The 2008 Singapore League Cup marks the second occasion on which the Singapore League Cup competition has been staged. (The event was launched in 2007). Its official sponsored name for 2008 is the Avaya-J&J League Cup.
In 2007, the event was held before the start of the S.League season (and serving as a pre-season warm-up tournament), and was won by Woodlands Wellington FC. However, in 2008, the event is being held during the S.League season. All 12 S.League teams have entered the 2008 competition.
The cup is being played over four rounds. The top four teams in the S.League in 2007 were given a bye to the quarter-final stage.
The draw for the first knockout round was held on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 in Singapore. The first round matches kick off on 30 May. The matches are played on a one match basis. The winners advance to the quarter-final stage. Teams who had finished in top 4 positions of 2007 S.League received a bye and need not participate in Round one knockout competition. They were: Singapore Armed Force FC, Home United, Tampines Rovers and Gombak United respectively.
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The 2008 Singapore League Cup marks the second occasion on which the Singapore League Cup competition has been staged The event was launched in 2007 Its official sponsored name for 2008 is the Avaya J amp J League Cup 2008 Singapore League CupTournament detailsCountrySingaporeDatesMay 2008 June 2008Teams12Final positionsChampionsGombak UnitedRunner upSuper Reds FCThird placeBalestier Khalsa FCTournament statisticsTop goal scorer s Ojimi Gabriel Obatola 6 goals 20072009 In 2007 the event was held before the start of the S League season and serving as a pre season warm up tournament and was won by Woodlands Wellington FC However in 2008 the event is being held during the S League season All 12 S League teams have entered the 2008 competition The cup is being 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 will be played on 16 June at Jalan Besar Stadium Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Round one 1 2 Knockout Bracket Starting from Quarter Finals 2 Quarter finals 3 Semi finals 4 3rd place Playoff 5 Final 6 Top scorers 7 See also 8 External linksTeams edit nbsp Albirex Niigata FC S Balestier Khalsa FC nbsp Dalian Shide Siwu FC Geylang United FC Gombak United FC Home United FC Sengkang Punggol FC Singapore Armed Forces FC SAFFC nbsp Super Reds FC Tampines Rovers FC Woodlands Wellington FC nbsp Young LionsRound one edit The draw for the first knockout round was held on Tuesday 13 May 2008 in Singapore The first round matches kick off on 30 May The matches are played on a one match basis The winners advance to the quarter final stage Teams who had finished in top 4 positions of 2007 S League received a bye and need not participate in Round one knockout competition They were Singapore Armed Force FC Home United Tampines Rovers and Gombak United respectively 30 May19 30 nbsp Dalian Shide Siwu FC0 1 nbsp Albirex Niigata FC S Report Ryota Doi nbsp 28 Queenstown StadiumAttendance 745Referee John Chia 30 May19 30Woodlands Wellington3 3 A E T 4 5 pens nbsp Young LionsPark Tae Won Pen nbsp 44 nbsp 90 Fadzuhasny Juraimi nbsp 107 Report K Sivaseshan nbsp 90 1 Zulfadli Zainal Abidin nbsp 90 3 Obadin Aikhena nbsp 111 Woodlands StadiumAttendance 1 767Referee Abas Daud 31 May19 45 nbsp Super Reds3 0Sengkang PunggolSin Hyun Ho Pen nbsp 3 Oh Ddog Yi nbsp 9 Seo Su Jong nbsp 43 ReportYishun StadiumAttendance 851Referee T Aravinthan 31 May19 45Geylang United1 2Balestier KhalsaMiroslav Latiak nbsp 30 Report Mba Vitus Onyekachi nbsp 22 Faizal Amir nbsp 63 Bedok StadiumAttendance 