1997 Singapore League Cup

April 2023 April 2023 1997 Singapore League Cup Singapore July – September 1997 16 SAFFC Geylang United New Singapore League Cup The 1997 edition of the Singapore League Cup was a football tournament involving the teams in the S.League. It was renamed the Singapore Cup in 1998. The Singapore League Cup launched in 2007 is a different competition. This first edition of the competition would feature nine teams drawn into three groups of three teams, playing on a home and away basis. The group winners and best runner-up would qualify for the semi-finals. SAFFC would win the championship defeating Geylang United 1:0 in the final. Teams Balestier Central Geylang United Home United Jurong Sembawang Rangers Singapore Armed Forces FC (SAFFC) Tampines Rovers Tiong Bahru United Woodlands Wellington Group stage Group 1 Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsSAFFC440084+412Balestier Central4103910−13Home United4103811−30 [26 Jul] Balestier Central 3–1 Home United [30 Jul] Home United 1–2 Singapore Armed Forces [2 Aug] Singapore Armed Forces 1–0 Balestier Central [6 Aug] Home United 5–4 Balestier Central [10 Aug] Singapore Armed Forces 2–1 Home United [13 Aug] Balestier Central 2–3 Singapore Armed Forces Group 2 Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsGeylang United431082+610Woodlands Wellington411247−34Jurong410369−33 [26 Jul] Jurong 3–1 Woodlands Wellington [30 Jul] Geylang United 2–1 Jurong [2 Aug] Woodlands Wellington 0–0 Geylang United [6 Aug] Woodlands Wellington 3–1 Jurong [10 Aug] Jurong 1–3 Geylang United [13 Aug] Geylang United 3–0 Woodlands Wellington Group 3 Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsTampines Rovers430194+59Tiong Bahru United421163+37Sembawang Rangers401319−81 [Jul 26] Tiong Bahru United 3–1 Tampines Rovers [Jul 30] Tampines Rovers 3–1 Sembawang Rangers [Aug 2] Sembawang Rangers 0–3 Tiong Bahru United [Aug 6] Tampines Rovers 2–0 Tiong Bahru United [Aug 10] Sembawang Rangers 0–3 Tampines Rovers [Aug 13] Tiong Bahru United 0–0 Sembawang Rangers Semi-finals First leg 16 August 1997 19:45 SAFFC 1 – 0 Tampines Rovers 17 August 1997 19:45 Tiong Bahru United 3 – 1 Geylang United Second leg 19 August 1997 19:45 Tampines Rovers 1 – 1 SAFFC 20 August 1997 19:45 Geylang United 3 – 1 Tiong Bahru United 3 – 2 Final 6 September 1997 19:45 SAFFC 1 – 0 Geylang United Mioc 78 External links Official S.League website Football Association of Singapore website 1997 Category:1997 in domestic association football cups Category:1997 in Singaporean football