The 2012

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(known as the

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League Cup for sponsorship purposes) was held between 26 July to 11 August 2012. Traditionally held as a knockout competition, the 2012 edition saw a new format where four groups of three teams battled it out for a place in the semi-finals. In addition, the four teams that finished third in their respective groups played in a separate Plate Competition consisting of two semi-finals and a final. The winner of the StarHub League Cup,

DPMM FC Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club (His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Brunei Football Club in English, commonly known as DPMM FC) is a professional football club based in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The club played in the Brunei Pr ...

, walked away with SGD$30,000 in prize money, while the runner up of the competition,

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received SGD$15,000 in prize money. The winner of the Plate competition,

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, also walked away with SGD$5,000 in prize money. The draw for the Cup was held on Thursday, 12 July 2012 at the

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's headquarters in

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. While 12 teams from the

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will playing in the StarHub League Cup,

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’s

Harimau Muda A Harimau Muda A was the club name for the former Malaysia Under-22 National Football Team, representing Malaysia in international football (soccer), football competitions such as the AFC U-22 Asian Cup, Champions Youth Cup as well as other under ...

did not be participating in this competition. This was because the Young Tigers had earlier served notice that they were invited for another tournament in

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scheduled for the same Muslim fasting month period.

broadcast both semi-finals and the final ‘live’ on its sports channel, SuperSports Arena.

Preliminary stage

Group A:

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Group B:

Albirex Niigata (S) Albirex Niigata Singapore FC, abbreviated as Albirex Niigata (S), is a Singaporean football club that plays in the Singapore Premier League. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan. History Albirex Niigata Singapore, a satellite ...

Balestier Khalsa FC Balestier Khalsa Football Club is a Singaporean professional association football, football club that competes in the Singapore Premier League. Founded in 1898, the club is considered as the oldest Football in Singapore, football club in Singap ...

Geylang United FC Geylang International Football Club is a professional football club based in Bedok, Singapore, which plays in the Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club was founded in 1973 with the purpose of building a s ...

Group C:

Home United FC Lion City Sailors Football Club, commonly referred to as The Sailors or LCS, is a Singaporean professional football club competing in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of the Singapore football league system. Since the 2021 season, the t ...

Young Lions FC Young Lions Football Club, commonly known as Young Lions, is a Singaporean developmental football club that competes in the Singapore Premier League. The team is under the direct control of the Football Association of Singapore. The Young Lions ...

Hougang United FC Hougang United Football Club is a Singaporean professional football club that competes in the Singapore Premier League. History Hougang United Football Club was founded as Marine Castle United Football Club, which was formed by Newcastle Unit ...

Group D:

Tampines Rovers FC Tampines Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of Singapore football league system. Founded in 1945, the club have won the national league c ...

Woodlands Wellington FC Woodlands Wellington Football Club is an inactive professional football club which played in the S.League, the top division of football in Singapore. They are based in Woodlands at the 4,300 seater Woodlands Stadium, where they have played since ...

Gombak United FC Gombak United Football Club was a professional Football (soccer), football club which competed in the S.League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club was based in Bukit Gombak. During the early years of the S. League, Gombak Unite ...

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

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Plate Competition

The Plate competition will be made up of the four teams that finish third in their respective groups.

became the winners of the inaugural Plate Competition when they beat the

by a single goal scored in the dying minutes of the plate final by

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striker, Kim Min-ho.

Plate Knockout stage

Plate Semi-finals

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Plate final

References

External links

SLeague.Com: WANTED: Two ardent fans of Harimau Muda and DPMM (for League Cup 2012 draw)

SLeague.com: League Cup 2012 Fixtures and Scores
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Preliminary stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Plate Competition

Plate Knockout stage

Plate Semi-finals

Plate final

See also

References

External links