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2015 Singapore League Cup

The 2015 Singapore League Cup (known as the TNP League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of Singapore's premier club football tournament organised by the Football Association of Singapore. Brunei DPMM FC were the defending champions, having won their third trophy the previous year. Albirex Niigata (S) were the eventual winners after defeating 2013 champions Balestier Khalsa 2–1 in the finals.

2015 Singapore League Cup
Tournament details
CountrySingapore
Dates22 June – 10 July 2015
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsJapan Albirex Niigata (S)
(2 titles)
Runner-upBalestier Khalsa
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored49 (3.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)CroatiaMiroslav Krištić
(6 goals)
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Unlike the previous three tournaments held in 2012, 2013 and 2014, the League Cup Plate Competition between the third-placing teams in each group after the group stages were cancelled from 2015 onward.

Teams

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A total of 10 teams participated in the 2015 Singapore League Cup, eight S.League clubs and two National Football League clubs.[1] Courts Young Lions and Harimau Muda B did not participate in this year's edition of the Singapore League Cup.

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Geylang International 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7 Advance to semi-final
2 Hougang United 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3   DPMM FC 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3
4 Singapore Recreation Club 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9 1
Source: S.League[usurped]
23 June 2015 Hougang United 1-0   DPMM FC Hougang Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Sotirović   21' Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
23 June 2015 Geylang International 4-0 Singapore Recreation Club Jalan Besar Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Castanheira   10'
Hafiz   11', 23', 45'		 Referee: Muhd Syahir
27 June 2015 Hougang United 2-2 Geylang International Hougang Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Gama   84', 90' Kapláň   22'
Castanheira   53'		 Referee: Muhd Taqi
27 June 2015   DPMM FC 5-0 Singapore Recreation Club Jalan Besar Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Maududi   8'
Gonçalves   50'
Ramazotti   62', 65'
McLean   83'		 Referee: Farhad Mohd
2 July 2015 Geylang International 4-2   DPMM FC Jalan Besar Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Castanheira   15', 68', 71'
Kapláň   22'		 Gonçalves   30'
Ramazotti   38'		 Referee: Sukhbir Singh
2 July 2015 Hougang United 1-1 Singapore Recreation Club Hougang Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Chang   90' Hammingway   64' Referee: G. Letchman

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Balestier Khalsa 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4 Advance to semi-final
2 Warriors 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3
3 Tampines Rovers 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source: S.League[usurped]
22 June 2015 Balestier Khalsa 4-0 Warriors FC Toa Payoh Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Krištić   43', 48', 90'
Ang   74'		 Referee: Jansen Foo
26 June 2015 Tampines Rovers 2-2 Balestier Khalsa Jurong West Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Mustafić   52'
Roskam   58'		 Zulkiffli   54'
Fadhil   71'		 Referee: Sukhbir Singh
1 July 2015 Warriors FC 1-0 Tampines Rovers Woodlands Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Vélez   37' Referee: Muhd Taqi

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Albirex Niigata (S) 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to semi-final
2 Home United 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3 Sporting Westlake 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: S.League[usurped]
22 June 2015   Albirex Niigata (S) 2-0 Home United Jurong East Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Yamada   81'
Nagasaki   90'		 Referee: Farhad Mohd
26 June 2015   Albirex Niigata (S) 2-0 Sporting Westlake Jurong East Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Kawata   36'
Taki   80'		 Referee: G. Letchman
1 July 2015 Home United 3-0 Sporting Westlake Yishun Stadium
20:30 UTC+8 Azhar   21', 34'
Ang   46'		 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Knockout phase

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Bracket

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Semi-finals Final
Geylang International 0
  Albirex Niigata (S) 3   Albirex Niigata (S) 2
Balestier Khalsa 3 Balestier Khalsa 1
Hougang United 2

Semi-finals

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Geylang International0 – 3  Albirex Niigata (S)
Details[usurped] Kawata   11'
Nagasaki   82'
Kogure  87'
Referee: Farhad Mohd
Balestier Khalsa3 – 2Hougang United
Krištić   27' (pen), 35'
Ang  85'		 Details[usurped] Fareez   1'
Delgado  74'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Final

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  Albirex Niigata (S)2 – 1Balestier Khalsa
Kogure  76'
Nagasaki   89'		 Details[usurped] Krištić   15'
Referee: Sukhbir Singh

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Miroslav Krištić Balestier Khalsa 6
2   Bruno Castanheira Geylang International 5
3   Kento Nagasaki   Albirex Niigata (S) 3
  Rafael Ramazotti de Quadros   DPMM FC
  Hafiz Nor Geylang International
6   Atsushi Kawata   Albirex Niigata (S) 2
  Fumiya Kogure   Albirex Niigata (S)
  Ignatius Ang Balestier Khalsa
  Paulo Sérgio   DPMM FC
  Jozef Kapláň Geylang International
  Azhar Sairudin Home United
  Diego Gama de Oliveira Hougang United
13 15 players 1

Source:S.League[usurped]

Winners

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 2015 TNP League Cup winner 
  Albirex Niigata (S)
2nd title

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "10 teams to compete in the New Paper Cup". S.League. Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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