1 748Referee P Pandian Knockout Bracket Starting from Quarter Finals edit Quarter finalSemi finalFinal Home United1 0 1 Gombak United1 1 2 Gombak United4 1 5 nbsp Young Lions1 1 2 nbsp Young Lions0 3 3 Tampines Rovers1 2 3 Gombak United2 nbsp Super Reds1SAFFC0 1 1 Balestier Khalsa3 2 5 Balestier Khalsa0 0 0 nbsp Super Reds1 0 1 nbsp Super Reds3 3 6 nbsp Albirex Niigata FC S 0 1 1 Quarter finals edit1st Legs 3 June19 45Gombak United1 1Home UnitedOjimi Gabriel Obatola Pen nbsp 75 Report Farhan Farook nbsp 68 Jurong West StadiumAttendance 1 918Referee Sukhbir Singh 3 June19 45 nbsp Young Lions0 1Tampines RoversReport Shahdan Sulaiman nbsp 6 Jalan Besar StadiumAttendance 1 564Referee Leow Thiam Hoe 4 June19 45SAFFC0 3Balestier KhalsaReport Mba Vitus Onyekachi nbsp 3 Faizal Amir nbsp 20 Paul Bekombo nbsp 67 Choa Chu Kang StadiumAttendance 1 825Referee Muhd Adzhar Aziz 4 June19 45 nbsp Super Reds3 0 nbsp Albirex Niigata FC S Oh Ddog Yi nbsp 43 Moon Soon Ho nbsp 80 Yun Bo Young nbsp 90 ReportYishun StadiumAttendance 842Referee Abas Daud 2nd Legs 6 June19 30Home United0 1Gombak UnitedReport Ojimi Gabriel Obatola Pen nbsp 36 Bishan StadiumAttendance 1 243Referee Abdul Malik Bashir Gombak United progressed 2 1 on aggregate score7 June19 30Balestier Khalsa2 1SAFFCM V Onyekachi nbsp 7 K T Giscard nbsp 49 Report Ashrin Shariff nbsp 15 Toa Payoh StadiumAttendance 1 944Referee Abas Daud Balestier Khalsa progressed 5 1 on aggregate score6 June19 30Tampines Rovers2 3 nbsp Young LionsFathi Yunus nbsp 30 Aliff Shafaein nbsp 64 Report Firdaus Idros nbsp 48 Izzdin Shafiq Pen nbsp 56 nbsp 67 Tampines StadiumAttendance 1 909Referee S Kumar Young Lions progressed on away goals rule after 3 3 draw on aggregate score7 June19 30 nbsp Albirex Niigata FC S 1 3 nbsp Super RedsRyota Doi nbsp 73 Report Seo Su Jong Pen nbsp 30 U Ja Rang nbsp 49 Oh Ddog Yi nbsp 65 Jurong East StadiumAttendance 1 584Referee Muhd Taqi Super Reds progressed 6 1 on aggregate scoreSemi finals edit1st Legs 9 June19 45Gombak United4 1 nbsp Young LionsKingsley Njoku nbsp 26 nbsp 32 Ojimi Gabriel Obatola nbsp 58 nbsp 60 Report Firdaus Idros nbsp 90 Jurong West StadiumAttendance 1 713Referee John Chia 10 June19 45Balestier Khalsa0 1 nbsp Super RedsReport Sin Hyun Ho Pen nbsp 47 Toa Payoh StadiumAttendance 2 181Referee Abdul Malik Bashir 2nd Legs 12 June19 45 nbsp Young Lions1 1Gombak UnitedSufian Anuar nbsp 71 Report T Seehawong nbsp 15 Jalan Besar StadiumAttendance 1 829Referee T Aravinthan Gombak United progressed 5 2 on aggregate score13 June19 45 nbsp Super Reds0 0Balestier KhalsaReportYishun StadiumAttendance 828Referee Abas Daud Super Reds FC progressed 1 0 on aggregate score3rd place Playoff edit16 June17 00 nbsp Young Lions2 3Balestier KhalsaSufian Anuar nbsp 8 Firdaus Idros nbsp 52 Report Rhysh Roshan Rai nbsp 6 nbsp 23 Paul Bekombo nbsp 72 Jalan Besar StadiumAttendance 3 264Referee Muhd TaqiFinal edit16 June19 45Gombak United2 1 nbsp Super Reds FCG Obatola nbsp 34 nbsp 90 Report Jeon Byung Euk nbsp 50 Jalan Besar StadiumAttendance 3 246Referee S KumarTop scorers editLast updated 16 June 2008 Rank Player Club Goals1 nbsp Ojimi Gabriel Obatola Gombak United 62 nbsp Oh Ddog Yi nbsp Super Reds 3 nbsp Mba Vitus Onyekachi Balestier Khalsa 3 nbsp Firdaus Idros nbsp Young Lions 3See also editS League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Singapore Charity Shield Football Association of Singapore List of football clubs in SingaporeExternal links editOfficial S League website Football Association of Singapore website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Singapore League Cup amp oldid 1200287643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
