2013 Singapore League Cup
The 2013 Singapore League Cup (known as the Starhub League Cup for sponsorship purposes) is a cup competition played in the month of June 2013.
Champions | Balestier Khalsa |
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Runners-up | |
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The draw for the Cup was held on Sunday, 12 May 2013 at the Football Association of Singapore's headquarters in Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore. Apart from the teams in the S.League which will be participating in the Starhub League Cup, the 2013 edition will also see an NFL side qualify for the cup draw following a playoff between four sides, namely Singapore Recreation Club and Singapore Cricket Club, who are the NFL Division 1 Champions and Runners-up, and Admiralty Football Club and Sporting Westlake FC, who are the NFL Division 2 Champions and Runners-up.[1]
Admiralty FC made it through to the tournament proper after they came back to defeat Singapore Recreation Club by a 3-1 scoreline.[2]
The League Cup semi finals, League Cup final and Plate final were originally scheduled to be played on 20 June 2013 and 23 June 2013 respectively but were postponed to September 2013 in view of the worsening haze conditions in Singapore.[3]
Preliminary Playoffs
The semi-finals of the preliminary playoffs were played on 5 May 2013.
Admiralty FC beat Singapore Cricket Club in the first semi-final with a 2-1 scoreline, while Singapore Recreation Club edged out Sporting Westlake 1-0 in the other semi-final.[4]
The final of the preliminary playoffs was held on 12 May 2013 at 5pm,[5] just before the League Cup draw was held at the same venue. Admiralty FC prevailed against Singapore Recreation Club despite going behind after 22 minutes and the Wolves came back after former S.League players, Jonathan Xu and Guntur Djafril, as well as former football reality show First XI contestant, Haziq Sudhir, each scored a goal to reverse the score in Admiralty's favour.[6]
As an added incentive for the NFL side, a $2,000 prize money was also presented to the winning team on top of successfully progressing into the 2013 StarHub League Cup. This new move by the S.League is aimed at giving NFL teams an opportunity to experience the professional competitiveness level of a cup competition.[7]
Preliminary Playoffs Knockout stage
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
S1 | Admiralty FC | 2 | |||||||
S2 | Singapore Cricket Club | 1 | |||||||
SF1 | Admiralty FC | 3 | |||||||
SF2 | SRC | 1 | |||||||
S3 | SRC | 1 | |||||||
S4 | Sporting Westlake | 0 | |||||||
Preliminary Playoff Semi Finals
Admiralty FC | 2 - 1 | Singapore Cricket Club |
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Guntur Djafril Matthew Shiva |
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Singapore Recreation Club | 1 - 0 | Sporting Westlake |
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Jonathan Lancry |
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Preliminary Playoff Final
Admiralty FC | 3 - 1 | Singapore Recreation Club |
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Jonathan Xu Guntur Djafril Haziq Sudhir |
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First round
The 2013 Starhub League Cup draw was held at Jalan Besar Stadium on 12 May 2013 following Admiralty FC's victory over Singapore Recreation Club, ensuring the NFL Division One side's inclusion in the 2013 edition of the Cup.[8]
Harimau Muda B, Woodlands Wellington, Home United and preliminary playoff winners Admiralty FC were drawn into Group A, while Tampines Rovers, Courts Young Lions and Tanjong Pagar United made up Group B.[9]
Albirex Niigata (S), Hougang United and Geylang International were drawn into Group C and Brunei DPMM, Balestier Khalsa and Warriors F.C. made up Group D, which is also known as the "Cup Winners" group due to the three being the previous season's RHB Singapore Cup winners, League Cup Plate winners and League Cup winners.
The League Cup was originally scheduled to be played within the month of June in a round robin format with the original fixtures announced by FAS on 21 May 2013.[10] However, due to the haze conditions in Singapore, the League Cup semi finals, League Cup final and Plate final, which were originally scheduled to be played on 20 June 2013 and 23 June 2013 respectively, were postponed to September 2013.[11]
Preliminary stage
Group A: Admiralty FC (Preliminary Playoff Winners), Harimau Muda B, Home United, Woodlands Wellington
Group B: Young Lions FC, Tampines Rovers, Tanjong Pagar United
Group C: Albirex Niigata (S), Geylang International, Hougang United
Group D: Balestier Khalsa, DPMM FC, Warriors FC
Key to colours in group tables |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals of the 2013 StarHub League Cup. |
Third-placed teams enter the semi finals of the 2013 Plate Competition. |
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Home United (A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 |
2 | Woodlands Wellington (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Admiralty FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round.
