2016 Singapore Cup

The 2016 Singapore Cup (also known as the RHB Singapore Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 19th edition of Singapore's annual premier club football tournament organised by the Football Association of Singapore. Albirex Niigata (S) are the defending champions, having won their first trophy the previous year.[1] The final was won by Albirex Niigata (S) 2-0. Tampines Rovers striker Billy Mehmet received the man of the match award.

2016 Singapore Cup
RHB Singapore Cup
CountrySingapore
DatesFrom 26 May 2016
Teams12
Champions Albirex Niigata (S)
Runners-upTampines Rovers
Third place Ceres-La Salle
Fourth placeBalestier Khalsa
Matches played14
Goals scored48 (3.43 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Stephan Schröck
(7 goals)
← 2015
2017 →
All statistics correct as of 3 July 2016.

Teams

A total of 12 teams participate in the 2016 Singapore Cup. 9 of the teams are from domestic S.League while the other three are invited from Cambodia and the Philippines.

S.League Clubs
Invited Foreign Teams

Format

Eight teams were drawn for the preliminary round while the other four seeded teams received a bye for that round.[2] The eight teams will play against one another in a single-legged knockout basis. Winners of this round will progress and advance to the quarter-finals. Thereafter, matches are played in two legs with the exception of the one-match final.

For any match in the knockout stage, a draw after 90 minutes of regulation time is followed by two 15 minute periods of extra time to determine a winner. If the teams are still tied, a penalty shoot-out is held to determine a winner.

Bracket
  Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                     
Albirex Niigata (S)  
Bye  
  Albirex Niigata (S) 2 2 4  
  Geylang International 0 2 2  
Geylang International 2
Warriors FC 1  
  Albirex Niigata (S) 1 1 2  
  Balestier Khalsa 0 0 0  
Balestier Khalsa  
Bye  
  Balestier Khalsa 2 2 4
  Home United 1 2 3  
Home United 2
Hougang United 1  
  Albirex Niigata (S) 2
  Tampines Rovers 0
Tampines Rovers  
Bye  
  Tampines Rovers 3 2 5
  Global FC 1 1 2  
Nagaworld FC 0
Global FC 5  
  Tampines Rovers 2 3 5
  Ceres-La Salle 1 2 3  
DPMM FC  
Bye  
  DPMM FC 0 3 3
  Ceres-La Salle 3 2 5  
Ceres-La Salle 3
Young Lions 1  

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 24 April 2016 at Connaught Drive. Eight teams involved in this round will play in a single leg knockout basis. The matches will be played from 26 to 29 May 2016. Winners of this round will progress and advance to the quarter-finals.

Home United2–1Hougang United
Azhar  48'
Ilsø  90'		 Details Kogure  58'
Bishan Stadium, Singapore
Referee: G. Letchman

Geylang International2–1Warriors FC
Sahil  46'
Faritz  54'		 Details Madhu  21'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Nathan Chan

Nagaworld FC 0–5 Global FC
Details Minegishi  9', 10'
Clariño  32'
Nazari  77'
Sato  84'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Muhd Taqi

Ceres-La Salle 3–1 (a.e.t.) Young Lions
Schröck  44', 100'
Kim  99'		 Details Pereira  87'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Quarter-finals

Four teams (Home United, Geylang International, Global and Ceres-La Salle) will join the four seeded teams in this round after winning their matches in the Preliminary Round. All matches will be played in a two-legged knockout basis. Away goal rule will not be applied in this tournament. Winners of this round will progress and advance to the semi-finals.

Summary
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Balestier Khalsa 4–3 Home United 2–1 2–2
Albirex Niigata (S) 4–2 Geylang International 2–0 2–2
Tampines Rovers 5–2 Global FC 3–1 2–1
DPMM FC 3–5 Ceres-La Salle 0–3 3–2

Matches
Balestier Khalsa2–1Home United
Tokić  36'
Ahmad  86'		 Details Khairul  59'
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran
Home United2–2Balestier Khalsa
Khairul  11'
Ilsø  55'		 Details Tokić  34', 59'
Referee: Jansen Foo

Balestier Khalsa won 4–3 on aggregate.

Albirex Niigata (S) 2–0Geylang International
Jitozono  1'
Tanaka  53'		 Details
Referee: G. Letchman
Geylang International2–2 Albirex Niigata (S)
Hartmann  23'
Sahil  44'		 Details Kawata  65', 75' (pen.)
Referee: Sukhbir Singh

Albirex Niigata (S) won 4–2 on aggregate.

Tampines Rovers3–1 Global FC
Mehmet  15'
Fazrul  61'
Hafiz  69'		 Details Bahadoran  44'
Referee: Farhad Mohd
Global FC 1–2Tampines Rovers
Minegishi  21' Details Mehmet  42'
Hafiz  72'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Tampines Rovers won 5–2 on aggregate.

DPMM FC 0–3 Ceres-La Salle
Details Ott  15'
Schröck  26', 72'
Referee: Nathan Chan
Ceres-La Salle 2–3 DPMM FC
Schröck  16'
Bienve  53'		 Details Shahrazen  54'
Ramazotti  63'
McLean  90'
Referee: Muhd Taqi

Ceres-La Salle won 5–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Summary
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Albirex Niigata (S) 2–0 Balestier Khalsa 1–0 1–0
Tampines Rovers 5–3 Ceres-La Salle 2–1 3–2

Matches
Albirex Niigata (S) 1–0Balestier Khalsa
Inaba  44' Details
Referee: Jansen Foo
Balestier Khalsa0–1 Albirex Niigata (S)
Details Kumada  82'
Referee: W Ravisanthiran

Albirex Niigata (S) won 2-0 on aggregate.

Tampines Rovers2–1 Ceres-La Salle
Mustafic  12'
Sufian  49'		 Details Bienve  17'
Referee: Farhad Mohd
Ceres-La Salle 2–3Tampines Rovers
Schröck  12' (pen.)
Reichelt  78'		 Details Hafiz Sujad  57'
Afiq Yunos  105'
S. Akbar  112'
Referee: Muhd Taqi

Tampines Rovers won 5-3 on aggregate.

Third place
Balestier Khalsa1–2 Ceres-La Salle
Tokić  5' Report Ott  64'
Schröck  69'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Final

Albirex Niigata (S) 2–0Tampines Rovers
Kawata  28'
Nagasaki  87'		 Report
Referee: Sukhbir Singh

Statistics

Top goalscorers
As of matches played on 30 October 2016.[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Stephan Schröck Ceres-La Salle 7
2 Niko Tokić Balestier Khalsa 4
3 Atsushi Kawata Albirex Niigata (S) 3
Hikaru Minegishi Global
Hafiz Abu Sujad Tampines Rovers
6 6 players 2
12 26 players 1

References
  1. "Albirex Niigata (S) crowned RHB Singapore Cup 2015 champions". The Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  2. "RHB Singapore Cup draw spices third car-free Sunday". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  3. "Singapore Cup – Leading Scorers". S.League. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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