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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Singapore |
| Dates | 7–25 July |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  DPMM FC |
| Runner-up | Tanjong Pagar United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 38 (1.73 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Miljan Mrdaković (6 goals) |
| Best player | Miljan Mrdaković |
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
editThe 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) |
| Warriors FC (7th) | Police Sports Association* (1st) | |
| Balestier Khalsa (4th) | 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
editThe 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
editThe 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:
- Number of points
- Goal difference
- Number of goals scored
- Head-to-head record between tied teams
- 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
editThe preliminary phase began on 7 July and will conclude on 15 July. There were some changes to the fixtures released.
Changes to fixtures
- Group B: Tampines Rovers v Warriors was postponed from 10 July to 12 July due to technical faults.[2]
- Group C: Home United v Singapore Recreation Club has been postponed from 11 July to 14 July.
- Group C: Woodlands Wellington v Singapore Recreation Club was brought forward from 14 July, 8pm to 11 July, 8.15pm.
| 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
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| 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 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 3 | 13–0 | ||||
| Police Sports Association | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
| Tanjong Pagar United | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Latiff Etiemble Zerka |
Report[usurped] |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 13–0 | Police SA |
|---|---|---|
| Okazaki Kawakami Fukuzaki Sakamoto Yamada Ota Nishio |
Report[usurped] |
| Tanjong Pagar United | 7–1 | Police SA |
|---|---|---|
| Latiff Rashid Firdaus Zerka |
Report[usurped] | Razali |
Group B
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| 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 |
| Geylang International | 2–1 | Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Mustaqim Felice |
Report[usurped] | Kapláň |
| Tampines Rovers | 2–3 | Warriors FC |
|---|---|---|
| Butler Fahrudin |
Report[usurped] | Agu |
| Warriors FC | 0–4 | Geylang International |
|---|---|---|
| Report[usurped] | Schneider Fuad Hafiz Neezam |
Group C
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| 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 |
Updated to games played on 11 July 2014.
| Woodlands Wellington | 1–6 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Chang |
Report[usurped] | Lee Qiu Li Kwon Hanapi Castanheira Indra |
| Woodlands Wellington | 1–0 | Singapore Recreation Club |
|---|---|---|
| Mamadou |
Report[usurped] |
| Home United | 2–0 | Singapore Recreation Club |
|---|---|---|
| Camara Fazli |
Report[usurped] |
Group D
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Source: [citation needed]
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (SIN)
Referee: Jansen Foo (SIN) |
Knockout phase
editThe 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
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| Home United | 1–2 | Hougang United |
|---|---|---|
| Lee |
Report[usurped] | Geison Nurhilmi |
| Tanjong Pagar United | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Warriors FC |
|---|---|---|
| Firdaus |
Report[usurped] |
| Geylang International | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kento Felice Hafiz |
Report[usurped] | Kawakami |
Semi-finals
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Tanjong Pagar United | 0–0[usurped] | Hougang United |
| Geylang International | 0–0[usurped] |
Final
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Tanjong Pagar United | 0–2[usurped] |
Plate knockout phase
editThe 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
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Tampines Rovers | 9–0[usurped] | Police Sports Association |
| Balestier Khalsa | 2–0[usurped] | Singapore Recreation Club |
| Tampines Rovers | 9–0 | Police SA |
|---|---|---|
| Kapláň Ang Mrdaković Alam Shah van Huizen Butler |
Report[usurped] |
| Balestier Khalsa | 2–0 | Singapore Recreation Club |
|---|---|---|
| Ljubojević |
Report[usurped] |
Plate final
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Tampines Rovers | 3–0[usurped] | Balestier Khalsa |
| Tampines Rovers | 3–0 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Mrdaković |
Report[usurped] |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 6 goals
Miljan Mrdaković (TAM)
- 4 goals
Goran Ljubojević (BAL)
Roy O'Donovan (DPMM)
Firdaus Idros (TPU)
- 3 goals
Kazuki Sakamoto (ALB)
Rodrigo Tosi (DPMM)
- 2 goals
Adi Said (DPMM)
Leonel Felice (GLI)
Lee Kwan-woo (HOM)
Jake Butler (TAM)
Jozef Kapláň (TAM)
Monsef Zerka (TPU)
- 1 goal
Thorsten Schneider (GLI)
- Own goals
Source:[3]
Hat-tricks
edit| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Sports Association | 13–0[4] | 10 July 2014 | ||
| Police Sports Association | 13–0[4] | 10 July 2014 | ||
| Warriors FC | Tampines Rovers | 3–2[5] | 12 July 2014 | |
| Tanjong Pagar United | Police Sports Association | 7–1[6] | 13 July 2014 | |
| Hougang United | 3–2[7] | 14 July 2014 | ||
| Tampines Rovers | Police Sports Association | 9–0[8] | 19 July 2014 | |
| Tampines Rovers | Balestier Khalsa | 3–0[9] | 24 July 2014 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "StarHub League Cup match postponed due to faulty goalpost". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "List of 2014 Singapore League Cup goalscorers". S.League. S.League. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Firdaus-inspired Jaguars romp to big win". S.League. 14 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Miljan Mrdaković's hat-trick sends Tampines into plate final". S.League. 19 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "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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