Matches
5 June 2013 First Round | Harimau Muda B | 0 - 3 | Home United | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Details | Referee: Irwan Samsuddin |
5 June 2013 First Round | Woodlands Wellington | 3 - 2 | Admiralty FC | Woodlands Stadium, Singapore |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Chang Jo-Yoon Oswind Suriya |
Details | Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah |
8 June 2013 First Round | Woodlands Wellington | 1 - 0 | Woodlands Stadium, Singapore | |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Oswind Suriya |
Details | Referee: Muhd Taqi |
8 June 2013 First Round | Home United | 5 - 0 | Admiralty FC | Bishan Stadium, Singapore |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Jordan Webb Ismail Yunos (pen) Firdaus Idros Masrezwan Masturi Aliff Shafaein |
Details | Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe |
11 June 2013 First Round | Admiralty FC | 1 - 2 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore | |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Andrew Hutcheon |
Details | Iskandar Hanapiah Faizat Ghazli |
Referee: W Ravisanthiran |
11 June 2013 First Round | Home United | 2 - 0 | Woodlands Wellington | Bishan Stadium, Singapore |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Masrezwan Masturi Aliff Shafaein |
Details | Referee: Farhad Mohd |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Tanjong Pagar United (A) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
2 | Tampines Rovers (A) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round.
Matches
6 June 2013 First Round | Tanjong Pagar United | 3 - 0 | Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Kamel Ramdani Monsef Zerka |
Details |
9 June 2013 First Round | Tampines Rovers | 2 - 1 | Tanjong Pagar United | Clementi Stadium, Singapore |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Aleksandar Đurić |
Details | Ismaël Benhamed |
12 June 2013 First Round | Tampines Rovers | 2 - 3 | Clementi Stadium, Singapore | |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Ahmed Fahmie Jamil Ali |
Details | Afiq Yunos Ignatius Ang Sahil Suhaimi |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Geylang International (A) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Hougang United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round.
Matches
5 June 2013 First Round | Hougang United | 0 - 0 | Hougang Stadium, Singapore | |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Details | Referee: Jansen Foo |
8 June 2013 First Round | Albirex Niigata (S) | 0 - 0 | Geylang International | Jurong East Stadium, Singapore |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Details | Referee: W Ravisanthiran |
11 June 2013 First Round | Geylang International | 2 - 1 | Hougang United | Bedok Stadium, Singapore |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Jozef Kaplán |
Details | Jerome Baker |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Balestier Khalsa (A) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Warriors FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round.
Matches
6 June 2013 First Round | Balestier Khalsa | 2 - 1 | Toa Payoh Stadium, Singapore | |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Paul Cunningham Obadin Aikhena |
Details |
9 June 2013 First Round | DPMM FC | 2 - 1 | Warriors FC | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Shahrulrizal Abd Rahman Shahrazen Said |
Details | Mislav Karoglan |
12 June 2013 First Round | Warriors FC | 2 - 2 | Balestier Khalsa | Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Mislav Karoglan Tatsuro Inui |
Details | Kim Min-Ho Park Kang-Jin |
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
A1 | Home United | 1(7) | ||||||||||||
C2 | 1(8) | |||||||||||||
QF1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
QF2 | Balestier Khalsa | 1 | ||||||||||||
D1 | Balestier Khalsa | 3(4) | ||||||||||||
B2 | Tampines Rovers | 3(3) | ||||||||||||
SF1 | Balestier Khalsa | 4 | ||||||||||||
SF2 | DPMM FC | 0 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Woodlands Wellington | 0(4) | ||||||||||||
