2008 Singapore Cup

2008 Singapore Cup
Tournament details
CountrySingapore
DatesMay 2008 - November 2008
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsSAFFC
Runner-upWoodlands Wellington
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Singapore Indra Sahdan Daud (4 goals)
Singapore Aleksandar Đurić (4 goals)
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The 2008 edition of the Singapore Cup soccer competition was officially known as the RHB Singapore Cup (due to sponsorship from RHB Bank). It was the 11th staging of the annual Singapore Cup tournament.

The competition began on 6 May 2008, with 12 S.League clubs and 4 invited foreign teams from Thailand (2 teams), Cambodia (1) and Brunei (1). The cup was a single-elimination tournament, with all sixteen teams playing from the first round. The first round involved one-off matches. Subsequent rounds involved ties of two legs.

The final (single-leg) was played on 28 November 2008, and SAFFC beat Woodlands Wellington 2–1, with the deciding goal scored by Kenji Arai in the first period of extra-time.

Teams

Knockout stage

Bracket

First knockout round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
South Korea Super Reds (AET) 2
Geylang United 1
South Korea Super Reds 1 0 1
SAFFC 1 3 4
SAFFC 2
Balestier Khalsa 0
SAFFC 2 2 4
Tampines Rovers 0 0 0
China Dalian Shide 1
Home United 5
Home United 1 0 1
Tampines Rovers 0 2 2
Sengkang Punggol 1(3)
Tampines Rovers (P) 1(4)
SAFFC (AET) 2
Woodlands Wellington 1
Gombak United 0
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly 1
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly 0 1 1 (2)
Woodlands Wellington 0 1 1 (4)
Woodlands Wellington 1
Brunei DPMM FC 0
Woodlands Wellington 1 3 4
Singapore Young Lions FC 2 1 3
Japan Albirex Niigata (S) 1
Thailand Bangkok University 4
Thailand Bangkok University 0 0 0
Singapore Young Lions FC 1 0 1
Singapore Young Lions FC 2
Cambodia Phnom Penh Empire 0

First knockout round

The draw for the first knockout round was held on Friday, 5 April 2008 in Singapore. The first round matches started on 6 May.

Singapore Young Lions FC2 – 0Cambodia Phnom Penh Empire
Isa Halim 35',
Yan Minghao 45'		 Report[usurped]
Attendance: 1,803
Referee: P Pandian
China Dalian Shide1 – 5Home United
Bi Jinhao 15' Report[usurped] Indra Sahdan 32', (Pen.) 35', 37', 60',
Kengne Ludovick 62'
Attendance: 1,929
Referee: Abas Daud
SAFFC2 – 0Balestier Khalsa
Norikazu Murakami 40'
Mustaqim Manzur 90'		 Report[usurped]
Attendance: 2,085
Referee: T Aravinthan
Woodlands Wellington1 – 0Brunei DPMM FC
Akihiro Nakamura 38' Report[usurped]
Attendance: 1,556
Referee: John Chia
Gombak United0 – 1Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
Report[usurped] Saksit Vutthipadadorn 81'
Attendance: 1,614
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir
Japan Albirex Niigata (S)1 – 4Thailand Bangkok University
Akira Takase 75' Report[usurped] Suriya Domtaisong 24', 54'
Nopphon Phon-Udom 27'
Suppasek Kaikaew 39'
Attendance: 1,733
Referee: S Kumar
South Korea Super Reds2 – 1 (AET)Geylang United
Choi Young Min 89', 101' Report[usurped] Rastislav Belicak 90'
Attendance: 1,416
Referee: T Aravinthan
Sengkang Punggol1 – 1Tampines Rovers
Zdravko Simic 88' Report[usurped] Sutee Suksomkit 25'
Penalties
Ali Imran Lomri soccer ball with check mark
Ivan Cesar Asenjo soccer ball with red X
Zdravko Simic soccer ball with check mark
Hiroyuki Yamamoto soccer ball with red X
Winston Yap soccer ball with check mark
Firdaus Salleh soccer ball with red X		 3 – 4 soccer ball with check mark Sutee Suksomkit
soccer ball with check mark Fahrudin Mustafic
soccer ball with check mark Zulkarnaen Zainal
soccer ball with red X Shariff Abdul Samat
soccer ball with red X Ridhuan Muhammad
soccer ball with check mark Fathi Yunus
Attendance: 1,240
Referee: Muhd Taqi

