2015 Singapore League Cup

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.

2015 Singapore League Cup
CountrySingapore
Dates22 June – 10 July 2015
Teams10
Champions Albirex Niigata (S)
(2 titles)
Runners-upBalestier Khalsa
Matches played15
Goals scored49 (3.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Miroslav Krištić
(6 goals)
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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
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
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
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 D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Albirex Niigata (S) 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to semi-final
2 Home United 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3 Sporting Westlake 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: S.League
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
Geylang International0 – 3 Albirex Niigata (S)
Details Kawata 11'
Nagasaki 82'
Kogure 87'
Referee: Farhad Mohd
Balestier Khalsa3 – 2Hougang United
Krištić 27' (pen), 35'
Ang 85'		 Details Fareez 1'
Delgado 74'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Final
Albirex Niigata (S)2 – 1Balestier Khalsa
Kogure 76'
Nagasaki 89'		 Details Krištić 15'
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

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

See also

References
  1. "10 teams to compete in the New Paper Cup". S.League. Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
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