2024–25 Singapore Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2024–25 Singapore Cup was the 25th edition of the Singapore Cup, Singapore's annual premier club football knock-out tournament organised by the Football Association of Singapore.[1] The winner qualified to the group stage of the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Singapore |
| Dates | 1 February – 31 May 2025 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Lion City Sailors (8th title) |
| Runners-up | BG Tampines Rovers |
| Champions League Two | Lion City Sailors |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 90 (3.6 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | 6 players (6 goals) |
Lion City Sailors are the defending champions, having won the tournament in 2023 after defeating previous champions Hougang United 3–1 in the final. Thai side BG Pathum United will join the competition.[2][3] This is the 3rd time they will play in the competition after last appearing in 2009 and 2010.
Format
The 2024–25 Singapore Cup will begin on 1 February with a group stage consisting of two groups of 5 teams. The top 2 teams from each group advance to the semi-finals. The first-placed team from the group A plays the second-placed team from the group B, and reverse. The winners advance to the final.[4][5]
BG Pathum United will host Geylang International and Lion City Sailors at the Jalan Besar Stadium as a neutral ground.
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BG Tampines Rovers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | DPMM | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | Young Lions | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Hougang United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 |
Source: FAS
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 1–2 | Hougang United |
|---|---|---|
Shingo Nakano  63' |
Report | Zulfahmi Arifin 18' Dejan Račić 21' Ismail Salihović  22' Danish Irfan 65' |
Jurong East Stadium, Jurong East
Referee: Andrea Verolino
| BG Tampines Rovers | 1–1 | DPMM |
|---|---|---|
| Seia Kunori 80' Shah Shahiran 53' Irfan Najeeb 73' Taufik Suparno 74' Syazwan Buhari 89' |
Nazry Aiman Azaman 90+5' Farshad Noor 78' |
Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Taqi
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 1–2 | BG Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Arshad Shamim 82' |
Report | Arya Igami Tarhani 52' Koki Kawachi  64' (o.g.) Joel Chew 82' |
Jurong East Stadium, Jurong East
Referee: Hilmi Fuad
| Young Lions | 0–2 | DPMM |
|---|---|---|
Aizil Yazid  95' |
Dāvis Ikaunieks 8' (pen.) Miguel Oliveira 71' Nazirrudin Ismail 15' Kristijan Naumovski 35' Najib Tarif 63' |
Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
| Hougang United | 0–3 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Nazrul Nazari 45+3' Zaiful Nizam 45+3' |
Fairuz Fazli Koh 16' Kaisei Ogawa 45+4' (pen.) Nazrul Nazari 53' (o.g.) |
Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar
Referee: Farhan Mohd
| DPMM | 3–1 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Dāvis Ikaunieks 30', 88' Nurikhwan Othman 72' Miguel Oliveira 74' |
Report | Shingo Nakano 80' Junki Kenn Yoshimura 40' |
Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar
Referee: Jansen Foo
| DPMM | 1–5 | Hougang United |
|---|---|---|
| Dāvis Ikaunieks 51' Jamie McAllister 67' Najib Tarif 70' Nazry Aiman Azaman 73' Damir Muminovic 77' Azwan Ali Rahman 90+5' |
Report | Daniel Alemão 21' Shodai Yokoyama 38' Shahdan Sulaiman 70' Dejan Račić 81' Stjepan Plazonja 90+5' Ismail Salihović 90+1' |
Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar
Referee: Oswind Suriya
| BG Tampines Rovers | 4–1 | Young Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Itsuki Enomoto 20', 32' Shah Shahiran 22' Joel Chew 47' Taufik Suparno 67' Dylan Fox 90+6' |
Jun Kobayashi 66' |
Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
| Young Lions | 7–1 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Kaisei Ogawa 5', 21', 58', 66' Kan Kobayashi 12', 80' Amir Syafiz 61' Fairuz Fazli Koh 78' |
Daniel Goh 9' Gareth Low 26'  SteviaEgbus Mikuni 29' |
Jurong East Stadium, Jurong East
Referee: Oswind Suriya
| Hougang United | 1–5 | BG Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Louka Tan 80' |
Report | Itsuki Enomoto 50' Shah Shahiran 65' (pen.) Dylan Fox 82' 55' Faris Ramli 84', 90+4' |
Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar
Referee: Muhammad Taqi
