The 2015 Singapore Cup was the 18th season of Singapore's annual premier club

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tournament organised by

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. Due to sponsorship reasons, the Singapore Cup is also known as the

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Singapore Cup.

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were the defending champions, having won their first trophy the previous year. Albirex Niigata (S) were the eventual winners, beating

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2–1 in the finals.

Teams

A total of 11 teams participated in the 2015 Singapore Cup. 8 of the teams were from domestic S.League and the other three were invited from

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and

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. Both

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did not participate in this edition of Singapore Cup. ;S.League Clubs * Albirex Niigata (S) *

* DPMM FC * Geylang International *

* Hougang United * Tampines Rovers * Warriors FC ;Invited Foreign Teams * Global FC *

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* Svay Rieng

Format

Six teams were drawn for the preliminary round while the other five teams will receive a Bye in that round. They will play against one another in a single-legged knockout basis. Winners of this round will progress and advance to the quarter-finals. Thereafter, matches are played in

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with the exception of the one-match finals. Unlike the previous season,

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does not apply. For any match in the knockout stage, a draw after 90 minutes of regulation time is followed by two 15 minute periods of

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to determine a winner. If the teams are still tied, a penalty shoot-out is held to determine a winner.

Knockout phase

Bracket

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 17 April 2015 at the Ocean Financial Centre’s Event Plaza. Six teams involved in this round will play in a single leg knockout basis. The matches will be played from 22 to 27 May 2015. Winners of this round will progress and advance to the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals

Albirex Niigata (S) and Geylang International will join five other teams in this round after winning their matches in the Preliminary Round . All matches will be played in a two-legged knockout basis. Away goal rule will not be applied in this tournament. Fixtures will be announced on a later date and winners of this round will progress and advance to the semi-finals.

First Leg

Second Leg

Semi-finals

First Leg

Second Leg

Third/Fourth Placing

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

External links

Official S.League website

Football Association of Singapore website
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