2016 Singapore Cup

2016 Singapore Cup

RHB Singapore Cup
Tournament details
Country	Singapore
Dates	From 26 May 2016
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Albirex Niigata (S)
Runner-up	Tampines Rovers
Third place	Ceres-La Salle
Fourth place	Balestier Khalsa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	48 (3.43 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Stephan Schröck (7 goals)
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 3 July 2016.

The 2016 Singapore Cup (also known as the RHB Singapore Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 19th edition of Singapore's annual premier club football tournament organised by the Football Association of Singapore. Albirex Niigata (S) are the defending champions, having won their first trophy the previous year.^[1] The final was won by Albirex Niigata (S) 2-0. Tampines Rovers striker Billy Mehmet received the man of the match award.

A total of 12 teams participate in the 2016 Singapore Cup. 9 of the teams are from domestic S.League while the other three are invited from Cambodia and the Philippines.

S.League Clubs

• Albirex Niigata (S)
• Balestier Khalsa
• DPMM FC
• Geylang International
• Home United
• Hougang United
• Tampines Rovers
• Warriors FC
• Young Lions

Invited Foreign Teams

• Ceres-La Salle
• Global FC
• Nagaworld FC

Eight teams were drawn for the preliminary round while the other four seeded teams received a bye for that round.^[2] The eight teams will play against one another in a single-legged knockout basis. Winners of this round will progress and advance to the quarter-finals. Thereafter, matches are played in two legs with the exception of the one-match final.

For any match in the knockout stage, a draw after 90 minutes of regulation time is followed by two 15 minute periods of extra time to determine a winner. If the teams are still tied, a penalty shoot-out is held to determine a winner.

	Preliminary round				Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
					Albirex Niigata (S)	2	2	4
	Geylang International	2			Geylang International	0	2	2
	Warriors FC	1									Albirex Niigata (S)	1	1	2
											Balestier Khalsa	0	0	0
					Balestier Khalsa	2	2	4
	Home United	2			Home United	1	2	3
	Hougang United	1															Albirex Niigata (S)	2
																	Tampines Rovers	0
					Tampines Rovers	3	2	5
	Nagaworld FC	0			Global FC	1	1	2
	Global FC	5									Tampines Rovers	2	3	5
											Ceres-La Salle	1	2	3
					DPMM FC	0	3	3
	Ceres-La Salle	3			Ceres-La Salle	3	2	5
	Young Lions	1

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 24 April 2016 at Connaught Drive. Eight teams involved in this round will play in a single leg knockout basis. The matches will be played from 26 to 29 May 2016. Winners of this round will progress and advance to the quarter-finals.

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Four teams (Home United, Geylang International, Global and Ceres-La Salle) will join the four seeded teams in this round after winning their matches in the preliminary round. All matches will be played in a two-legged knockout basis. Away goal rule will not be applied in this tournament. Winners of this round will progress and advance to the semi-finals.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Balestier Khalsa	4–3	Home United	2–1	2–2
Albirex Niigata (S)	4–2	Geylang International	2–0	2–2
Tampines Rovers	5–2	Global FC	3–1	2–1
DPMM FC	3–5	Ceres-La Salle	0–3	3–2

Balestier Khalsa won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Albirex Niigata (S) won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Tampines Rovers won 5–2 on aggregate.

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Ceres-La Salle won 5–3 on aggregate.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Albirex Niigata (S)	2–0	Balestier Khalsa	1–0	1–0
Tampines Rovers	5–3	Ceres-La Salle	2–1	3–2

Albirex Niigata (S) won 2-0 on aggregate.

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Tampines Rovers won 5-3 on aggregate.

As of matches played on 30 October 2016.^[3]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Stephan Schröck	Ceres-La Salle	7
2	Niko Tokić	Balestier Khalsa	4
3	Atsushi Kawata	Albirex Niigata (S)	3
	Hikaru Minegishi	Global
	Hafiz Abu Sujad	Tampines Rovers
6	6 players		2
12	26 players		1

• Official S.League website^[usurped]
• Football Association of Singapore website