Singapore_League_Cup_2008
2008 Singapore League Cup
Football tournament season
The 2008 Singapore League Cup marks the second occasion on which the Singapore League Cup competition has been staged. (The event was launched in 2007). Its official sponsored name for 2008 is the Avaya-J&J League Cup.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Singapore |
| Dates | May 2008 - June 2008 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Gombak United |
| Runner-up | Super Reds FC |
| Third place | Balestier Khalsa FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Ojimi Gabriel Obatola (6 goals) |
In 2007, the event was held before the start of the S.League season (and serving as a pre-season warm-up tournament), and was won by Woodlands Wellington FC. However, in 2008, the event is being held during the S.League season. All 12 S.League teams have entered the 2008 competition.
The cup is being played over four rounds. The top four teams in the S.League in 2007 were given a bye to the quarter-final stage.
The final will be played on 16 June at Jalan Besar Stadium.
Albirex Niigata FC (S)- Balestier Khalsa FC
Dalian Shide Siwu FC- Geylang United FC
- Gombak United FC
- Home United FC
- Sengkang Punggol FC
- Singapore Armed Forces FC (SAFFC)
Super Reds FC- Tampines Rovers FC
- Woodlands Wellington FC
Young Lions
Round one
The draw for the first knockout round was held on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 in Singapore. The first round matches kick off on 30 May. The matches are played on a one match basis. The winners advance to the quarter-final stage. Teams who had finished in top 4 positions of 2007 S.League received a bye and need not participate in Round one knockout competition. They were: Singapore Armed Force FC, Home United, Tampines Rovers and Gombak United respectively.
 Dalian Shide Siwu FC | 0 – 1 |  Albirex Niigata FC (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ryota Doi  28' |
| Woodlands Wellington | 3 – 3 (A.E.T) (4 – 5 pens) |  Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Park Tae Won (Pen.) 44', 90' Fadzuhasny Juraimi 107' |
Report | K Sivaseshan 90+1' Zulfadli Zainal Abidin 90+3'Obadin Aikhena 111' |
 Super Reds | 3 – 0 | Sengkang Punggol |
|---|---|---|
| Sin Hyun Ho (Pen.) 3' Oh Ddog Yi 9'Seo Su Jong 43' |
Report |
| Geylang United | 1 – 2 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Miroslav Latiak 30' |
Report | Mba Vitus Onyekachi 22', Faizal Amir 63' |
Knockout Bracket - Starting from Quarter-Finals
| Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||
| Home United | 1, 0 (1) | |||||||||||||
| Gombak United | 1, 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Gombak United | 4, 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
| Young Lions
| 1, 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Young Lions
| 0, 3 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Tampines Rovers | 1, 2 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Gombak United | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Super Reds
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| SAFFC | 0, 1 (1) | |||||||||||||
| Balestier Khalsa | 3, 2 (5) | |||||||||||||
| Balestier Khalsa | 0, 0 (0) | |||||||||||||
| Super Reds
| 1, 0 (1) | |||||||||||||
| Super Reds
| 3, 3 (6) | |||||||||||||
| Albirex Niigata FC (S)
| 0, 1 (1) | |||||||||||||
1st Legs
| Gombak United | 1 – 1 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Ojimi Gabriel Obatola (Pen.) 75' |
Report | Farhan Farook 68' |
| SAFFC | 0 – 3 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mba Vitus Onyekachi 3' Faizal Amir 20' Paul Bekombo 67' |
| Super Reds | 3 – 0 | Albirex Niigata FC (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Oh Ddog Yi 43' Moon Soon Ho 80' Yun Bo Young 90' |
Report |
2nd Legs
| Home United | 0 – 1 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ojimi Gabriel Obatola (Pen.) 36' |
- Gombak United progressed 2-1 on aggregate score
| Balestier Khalsa | 2 – 1 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| M V Onyekachi 7' K T Giscard 49' |
Report | Ashrin Shariff 15' |
- Balestier Khalsa progressed 5-1 on aggregate score
| Tampines Rovers | 2 – 3 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Fathi Yunus 30' Aliff Shafaein 64' |
Report | Firdaus Idros 48' Izzdin Shafiq (Pen.) 56', 67' |
- Young Lions progressed on away goals rule after 3-3 draw on aggregate score
| Albirex Niigata FC (S) | 1 – 3 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Ryota Doi 73' |
Report | Seo Su Jong (Pen.) 30' U Ja Rang 49' Oh Ddog Yi 65' |
- Super Reds progressed 6-1 on aggregate score
1st Legs
| Gombak United | 4 – 1 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Kingsley Njoku 26', 32' Ojimi Gabriel Obatola 58', 60' |
Report | Firdaus Idros 90' |
| Balestier Khalsa | 0 – 1 | Super Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sin Hyun Ho (Pen.) 47' |
2nd Legs
| Young Lions | 1 – 1 | Gombak United |
|---|---|---|
| Sufian Anuar 71' |
Report | T Seehawong 15' |
- Gombak United progressed 5-2 on aggregate score
- Super Reds FC progressed 1-0 on aggregate score
| Young Lions | 2 – 3 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Sufian Anuar 8' Firdaus Idros 52' |
Report | Rhysh Roshan Rai 6', 23' Paul Bekombo 72' |
| Gombak United | 2 – 1 | Super Reds FC |
|---|---|---|
| G Obatola 34', 90' |
Report | Jeon Byung Euk 50' |
Last updated 16 June 2008
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ojimi Gabriel Obatola |
Gombak United | 6 |
| 2 | Oh Ddog Yi |
Super Reds |
3 |
| = | Mba Vitus Onyekachi |
Balestier Khalsa | 3 |
| = | Firdaus Idros |
Young Lions |
3 |