2008 Singapore League Cup

Singapore League Cup 2008 Singapore May 2008 - June 2008 12 Gombak United Super Reds FC Balestier Khalsa FC Ojimi Gabriel Obatola (6 goals) 2009 2007 The 2008 Singapore League Cup was the 2nd edition of the Singapore League Cup. Its official sponsored name for 2008 was the Avaya-J&J League Cup. In 2007, the event was held before the start of the S.League season (and served as a pre-season warm-up tournament). However, in 2008, the event was held during the S.League season. It consisted of all 12 S.League teams in that season. The cup was played over four rounds. The top four teams in the S.League in 2007 were given a bye to the quarter-final stage. The final was played on 16 June at Jalan Besar Stadium, with Gombak United defeating Super Reds FC. The defending champions, Woodlands Wellington, were eliminated in the first round. Teams JPN Albirex Niigata Singapore F.C. Balestier Khalsa FC CHN Dalian Shide Siwu FC Geylang United FC Gombak United FC Home United FC Sengkang Punggol FC Singapore Armed Forces FC (SAFFC) KOR Super Reds FC Tampines Rovers FC Woodlands Wellington FC SIN Young Lions Round one The draw for the first knockout round was held on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 in Singapore. The first round matches began on 30 May. The winners advanced to the quarter-final stage. Teams who had finished in the top 4 positions of the 2007 S.League received a bye and did not participate in the round one knockout competition. The four byes were Singapore Armed Force FC, Home United, Tampines Rovers and Gombak United respectively. 30 May 19:30 China Dalian Shide Siwu FC 0 – 1 Report Japan Albirex Niigata FC (S) Ryota Doi 28 Queenstown Stadium 745 John Chia 30 May 19:30 Woodlands Wellington 3 – 3 (A.E.T)(4 – 5 pens) Report Singapore Young Lions Park Tae Won (Pen.) 44, 90Fadzuhasny Juraimi 107 K Sivaseshan 90+1Zulfadli Zainal Abidin 90+3Obadin Aikhena 111 Woodlands Stadium 1,767 Abas Daud 31 May 19:45 South Korea Super Reds 3 – 0 Report Sengkang Punggol Sin Hyun Ho (Pen.) 3 Oh Ddog Yi 9Seo Su Jong 43 Yishun Stadium 851 T Aravinthan 31 May 19:45 Geylang United 1 – 2 Report Balestier Khalsa Miroslav Latiak 30 Mba Vitus Onyekachi 22, Faizal Amir 63 Bedok Stadium 1,748 P Pandian Knockout Bracket - Starting from Quarter-Finals Quarter-final Semi-final Final 30px 160px Home United 1, 0 (1) Gombak United 1, 1 (2) SingaporeYoung Lions 0, 3 (3) Tampines Rovers 1, 2 (3) SAFFC 0, 1 (1) Balestier Khalsa 3, 2 (5) South Korea Super Reds 3, 3 (6) Japan Albirex Niigata FC (S) 0, 1 (1) Gombak United 4, 1 (5) Singapore Young Lions 1, 1 (2) Balestier Khalsa 0, 0 (0) South Korea Super Reds 1, 0 (1) Gombak United 2 South Korea Super Reds 1 Quarter-finals 1st Legs 3 June 19:45 Gombak United 1 – 1 Report Home United Ojimi Gabriel Obatola (Pen.) 75 Farhan Farook 68 Jurong West Stadium 1,918 Sukhbir Singh 3 June 19:45 Singapore Young Lions 0 – 1 Report Tampines Rovers Shahdan Sulaiman 6 Jalan Besar Stadium 1,564 Leow Thiam Hoe 4 June 19:45 SAFFC 0 – 3 Report Balestier Khalsa