Quarter-finals

First Legs

Thailand Tobacco Monopoly1 – 1Woodlands Wellington
Jetsada Jitsawad 74' Report[usurped] L Dronca (Pen) 61'
Attendance: 1,364
Referee: P Pandian
Tampines Rovers0 – 1Home United
Report[usurped] Shahril Ishak 31'
Attendance: 2,951
Referee: John Chia
South Korea Super Reds1 – 1SAFFC
Seo Su Jong 74' Report[usurped] Kenji Arai 57'
Attendance: 1,042
Referee: T Aravinthan
Thailand Bangkok University0 – 1Singapore Young Lions FC
Report[usurped] D Hammond 90'
Attendance: 1,444
Referee: Abas Daud

Second Legs

Woodlands Wellington0 – 0 (A.E.T)Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
Report[usurped]
Penalties
Jerry Bartholomeusz soccer ball with check mark
Zahid Ahmad soccer ball with red X
Akihiro Nakamura soccer ball with check mark
Fadzuhasny Juraimi soccer ball with check mark
Lucian Dronca soccer ball with check mark		 4 – 2 soccer ball with check mark Worawut Wangsawat
soccer ball with check mark Khwanchai Fuangprakob
soccer ball with red X Somchai Hanaeng
soccer ball with red X Pradit Taweechai
Attendance: 1,771
Referee: S Kumar
  • Woodlands Wellington progressed after winning 4 – 2 on penalties
Singapore Young Lions FC0 – 0Thailand Bangkok University
Report[usurped]
Attendance: 2,226
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir
  • Young Lions progressed after winning 1 – 0 on aggregate
Home United0 – 2Tampines Rovers
Report[usurped] Qiu Li 40'
Fahrudin Mustafic 45'
Attendance: 1,014
Referee: John Chia
  • Tampines Rovers progressed after winning 2 – 1 on aggregate
SAFFC3 – 0South Korea Super Reds
Aleksandar Duric 5', 86'
Joo Ki Hwan (o.g) 57'		 Report[usurped]
Attendance: 2,356
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir
  • SAFFC progressed after winning 4 – 1 on aggregate

Semifinals

First Legs

Woodlands Wellington FC1 – 2Singapore Young Lions FC
Lucian Dronca 11' Report[usurped] Obadin Aikhena 33'
Fadhil Noh 57'
Attendance: 1,641
Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe
SAFFC2 – 0Tampines Rovers
Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin 45'
Norikazu Murakami 67'		 Report[usurped]
Attendance: 1,951
Referee: Abas Daud

Second Legs

Singapore Young Lions FC1 – 3Woodlands Wellington
Irwan Shah 40' Report[usurped] A Laakkad 8', (Pen.) 86'
Ismail Yunos (o.g.) 18'
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
  • Woodlands Wellington progressed after winning 4 – 3 on aggregate
Tampines Rovers0 – 2SAFFC
Report[usurped] Aleksandar Duric 66', 85'
Attendance: 1,696
Referee: P Pandian
  • SAFFC progressed after winning 4-0 on aggregate

3rd-place Playoff

Singapore Young Lions FC3 – 3Tampines Rovers
Goh Swee Swee 41'
Fadhil Noh 60'
Daniel Hammond (Pen.) 71'		 Report[usurped] Khairul Amri 40'
Fahrudin Mustafic (Pen.) 67'
Sutee Suksomkit 85'
Penalties
Daniel Hammond soccer ball with check mark
Goh Swee Swee soccer ball with check mark
Hafiz Abu Sujad soccer ball with red X
Afiq Yunos soccer ball with red X
Ashley Ow soccer ball with red X		 2 – 3 soccer ball with red X Sutee Suksomkit
soccer ball with check mark Fahrudin Mustafic
soccer ball with check mark Santi Chaiyaphuak
soccer ball with check mark Zulkarnaen Zainal
Attendance: 1,109
Referee: P Pandian

Final

SAFFC2 – 1 (A.E.T)Woodlands Wellington
Shaiful Esah 45'
Kenji Arai 102'		 Report[usurped] Fadzuhasny Juraimi 79'
Attendance: 5,022
Referee: T Aravinthan

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Singapore Indra Sahdan Daud Home United 4
= Singapore Aleksandar Đurić SAFFC 4

See also