2017 Singapore League Cup

The 2017 Singapore League Cup (known as The New Paper League Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 11th edition of the Singapore League Cup, Singapore's premier club football tournament organised by the Football Association of Singapore. Albirex Niigata (S) are the defending champions, having won their third trophy the previous year.[1] The tournament was held from 7 to 21 July 2017.[2]

2017 Singapore League Cup
CountrySingapore
Dates7–21 July 2017
Teams8
ChampionsJapan Albirex Niigata (S)
Runners-upWarriors FC
Matches played15
Goals scored52 (3.47 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Tsubasa Sano
Andrei Ciolacu
Shahril Ishak (4 goals)
← 2016
All statistics correct as of 21 July 2017.

Teams

A total of 8 teams participate in the 2017 Singapore League Cup with all clubs coming from the S.League.[3] Young Lions will not be participating in this edition of the Singapore League Cup.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Albirex Niigata (S) 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 Advance to semi-final
2 Warriors 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
3 Hougang United 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4 Home United 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: S.League
Warriors FC4 – 3Home United
Ciolacu 22' (pen) 64' 68'
Webb 76'		 Plazibat 6'
Rifqi 15'
Harun 34' (pen)
Referee: Muhd Taqi
Hougang United0 – 0Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Referee: W Ravisanthiran
Albirex Niigata (S) Japan2 – 0Warriors FC
Sakamoto 3'
Nagasaki 41'
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
Home United1 – 1Hougang United
Plazibat 30' Fairoz 36'
Referee: Farhad Mohd
Home United0 – 1Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Sano 53'
Referee: G Letchman
Hougang United2 – 2Warriors FC
Fareez 35'
Pablo 57'		 Shahril 4'
Ho 41'
Referee: Muhd Syahir

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brunei DPMM FC 3 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7 Advance to semi-final
2 Geylang International 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7
3 Balestier Khalsa 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4 Tampines Rovers 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: S.League
Tampines Rovers1 – 5Brunei DPMM FC
Jamil 67' Adi 14'
Hafiz 31' (o.g)
Maududi 41'
Azwan 41'
Shahrazen 48'
Referee: Jansen Foo
Balestier Khalsa0 – 2Geylang International
Recha 31'
Sendra 50'
Referee: Muhd Syahir
Tampines Rovers1 – 4Geylang International
Ayob 63' Ifwat 53' 64' 85'
Amy 69'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
DPMM FC Brunei3 – 0Balestier Khalsa
Azwan A 7'
A.Syafeeq 42' (o.g)
Adi 70'
Referee: G Letchman
DPMM FC Brunei3 – 3Geylang International
Adi 20'
Maududi 69'
Helmi 84'		 Coto 23'
Ricardo 48'
Taufiq 68' (pen)
Referee: Farhad Mohd
Balestier Khalsa3 – 0Tampines Rovers
Fadli 30'
Hazzuwan 56'
Aung 86'
Referee: W Ravisanthiran

Knockout phase

Bracket
Semi-finals Final
Japan Albirex Niigata (S) 4
Geylang International 0 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) 1
Brunei DPMM FC 1 Warriors FC 0
Warriors FC 5

Semi-finals
Albirex Niigata (S) Japan4 – 0Geylang International
Akiyama 28'
Sano 80' 82'
Nakai 88'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
DPMM FC Brunei1 – 5Warriors FC
Shahrazen Said 77' Ong 26'
Shahril 44' 53' 90' (pen)
Ciolacu 53'
Referee: Muhd Taqi Aljaafari

Final
Albirex Niigata (S) Japan1 – 0Warriors FC
Sano 110'
Referee: G. Letchman

Statistics

Scorers
As of matches played on 22 July 2017.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Shahril Ishak Warriors FC 4
Romania Andrei Ciolacu Warriors FC
Japan Tsubasa Sano Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
4 Ifwat Ismail Geylang International 3
Brunei Adi Said Brunei DPMM FC
6 Amy Recha Geylang International 2
Croatia Stipe Plazibat Home United
Brunei Azwan Ali Brunei DPMM FC
Brunei Shahrazen Said Brunei DPMM FC
Brunei Maududi Hilmi Kasmi Brunei DPMM FC
Argentina Ricardo Sendra Geylang International
12 20 players 1


Own goals
Player For Against Score Date
Hafiz SujadTampines RoversBrunei DPMM FC1–58 July 2017
Ashrul SyafeeqBalestier KhalsaBrunei DPMM FC0–311 July 2017

Winners
 2017 Singapore League Cup winner 
Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
4th title

See also

References
  1. Tan, Gabriel (30 July 2016). "TNP League Cup: Albirex Niigata (S) beat Brunei DPMM to win Singapore League Cup". ESPN FC. Singapore. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. Lim, Shawn (21 June 2017). "The New Paper League Continues Title Sponsorship Of League Cup 2017". FAS. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. "Albirex drawn with Home in group of death".
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