Mba Vitus Onyekachi 3 Faizal Amir 20 Paul Bekombo 67 Choa Chu Kang Stadium 1,825 Muhd Adzhar Aziz 4 June 19:45 South Korea Super Reds 3 – 0 Report Japan Albirex Niigata FC (S) Oh Ddog Yi 43 Moon Soon Ho 80 Yun Bo Young 90 Yishun Stadium 842 Abas Daud 2nd Legs 6 June 19:30 Home United 0 – 1 Report Gombak United Ojimi Gabriel Obatola (Pen.) 36 Bishan Stadium 1,243 Abdul Malik Bashir Gombak United progressed 2-1 on aggregate score 7 June 19:30 Balestier Khalsa 2 – 1 Report SAFFC M V Onyekachi 7 K T Giscard 49 Ashrin Shariff 15 Toa Payoh Stadium 1,944 Abas Daud Balestier Khalsa progressed 5-1 on aggregate score 6 June 19:30 Tampines Rovers 2 – 3 https://archive.today/20110716092920/http://www.sleague.com/Web/Main.aspx?ID=,68e68380-9e0b-44b2-8a32-d06df7470ca6&NLT=300&AID=85ee850e-df5d-4b4d-b694-42dfffc3d3da Report Singapore Young Lions Fathi Yunus 30 Aliff Shafaein 64 Firdaus Idros 48 Izzdin Shafiq (Pen.) 56,67 Tampines Stadium 1,909 S Kumar Young Lions progressed on away goals rule after 3-3 draw on aggregate score 7 June 19:30 Japan Albirex Niigata FC (S) 1 – 3 Report South Korea Super Reds Ryota Doi 73 Seo Su Jong (Pen.) 30 U Ja Rang 49 Oh Ddog Yi 65 Jurong East Stadium 1,584 Muhd Taqi Super Reds progressed 6-1 on aggregate score Semi-finals 1st Legs 9 June 19:45 Gombak United 4 – 1 Report Singapore Young Lions Kingsley Njoku 26,32 Ojimi Gabriel Obatola 58,60 Firdaus Idros 90 Jurong West Stadium 1,713 John Chia 10 June 19:45 Balestier Khalsa 0 – 1 Report South Korea Super Reds Sin Hyun Ho (Pen.) 47 Toa Payoh Stadium 2,181 Abdul Malik Bashir 2nd Legs 12 June 19:45 Singapore Young Lions 1 – 1 Report Gombak United Sufian Anuar 71 T Seehawong 15 Jalan Besar Stadium 1,829 T Aravinthan Gombak United progressed 5-2 on aggregate score 13 June 19:45 South Korea Super Reds 0 – 0 https://archive.today/20090305140612/http://www.sleague.com/Web/Main.aspx?ID=,68e68380-9e0b-44b2-8a32-d06df7470ca6&NLT=300&AID=b0233c59-69b9-4a9b-a26a-dfec3f3c95fd Report Balestier Khalsa Yishun Stadium 828 Abas Daud Super Reds FC progressed 1-0 on aggregate score 3rd-place Playoff 16 June 17:00 Singapore Young Lions 2 – 3 Report Balestier Khalsa Sufian Anuar 8 Firdaus Idros 52 Rhysh Roshan Rai 6,23 Paul Bekombo 72 Jalan Besar Stadium 3,264 Muhd Taqi Final 16 June 19:45 Gombak United 2 – 1 Report South Korea Super Reds FC G Obatola 34,90 Jeon Byung Euk 50 Jalan Besar Stadium 3,246 S Kumar Top scorers Last updated 16 June 2008 Rank Player Club Goals 1 Nigeria Ojimi Gabriel Obatola Gombak United 6 2 South Korea Oh Ddog Yi South Korea Super Reds 3 = Nigeria Mba Vitus Onyekachi Balestier Khalsa 3 = Singapore Firdaus Idros Singapore Young Lions 3 See also S.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Singapore Charity Shield Football Association of Singapore List of football clubs in Singapore External links Official S.League website Football Association of Singapore website 2008 League Cup Category:2008 in domestic association football cups Category:May 2008 sports events in Asia Category:June 2008 sports events in Asia