2015 Singapore League Cup

2015 Singapore League Cup
Tournament details
Country	Singapore
Dates	22 June – 10 July 2015
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Albirex Niigata (S); (2 titles)
Runner-up	Balestier Khalsa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	49 (3.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Miroslav Krištić; (6 goals)
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The 2015 Singapore League Cup (known as the TNP League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of Singapore's premier club football tournament organised by the Football Association of Singapore. DPMM FC were the defending champions, having won their third trophy the previous year. Albirex Niigata (S) were the eventual winners after defeating 2013 champions Balestier Khalsa 2–1 in the finals.

Unlike the previous three tournaments held in 2012, 2013 and 2014, the League Cup Plate Competition between the third-placing teams in each group after the group stages were cancelled from 2015 onward.

Teams

A total of 10 teams participated in the 2015 Singapore League Cup, eight S.League clubs and two National Football League clubs.^[1] Courts Young Lions and Harimau Muda B did not participate in this year's edition of the Singapore League Cup.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Geylang International	3	2	1	0	10	4	+6	7	Advance to semi-final
2	Hougang United	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5	Advance to semi-final
3	DPMM FC	3	1	0	2	7	5	+2	3
4	Singapore Recreation Club	3	0	1	2	1	10	−9	1

Source: S.League^[usurped]

23 June 2015	Hougang United	1-0	DPMM FC	Hougang Stadium
20:30 UTC+8	Sotirović 21'			Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

23 June 2015	Geylang International	4-0	Singapore Recreation Club	Jalan Besar Stadium
20:30 UTC+8	Castanheira 10' Hafiz 11', 23', 45'			Referee: Muhd Syahir

27 June 2015	Hougang United	2-2	Geylang International	Hougang Stadium
20:30 UTC+8	Gama 84', 90'		Kapláň 22' Castanheira 53'	Referee: Muhd Taqi

27 June 2015	DPMM FC	5-0	Singapore Recreation Club	Jalan Besar Stadium
20:30 UTC+8	Maududi 8' Gonçalves 50' Ramazotti 62', 65' McLean 83'			Referee: Farhad Mohd

2 July 2015	Geylang International	4-2	DPMM FC	Jalan Besar Stadium
20:30 UTC+8	Castanheira 15', 68', 71' Kapláň 22'		Gonçalves 30' Ramazotti 38'	Referee: Sukhbir Singh

2 July 2015	Hougang United	1-1	Singapore Recreation Club	Hougang Stadium
20:30 UTC+8	Chang 90'		Hammingway 64'	Referee: G. Letchman

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Balestier Khalsa	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	4	Advance to semi-final
2	Warriors	2	1	0	1	1	4	−3	3
3	Tampines Rovers	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1

Source: S.League^[usurped]

22 June 2015	Balestier Khalsa	4-0	Warriors FC	Toa Payoh Stadium
20:30 UTC+8	Krištić 43', 48', 90' Ang 74'			Referee: Jansen Foo

26 June 2015	Tampines Rovers	2-2	Balestier Khalsa	Jurong West Stadium
20:30 UTC+8	Mustafić 52' Roskam 58'		Zulkiffli 54' Fadhil 71'	Referee: Sukhbir Singh

1 July 2015	Warriors FC	1-0	Tampines Rovers	Woodlands Stadium
20:30 UTC+8	Vélez 37'			Referee: Muhd Taqi

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Albirex Niigata (S)	2	2	0	4	0	+4	6	Advance to semi-final
2	Home United	2	1	1	3	2	+1	3
3	Sporting Westlake	2	0	2	0	5	−5	0

Source: S.League^[usurped]

22 June 2015	Albirex Niigata (S)	2-0	Home United	Jurong East Stadium
20:30 UTC+8	Yamada 81' Nagasaki 90'			Referee: Farhad Mohd

26 June 2015	Albirex Niigata (S)	2-0	Sporting Westlake	Jurong East Stadium
20:30 UTC+8	Kawata 36' Taki 80'			Referee: G. Letchman

1 July 2015	Home United	3-0	Sporting Westlake	Yishun Stadium
20:30 UTC+8	Azhar 21', 34' Ang 46'			Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Knockout phase

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

Geylang International	0
Albirex Niigata (S)	3	Albirex Niigata (S)	2
Balestier Khalsa	3	Balestier Khalsa	1
Hougang United	2

Semi-finals

5 July 2015

20:30 UTC+8

Geylang International	0 – 3	Albirex Niigata (S)
	Details^[usurped]	Kawata 11' Nagasaki 82' Kogure 87'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Referee: Farhad Mohd

6 July 2015

20:30 UTC+8

Balestier Khalsa	3 – 2	Hougang United
Krištić 27' (pen), 35' Ang 85'	Details^[usurped]	Fareez 1' Delgado 74'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Final

10 July 2015

20:30 UTC+8

Albirex Niigata (S)	2 – 1	Balestier Khalsa
Kogure 76' Nagasaki 89'	Details^[usurped]	Krištić 15'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Referee: Sukhbir Singh

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Miroslav Krištić	Balestier Khalsa	6
2	Bruno Castanheira	Geylang International	5
3	Kento Nagasaki	Albirex Niigata (S)	3
	Rafael Ramazotti de Quadros	DPMM FC
	Hafiz Nor	Geylang International
6	Atsushi Kawata	Albirex Niigata (S)	2
	Fumiya Kogure	Albirex Niigata (S)
	Ignatius Ang	Balestier Khalsa
	Paulo Sérgio	DPMM FC
	Jozef Kapláň	Geylang International
	Azhar Sairudin	Home United
	Diego Gama de Oliveira	Hougang United
13	15 players		1

Source:S.League^[usurped]

Winners

2015 TNP League Cup winner
Albirex Niigata (S) 2nd title

References

^ "10 teams to compete in the New Paper Cup". S.League. Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[1] "10 teams to compete in the New Paper Cup". S.League. Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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Teams

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Knockout phase

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

Winners

See also

References