1997 Singapore League Cup

1997 Singapore League Cup
Country Singapore
Dates July – September 1997
Teams 16
Champions SAFFC
Runners-up Geylang United

1997 saw the birth of the Singapore Cup, known in 1997 as the Singapore League Cup. 1998 would see the competition renamed the Singapore Cup and after exactly 10 years later, another tournament was launched as Singapore League Cup despite there is no link between the two.

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

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
SAFFC 440084+412
Balestier Central 410391013
Home United 410381130

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

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Geylang United 431082+610
Woodlands Wellington 41124734
Jurong 41036933

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

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tampines Rovers 430194+59
Tiong Bahru United 421163+37
Sembawang Rangers 40131981

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

Semi-finals

First leg

16 August 1997
19:45
SAFFC 1 – 0 Tampines Rovers

17 August 1997
19:45
Tiong Bahru United 3 – 1 Geylang United

Second leg

19 August 1997
19:45
Tampines Rovers 1 – 1 SAFFC

20 August 1997
19:45
Geylang United 3 – 1 Tiong Bahru United
  Penalties  
3 – 2

Final

6 September 1997
19:45
SAFFC 1 – 0 Geylang United
Mioc  78'

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