The 2008 edition of the Singapore Cup soccer competition was officially known as the RHB Singapore Cup (due to RHB Bank's sponsorship). It was the 11th staging of the annual Singapore Cup tournament.
The competition began on 6 May 2008, with 12 S.League clubs and 4 invited foreign teams from Thailand (2 teams), Cambodia (1) and Brunei (1). The cup was a single-elimination tournament, with all sixteen teams playing from the first round. The first round involved one-off matches. Subsequent rounds involved ties of two legs.
The final (single-leg) was played on 28 November 2008, and SAFFC beat Woodlands Wellington 2–1, with the deciding goal scored by Kenji Arai in the first period of extra-time.
Teams
Albirex Niigata (S)
- Balestier Khalsa
Bangkok University
Dalian Shide
DPMM FC
- Geylang United
- Gombak United
- Home United FC
Phnom Penh Empire
- Sengkang Punggol FC
- Singapore Armed Forces FC (SAFFC)
Super Reds
- Tampines Rovers
Tobacco Monopoly
- Woodlands Wellington FC
Young Lions FC (FAS under-23 team)
Knockout stage
Bracket
First knockout round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Geylang United | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
SAFFC | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
SAFFC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balestier Khalsa | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
SAFFC | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Tampines Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Home United | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Home United | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Tampines Rovers | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Sengkang Punggol | 1(3) | ||||||||||||||||||
Tampines Rovers (P) | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
SAFFC (AET) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Woodlands Wellington | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gombak United | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||||
Woodlands Wellington | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
Woodlands Wellington | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Woodlands Wellington | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 |
First knockout round
The draw for the first knockout round was held on Friday, 5 April 2008 in Singapore. The first round matches started on 6 May.
![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Isa Halim ![]() Yan Minghao ![]() |
Report[usurped] |
![]() | 1 – 5 | Home United |
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Bi Jinhao ![]() |
Report[usurped] | Indra Sahdan ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kengne Ludovick ![]() |
![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Akira Takase ![]() |
Report[usurped] | Suriya Domtaisong ![]() ![]() Nopphon Phon-Udom ![]() Suppasek Kaikaew ![]() |
![]() | 2 – 1 (AET) | Geylang United |
---|---|---|
Choi Young Min ![]() ![]() |
Report[usurped] | Rastislav Belicak ![]() |
Quarter-finals
First Legs
![]() | 1 – 1 | Woodlands Wellington |
---|---|---|
Jetsada Jitsawad ![]() |
Report[usurped] | L Dronca (Pen) ![]() |
![]() | 1 – 1 | SAFFC |
---|---|---|
Seo Su Jong ![]() |
Report[usurped] | Kenji Arai ![]() |
Second Legs
- Woodlands Wellington progressed after winning 4 – 2 on penalties
- Young Lions progressed after winning 1 – 0 on aggregate
Home United | 0 – 2 | Tampines Rovers |
---|---|---|
Report[usurped] | Qiu Li ![]() Fahrudin Mustafic ![]() |
- Tampines Rovers progressed after winning 2 – 1 on aggregate
SAFFC | 3 – 0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Aleksandar Duric ![]() ![]() Joo Ki Hwan (o.g) ![]() |
Report[usurped] |
- SAFFC progressed after winning 4 – 1 on aggregate
Semifinals
First Legs
Woodlands Wellington FC | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Lucian Dronca ![]() |
Report[usurped] | Obadin Aikhena ![]() Fadhil Noh ![]() |
Second Legs
![]() | 1 – 3 | Woodlands Wellington |
---|---|---|
Irwan Shah ![]() |
Report[usurped] | A Laakkad ![]() ![]() Ismail Yunos (o.g.) ![]() |
- Woodlands Wellington progressed after winning 4 – 3 on aggregate
Tampines Rovers | 0 – 2 | SAFFC |
---|---|---|
Report[usurped] | Aleksandar Duric ![]() ![]() |
- SAFFC progressed after winning 4-0 on aggregate
3rd-place Playoff
![]() | 3 – 3 | Tampines Rovers |
---|---|---|
Goh Swee Swee ![]() Fadhil Noh ![]() Daniel Hammond (Pen.) ![]() |
Report[usurped] | Khairul Amri ![]() Fahrudin Mustafic (Pen.) ![]() Sutee Suksomkit ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Daniel Hammond ![]() Goh Swee Swee ![]() Hafiz Abu Sujad ![]() Afiq Yunos ![]() Ashley Ow ![]() |
2 – 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Final
SAFFC | 2 – 1 (A.E.T) | Woodlands Wellington |
---|---|---|
Shaiful Esah ![]() Kenji Arai ![]() |
Report[usurped] | Fadzuhasny Juraimi ![]() |
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Home United | 4 |
= | ![]() |
SAFFC | 4 |
See also
- Singapore Cup
- S.League
- Singapore League Cup
- Singapore Charity Shield
- Football Association of Singapore
- List of football clubs in Singapore
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