The 2017 Singapore Cup (also known as the

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Singapore Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 20th edition of Singapore's annual premier club

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knock-out tournament organised by the

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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 ...

are the defending champions, having won their first trophy the previous year. This will be the first time in the competition's history where both finalists are both non-Singaporean clubs.

Teams

A total of 12 teams participate in the 2017 Singapore Cup. 8 of the teams are from domestic

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while the other four are invited from

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and

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. Young Lions will not be participating in this edition of the Singapore Cup. ;S.League Clubs *

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 ...

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 International 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 ...

Home United 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 ...

Hougang United 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 ...

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 ...

Warriors FC Warriors Football Club is a Singaporean professional football club that played in the Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. Before changing their name on 20 January 2013, they were previously known as the Singapo ...

;Invited Foreign Teams *

Boeung Ket Angkor Boeung Ket Football Club ( km, ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់បឹងកេត, ) is a Cambodian professional Association football, football club based in Phnom Penh. It currently plays in the Cambodian Premier League, the top tier of ...

* Ceres Negros * Global Cebu *

Nagaworld FC NagaWorld Football Club ( km, ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ណាហ្គាវើលដ៍, founded in 2001 as NagaCorp FC) is a Cambodian professional football club based in Kampong Speu province. NagaWorld clinched its third Cambo ...

Format

Eight teams were drawn for the preliminary round while the other four seeded teams received a bye for that round. The eight teams will play against one another in a single-legged knockout basis. Winners of this round will progress and advance to the

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. Thereafter, matches are played in two legs with the exception of the one-match final. 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

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is held to determine a winner.

Bracket

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 9 May 2017 at

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. Eight teams involved in this round will play in a single leg knockout basis. The matches will be played from 29 to 21 June 2017. Winners of this round will progress and advance to the

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Quarter-finals

The 4 winners from the preliminary round will join DPMM FC, Tampines Rovers, 2016 runner up, Albirex Niigata (S) and 2016 winner, Home United in the draw. ''Albirex Niigata (S) won 7-1 on aggregate. '' ---- ''Home United won 6-2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Global Cebu won 4-3 on aggregate. '' ---- ''Hougang United won 8-1 on aggregate.'' ----

Teams

Format

Bracket

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

3rd/4th placing

Finals

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

References