2019 Singapore FA Cup explained

Football Association Cup
Year:2019
Other Titles:Singapore FA Cup
Country:Singapore
Winners:Tiong Bahru FC
Second:Yishun Sentek Mariners
Third:Project Vaults Oxley SC
Prev Season:2018
Next Season:2023
Defending Champions:Yishun Sentek Mariners

The 2019 Singapore FA Cup is the latest season of the FAS Football Association Cup, which is only open to teams from Singapore National Football League (NFL) and Island Wide League (IWL) in Singapore.

Bukit Timah Juniors player Mohd Khairul was given a fine and three year ban from all football activities for his 'gross misconduct and violent conduct' during the match between Bukit Timah Juniors and Admiralty Rangers FC on 7 September 2019.[1]

On 15 September 2019, the match between Jungfrau Punggol and Kembangan FC at Woodlands Stadium was abandoned prematurely at the 58th minute by the match referee due to an incident that was deemed to compromise the safety and security of the match officials.[2] Three players from Kembangan FC was punished, while the team was given a fine of $7,500.00 and a ban from participating in FAS FA Cup 2020.

Tiong Bahru FC won the 2019 Football Association of Singapore (FAS) FA Cup after defeating defending champions Yishun Sentek Mariners FC on 20 October 2019. The NFL Division 1 champions exacted revenge for 2018 final loss to the same opponents as they completed a domestic double at Jalan Besar Stadium.[3]

The champions received $10,000 prize money and the FA Cup trophy. The first and second runners-up will received $5,000 and $2,000 from the Football Association of Singapore respectively.

Teams

The Singapore FA Cup is a knockout competition with 16 IWL teams taking part from the first round on 7 September 2019. 37 teams from the Singapore Football League system (21 teams in total from the Singapore Football League 1 and 2, and the 16 from the Island Wide League) will be contesting in the 2019 competition.[4]

2018 FA Cup champions, 2018 NFL Division One and Division Two champions will advance directly to the third round of the competition.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FAS Disciplinary Committee Cases in 2019 (as of 10 December) . 26 Jan 2024 . FAS.
  2. Web site: FAS statement on incident during FA Cup match between Jungfrau Punggol and Kembangan FC . 15 Sep 2019 . FAS.
  3. Web site: Tiong Bahru win FA Cup to complete Double! . . 20 October 2019.
  4. Web site: FAS FA Cup fixtures & results . FAS.
  5. Web site: Football Association Cup 2019 - Tournament Chart . 7 Oct 2019 . Project Vaults Oxley SC .