2013 Singapore League Cup

The 2013 Singapore League Cup (known as the Starhub League Cup for sponsorship purposes) is a cup competition played in the month of June 2013.

2013 Singapore League Cup
ChampionsBalestier Khalsa
Runners-up DPMM FC
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The draw for the Cup was held on Sunday, 12 May 2013 at the Football Association of Singapore's headquarters in Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore. Apart from the teams in the S.League which will be participating in the Starhub League Cup, the 2013 edition will also see an NFL side qualify for the cup draw following a playoff between four sides, namely Singapore Recreation Club and Singapore Cricket Club, who are the NFL Division 1 Champions and Runners-up, and Admiralty Football Club and Sporting Westlake FC, who are the NFL Division 2 Champions and Runners-up.[1]

Admiralty FC made it through to the tournament proper after they came back to defeat Singapore Recreation Club by a 3-1 scoreline.[2]

The League Cup semi finals, League Cup final and Plate final were originally scheduled to be played on 20 June 2013 and 23 June 2013 respectively but were postponed to September 2013 in view of the worsening haze conditions in Singapore.[3]

Preliminary Playoffs

The semi-finals of the preliminary playoffs were played on 5 May 2013.

Admiralty FC beat Singapore Cricket Club in the first semi-final with a 2-1 scoreline, while Singapore Recreation Club edged out Sporting Westlake 1-0 in the other semi-final.[4]

The final of the preliminary playoffs was held on 12 May 2013 at 5pm,[5] just before the League Cup draw was held at the same venue. Admiralty FC prevailed against Singapore Recreation Club despite going behind after 22 minutes and the Wolves came back after former S.League players, Jonathan Xu and Guntur Djafril, as well as former football reality show First XI contestant, Haziq Sudhir, each scored a goal to reverse the score in Admiralty's favour.[6]

As an added incentive for the NFL side, a $2,000 prize money was also presented to the winning team on top of successfully progressing into the 2013 StarHub League Cup. This new move by the S.League is aimed at giving NFL teams an opportunity to experience the professional competitiveness level of a cup competition.[7]

Preliminary Playoffs Knockout stage
Semifinals Finals
      
S1 Admiralty FC 2
S2 Singapore Cricket Club 1
SF1 Admiralty FC 3
SF2 SRC 1
S3 SRC 1
S4 Sporting Westlake 0

Preliminary Playoff Semi Finals
Admiralty FC2 - 1Singapore Cricket Club
Guntur Djafril  18'
Matthew Shiva  39' (pen)		 Report  45' Chang Guo Guang
Singapore Recreation Club1 - 0Sporting Westlake
Jonathan Lancry  73' Report

Preliminary Playoff Final
Admiralty FC3 - 1Singapore Recreation Club
Jonathan Xu  43'
Guntur Djafril  57'
Haziq Sudhir  93'		 Report  21' Shaiful Fauzi

First round

The 2013 Starhub League Cup draw was held at Jalan Besar Stadium on 12 May 2013 following Admiralty FC's victory over Singapore Recreation Club, ensuring the NFL Division One side's inclusion in the 2013 edition of the Cup.[8]

Harimau Muda B, Woodlands Wellington, Home United and preliminary playoff winners Admiralty FC were drawn into Group A, while Tampines Rovers, Courts Young Lions and Tanjong Pagar United made up Group B.[9]

Albirex Niigata (S), Hougang United and Geylang International were drawn into Group C and Brunei DPMM, Balestier Khalsa and Warriors F.C. made up Group D, which is also known as the "Cup Winners" group due to the three being the previous season's RHB Singapore Cup winners, League Cup Plate winners and League Cup winners.

The League Cup was originally scheduled to be played within the month of June in a round robin format with the original fixtures announced by FAS on 21 May 2013.[10] However, due to the haze conditions in Singapore, the League Cup semi finals, League Cup final and Plate final, which were originally scheduled to be played on 20 June 2013 and 23 June 2013 respectively, were postponed to September 2013.[11]

Preliminary stage

Group A: Admiralty FC (Preliminary Playoff Winners), Harimau Muda B, Home United, Woodlands Wellington

Group B: Young Lions FC, Tampines Rovers, Tanjong Pagar United

Group C: Albirex Niigata (S), Geylang International, Hougang United

Group D: Balestier Khalsa, DPMM FC, Warriors FC

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals of the 2013 StarHub League Cup.
Third-placed teams enter the semi finals of the 2013 Plate Competition.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Home United (A) 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9
2 Woodlands Wellington (A) 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 Harimau Muda B 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4 Admiralty FC 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2013. Source: sleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round.

