2012 Singapore League Cup

2012 Singapore League Cup
Country Singapore
Dates 26 July - 11 August 2012
Teams 12
Champions Brunei DPMM FC
Runners-up Geylang United
Matches played 22
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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, Brunei 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 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, Brunei DPMM FC

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

Group C: Home United FC, Courts Young Lions, 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
Qualification or relegation
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 games played on 1 August 2012.
Source: sleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

26 July 2012
20:30
SAFFC Singapore 3 – 0 Singapore Tanjong Pagar United
Aliff Shafaein  64'
Aliff Shafaein  75'
Marin Jonjić  89' 		Preview
Details
Report
Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Attendance: 423 [4]
Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe

29 July 2012
20:30
Tanjong Pagar United Singapore 0 – 1 Brunei Brunei DPMM FC
Preview
Details
Report 		 7' Subhi Abdilah
Queenstown Stadium
Attendance: 166 [5]
Referee: P Jeevanathan

1 August 2012
20:30
Brunei DPMM FC Brunei 0 - 2 Singapore SAFFC
Preview
Details
Report 		 29' Fazrul Nawaz
 93' Aliff Shafaein
Yishun Stadium
Referee: Abdul Malik

Group B

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Geylang United (A) 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
2 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 games played on 2 August 2012.
Source: sleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

30 July 2012
20:30
Balestier Khalsa Singapore 1 – 3 Singapore Geylang United
Kim Min Ho  25' Preview
Details
Report 		 18' Jozef Kapláň
 41' Nurhazwan Noraskin
 64' Michael King
Toa Payoh Stadium
Referee: K Kalimuthu

2 August 2012
20:30
Geylang United Singapore 2-0 Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Stefan Milojević  43'
Shah Hirul  54' 		Preview
Details
Report
Bedok Stadium
Attendance: 400 [6]
Referee: Muhd Taqi

Group C

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
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 Young Lions 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0

Updated to games played on 1 August 2012.
Source: sleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

29 July 2012
20:30
Courts Young Lions Singapore 1 – 2 Singapore Hougang United
Hafiz Sujad  90' Preview
Details
Report 		 6' Mamadou Diallo
 84' Azhar Sairudin
Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Muhd Taqi

Group D

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
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 games played on 2 August 2012.
Source: sleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

30 July 2012
20:30
Woodlands Wellington Singapore 1 – 1 Singapore Gombak United
Daniel Hammond  25' Preview
Details
Report 		 22' Walid Lounis
Woodlands Stadium
Attendance: 205 [8]
Referee: W Ravisanthiran

Knockout stage

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

Quarter Finals

The winners advance to the Semi-Final stage.

5 August 2012
20:30
Geylang United Singapore 1-0 Singapore Gombak United
Mun Seung-Man  75' Preview
Details
Report
Bedok Stadium
Attendance: 666
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Semi Finals

The winners advance to the Final stage.

Final

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

Plate Semi Finals

The winners advance to the Final stage.

Plate Final

10 August 2012
20:30
Courts Young Lions Singapore 0-1 Singapore Balestier Khalsa
Preview
Details 		 90' Kim Min-Ho
Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 1,234
Referee: K Kalimuthu

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New format revealed for League Cup".
  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. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  5. ↑ "Jaguars stung by DPMM at Queenstown". Footballopod.com. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  6. ↑ "Geylang stuns Albirex to top Group B". Footballopod.com. 2012-08-03.
  7. ↑ "Sead rested as Tampines beats Woodlands". Footballopod.com. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  8. ↑ "Gombak hold Woodlands to a draw". Footballopod.com. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-08-02.

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