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2008 Singapore League Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | Singapore League Cup |
| year | 2008 |
| country | Singapore |
| dates | May 2008 - June 2008 |
| num_teams | 12 |
| winners | Gombak United |
| second | Super Reds FC |
| third | Balestier Khalsa FC |
| scoring_leader | Ojimi Gabriel Obatola (6 goals) |
| next_season | 2009 |
| prev_season | 2007 |
The 2008 Singapore League Cup was the 2nd edition of the Singapore League Cup. Its official sponsored name for 2008 was the Avaya-J&J League Cup.
In 2007, the event was held before the start of the S.League season (and served as a pre-season warm-up tournament). However, in 2008, the event was held during the S.League season. It consisted of all 12 S.League teams in that season. The cup was played over four rounds. The top four teams in the S.League in 2007 were given a bye to the quarter-final stage. The final was played on 16 June at Jalan Besar Stadium, with Gombak United defeating Super Reds FC. The defending champions, Woodlands Wellington, were eliminated in the first round.
Teams
- JPN Albirex Niigata Singapore F.C.
- Balestier Khalsa FC
- CHN Dalian Shide Siwu FC
- Geylang United FC
- Gombak United FC
- Home United FC
- Sengkang Punggol FC
- Singapore Armed Forces FC (SAFFC)
- KOR Super Reds FC
- Tampines Rovers FC
- Woodlands Wellington FC
- SIN Young Lions
Round one
The draw for the first knockout round was held on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 in Singapore. The first round matches began on 30 May. The winners advanced to the quarter-final stage. Teams who had finished in the top 4 positions of the 2007 S.League received a bye and did not participate in the round one knockout competition. The four byes were Singapore Armed Force FC, Home United, Tampines Rovers and Gombak United respectively.
(4 – 5 pens) Fadzuhasny Juraimi Zulfadli Zainal Abidin Obadin Aikhena
Oh Ddog Yi Seo Su Jong
Knockout Bracket - Starting from Quarter-Finals
| score-width=30px | team-width=160px
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Home United | RD1-score1= 1, 0 (1) | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Gombak United | RD1-score2= 1, 1 (2) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=SingaporeYoung Lions | RD1-score3= 0, 3 (3) | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Tampines Rovers | RD1-score4= 1, 2 (3) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=SAFFC | RD1-score5= 0, 1 (1) | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Balestier Khalsa | RD1-score6= 3, 2 (5) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=South Korea Super Reds | RD1-score7= 3, 3 (6) | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Japan Albirex Niigata FC (S) | RD1-score8= 0, 1 (1)
| RD2-team1=Gombak United | RD2-score1= 4, 1 (5) | RD2-team2=Singapore Young Lions | RD2-score2= 1, 1 (2) | RD2-team3=Balestier Khalsa | RD2-score3= 0, 0 (0) | RD2-team4=South Korea Super Reds | RD2-score4= 1, 0 (1)
| RD3-team1=Gombak United | RD3-score1= 2 | RD3-team2=South Korea Super Reds | RD3-score2= 1
Quarter-finals
1st Legs
Faizal Amir
Paul Bekombo
Moon Soon Ho
Yun Bo Young
2nd Legs
- Gombak United progressed 2-1 on aggregate score
K T Giscard
- Balestier Khalsa progressed 5-1 on aggregate score
Aliff Shafaein Izzdin Shafiq (Pen.) ,
- Young Lions progressed on away goals rule after 3-3 draw on aggregate score
U Ja Rang
Oh Ddog Yi
- Super Reds progressed 6-1 on aggregate score
Semi-finals
1st Legs
Ojimi Gabriel Obatola ,
2nd Legs
- Gombak United progressed 5-2 on aggregate score
- Super Reds FC progressed 1-0 on aggregate score
3rd-place Playoff
Firdaus Idros Paul Bekombo
Final
Top scorers
Last updated 16 June 2008
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria Ojimi Gabriel Obatola | Gombak United | 6 |
| 2 | South Korea Oh Ddog Yi | South Korea Super Reds | 3 |
| = | Nigeria Mba Vitus Onyekachi | Balestier Khalsa | 3 |
| = | Singapore Firdaus Idros | Singapore Young Lions | 3 |
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