Matches
5 June 2013 First Round Harimau Muda B 0 - 3 Home United Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8) Details  54' (pen.) Sirina Camara
 59' Aliff Shafaein
 76' Song Ui-Young		 Referee: Irwan Samsuddin
5 June 2013 First Round Woodlands Wellington 3 - 2 Admiralty FC Woodlands Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8) Chang Jo-Yoon  50',  85'
Oswind Suriya  82'		 Details  4' Andrew Hutcheon
 37' Mohamad Helmi Mohamad		 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
8 June 2013 First Round Woodlands Wellington 1 - 0 Harimau Muda B Woodlands Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8) Oswind Suriya  22' Details Referee: Muhd Taqi
8 June 2013 First Round Home United 5 - 0 Admiralty FC Bishan Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8) Jordan Webb  6'
Ismail Yunos  15'
(pen) Firdaus Idros  22'
Masrezwan Masturi  58'
Aliff Shafaein  65'		 Details Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe
11 June 2013 First Round Admiralty FC 1 - 2 Harimau Muda B Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8) Andrew Hutcheon  6' Details Iskandar Hanapiah  43'
Faizat Ghazli  63'		 Referee: W Ravisanthiran
11 June 2013 First Round Home United 2 - 0 Woodlands Wellington Bishan Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8) Masrezwan Masturi  42'
Aliff Shafaein  53'		 Details Referee: Farhad Mohd

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tanjong Pagar United (A) 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
2 Tampines Rovers (A) 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
3 Young Lions FC 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2013. Source: sleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round.

Matches
6 June 2013 First Round Tanjong Pagar United 3 - 0 Young Lions FC Queenstown Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8) Kamel Ramdani  5'
Monsef Zerka  77',  79'		 Details
9 June 2013 First Round Tampines Rovers 2 - 1 Tanjong Pagar United Clementi Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8) Aleksandar Đurić  9', 32' Details Ismaël Benhamed  90+5'
12 June 2013 First Round Tampines Rovers 2 - 3 Young Lions FC Clementi Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8) Ahmed Fahmie  23'
Jamil Ali  44'		 Details Afiq Yunos  62'
Ignatius Ang  79'
Sahil Suhaimi  90+3'

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Geylang International (A) 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
2 Albirex Niigata (S) (A) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
3 Hougang United 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2013. Source: sleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round.

Matches
5 June 2013 First Round Hougang United 0 - 0 Albirex Niigata (S) Hougang Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8) Details Referee: Jansen Foo
8 June 2013 First Round Albirex Niigata (S) 0 - 0 Geylang International Jurong East Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8) Details Referee: W Ravisanthiran
11 June 2013 First Round Geylang International 2 - 1 Hougang United Bedok Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8) Jozef Kaplán  43', 77' (pen.) Details Jerome Baker  59'

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Balestier Khalsa (A) 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
2 DPMM FC (A) 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3 Warriors FC 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2013. Source: sleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round.

Matches
6 June 2013 First Round Balestier Khalsa 2 - 1 DPMM FC Toa Payoh Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8) Paul Cunningham  80'
Obadin Aikhena  89'		 Details  45' Shahrazen Said
9 June 2013 First Round DPMM FC 2 - 1 Warriors FC Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8) Shahrulrizal Abd Rahman  21'
Shahrazen Said  54'		 Details Mislav Karoglan  16'
12 June 2013 First Round Warriors FC 2 - 2 Balestier Khalsa Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8) Mislav Karoglan  8'
Tatsuro Inui  77'		 Details Kim Min-Ho  19'
Park Kang-Jin  41'

Knockout stage
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A1 Home United 1(7)
C2 Albirex Niigata (S) 1(8)
QF1 Albirex Niigata (S) 0
QF2 Balestier Khalsa 1
D1 Balestier Khalsa 3(4)
B2 Tampines Rovers 3(3)
SF1 Balestier Khalsa 4
SF2 DPMM FC 0
A2 Woodlands Wellington 0(4)
C1 Geylang International 0(1)
QF3 Woodlands Wellington 0
QF4 DPMM FC 1
B1 Tanjong Pagar United 2
D2 DPMM FC 5

