2016 Singapore League Cup
Tournament details
CountrySingapore
Dates13–30 July 2016
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsJapan Albirex Niigata (S)
Runner-upBrunei DPMM FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored31 (1.72 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jozef Kapláň (5 goals)
All statistics correct as of 21 July 2016.

The 2016 Singapore League Cup (known as The New Paper League Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth edition of the Singapore League Cup, Singapore's premier club football tournament organised by the Football Association of Singapore. Japan Albirex Niigata (S) are the defending champions, having won their second trophy the previous year.[1] The tournament was held from 13 to 30 July 2016.[2]

Teams

A total of 8 teams participate in the 2016 Singapore League Cup with all clubs coming from the S.League.[3] Garena Young Lions did not be participating in this edition of the Singapore League Cup.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brunei DPMM FC 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to semi-final
2 Tampines Rovers 3 2 0 1 10 6 +4 6
3 Hougang United 3 1 0 2 8 9 −1 3
4 Warriors FC 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: S.League
DPMM FC Brunei4 – 0Warriors FC
Sérgio 62'
Adi 69'
Ramazotti 78', 90'		 Details
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran
Tampines Rovers6 – 4Hougang United
Shahdan 28'
Na'iim 32' (o.g.)
Webb 35'
Sufian 44' (pen.)
Mehmet 75' (pen.)
Saifullah 83'		 Details Kogure 56'
Kapláň 67', 87'
Plazibat 90'
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
Warriors FC0 – 3Tampines Rovers
Details Mehmet 45'
Kwok 55'
Ariyan 62'
Referee: Jansen Foo
Hougang United0 – 2Brunei DPMM FC
Details Sérgio 44' (pen.)
Ramazotti 89' (pen.)
Referee: Nathan Chan
Hougang United4 – 1Warriors
Iqbal Hussain 42'

Fumiya Kogure 67'

Jozef Kapláň 87' 90'		 Details Hafiz Rahim 71'
Referee: Farhad Mohd
DPMM FC Brunei2 – 1Tampines Rovers
Adi Said 24'
Azim Izamuddin 86'		 Details Billy Mehmet 75' (pen)
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Albirex Niigata (S) 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6 Advance to semi-final
2 Home United 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
3 Geylang International 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
4 Balestier Khalsa 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source: S.League
Balestier Khalsa2 – 2Geylang International
Tokić 9'
Fadhil 22'		 Details Hartmann 54', 90'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
Home United0 – 2Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Details Inui 32'
Kamata 69'
Referee: Farhad Mohd
Geylang International0 – 5Home United
Details Shamil 21', 65'
Ilsø 44', 61'
Yeo 90'
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
Albirex Niigata (S) Japan2 – 0Balestier Khalsa
Menda 45'
Jitozono 46'		 Details
Referee: G. Letchman
Balestier Khalsa2 – 2Home United
Niko Tokić 27'
Jamil Ali 54'		 Details Song Ui-young 30'
Hanafi Salleh 85' (O.G.)
Referee: W Ravisanthiran

Knockout phase

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
Brunei DPMM FC 1
Home United 0 Brunei DPMM FC 0
Japan Albirex Niigata (S) 4 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) 2
Tampines Rovers 0

Semi-finals

Brunei DPMM FC1 – 0Home United
Ramazotti 27' Details
Referee: Muhd Taqi
Japan Albirex Niigata (S)4 – 0Tampines Rovers
Kawata 32' (67), 72'
Tatsuro 87'		 Details
Referee: Farhad Mohd

Final

Brunei DPMM FC0 – 2Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
Details Kumada 42'
Kawata 79'
Referee: Sukhbir Singh

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
      
Hougang United 2
Balestier Khalsa 1
Hougang United 1
Geylang International 2
Geylang International 1
Warriors FC 0

Plate semi-finals

Hougang United2–1Balestier Khalsa
Kogure 45'
Hussain 80'		 Report Krištić 55'
Referee: Jansen Foo

Geylang International1–0Warriors FC
Hartmann 90' Report
Referee: Nathan Chan

Plate final

Hougang United1–2Geylang International
Kapláň 44' Report Hartmann 32'
Anuar 36'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 30 October 2016.[4]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Slovenia Jozef Kapláň Hougang United 5
2 Japan Atsushi Kawata Japan Albirex Niigata (S) 4
Brazil Rafael Ramazotti Brunei DPMM FC
Philippines Mark Hartmann Geylang International
5 Japan Fumiya Kogure Hougang United 3
Republic of Ireland Billy Mehmet Tampines Rovers
7 8 players 2
15 18 players 1

Winners

 2016 Singapore League Cup winner 
Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
3rd title

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kasim, Ali (11 July 2015). "TNP League Cup: Albirex hang tough to tame Tigers". The New Paper. Singapore. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Lim, Shawn (22 June 2016). "The New Paper League Cup 2016: Tigers hopeful of making finals again". S.League. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Albirex the team to beat in The New Paper League Cup". The New Paper.
  4. ↑ "League Cup – Leading Scorers". S.League. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
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