The 2023 Singapore Cup will be the 24th edition of the Singapore Cup, Singapore's annual premier club football knock-out tournament organised by the Football Association of Singapore.
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Country | Singapore |
Dates | 24 September – 9 December 2023 |
Teams | 9 clubs |
Final positions | |
Champions | Lion City Sailors |
Runner-up | Hougang United |
Third place | Tampines Rovers |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 matches |
Top goal scorer(s) | Shawal Anuar |
Hougang United is the defending champions, having won the tournament in 2022 after defeating defending champions Tampines Rovers 3–2 in the final to win their inaugural Singapore Cup.[1][2]
Format
editCompetition
editThe 2023 Singapore Cup began on September 24, 2023 with a group stage consisting of two groups. Group A had 5 teams, while Group B had 4 teams. Each team played each other team in their group once. The top 2 teams from each group advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the first-place team from Group A played the second-place team from Group B, and the first-place team from Group B played the second-place team from Group A. The winners of the semifinals advanced to the final.[3][4]
Groups
editThe group-stage matches will run from September 24, 2023 to 26 November 2023, with the top two teams from each group proceeding to a two-legged semi-final stage.[5]
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brunei DPMM (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 | Semi-finals |
2 | Tampines Rovers (Q) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | |
3 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
4 | Geylang International | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
5 | Young Lions | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
Brunei DPMM | 1–1 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
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Tampines Rovers | 5–0 | Young Lions |
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Albirex Niigata (S) | 1–2 | Geylang International |
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Brunei DPMM | 1–0 | Tampines Rovers |
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Albirex Niigata (S) | 2–0 | Young Lions |
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Geylang International | 1–4 | Brunei DPMM |
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Hussain |
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Tampines Rovers | 3–1 | Geylang International |
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Saifullah Akbar Zlatković Joel |
Report | Tezuka |
Young Lions | 0–1 | Brunei DPMM |
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Report | Noor |
Albirex Niigata (S) | 1–1 | Tampines Rovers |
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Kawachi |
Report | Kopitović |
Geylang International | 2–4 | Young Lions |
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Tezuka Yamaya |
Report | Kobayashi Kieran Gallagher Farhan |
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Lion City Sailors (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 7 | Semi-finals |
2 | Hougang United (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Balestier Khalsa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Tanjong Pagar United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 |
Balestier Khalsa | 0–7 | Lion City Sailors |
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Tanjong Pagar United | 2–1 | Hougang United |
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Hougang United | 3–2 | Balestier Khalsa |
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Lion City Sailors | 4–1 | Tanjong Pagar United |
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Balestier Khalsa | 7–2 | Tanjong Pagar United |
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Kozar Hoshino Daniel Tanigushi |
Report | Dias |
Hougang United | 1–1 | Lion City Sailors |
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Maksimovic |
Report | Shawal |
Semi-finals
editThe semi final will take place on between 3 and 6 December 2023, with both the third-place playoff and final scheduled for 9 December 2023.
The first legs will be played on 3 December 2023, and the second legs will be played on 6 December 2023.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Brunei DPMM | 0–3 | Hougang United | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Lion City Sailors | 6–3 | Tampines Rovers | 3–3 | 3–0 |
Hougang United | 1–0 | Brunei DPMM |
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Maksimovic |
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Brunei DPMM | 0–2 | Hougang United |
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Report | Djordje Maksimovic |
Tampines Rovers | 3–3 | Lion City Sailors |
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Joel Faris Kopitović |
Report | Anumanthan Wright Shawal |
Lion City Sailors | 3–0 | Tampines Rovers |
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Zivkovic Lopes |
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3rd / 4th
editBrunei DPMM | 0–2 | Tampines Rovers |
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Report | Kopitović Faris |
Final
editHougang United | 1–3 | Lion City Sailors |
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Takayama |
Report | Zivkovic Lestienne Shawal |
Season statistics
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Top scorersedit
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Top assistsedit
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Clean sheetsedit
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Hat tricksedit
Note 4 Player scored 4 goals
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Penalty missededit
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Own goalsedit
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References
edit- ^ "Group stage set for 2022 Singapore Cup".
- ^ Lee, David (19 November 2022). "Football: Hat-trick hero Krajcek hails late brother after helping Hougang beat Tampines in Singapore Cup final | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Group stage set for 2022 Singapore Cup".
- ^ "2023 Singapore Cup kicks off on 24 September".
- ^ "Battle lines drawn as Sailors target improved Singapore Cup campaign".