Quarter-finals
15 June 2013 Quarter Finals 1 Home United 1 - 1 (a.e.t.)
(7 - 8 p)		 Albirex Niigata (S) Bishan Stadium
19:30 (UTC+8) Ismail Yunos  14' Details Shingo Suzuki  78' (pen.) Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
15 June 2013 Quarter Finals 2 Balestier Khalsa 3 - 3 (a.e.t.)
(4 - 3 p)		 Tampines Rovers Toa Payoh Stadium
19:30 (UTC+8) Ismadi Mukhtar  2' (o.g.)
Kim Min-Ho  39'
Zulkiffli Hassim  81'		 Details Aleksandar Đurić  8'
Khairul Amri  67'
Jamil Ali  77'		 Referee: Abdul Malik
16 June 2013 Quarter Finals 3 Geylang International 0 - 0 (a.e.t.)
(1 – 4 p)		 Woodlands Wellington Bedok Stadium
19:30 (UTC+8) Details Referee: Yazeen Buhari
Penalties
Norihiro Kawakami
Jozef Kaplán
Shotaro Ihata 		Moon Soon-Ho
Rosman Sulaiman
Cho Sung-hwan
Goh Swee Swee
16 June 2013 Quarter Finals 4 Tanjong Pagar United 2 - 5 DPMM FC Queenstown Stadium
19:30 (UTC+8) Hafiz Nor  4'
Monsef Zerka  28'		 Details  47',  64',  71' (pen) João Moreira
 55',  68' Arturas Rimkevicius		 Referee: Muhd Taqi

Semi-finals
9 September 2013 Semi Finals 1 Albirex Niigata (S) 0 - 1 Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
19:30 (UTC+8) Details Park Kang-Jin  12' Referee: Sukhbir Singh
10 September 2013 Semi Finals 2 Woodlands Wellington 0 - 1 DPMM FC Woodlands Stadium
19:30 (UTC+8) Details Hendra Azam  50' Referee: Muhd Taqi

Final
14 September 2013 Final Balestier Khalsa 4 - 0 DPMM FC Jalan Besar Stadium
19:45 Paul Cunningham  15'
Kim Min-Ho  34'
Poh Yi Feng  68'
Tengku Mushadad  86'		 Details Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe

Plate Competition

Like the 2012 edition of the League Cup, the second runners-up from each group will face each other in the semi-finals of the League Cup Plate Competition.

The winners will go on to meet each other in the League Cup Plate Finals.

Plate Knockout Stage
Semifinals Final
      
A3 Harimau Muda B 1(5)
C3 Hougang United 1(4)
PSF1 Harimau Muda B 2
PSF2 Young Lions FC 0
B3 Young Lions FC 3
D3 Warriors FC 2

Plate Semi-finals
17 June 2013 Semi-Finals 1 Harimau Muda B 1 - 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 - 4 p)		 Hougang United Jalan Besar Stadium
19:30 (UTC+8) Ridzuan Abdunloh  70' Details  55' Nurhilmi Jasni Referee: W Ravisanthiran
18 June 2013 Semi-Finals 1 Young Lions FC 3 - 2 Warriors FC Jalan Besar Stadium
19:30 (UTC+8) (og) Syaiful Iskandar  22'
Afiq Yunos  45'
Iqbal Hussain  76'		 Details  11',  56' Shi Jiayi (pen) Referee: K Kalimuthu

Plate Final
14 September 2013 Final Harimau Muda B 2 - 0 Courts Young Lions Jalan Besar Stadium
17:00

Cup Statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 18 June 2013.[12]
Rank Nationality Player Club Goals
1 João Moreira DPMM FC 3
Aliff Shafaein Home United 3
Aleksandar Đurić Tampines Rovers 3
Monsef Zerka Tanjong Pagar 3
2 Andrew Hutcheon Admiralty FC 2
Kim Min-Ho Balestier Khalsa 2
Arturas Rimkevicius DPMM FC 2
Shahrazen Said DPMM FC 2
Afiq Yunos Young Lions FC 2
Jozef Kaplán Geylang International 2
Ismail Yunos Home United 2
Masrezwan Masturi Home United 2
Mislav Karoglan Warriors FC 2
Shi Jiayi Warriors FC 2
Chang Jo-Yoon Woodlands Wellington 2
Oswind Suriya Woodlands Wellington 2

See also

References
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