2023 Singapore Cup

The 2023 Singapore Cup will be the 24th edition of the Singapore Cup, Singapore's annual premier club football knock-out tournament organised by the Football Association of Singapore.

2023 Singapore Cup

Tournament details
Country	Singapore
Dates	24 September – 9 December 2023
Teams	9 clubs
Final positions
Champions	Lion City Sailors
Runners-up	Hougang United
Third place	Tampines Rovers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12 matches
Top goal scorer(s)	Richairo Živković (6 goals)
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Hougang United is the defending champions, having won the tournament in 2022 after defeating defending champions Tampines Rovers 3–2 in the final to win their inaugural Singapore Cup.^[1][2]

Format

Competition

The 2023 Singapore Cup began on September 24, 2023 with a group stage consisting of two groups. Group A had 5 teams, while Group B had 4 teams. Each team played each other team in their group once. The top 2 teams from each group advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the first-place team from Group A played the second-place team from Group B, and the first-place team from Group B played the second-place team from Group A. The winners of the semifinals advanced to the final.^[3][4]

Groups

The group-stage matches will run from September 24, 2023 to 26 November 2023, with the top two teams from each group proceeding to a two-legged semi-final stage.^[5]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brunei DPMM (Q)	4	3	1	0	7	2	+5	10	Semi-finals
2	Tampines Rovers (Q)	4	2	1	1	9	3	+6	7
3	Albirex Niigata (S)	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	5
4	Geylang International	4	1	0	3	6	12	−6	3
5	Young Lions	4	1	0	3	4	10	−6	3

Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2023. Source: FAS
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

24 September 2023

Brunei DPMM	1–1	Albirex Niigata (S)
Rahman 13'	Report	Kunori 57'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar

Referee: Muhammad Taqi

24 September 2023

Tampines Rovers	5–0	Young Lions
Yamashita 50' Hanapi 64' Kopitović 82' Ramli 85', 90+1'	Report

Our Tampines Hub, Tampines

Referee: Farhad Mohamed

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29 September 2023

Albirex Niigata (S)	1–2	Geylang International
Kishimoto 74'	Report	Yamaya 45+1' Azman 51'

Jurong East Stadium, Jurong East

Referee: Syarqawi Buhari

29 September 2023

Brunei DPMM	1–0	Tampines Rovers
Noor 63' (pen.)	Report

Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar

Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

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22 October 2023

Albirex Niigata (S)	2–0	Young Lions
Kunori 37' Yokoyama 75'	Report

Jurong East Stadium, Jurong East

Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

22 October 2023

Geylang International	1–4	Brunei DPMM
Hussain 9' (pen.)	Report	Hakeme 23' Noor 38' Voronkov 43' Farhan 68'

Our Tampines Hub, Tampines

Referee: Andrea Verolino

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4 November 2023

Tampines Rovers	3–1	Geylang International
Saifullah Akbar 34' Zlatković 49' Joel 57'	Report	Tezuka 39'

Our Tampines Hub, Tampines

Referee: Jansen Foo

4 November 2023

Young Lions	0–1	Brunei DPMM
	Report	Noor 34'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar

Referee: Clarence Leow Hong Wei

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26 November 2023

Albirex Niigata (S)	1–1	Tampines Rovers
Kawachi 68'	Report	Kopitović 79' (pen.)

