The 2008 edition of the

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competition was officially known as the RHB Singapore Cup (due to sponsorship from

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). It was the 11th staging of the annual Singapore Cup tournament. The competition began on 6 May 2008, with 12

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clubs and 4 invited foreign teams from Thailand (2 teams), Cambodia (1) and Brunei (1). The cup was a single-elimination tournament, with all sixteen teams playing from the first round. The first round involved one-off matches. Subsequent rounds involved ties of two legs. The final (single-leg) was played on 28 November 2008, and

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beat

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2–1, with the deciding goal scored by Kenji Arai in the first period of extra-time.

Teams

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 Balestier Khalsa Football Club is a Singaporean professional football club that competes in the Singapore Premier League. Founded in 1898, the club is considered as the oldest football club in the country. History Tracing their origins all ...

Bangkok University University (BU; th, มหาวิทยาลัยกรุงเทพ; ), commonly known as Mo Krung Thep ( th, มอกรุงเทพ), has operated since 1962, is one of the oldest and largest private, non-profit universities in ...

Dalian Shide Dalian Shide was a professional Chinese football club based in Dalian, Liaoning province, China who played in China's football league system between 1955 and 2012. Their home stadiums were the 55,843 capacity Dalian People's Stadium and then late ...

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 P ...

Geylang United 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 ...

Gombak United Gombak United Football Club was a professional 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 United played their hom ...

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 ...

Phnom Penh Empire Phnom Penh Crown Football Club (PPCFC; km, ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ភ្នំពេញក្រោន, ) is a Cambodian professional football club based in Sangkat Toul Sangke II, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh, competing in the ...

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* Singapore Armed Forces FC (SAFFC) *

Super Reds Super Reds Football Club was a South Korean professional Football (soccer), football club which played as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League between 2007 and 2009. History The creation of the club in 2007 was driven by the Korean community ...

Tampines Rovers 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 ...

* Tobacco Monopoly *

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

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 ...

(FAS under-23 team)

Knockout stage

Bracket

First knockout round

The draw for the first knockout round was held on Friday, 5 April 2008 in Singapore. The first round matches started on 6 May. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Quarter-finals

First Legs ---- ---- ---- ---- Second Legs ---- *''Woodlands Wellington progressed after winning 4 – 2 on penalties'' ---- *''Young Lions progressed after winning 1 – 0 on aggregate'' ---- *''Tampines Rovers progressed after winning 2 – 1 on aggregate'' ---- *''SAFFC progressed after winning 4 – 1 on aggregate''

Semifinals

First Legs ---- ---- Second Legs ---- * ''Woodlands Wellington progressed after winning 4 – 3 on aggregate'' ---- * ''SAFFC progressed after winning 4-0 on aggregate''

3rd-place Playoff

Final

Top scorers

External links

Official S.League website

Football Association of Singapore website
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