C1 | Geylang International | 0(1) | ||||||||||||
QF3 | Woodlands Wellington | 0 | ||||||||||||
QF4 | 1 | |||||||||||||
B1 | Tanjong Pagar United | 2 | ||||||||||||
D2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
15 June 2013 Quarter Finals 1 | Home United | 1 - 1 (a.e.t.) (7 - 8 p) | Bishan Stadium | |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Ismail Yunos |
Details | Shingo Suzuki |
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah |
15 June 2013 Quarter Finals 2 | Balestier Khalsa | 3 - 3 (a.e.t.) (4 - 3 p) | Tampines Rovers | Toa Payoh Stadium |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Ismadi Mukhtar Kim Min-Ho Zulkiffli Hassim |
Details | Aleksandar Đurić Khairul Amri Jamil Ali |
Referee: Abdul Malik |
16 June 2013 Quarter Finals 3 | Geylang International | 0 - 0 (a.e.t.) (1 – 4 p) | Woodlands Wellington | Bedok Stadium |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Details | Referee: Yazeen Buhari | ||
Penalties | ||||
Norihiro Kawakami Jozef Kaplán Shotaro Ihata |
16 June 2013 Quarter Finals 4 | Tanjong Pagar United | 2 - 5 | Queenstown Stadium | |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Hafiz Nor Monsef Zerka |
Details | Referee: Muhd Taqi |
Semi-finals
9 September 2013 Semi Finals 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 0 - 1 | Balestier Khalsa | Jurong East Stadium |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Details | Park Kang-Jin |
Referee: Sukhbir Singh |
10 September 2013 Semi Finals 2 | Woodlands Wellington | 0 - 1 | Woodlands Stadium | |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Details | Hendra Azam |
Referee: Muhd Taqi |
Final
14 September 2013 Final | Balestier Khalsa | 4 - 0 | Jalan Besar Stadium | |
19:45 | Paul Cunningham Kim Min-Ho Poh Yi Feng Tengku Mushadad |
Details | Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe |
Plate Competition
Like the 2012 edition of the League Cup, the second runners-up from each group will face each other in the semi-finals of the League Cup Plate Competition.
The winners will go on to meet each other in the League Cup Plate Finals.
Plate Knockout Stage
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
A3 | 1(5) | ||||||||
C3 | Hougang United | 1(4) | |||||||
PSF1 | 2 | ||||||||
PSF2 | 0 | ||||||||
B3 | 3 | ||||||||
D3 | Warriors FC | 2 | |||||||
Plate Semi-finals
17 June 2013 Semi-Finals 1 | Harimau Muda B | 1 - 1 (a.e.t.) (5 - 4 p) | Jalan Besar Stadium | |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Ridzuan Abdunloh |
Details | Referee: W Ravisanthiran |
18 June 2013 Semi-Finals 1 | Young Lions FC | 3 - 2 | Warriors FC | Jalan Besar Stadium |
19:30 (UTC+8) | (og) Syaiful Iskandar Afiq Yunos Iqbal Hussain |
Details | Referee: K Kalimuthu |
Plate Final
14 September 2013 Final | Harimau Muda B | 2 - 0 | Jalan Besar Stadium | |
17:00 |
Cup Statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of 18 June 2013.[12]
Rank | Nationality | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | João Moreira | 3 | ||
Aliff Shafaein | Home United | 3 | ||
Aleksandar Đurić | Tampines Rovers | 3 | ||
Monsef Zerka | Tanjong Pagar | 3 | ||
2 | Andrew Hutcheon | Admiralty FC | 2 | |
Kim Min-Ho | Balestier Khalsa | 2 | ||
Arturas Rimkevicius | 2 | |||
Shahrazen Said | 2 | |||
Afiq Yunos | 2 | |||
Jozef Kaplán | Geylang International | 2 | ||
Ismail Yunos | Home United | 2 | ||
Masrezwan Masturi | Home United | 2 | ||
Mislav Karoglan | Warriors FC | 2 | ||
Shi Jiayi | Warriors FC | 2 | ||
Chang Jo-Yoon | Woodlands Wellington | 2 | ||
Oswind Suriya | Woodlands Wellington | 2 | ||
See also
- S.League
- Singapore Cup
- Singapore Charity Shield
- Football Association of Singapore
- List of football clubs in Singapore
References
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- "Admiralty FC grateful for chance to compete in StarHub League Cup". Goal.com Singapore.
- "National Football League sides to participate in 2013 StarHub League Cup". Axross The Line by Liga Singapura.
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