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2008 Singapore Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | Singapore Cup |
| year | 2008 |
| country | Singapore |
| dates | May 2008 - November 2008 |
| num_teams | 16 |
| winners | SAFFC |
| second | Woodlands Wellington |
| scoring_leader | Singapore Indra Sahdan Daud (4 goals) |
| Singapore Aleksandar Đurić (4 goals) | |
| prev_season | 2007 |
| next_season | 2009 |
Singapore Aleksandar Đurić (4 goals) 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
- Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
- Balestier Khalsa
- Thailand Bangkok University
- China Dalian Shide
- Brunei DPMM FC
- Geylang United
- Gombak United
- Home United FC
- Cambodia Phnom Penh Empire
- Sengkang Punggol FC
- Singapore Armed Forces FC (SAFFC)
- South Korea Super Reds
- Tampines Rovers
- Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
- Woodlands Wellington FC
- Singapore Young Lions FC (FAS under-23 team)
Knockout stage
Bracket
|RD1-seed01= |RD1-team01=South Korea Super Reds (AET) |RD1-score01=2 |RD1-seed02= | | | RD1-team02=Geylang United |RD1-score02=1 |RD1-seed03= |RD1-team03=SAFFC |RD1-score03= 2 |RD1-seed04= |RD1-team04=Balestier Khalsa |RD1-score04= 0 |RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=China Dalian Shide | RD1-score05 =1 |RD1-seed06= | | | RD1-team06=Home United | RD1-score06 =5 |RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Sengkang Punggol | RD1-score07=1(3) |RD1-seed08= | | | RD1-team08=Tampines Rovers (P) |RD1-score08=1(4) |RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Gombak United | RD1-score09=0 |RD1-seed10= | | | RD1-team10=Thailand Tobacco Monopoly | RD1-score10=1 |RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=Woodlands Wellington | RD1-score11=1 |RD1-seed12= | | | RD1-team12=Brunei DPMM FC | RD1-score12=0 |RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Japan Albirex Niigata (S) | RD1-score13=1 |RD1-seed14= | | | RD1-team14=Thailand Bangkok University | RD1-score14=4 |RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Singapore Young Lions FC | RD1-score15 =2 |RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Cambodia Phnom Penh Empire | RD1-score16 =0 | RD2-team01=South Korea Super Reds | RD2-score01-1= 1 | RD2-score01-2= 0 | RD2-score01-agg= 1 | RD2-team02=SAFFC | RD2-score02-1= 1 | RD2-score02-2= 3 | RD2-score02-agg= 4 | RD2-team03=Home United | RD2-score03-1= 1 | RD2-score03-2= 0 | RD2-score03-agg= 1 | RD2-team04=Tampines Rovers | RD2-score04-1= 0 | RD2-score04-2= 2 | RD2-score04-agg= 2 | RD2-team05=Thailand Tobacco Monopoly | RD2-score05-1= 0 | RD2-score05-2= 1 | RD2-score05-agg= 1 (2) | RD2-team06=Woodlands Wellington | RD2-score06-1= 0 | RD2-score06-2= 1 | RD2-score06-agg= 1 (4) | RD2-team07=Thailand Bangkok University | RD2-score07-1= 0 | RD2-score07-2= 0 | RD2-score07-agg= 0 | RD2-team08=Singapore Young Lions FC | RD2-score08-1= 1 | RD2-score08-2= 0 | RD2-score08-agg= 1 | RD3-team01=SAFFC | RD3-score01-1= 2 | RD3-score01-2= 2 | RD3-score01-agg= 4 | RD3-team02=Tampines Rovers | RD3-score02-1= 0 | RD3-score02-2= 0 | RD3-score02-agg= 0 | RD3-team03=Woodlands Wellington | RD3-score03-1= 1 | RD3-score03-2= 3 | RD3-score03-agg= 4 | RD3-team04=Singapore Young Lions FC | RD3-score04-1= 2 | RD3-score04-2= 1 | RD3-score04-agg= 3 | RD4-team01=SAFFC (AET) | RD4-score01= 2 | RD4-team02=Woodlands Wellington | RD4-score02= 1
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.
Yan Minghao
Kengne Ludovick
Mustaqim Manzur
Nopphon Phon-Udom
Suppasek Kaikaew
Ivan Cesar Asenjo
Zdravko Simic
Hiroyuki Yamamoto
Winston Yap
Firdaus Salleh
Fahrudin Mustafic
Zulkarnaen Zainal
Shariff Abdul Samat
Ridhuan Muhammad
Fathi Yunus
Quarter-finals
First Legs
Second Legs
Zahid Ahmad
Akihiro Nakamura
Fadzuhasny Juraimi
Lucian Dronca
Khwanchai Fuangprakob
Somchai Hanaeng
Pradit Taweechai
- Woodlands Wellington progressed after winning 4 – 2 on penalties
- Young Lions progressed after winning 1 – 0 on aggregate
Fahrudin Mustafic
- Tampines Rovers progressed after winning 2 – 1 on aggregate
Joo Ki Hwan (o.g)
- SAFFC progressed after winning 4 – 1 on aggregate
Semifinals
First Legs
Fadhil Noh
Norikazu Murakami
Second Legs
Ismail Yunos (o.g.)
- Woodlands Wellington progressed after winning 4 – 3 on aggregate
- SAFFC progressed after winning 4-0 on aggregate
3rd-place Playoff
Fadhil Noh
Daniel Hammond (Pen.)
Fahrudin Mustafic (Pen.)
Sutee Suksomkit
Goh Swee Swee
Hafiz Abu Sujad
Afiq Yunos
Ashley Ow
Fahrudin Mustafic
Santi Chaiyaphuak
Zulkarnaen Zainal
Final
Kenji Arai
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore Indra Sahdan Daud | Home United | 4 |
| = | Singapore Aleksandar Đurić | SAFFC | 4 |
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