2012 Singapore League Cup

Football tournament season
2012 Singapore League Cup
Tournament details
CountrySingapore
Dates26 July - 11 August 2012
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsBrunei DPMM FC
Runner-upGeylang United
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
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The 2012 Singapore League Cup (known as the StarHub League Cup for sponsorship purposes) was held between 26 July to 11 August 2012. Traditionally held as a knockout competition, the 2012 edition saw a new format where four groups of three teams battled it out for a place in the semi-finals. In addition, the four teams that finished third in their respective groups played in a separate Plate Competition consisting of two semi-finals and a final.[1]

The winner of the StarHub League Cup, DPMM FC, walked away with SGD$30,000 in prize money, while the runner up of the competition, Geylang United received SGD$15,000 in prize money. The winner of the Plate competition, Balestier Khalsa, also walked away with SGD$5,000 in prize money.[2]

The draw for the Cup was held on Thursday, 12 July 2012 at the Football Association of Singapore's headquarters in Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore. While 12 teams from the S.League will playing in the StarHub League Cup, Malaysia’s Harimau Muda A did not be participating in this competition. This was because the Young Tigers had earlier served notice that they were invited for another tournament in Austria scheduled for the same Muslim fasting month period.[3]

StarHub broadcast both semi-finals and the final ‘live’ on its sports channel, SuperSports Arena.

Preliminary stage

Group A: Singapore Armed Forces FC, Tanjong Pagar United FC, DPMM FC

Group B: Albirex Niigata (S), Balestier Khalsa FC, Geylang United FC

Group C: Home United FC, Young Lions FC, Hougang United FC

Group D: Tampines Rovers FC, Woodlands Wellington FC, Gombak United FC

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals of the 2012 StarHub League Cup.
Third-placed teams enter the semi-finals of the 2012 Plate Competition.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Singapore Armed Forces FC (A) 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6
2 Brunei DPMM FC (A) 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3 Tanjong Pagar United 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 August 2012. Source: sleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
SAFFC3 – 0Tanjong Pagar United
Aliff Shafaein 64'
Aliff Shafaein 75'
Marin Jonjić 89'		 Preview
Details
Report
Attendance: 423 [4]
Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe
Tanjong Pagar United0 – 1Brunei DPMM FC
Preview
Details
Report		 7' Subhi Abdilah
Attendance: 166 [5]
Referee: P Jeevanathan
DPMM FC Brunei0 - 2SAFFC
Preview
Details
Report		 29' Fazrul Nawaz
93' Aliff Shafaein
Referee: Abdul Malik

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Geylang United (A) 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
2 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) (A) 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 Balestier Khalsa 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 August 2012. Source: sleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Albirex Niigata (S) Japan2 – 0Balestier Khalsa
Yasuhiro Yamakoshi 49'
Yasuhiro Yamakoshi 80'		 Preview
Details
Report
Referee: W Ravisanthiran
Balestier Khalsa1 – 3Geylang United
Kim Min-ho 25' Preview
Details
Report		 18' Jozef Kapláň
41' Nurhazwan Noraskin
64' Michael King
Referee: K Kalimuthu
Geylang United2-0Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Stefan Milojević 43'
Shah Hirul 54'		 Preview
Details
Report
Attendance: 400 [6]
Referee: Muhd Taqi

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Home United (A) 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
2 Hougang United (A) 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3 Singapore Young Lions 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 August 2012. Source: sleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Home United1 – 0Singapore Courts Young Lions
Firdaus Idros 6' Preview
Details
Report
Referee: Abdul Malik
Courts Young Lions Singapore1 – 2Hougang United
Hafiz Sujad 90' Preview
Details
Report		 6' Mamadou Diallo
84' Azhar Sairudin
Referee: Muhd Taqi
Hougang United0 - 2Home United
Preview
Details
Report		 49' Indra Sahdan Daud
57' Indra Sahdan Daud
Referee: Sukhbir Singh