Jurong East Stadium, Jurong East

Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

26 November 2023

Geylang International	2–4	Young Lions
Tezuka 39' Yamaya 43'	Report	Kobayashi 56' Kieran 59' Gallagher 90+1' Farhan 90+4'

Our Tampines Hub, Tampines

Referee: Taufik Thana

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lion City Sailors (Q)	3	2	1	0	12	2	+10	7	Semi-finals
2	Hougang United (Q)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
3	Balestier Khalsa	3	1	0	2	9	12	−3	3
4	Tanjong Pagar United	3	1	0	2	5	12	−7	3

Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2023. Source: FAS
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

25 September 2023

Balestier Khalsa	0–7	Lion City Sailors
	Report	Zivkovic 3', 11', 36' Lopes 19', 25', 46' Swandi 75'

Bishan Stadium, Bishan

Referee: Ahmad A"qashah

25 September 2023

Tanjong Pagar United	2–1	Hougang United
Dias 24' Takayama 90+6' (o.g.)	Report	Takayama 69'

Jurong East Stadium, Jurong East

Referee: Clarence Leow Hong Wei

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21 October 2023

Hougang United	3–2	Balestier Khalsa
Louka 3' Maksimovic 13' Recha 87'	Report	Kozar 41' Hoshino 57'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar

Referee: Farhad Mohamed

21 October 2023

Lion City Sailors	4–1	Tanjong Pagar United
Lopes 13' (pen.) Anuar 68', 78', 90+3'	Report	Eunos 27'

Bishan Stadium, Bishan

Referee: Hilmi Fuad

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25 November 2023

Balestier Khalsa	7–2	Tanjong Pagar United
Kozar 13' (pen.) Hoshino 49', 74', 89', 90+4' Daniel 90+1' Tanigushi 90+7'	Report	Dias 27'

Bishan Stadium, Bishan

Referee: Andrea Verolino

25 November 2023

Hougang United	1–1	Lion City Sailors
Maksimovic 4'	Report	Shawal 84'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar

Referee: Syanqawi Buhari

Semi-finals

The semi final will take place on between 3 and 6 December 2023, with both the third-place playoff and final scheduled for 9 December 2023.

The first legs will be played on 3 December 2023, and the second legs will be played on 6 December 2023.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Brunei DPMM	0–3	Hougang United	0–1	0–2
Lion City Sailors	6–3	Tampines Rovers	3–3	3–0

3 December 2023 (2023-12-03)

18:00

Hougang United	1–0	Brunei DPMM
Maksimovic 58'	Report

Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar

Referee: Jansen Foo

6 December 2023 (2023-12-06)

19:45

Brunei DPMM	0–2	Hougang United
	Report	Djordje Maksimovic 41', 83'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar

Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

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3 December 2023 (2023-12-03)

18:00

Tampines Rovers	3–3	Lion City Sailors
Joel 3' Faris 43' Kopitović 81'	Report	Anumanthan 6' Wright 13' Shawal 52'

Our Tampines Hub, Tampines

Referee: Muhd Taqi

6 December 2023 (2023-12-06)

19:45

Lion City Sailors	3–0	Tampines Rovers
Zivkovic 2', 59' Lopes 66'	Report

Bishan Stadium, Bishan

Referee: Farhad Mohamed

3rd / 4th

9 December 2023 (2023-12-09)

17:00

Brunei DPMM	0–2	Tampines Rovers
	Report	Kopitović 10' Faris 31'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar

Referee: Clarence Leow Hong Wei

Final

9 December 2023 (2023-12-09)

20:00

Hougang United	1–3	Lion City Sailors
Takayama 90+1'	Report	Zivkovic 27' (pen.) Lestienne 42' Shawal 84'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar

