Singapore Cup

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Singapore Cup
Organising body Football Association of Singapore
Founded1998;27 years ago (1998)
Region Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Number of teams9
Qualifier for AFC Champions League Two (Singaporean clubs only)
Domestic cup(s) Community Shield
Current champions Lion City Sailors
(7th title)
Most successful club(s) Lion City Sailors
(7 titles)
Television broadcasters1 Play Sports (live streaming)
Mediacorp
Singtel TV
Starhub
J Sports
Website spl.sg
Soccerball current event.svg 2024–25 Singapore Cup

The Singapore Cup is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Singaporean football. Established in 1998, it is the foremost prestigious cup competition in the country. [1] It is open to clubs in the Singapore Premier League.

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Since 2005, foreign teams from other countries in Southeast Asia are occasionally invited to compete in the Singapore Cup. Thailand club, Chonburi was the first foreign club reaching the final in 2006 (they lost 3–2 in the final to local club Tampines Rovers). In 2009, Bangkok Glass became the second foreign team to reach the final, losing against local club Geylang United, but they beat Tampines Rovers in 2010 to become the first foreign winners of the Singapore Cup.

Winners of the Singapore Cup gain qualification into the Asian continental club competition, AFC Champions League Two. Lion City Sailors are the current holders, having beaten reigning champions Hougang United 3–1 at the 2023 final.

Past results

Hougang United players holding the Singapore Cup trophy after winning the 2022 edition HougangUnitedSGCup20222.jpg
Hougang United players holding the Singapore Cup trophy after winning the 2022 edition

Source: [2]

YearWinnersRunners-upScore in
Final
3rd place4th place
1998 Tanjong Pagar United Singapore Armed Forces 2–0 Home United Sembawang Rangers
1999 Singapore Armed Forces Jurong Town 3–1 Home United Balestier Central
2000 Home United Singapore Armed Forces 1–0 Geylang United Woodlands Wellington
2001 Home United Geylang United 8–0 Singapore Armed Forces Tanjong Pagar United
2002 Tampines Rovers Jurong Town 1–0 Geylang United Sengkang Marine
2003 Home United Geylang United 2–1 Jurong Town
Woodlands Wellington
No 3rd-place playoff
2004 Tampines Rovers Home United 4–1
(aet)
Geylang United
Sinchi (China)
No 3rd-place playoff
2005 Home United Woodlands Wellington 3–2 Singapore Armed Forces
Tampines Rovers
No 3rd-place playoff
2006 Tampines Rovers Chonburi (Thailand)3–2
(aet)
Woodlands Wellington Balestier Khalsa
2007 Singapore Armed Forces Tampines Rovers 4–3 Bangkok University (Thailand) Woodlands Wellington
2008 Singapore Armed Forces Woodlands Wellington 2–1
(aet)
Tampines Rovers Young Lions
2009 Geylang United Bangkok Glass (Thailand)1–0 TTM Samut Sakhon (Thailand) Albirex Niigata (S)
2010 Bangkok Glass (Thailand) Tampines Rovers 1–0 Étoile Young Lions
2011 Home United Albirex Niigata (S) 1–0
(aet)
Étoile Hougang United
2012 Singapore Armed Forces Tampines Rovers 2–1 Gombak United Loyola Meralco Sparks (Philippines)
2013 Home United Tanjong Pagar United 4–1 Balestier Khalsa Global (Philippines)
2014 Balestier Khalsa Home United 3–1 Tampines Rovers DPMM (Brunei)
2015 Albirex Niigata (S) Home United 2–1 DPMM (Brunei) Global (Philippines)
2016 Albirex Niigata (S) Tampines Rovers 2–0 Ceres-La Salle (Philippines) Balestier Khalsa
2017 Albirex Niigata (S) Global Cebu (Philippines)2–2
3–1 (pen)
Home United Hougang United
2018 Albirex Niigata (S) DPMM (Brunei)4–1 Balestier Khalsa Home United
2019 Tampines Rovers Warriors 4–3 Geylang International DPMM (Brunei)
2020Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore . [3] [4]
2021
2022 Hougang United Tampines Rovers 3–2 Albirex Niigata (S) Balestier Khalsa
2023 Lion City Sailors Hougang United 3–1 Tampines Rovers DPMM (Brunei)
Key
Invitational club

Performance by club

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning years
Home United
7
3
2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2013,2023
Tampines Rovers
4
4
2002, 2004, 2006, 2019
Warriors
4
3
1999, 2007, 2008, 2012
Albirex Niigata (S)
4
1
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Geylang International
1
2
2009
Tanjong Pagar United
1
1
1998
Bangkok Glass (Thailand)
1
1
2010
Balestier Khalsa
1
0
2014
Hougang United
1
0
2022
Jurong Town
0
2
Woodlands Wellington
0
2
Global Cebu (Philippines)
0
1
Chonburi (Thailand)
0
1
DPMM (Brunei)
0
1

See also

References

  1. "Singapore Cup". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  2. "Singapore - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  3. "2020 SPL season to resume on 17 October". 11 October 2020.
  4. "2021 Singapore Premier League season to resume on 17 July". 21 June 2021.