2014 Singapore League Cup

2014 Singapore League Cup
Tournament details
CountrySingapore
Dates7–25 July
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsBrunei DPMM FC
Runners-upTanjong Pagar United
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored38 (1.73 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Miljan Mrdaković (6 goals)
Awards
Best playerMiljan Mrdaković

The 2014 Singapore League Cup was the eighth season of Singapore's premier club football tournament organised by Football Association of Singapore, and also known as the 2014 StarHub League Cup for sponsorship reasons.

For the second year in succession, National Football League clubs will participate in the tournament. Unlike the previous season where NFL sides had to compete in play-offs to earn the right to represent the league against the professionals, the representatives in this edition qualified through the league positions from last season.[1]

The 2014 Singapore League Cup plate final was played between Tampines Rovers and Balestier Khalsa at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Miljan Mrdaković, who scored a hat-trick in the semi-finals against Police Sports Association, reproduced another hat-trick to clinch the plate for Tampines. He becomes the first player in history to score two hat-tricks in the tournament, and consecutively.

The 2014 Singapore League Cup final was played between Tanjong Pagar United and Brunei DPMM at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Brunei DPMM eliminated Tanjong Pagar United by a score of 2–0 to lift the League Cup trophy.

Teams

The top ten clubs from 2013 S.League were divided into three pots based on their final league positions. Developmental sides Harimau Muda and Young Lions have opted out of participation in this year's edition as they will be on a training tour in Austria. League positions of the previous season are shown in parentheses.

Pot A Pot B Pot C
Tampines Rovers (1st) Woodlands Wellington (5th) Geylang International (9th)
Home United (2nd) Tanjong Pagar United (6th) Hougang United (10th)
Japan Albirex Niigata (S) (3rd) Warriors FC (7th) Police Sports Association* (1st)
Balestier Khalsa (4th) Brunei DPMM FC (8th) Singapore Recreation Club* (2nd)
  • Police SA and Singapore Recreation Club are clubs from the NFL. They finished champions and runners-up respectively in the first division.

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows. The draw took place on 20 June at the Jalan Besar Stadium, during which the teams were drawn by various club representatives.

Phase Round Draw date Match date
Preliminary phase First preliminary round 20 June 2014 7–8 July 2014
Second preliminary round 10–12 July 2014
Third qualifying round 13–15 July 2014
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 17–18 July 2014
Semi-finals 21 July 2014
Final 25 July 2014 at Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Plate knockout phase Semi-finals 19 July 2014
Final 24 July 2014 at Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Format

The preliminary phase was a competition between the 12 teams divided among four groups of three, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout phase. The third-placed team in each group entered the plate knockout phase. Teams were awarded 3 points for a win and one for a draw.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play

The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:

  1. Number of points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Number of goals scored
  4. Head-to-head record between tied teams
  5. Drawing of lots

The knockout phase involved the eight teams that qualified from the preliminary phase of the tournament, while the plate knockout phase involved the four teams that finished third in the preliminary phase of the tournament. For the knockout phase, there were three rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round, whereas for the plate knockout phase, there were two rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. For each game in the knockout phase, a draw was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (except the final); if scores were still level there would be a penalty shoot-out to determine who progressed to the next round.

Preliminary phase

The preliminary phase began on 7 July and will conclude on 15 July. There were some changes to the fixtures released.

Changes to fixtures

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals
Third-placed teams entered the plate semi-finals

All times listed below are in Singaporean official time (UTC+8).

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TPU ALB PSA
Tanjong Pagar United 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 6 4–0 7–1
Japan Albirex Niigata (S) 2 1 0 1 13 4 +9 3 13–0
Police Sports Association 2 0 0 2 1 20 −19 0
Source:
Tanjong Pagar United4–0Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Latiff 10'
Etiemble 45' (pen.), 72'
Zerka 68'		 Report
Referee: Muhd Taqi (SIN)
Albirex Niigata (S) Japan13–0Police SA
Okazaki 4', 50', 54'
Kawakami 22', 45'
Fukuzaki 24'
Sakamoto 26', 65', 90'
Yamada 40', 73'
Ota 87'
Nishio 89'		 Report
Referee: Farhad Mohd (SIN)
Tanjong Pagar United7–1Police SA
Latiff 10', 42'
Rashid 20'
Firdaus 25', 45', 52'
Zerka 38'		 Report Razali 69'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (SIN)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GLI WAR TAM
Geylang International 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 2–1
Warriors FC 2 1 0 1 3 6 −3 3 0–4
Tampines Rovers 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0 2–3
Source:
Geylang International2–1Tampines Rovers
Mustaqim 71'
Felice 76'		 Report Kapláň 9'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (SIN)
Tampines Rovers2–3Warriors FC
Butler 8'
Fahrudin 23'		 Report Agu 12', 46', 51'
Referee: Farhad Mohd (SIN)
Warriors FC0–4Geylang International
Report Schneider 49'
Fuad 86'
Hafiz 90'
Neezam 86' (o.g.)
Referee: Jansen Foo (SIN)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HOM WLW SRC
Home United 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 2–0
Woodlands Wellington 2 1 0 1 2 6 −4 3 1–6 1–0
Singapore Recreation Club 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source:

Updated to games played on 11 July 2014.