Referee: Andrea Verolino

Season statistics

Top scorers As of 9 Dec 2023 Rank Player Club Goals 1 Richairo Zivkovic Lion City Sailors 6 2 Shuhei Hoshino Balestier Khalsa 5 Djordje Maksimovic Hougang United Shawal Anuar Lion City Sailors Diego Lopes Lion City Sailors 3 Boris Kopitović Tampines Rovers 4 Faris Ramli Tampines Rovers 4 Farshad Noor Brunei DPMM 3 5 Seia Kunori Albirex Niigata (S) 2 Alen Kozar Balestier Khalsa Yushi Yamaya Geylang International Takahiro Tezuka Geylang International Kazuma Takayama Hougang United Joel Chew Tampines Rovers Naqiuddin Eunos Tanjong Pagar United Pedro Dias Tanjong Pagar United 6 Shunsaku Kishimoto Albirex Niigata (S) 1 Shodai Yokoyama Albirex Niigata (S) Koki Kawachi Albirex Niigata (S) Ryoya Tanigushi Balestier Khalsa Daniel Goh Balestier Khalsa Andrey Varankow Brunei DPMM Azwan Ali Rahman Brunei DPMM Hanif Farhan Azman Brunei DPMM Hakeme Yazid Said Brunei DPMM Naufal Azman Geylang International Iqbal Hussain Geylang International Louka Vaissierre Tan Hougang United Amy Recha Hougang United Maxime Lestienne Lion City Sailors Anumanthan Kumar Lion City Sailors Adam Swandi Lion City Sailors Bailey Wright Lion City Sailors Saifullah Akbar Tampines Rovers Yasir Hanapi Tampines Rovers Miloš Zlatković Tampines Rovers Shuya Yamashita Tampines Rovers Kan Kobayashi Young Lions FC Kieran Teo Jia Jun Young Lions FC Jared Gallagher Young Lions FC Farhan Zulkifli Young Lions FC

Top assists As of 9 Dec 2023 Rank Player Club Assists 1 Maxime Lestienne Lion City Sailors 6 2 Masahiro Sugita Balestier Khalsa 3 Nazrul Nazari Hougang United Diego Lopes Lion City Sailors 3 Ryoya Tanigushi Balestier Khalsa 2 Andrey Varankow Brunei DPMM Hakeme Yazid Said Brunei DPMM Irwan Shah Hougang United Shawal Anuar Lion City Sailors Boris Kopitović Tampines Rovers Joel Chew Tampines Rovers Faris Ramli Tampines Rovers Raihan Rahman Tanjong Pagar United 4 Shuto Komaki Albirex Niigata (S) 1 Tadanari Lee Albirex Niigata (S) Kaisei Ogawa Albirex Niigata (S) Junki Kenn Yoshimura Albirex Niigata (S) Madhu Mohana Balestier Khalsa Farshad Noor Brunei DPMM Azwan Ali Rahman Brunei DPMM Iqbal Hussain Geylang International Shahfiq Ghani Geylang International Yushi Yamaya Geylang International Arshad Shamim Geylang International Gabriel Quak Hougang United Amy Recha Hougang United Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib Hougang United Richairo Zivkovic Lion City Sailors Adam Swandi Lion City Sailors Hami Syahin Lion City Sailors Shah Shahiran Tampines Rovers Saifullah Akbar Tampines Rovers Yasir Hanapi Tampines Rovers Kyoga Nakamura Tampines Rovers Amir Syafiq Young Lions FC Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim Young Lions FC

Clean sheets As of 9 Dec 2023 Rank Player Club Clean sheets 1 Kristijan Naumovski Brunei DPMM 2 Zaiful Nizam Hougang United Izwan Mahbud Lion City Sailors Syazwan Buhari Tampines Rovers 2 Hassan Sunny Abirex Niigata (S) 1

Hat tricks As of 21 Oct 2023 Player For Against Date Richairo Zivkovic Lion City Sailors Balestier Khalsa 25 Sept 23 Diego Lopes Balestier Khalsa 25 Sept 23 Shawal Anuar Tanjong Pagar United 21 Oct 23 Shuhei Hoshino 4 Balestier Khalsa Tanjong Pagar United 25 Nov 23 Note 4 Player scored 4 goals

Penalty missed As of 26 Sept 2023 Player For Against Date Boris Kopitović Tampines Rovers Young Lions FC 24 Sept 23 Farhan Zulkifli Young Lions FC Brunei DPMM 4 Nov 23

Own goals As of 26 Sept 2023 Player For Against Date Kazuma Takayama Hougang United Tanjong Pagar United 25 Sept 2023