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Date | 26 February 2017 | ||||||
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Venue | National Stadium, Singapore | ||||||
Referee | Sukhbir Singh (SIN) | ||||||
Attendance | 15,480 | ||||||
The 2017 Singapore Community Shield (also known as the Great Eastern Community Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the Singapore Community Shield held on 26 February 2017 at National Stadium, between the winners of the previous season's S.League and Singapore Cup competitions. The match was contested by 2016 Singapore Cup winners Albirex Niigata (S) and 2016 S.League runners-up Tampines Rovers. [1]
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Shoichiro Sakamoto Shoichiro Sakamoto | Ryutaro Megumi |
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