2009 Singapore League Cup
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The 2009 Singapore League Cup
Singapore League Cup
The Singapore League Cup is an annual soccer competition in Singapore. It was launched in 2007, and is open to teams who play in the S.League.The 2007 competition was sponsored by SingTel, and officially titled the SingTel League Cup...

 kicked off on 1 June.

For this season, the 12 teams will be divided into four groups of three in the preliminary round which will be played on a round-robin basis. The top two teams from each group qualify for the next round which will be played on a knockout (single elimination) basis.

The 2009 League Cup Final took place on 19 June (Friday) at the Jalan Besar Stadium.

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on May 14, 2009. The 12 S-League
S. League 2009
The 2009 S.League is the 14th season since the establishment of the S-League...

 teams are drawn into 4 groups of 3

Winners and runners up of each group will qualify for the quarter-finals.

Group A

Team
Brunei DPMM 2 2 0 0 4 0
4
6
SAFFC
Singapore Armed Forces Football Club
The Singapore Armed Forces Football Club is a professional football club that represents the Singapore Armed Forces and plays in the top-tier S.League. Singapore Armed Forces Football Club was officially established on 16 February 1996...

2 1 0 1 2 3 –1 3
Albirex Niigata (S)
Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore)
Albirex Niigata Singapore FC is a football club which plays in Singapore's S.League. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan, and its players come from Japan.-History:...

2 0 0 2 0 3 –3 0

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Group B

Team
Tampines Rovers
Tampines Rovers FC
Tampines Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that play in the S.League. Founded in 1945, they have won the national league championship five times, the Singapore Cup thrice and the ASEAN Club Championship once...

2 1 0 1 3 1
2
3
Geylang United
Geylang United FC
Geylang United Football Club is a professional football club from Singapore, currently playing in the S.League. The club is based in Bedok and their home ground is Bedok Stadium. Their mascot is an eagle, and hence the team is also known as "the Eagles"....

2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
Young Lions
Young Lions (Singapore football team)
The Courts Young Lions are an under-23 football team from Singapore. Most of the members of the squad are players from Singapore's national under-23 team. The team comes under the direct control of the Football Association of Singapore , but is managed as a football club and has competed in...

2 1 0 1 1 3 –2 3

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Group C

Team
Super Reds
Super Reds FC
Super Reds Football Club was a South Korean professional football club which played as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League between 2007 and 2009.- History :The creation of the club in 2007 was driven by the Korean community in Singapore...

2 1 1 0 2 1
1
4
Gombak United
Gombak United FC
Gombak United Football Club is a professional football club which plays in Singapore's S.League.Gombak United rejoined the S.League in 2006, having previously played in the league from 1998 to 2002. The club's best S.League finishes to date have been fourth place in 2007. The club also won the Best...

2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
Balestier Khalsa
Balestier Khalsa FC
Balestier Khalsa Football Club is a professional football club which plays in Singapore's S.League. The club is a merger of two clubs who played in the S.League in past years – Balestier Central FC and Clementi Khalsa FC – who came together at the end of the 2002 season...

2 0 1 1 1 2 –1 1

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Group D

Team
Home United
Home United FC
Home United Football Club is a professional soccer club which plays in Singapore's S.League.-History:The Police Sports Association was founded in the mid-1940s to organise football activities for the Singapore Police Force. They sent two teams to compete in the Singapore Amateur Football...

2 2 0 0 5 2
3
6
Woodlands Wellington
Woodlands Wellington FC
Woodlands Wellington Football Club is a professional football club that plays in Singapore's professional football league, the S.League.The team's home ground is the Woodlands Stadium, which is at the northern part of Singapore...

2 0 1 1 3 4 –1 1
Sengkang Punggol
Sengkang Punggol FC
Hougang United Football Club is a professional football club in Singapore's S.League. The club first made their debut in Singapore's S.League in 2006 under the name Sengkang Punggol Football Club. The club was a merger of two football clubs that previously played in the S.League – namely, Paya...

2 0 1 1 3 5 –2 1

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Bracket

Quarter-Finals

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Semi-Finals

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Third-Place Playoff

Final

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> Brunei DPMM:
GK 25   Wardun Yussof
DF 2   Yusof Salleh 
DF 5   Rene Komar
MF 3   Sairol Sahari
MF 7   Azwan Saleh
MF 11   Haji Subhi Abdilah 
MF 13   Rosmin Kamis (c)
MF 15   Suhaime Yussof 
MF 17   Abu Bakar Mahari 
FW 8   Oh Ddog Yi
Oh Ddog Yi
Oh Ddog Yi is a South Korean footballer.-Career:Prior to joining Super Reds FC in 2008 he played for Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in the Korea National League and FC Sibir Novosibirsk in the Russian First Division. He joined Brunei DPMM FC in 2009 but left a few months later to join Balestier...

 
FW 22   Shahrazen Said
Substitutes:
GK 18   Pg Haji Hamzah Abdul Rahman
DF 4   Safari Wahit 
MF 9   Hardi Bujang
Hardi Bujang
Hardi Alan Bujang is a Bruneian footballer who is currently a Midfielder for Persema Malang. He is a member of the Brunei national team....

