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]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Singapore |
| Dates | 26 July - 11 August 2012 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  DPMM FC |
| Runner-up | Geylang United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
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 edit
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 edit
| 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 | DPMM FC (A)
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | Tanjong Pagar United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
| SAFFC | 3 – 0 | Tanjong Pagar United |
|---|---|---|
Aliff Shafaein  64' Aliff Shafaein 75' Marin Jonjić 89' |
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| DPMM FC | 0 - 2 | SAFFC |
|---|---|---|
| Preview Details Report |
29' Fazrul Nawaz 93' Aliff Shafaein |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geylang United (A) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 |  Albirex Niigata (S) (A)
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Balestier Khalsa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2 – 0 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Yasuhiro Yamakoshi 49' Yasuhiro Yamakoshi 80' |
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| Balestier Khalsa | 1 – 3 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Min-ho 25' |
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18' Jozef Kapláň 41' Nurhazwan Noraskin 64' Michael King |
Group C edit
| 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 |  Young Lions
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
| Home United | 1 – 0 | Courts Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Firdaus Idros 6' |
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| Courts Young Lions | 1 – 2 | Hougang United |
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| Hafiz Sujad 90' |
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6' Mamadou Diallo 84' Azhar Sairudin |
| Hougang United | 0 - 2 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
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49' Indra Sahdan Daud 57' Indra Sahdan Daud |
Group D edit
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
| Tampines Rovers | 3 – 1 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Jamil Ali 51' Aleksandar Đurić 55' Aleksandar Đurić 68' |
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66' Aloysius Yap |
| Gombak United | 1-1 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Julien Durand 14' |
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64' Ismail Yunos (o.g) |
Knockout stage edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A1 | SAFFC | 1 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Hougang United | 0 | ||||||||||||
| QF1 | SAFFC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| QF2 | DPMM FC
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Home United | 1(2) | ||||||||||||
| A2 | DPMM FC (P)
| 1(4) | ||||||||||||
| SF1 | 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 | Albirex Niigata (S)
| 3(5) | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
Semifinals edit
Final edit
| DPMM FC | 2-0 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Shahrazen Said 36' Azwan Salleh 76' |
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Plate Competition edit
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 edit
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A3 | Tanjong Pagar | 1 | |||||||
| C3 | Courts Young Lions
| 2 | |||||||
| SF1 | Courts Young Lions
| 0 | |||||||
| SF2 | Balestier Khalsa | 1 | |||||||
| B3 | Balestier Khalsa | 1 | |||||||
| D3 | Woodlands Wellington | 0 | |||||||
Plate Semi-finals edit
| Tanjong Pagar United | 1-2 | Courts Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Hafiz Osman 8' |
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54' Faritz Abdul Hameed 55' Benjamin Kristoffersen Lee |
| Balestier Khalsa | 1-0 | Woodlands Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Zulkiffli Hassim 67' |
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Plate final edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "New format revealed for League Cup". Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.
- ^ "New title sponsor, format for League Cup".
- ^ "League Cup: New format features two trophies". S.League.com.
- ^ "Aliff haunts former team with a brace". Footballopod.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Jaguars stung by DPMM at Queenstown". Footballopod.com. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Geylang stuns Albirex to top Group B". Footballopod.com. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Sead rested as Tampines beats Woodlands". Footballopod.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Gombak hold Woodlands to a draw". Footballopod.com. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012.