1

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