 
MF 19   Dahari Yussof
MF 20   Helmi Zambin
MF 24   Maududi Hilmi Kasmi
FW 23   Haji Rahimni Pundat
Coach:
  Vjeran Simunic
Vjeran Simunić
Vjeran Simunić is Croatian football manager and former goalkeeper. He is one of the most popular Croatian football coaches. He holds Croatian record in number of managed teams. By 2009 he managed 27 clubs.- Playing career :...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> SAFFC: | GK 14   Shahril Jantan
Shahril Jantan
Shahril Jantan is a Singaporean football player who is currently a goalkeeper for the S.League club Singapore Armed Forces Football Club .-Club career:...

DF 2   Shaiful Esah
Shaiful Esah
Shaiful Esah is a professional soccer player who plays for the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club in the S.League and the Singapore national football team.He is a natural left full back.-Club career:...

DF 3   Kenji Arai
Kenji Arai
is a Japanese footballer.-Career:Arai entered professional football with Albirex Niigata after graduating from Rissho University in 2001 but was unable to hold on to the first team place although he played 20 league games for Albirex Niigata in his first season...

  DF 4   Hafiz Osman
Hafiz Osman
This article is about a modern footballer. For the 17th century calligrapher, see Hâfiz Osman.Hafiz Osman is a professional soccer player who plays for the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club in the S.League and the Singapore national football team.He is a natural right full back.-International...

DF 16   Daniel Bennett DF 21   Zulfadli Zainal Abidin
Zulfadli Zainal Abidin
Zulfadli Zainal Abidin is a professional soccer player who plays for the Singapore Armed Forces FC in the S.League.-Club career:...

  MF 6   Masahiro Fukasawa
Masahiro Fukasawa
is a Japanese football player.-Career:Fukazawa was educated at and played for Shizuoka Gakuen High School, where he led the varsity soccer team to the national championship in 1995. After graduating from high school, he entered professional football....

MF 10   John Wilkinson
John Wilkinson
John Wilkinson may refer to:* John Wilkinson * John Wilkinson , British industrialist who suggested the use of iron for many roles where other materials had previously been used...

MF 18   Park Tae-Won
Park Tae-Won
is a South Korean professional footballer who last played for the Singaporean club Singapore Armed Forces.-South Korea:He began his football career with South Korean club Chunnam Dragons in 1999. He played only 1 league game with Chunnam.-Singapore:...

MF 20   Syed Karim
Syed Karim
Syed Karim is a professional footballer who plays for Woodlands Wellington FC in the S.League.He is a natural centre midfielder.-Club career:Syed Karim has previously played for S.League clubs Gombak United FC....

  FW 9   Aleksandar Duric
Aleksandar Duric
Aleksandar Đurić , is a Yugoslav-born Singaporean professional association football player who plays as a striker for the Tampines Rovers in the S...

 (c) Substitutes: GK 1   Toh Guo'An
Toh Guo'An
Toh Guo'An is a Singaporean football player who is currently a goalkeeper for the S.League club Singapore Armed Forces Football Club.-Club career:...

DF 13   Razaleigh Khalik
Razaleigh Khalik
Razaleigh Khalik is a professional soccer player who plays for the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club in the S.League and the Singapore national football team....

  MF 7   Ahmad Latiff  MF 23   Dharham Aziz MF 25   Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib
Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib
Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib is a professional soccer player who plays for the Home United FC in the S.League.-References:...

MF 33   Shaiful Amry Abdullah FW 12   Guntur Djafril
Guntur Djafril
Guntur Djafril is a professional soccer player who plays for Woodlands Wellington FC in the S.League.He is a natural striker.-Club career:...

Coach:   Richard Bok
Richard Bok
Richard Bok is a soccer coach from Singapore. He is currently the Head Coach of the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club .In terms of results, Bok is the most successful coach in the history of Singapore's S.League...


Man of the Match:
  Rene Komar

MATCH OFFICIALS
  • Assistant referees:
    • Jeffrey Goh
    • Edwin Tan
  • Fourth official: T Aravinthan

MATCH RULES
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

External links


See also

  • S.League
    S.League
    The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...

  • Singapore Cup
    Singapore Cup
    The Singapore Cup is an annual soccer competition in Singapore.The Singapore Cup is the major cup competition in Singapore football, and has existed since the 1997 ....

  • Singapore Charity Shield
    Singapore Charity Shield
    The Singapore Charity Shield is the curtain-raiser to the soccer season in Singapore. The match is contested between the previous year's S.League champions and Singapore Cup winners .The Singapore Charity Shield was first contested in 2008...

  • Football Association of Singapore
    Football Association of Singapore
    The Football Association of Singapore is the governing body of football in Singapore. It was founded in 1952. Prior to that, the Singapore Amateur Football Association, founded in 1892, was the governing body for football in Singapore...

  • List of football clubs in Singapore
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