2008 Singapore League Cup Explained

Singapore League Cup
Year:2008
Size:100px
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 marks the second occasion on which the Singapore League Cup competition has been staged. (The event was launched in 2007). Its official sponsored name for 2008 is the Avaya-J&J League Cup.

In 2007, the event was held before the start of the S.League season (and serving as a pre-season warm-up tournament), and was won by Woodlands Wellington FC. However, in 2008, the event is being held during the S.League season. All 12 S.League teams have entered the 2008 competition.

The cup is being 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 will be played on 16 June at Jalan Besar Stadium.

Teams

Round one

The draw for the first knockout round was held on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 in Singapore. The first round matches kick off on 30 May. The matches are played on a one match basis. The winners advance to the quarter-final stage. Teams who had finished in top 4 positions of 2007 S.League received a bye and need not participate in Round one knockout competition. They were: Singapore Armed Force FC, Home United, Tampines Rovers and Gombak United respectively.----------------

Knockout Bracket - Starting from Quarter-Finals

Quarter-finals

1st Legs

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Semi-finals

1st Legs

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2nd Legs

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Top scorers

Last updated 16 June 2008

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Ojimi Gabriel Obatola6
2 Oh Ddog Yi3
= Mba Vitus Onyekachi3
= Firdaus Idros3

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