The 1997 edition of the Singapore League Cup was a football tournament involving the teams in the S.League. It was renamed the Singapore Cup in 1998. The Singapore League Cup launched in 2007 is a different competition.
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
Balestier Central Geylang United Home United Jurong Sembawang Rangers Singapore Armed Forces FC (SAFFC) Tampines Rovers Tiong Bahru United Woodlands Wellington
Group stage Group 1 TeamSAFFC440084+412Balestier Central4103910−13Home United4103811−30
[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 TeamGeylang United431082+610Woodlands Wellington411247−34Jurong410369−33
[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 TeamTampines Rovers430194+59Tiong Bahru United421163+37Sembawang Rangers401319−81
[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
Second leg
Final
External links
Football Association of Singapore website