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lion City Sailors | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | BG Pathum United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Balestier Khalsa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Tanjong Pagar United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Geylang International | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 |
Source: FAS
| Tanjong Pagar United | 1–2 | BG Pathum United |
|---|---|---|
| Salif Cissé 11' Rezza Rezky 43' Shodai Nishikawa 45' |
Report | Marco Ballini 22' Hwang Myung-hyun 76' Kanokpon Buspakom 53' |
Jurong East Stadium, Jurong East
Referee: Jansen Foo
| Geylang International | 4–5 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Tomoyuki Doi 5', 44', 81' Keito Hariya 15' Hud Ismail 32' |
Anton Fase 3' Kodai Tanaka 26', 50', 58' Ignatius Ang 60' Masahiro Sugita 34' Darren Teh 38' Harith Kanadi 42' Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib 66' |
Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
| BG Pathum United | 2–2 | Geylang International |
|---|---|---|
| Naqiuddin Eunos 35' (o.g.) Airfan Doloh 38' Marco Ballini 45+4' Ikhsan Fandi  85 Kanokpon Buspakom 90+8' |
Report | Tomoyuki Doi 5', 7'45+4 74' Huzaifah Aziz 14' |
Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar
Referee: Farhan Mohd
| Lion City Sailors | 4–1 | Tanjong Pagar United |
|---|---|---|
| Bart Ramselaar 26', 47' Akram Azman 78' Abdul Rasaq 88' |
Report | Faizal Roslan 70' Raihan Rahman 35' |
Bishan Stadium, Bishan
Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa
| Balestier Khalsa | 1–2 | BG Pathum United |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Fase 9' Kodai Tanaka 87 Jared Gallagher 67' |
Report | Patrik Gustavsson 15' Nattawut Suksum 45+1'45+1 Nuttawut Wongsawang 25' Teerapat Pruetong 51' Sanchai Nontasila 64' |
Bishan Stadium, Bishan
Referee: Hilmi Fuad
| Tanjong Pagar United | 1–0 | Geylang International |
|---|---|---|
| Faizal Roslan 83' (pen.) Zenivio 25' Rezza Rezky 26' |
Rio Sakuma 35' Naufal Azman 87' |
Jurong East Stadium, Jurong East
Referee: Farhan Mohd
| Lion City Sailors | 4–1 | Balestier Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Song Ui-young 7' Bart Ramselaar 25', 88', 90+2' |
Report | Kodai Tanaka 52' |
Bishan Stadium, Bishan
Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa
| Geylang International | 1–3 | Lion City Sailors |
|---|---|---|
| Tomoyuki Doi 55' (pen.) Shakir Hamzah 26' |
Report | Lennart Thy 3', 67', 75' Anumanthan Kumar 30' Song Ui-young 39' |
Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar
Referee: Clarence Leow
| Balestier Khalsa | 3–0 | Tanjong Pagar United |
|---|---|---|
| Kodai Tanaka 12', 18' Masahiro Sugita 76' |
Report | Azim Akbar 75' Zenivio 90' |
Bishan Stadium, Bishan
Referee: Syarqawi Buhari
| BG Pathum United | 1–1 | Lion City Sailors |
|---|---|---|
| Thanet Suknate 90+5' Hwang Myung-hyun 22' |
Report | Song Ui-young 6' Abdul Rasaq 35' 15' Akram Azman 83' |
Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar
Referee: Jansen Foo
Semi-finals
First legs will be played on 16 April & 21 May, and second on 27 May 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG Tampines Rovers | 4–3 | BG Pathum United | 1–1 | 3–2 (ET) |
| Lion City Sailors | 5–2 | DPMM | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| BG Pathum United | 1–1 | BG Tampines Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Kodai Tanaka 35' Kanokpon Buspakom 62' Hwang Myung-hyun 72' Airfan Doloh 77' |
Report | Shuya Yamashita 3' Kyoga Nakamura 32' Shah Shahiran 61' |
Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar
Referee: Andrea Verolino
| BG Tampines Rovers | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | BG Pathum United |
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Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
Tampines Rovers won 4–3 on aggregate after extra time.
| DPMM | 2–3 | Lion City Sailors |
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Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar
Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa
| Lion City Sailors | 2–0 | DPMM |
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Bishan Stadium, Bishan
Referee: Jansen Foo
Lion City Sailors won 5–2 on aggregate.
Final
| BG Tampines Rovers | 0–1 | Lion City Sailors |
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Statistics
Top scorer
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Top assists
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Clean sheets
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Own goal
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Hat-tricks
Note 4 Player scored 4 goals
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Penalty missed
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