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tampines Rovers (A) 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
2 Gombak United (A) 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3 Woodlands Wellington 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 2 August 2012. Source: sleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Tampines Rovers3 – 1Woodlands Wellington
Jamil Ali 51'
Aleksandar Đurić 55'
Aleksandar Đurić 68'		 Preview
Details
Report		 66' Aloysius Yap
Attendance: 372 [7]
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
Woodlands Wellington1 – 1Gombak United
Daniel Hammond 25' Preview
Details
Report		 22' Walid Lounis
Attendance: 205 [8]
Referee: W Ravisanthiran
Gombak United1-1Tampines Rovers
Julien Durand 14' Preview
Details
Report		 64' Ismail Yunos (o.g)
Referee: Yazeen Buhari

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1 SAFFC 1
C2 Hougang United 0
QF1 SAFFC 0
QF2 BruneiDPMM FC 2
C1 Home United 1(2)
A2 Brunei DPMM FC (P) 1(4)
SF1 Brunei DPMM FC 2
SF2 Geylang United 0
B1 Geylang United 1
D2 Gombak United 0
QF3 Geylang United 2
QF4 Tampines Rovers 0
D1 Tampines Rovers 3(6)
B2 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) 3(5)

Quarterfinals

Singapore Armed Forces1-0Hougang United
Shimpei Sakurada 90' Preview
Details
Report
Attendance: 550
Referee: K Kalimuthu
Home United1-1 (a.e.t.)Brunei DPMM FC
Indra Sahdan Daud 48' Preview
Details
Report		 90' Tales dos Santos
Penalties
Shotaro Ihata soccer ball with check mark
Shi Jiayi soccer ball with check mark
Kenji Arai soccer ball with red X
Indra Sahdan Daud soccer ball with red X		 2 – 4 soccer ball with check mark Ivan Jerković
soccer ball with check mark Rosmin Kamis
soccer ball with check mark Azwan Salleh
soccer ball with red X Osman Bashiru
soccer ball with check mark Shahrazen Said
Attendance: 535
Referee: W Ravisanthiran
Geylang United1-0Gombak United
Mun Seung-Man 75' Preview
Details
Report
Attendance: 666
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Semifinals

Singapore Armed Forces0-2Brunei DPMM FC
Preview
Details
Report		 10' Tales dos Santos
80' Adi Said
Attendance: 750
Referee: Abdul Malik
Geylang United2-0Tampines Rovers
Jozef Kapláň 45'
Stefan Milojević 83'		 Preview
Details
Report
Attendance: 680
Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe

Final

DPMM FC Brunei2-0Geylang United
Shahrazen Said 36'
Azwan Salleh 76'		 Preview
Details
Report
Attendance: 1,874

Plate Competition

The Plate competition will be made up of the four teams that finish third in their respective groups. Balestier Khalsa became the winners of the inaugural Plate Competition when they beat the Young Lions FC by a single goal scored in the dying minutes of the plate final by Prime League striker, Kim Min-ho.

Plate Knockout stage

Semifinals Finals
      
A3 Tanjong Pagar 1
C3 Singapore Courts Young Lions 2
SF1 Singapore Courts Young Lions 0
SF2 Balestier Khalsa 1
B3 Balestier Khalsa 1
D3 Woodlands Wellington 0

Plate Semi-finals

Tanjong Pagar United1-2Singapore Courts Young Lions
Hafiz Osman 8' Preview
Details
Report		 54' Faritz Abdul Hameed
55' Benjamin Kristoffersen Lee
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
Balestier Khalsa1-0Woodlands Wellington
Zulkiffli Hassim 67' Preview
Details
Report
Referee: Muhd Taqi

Plate final

Courts Young Lions Singapore0-1Balestier Khalsa
Preview
Details		 90' Kim Min-ho
Attendance: 1,234
Referee: K Kalimuthu

See also

References

  1. ^ "New format revealed for League Cup". Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.
  2. ^ "New title sponsor, format for League Cup".
  3. ^ "League Cup: New format features two trophies". S.League.com.
  4. ^ "Aliff haunts former team with a brace". Footballopod.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Jaguars stung by DPMM at Queenstown". Footballopod.com. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Geylang stuns Albirex to top Group B". Footballopod.com. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Sead rested as Tampines beats Woodlands". Footballopod.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Gombak hold Woodlands to a draw". Footballopod.com. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

External links

  • SLeague.Com: WANTED: Two ardent fans of Harimau Muda and DPMM (for League Cup 2012 draw)
  • SLeague.com: League Cup 2012 Fixtures and Scores
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