Woodlands Wellington1–6Home United
Chang 6' Report Lee 34'
Qiu Li 46'
Kwon 54'
Hanapi 70'
Castanheira 72'
Indra 85'
Referee: Jansen Foo (SIN)
Woodlands Wellington1–0Singapore Recreation Club
Mamadou 29' Report
Referee: Muhd Taqi (SIN)
Home United2–0Singapore Recreation Club
Camara 42' (pen.)
Fazli 43'		 Report
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (SIN)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts DPMM HOU BAL
Brunei DPMM FC 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4 2–2
Hougang United 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3 2–3
Balestier Khalsa 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1 0–3
Source:
Balestier Khalsa0–3Hougang United
Report Geison 34'
Faiz 88'
Diego 90'
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (SIN)
DPMM FC Brunei2–2Balestier Khalsa
Tosi 57'
O'Donovan 78'		 Report Ljubojević 69', 83'
Referee: Jansen Foo (SIN)
Hougang United2–3Brunei DPMM FC
Aziz 29' (o.g.)
Gamble 84' (o.g.)		 Report O'Donovan 56', 77', 80' (pen.)
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (SIN)

Knockout phase

The knockout phase involved the eight teams that qualified from the preliminary phase of the tournament. There are three rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were: quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final. For each game in the knockout phase, a draw was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (except the final); if scores were still level there would be a penalty shoot-out to determine who progressed to the next round.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Tanjong Pagar United 1
Warriors FC 0
Tanjong Pagar United 0
Hougang United 0
Home United 1
Hougang United 2
Tanjong Pagar United 0
Brunei DPMM FC 2
Geylang International 3
Japan Albirex Niigata (S) 1
Geylang International 0
Brunei DPMM FC 0
Brunei DPMM FC 3
Woodlands Wellington 1

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
Home United 1–2 Hougang United
DPMM FC Brunei 3–1 Woodlands Wellington
Tanjong Pagar United 1–0 Warriors FC
Geylang International 3–1 Japan Albirex Niigata (S)

Home United1–2Hougang United
Lee 17' Report Geison 83' (pen.)
Nurhilmi 86'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (SIN)

DPMM FC Brunei3–1Woodlands
Tosi 80', 86'
Adi 90'		 Report Chang 56'
Referee: Farhad Mohd (SIN)

Tanjong Pagar United1–0 (a.e.t.)Warriors FC
Firdaus 116' Report
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (SIN)

Geylang International3–1Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Kento 20'
Felice 54'
Hafiz 90+2'		 Report Kawakami 70'
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (SIN)

Semi-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
Tanjong Pagar United 0–0 Hougang United
Geylang International 0–0 Brunei DPMM FC

Final

Team 1 Score Team 2
Tanjong Pagar United 0–2 Brunei DPMM FC

Tanjong Pagar United0–2Brunei DPMM FC
Report Raspudić 35'
Adi 47'
Attendance: 2,038
Referee: Farhad Mohd (SIN)

Plate knockout phase

The plate knockout phase involved the four teams that finished third in the preliminary phase of the tournament. There are two rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were: semi-finals and final. For each game in the plate knockout phase, a draw was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (except the final); if scores were still level there would be a penalty shoot-out to determine who progressed to the next round.

Semi-finals Final
      
Tampines Rovers 9
Police SA 0
Tampines Rovers 3
Balestier Khalsa 0
Balestier Khalsa 2
Singapore RC 0

Plate semi-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
Tampines Rovers 9–0 Police Sports Association
Balestier Khalsa 2–0 Singapore Recreation Club

Tampines Rovers9–0Police SA
Kapláň 15'
Ang 45'
Mrdaković 47', 70' (pen.), 74'
Alam Shah 64', 87'
van Huizen 76'
Butler 88'		 Report
Referee: Muhd Taqi (SIN)

Balestier Khalsa2–0Singapore Recreation Club
Ljubojević 17', 23' Report
Referee: Jansen Foo (SIN)

Plate final

Team 1 Score Team 2
Tampines Rovers 3–0 Balestier Khalsa

Tampines Rovers3–0Balestier Khalsa
Mrdaković 27', 82', 84' Report
Referee: Farhad Mohd (SIN)

Statistics

Goalscorers

6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Source:[3]

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Japan Kazuya Okazaki Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Police Sports Association 13–0[4] 10 July 2014
Japan Kazuki Sakamoto Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Police Sports Association 13–0[4] 10 July 2014
Singapore Agu Casmir Warriors FC Tampines Rovers 3–2[5] 12 July 2014
Singapore Firdaus Idros Tanjong Pagar United Police Sports Association 7–1[6] 13 July 2014
Republic of Ireland Roy O'Donovan Brunei DPMM FC Hougang United 3–2[7] 14 July 2014
Serbia Miljan Mrdaković Tampines Rovers Police Sports Association 9–0[8] 19 July 2014
Serbia Miljan Mrdaković Tampines Rovers Balestier Khalsa 3–0[9] 24 July 2014

See also

References

  1. ^ Koh, Gary. "Police & SRC Represent NFL in 2014 StarHub League Cup". Football OPOD. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. ^ "StarHub League Cup match postponed due to faulty goalpost". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. ^ "List of 2014 Singapore League Cup goalscorers". S.League. S.League. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Albirex stay alive after breezing past PSA". The Brunei Times. 10 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Agu's hat-trick leads Warriors to victory". S.League. 13 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Firdaus-inspired Jaguars romp to big win". S.League. 14 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  7. ^ "O'Donovan the hero for DPMM FC". The Brunei Times. 14 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Miljan Mrdaković's hat-trick sends Tampines into plate final". S.League. 19 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Hat-trick hero Mrdavokić wins plate for Tampines". S.League. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014.
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