The 2013 Singapore Cup was the 16th season of Singapore's annual premier club football tournament organised by Football Association of Singapore. Due to sponsorship reasons, the Singapore Cup is also known as the RHB Singapore Cup. Warriors FC, then known as Singapore Armed Forces FC, were the defending champions.
The final was played at Jalan Besar Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Home United, who had finished as quarter-finalists last year, won by defeating S.League rival Tanjong Pagar United 4–1. This was Home's sixth Singapore Cup title, previously winning it in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2011.Home United clinch 6th title Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 9 November 2013. Together with 2013 S.League champions Tampines Rovers, Home United fills the 2014 AFC Cup spot.
The defending champions Warriors were eliminated in the preliminary round, thus becoming the first team to leave the competition as title holders at this stage.
Prize money
For the 2013 edition, Football Association of Singapore (FAS) increased the prize money for the champions, runners-up and second runners-up. A base fee of S$2,000.00 was awarded to losers in the preliminary round. For teams which failed to reach the semi-finals, FAS awarded S$4,000. Thereafter, the third and second runners-up receive a total of S$10,000.00 and S$40,000.00 (up from S$20,000.00) respectively, while the champions and runners-up receive S$100,000.00 (up from S$80,000.00) and S$60,000 (up from S$40,000.00) respectively.
Preliminary round: S$2,000.00 Quarter-finals: S$4,000.00 Third runners-up: S$10,000.00 Second runners-up: S$40,000.00 First runners-up: S$60,000.00 Champions: S$100,000.00
Teams
A total of 16 teams participated in the 2013 Singapore Cup. Twelve of the teams were from domestic S.League and the other four were invited from the Philippines, Cambodia and Laos. Global FC, Boeung Ket Rubber Field and Lao Police Club are the champions of their respective countries' leagues in 2012.
S.League Clubs Albirex Niigata (S) Balestier Khalsa DPMM FC Geylang International Harimau Muda B Home United Hougang United Tampines Rovers Tanjong Pagar United Warriors FC Woodlands Wellington Young Lions
Invited Foreign Teams Boeung Ket Rubber Field Global FC Lao Police Club Loyola Meralco Sparks
Format
The sixteen teams were drawn into two distinct pools in the preliminary round. They will play against one another in a single leg 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 finals.
Round and draw dates
Unlike previous editions where teams were drawn with a clear route to the final, clubs will now be drawn on a round-by-round basis. The clubs competing in each round of the competition will be drawn in pairs, with the tie to be played in a knockout format.RHB Singapore Cup fixtures announced axrosstheline by Liga Singapura. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
All draws are held at Football Association of Singapore headquarters in Kallang, Singapore unless stated otherwise.
PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legPreliminaryPreliminary round1 May 2013(The Float at Marina Bay)26 May – 1 June 2013Knockout phaseQuarter-finals4 June 201322–25 July 201326–29 July 2013Semi-finals17 September 20131–3 October 20134–7 October 2013Third place playoff7 November 2013 at Jalan Besar Stadium, KallangFinal8 November 2013 at Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang
Preliminary round In the preliminary round, teams were drawn into two distinct pools. They played against one another in a single leg knockout basis. The draw for the preliminary round was held on 1 May 2013. The matches were played from 26 May to 1 June 2013. Winners of this round progressed and advanced to the quarter-finals.
Team 1ScoreTeam 2Pool ALoyola Meralco Sparks 3–0 Harimau Muda BAlbirex Niigata (S) 2–3Home UnitedWoodlands Wellington1–4Geylang InternationalHougang United2–1Tampines Rovers Pool BLao Police Club 0–4 DPMM FC Tanjong Pagar United4–1 Boeung Ket Rubber Field Young Lions 0–1Balestier KhalsaWarriors FC0–2 Global FC
Knockout phase In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 4 June 2013.Singapore Cup quarter-finals revealed Yahoo! Singapore. Retrieved 5 June 2013. The draws for the semi-finals, third place playoff and final were held on 17 September 2013.
Bracket
Quarter-finals The first legs were played on 22, 23, 24 and 25 July, and the second legs were played on 26, 27, 28 and 29 July 2013. Winners of this round advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals The first legs were played on 22, 23, 24 and 25 July, and the second legs were played on 26, 27, 28 and 29 July 2013. Winners of this round advance to the final, while the losers will vie for the third place in the third place playoff.
Third place playoff
Final
Goalscorers
. RankNationalityPlayerClubGoals1João MoreiraDPMM FC3Jozef KapláňGeylang International3Carli de MurgaGlobal FC32Rufo SánchezGlobal FC2Phil YounghusbandLoyola Meralco Sparks2Shahrazen SaidDPMM FC2Masrezwan MasturiHome United2Monsef ZerkaTanjong Pagar United23Bruno CastanheiraAlbirex Niigata (S)1Kazuki SakamotoAlbirex Niigata (S)1Paul CunninghamBalestier Khalsa1Yasir HanapiGeylang International1Jordan RobertsonGlobal FC1Misagh BahadoranGlobal FC1Song Ui-YoungHome United1Jerome BakerHougang United1Mamadou DialloHougang United1Jang Joo-WongLoyola Meralco Sparks1James YounghusbandLoyola Meralco Sparks1Aleksandar ĐurićTampines Rovers1Ismaël BenahmedTanjong Pagar United1Kamel RamdaniTanjong Pagar United1Asraf RashidTanjong Pagar United1Moon Soon-HoWoodlands Wellington1
References
External links
Football Association of Singapore website