1997 Singapore League Cup

The 1997 edition of the Singapore League Cup was a football tournament involving the teams in the S.League. It was renamed the Singapore Cup in 1998. The Singapore League Cup launched in 2007 is a different competition.

This first edition of the competition would feature nine teams drawn into three groups of three teams, playing on a home and away basis. The group winners and best runner-up would qualify for the semi-finals.

SAFFC would win the championship defeating Geylang United 1:0 in the final.

Teams

• Balestier Central
• Geylang United
• Home United
• Jurong
• Sembawang Rangers
• Singapore Armed Forces FC (SAFFC)
• Tampines Rovers
• Tiong Bahru United
• Woodlands Wellington

Group stage

Group 1

[26 Jul]<br> Balestier Central 3–1 Home United <br> [30 Jul]<br> Home United 1–2 Singapore Armed Forces <br> [2 Aug]<br> Singapore Armed Forces 1–0 Balestier Central <br> [6 Aug]<br> Home United 5–4 Balestier Central <br> [10 Aug]<br> Singapore Armed Forces 2–1 Home United <br> [13 Aug]<br> Balestier Central 2–3 Singapore Armed Forces

Group 2

[26 Jul] <br> Jurong 3–1 Woodlands Wellington <br> [30 Jul]<br> Geylang United 2–1 Jurong <br> [2 Aug]<br> Woodlands Wellington 0–0 Geylang United <br> [6 Aug]<br> Woodlands Wellington 3–1 Jurong <br> [10 Aug]<br> Jurong 1–3 Geylang United <br> [13 Aug]<br> Geylang United 3–0 Woodlands Wellington

Group 3

[Jul 26] <br> Tiong Bahru United 3–1 Tampines Rovers <br> [Jul 30]<br> Tampines Rovers 3–1 Sembawang Rangers <br> [Aug 2]<br> Sembawang Rangers 0–3 Tiong Bahru United <br> [Aug 6]<br> Tampines Rovers 2–0 Tiong Bahru United <br> [Aug 10]<br> Sembawang Rangers 0–3 Tampines Rovers <br> [Aug 13]<br> Tiong Bahru United 0–0 Sembawang Rangers

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

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Final

External links

• Football Association of Singapore website