::RHB Singapore Cup 2008 Quarter Final Round fixtures announced::
SINGAPORE, 26 June 2008: Fireworks are expected on the 4th of July when the RHB Singapore Cup quarter-final stage kicks off with Thailand ’s Tobacco Monopoly and Singapore ’s Woodlands Wellington facing off at the Jurong West stadium.

On Thursday 10 July, a mouth-watering encounter beckons as defending RHB Singapore Cup champions SAFFC pay a visit to Yishun to take on the Super Reds.

The Koreans will be looking to make amends in the Singapore Cup after they lost narrowly to Gombak United in the League Cup final.

Gombak United incidentally were knocked out by Tobacco Monopoly in the Preliminary Round of the RHB Singapore Cup.

The other foreign representative in this year’s tournament, Bangkok University , will take on the Young Lions in the first leg on July 8 at the Jurong East stadium.

All matches in the Quarter Final Round kick off at 7.45pm with the exception of the match between Tobacco Monopoly and Woodlands Wellington on Friday 4 July at Jurong West Stadium and the match between Young Lions and Bangkok University on Friday 11 July at Jalan Besar stadium which kicks off at 7.30pm.

The quarter finals will be played over two legs and the away goal rule does not apply.

RHB Singapore Cup Quarter Final Fixtures

Friday 4 July 2008
Tobacco Monopoly vs Woodlands Wellington (1st Leg)
(Jurong West Stadium, 7.30pm)

Monday 7 July 2008
Woodlands Wellington vs Tobacco Monopoly (2nd Leg)
(Woodlands Stadium, 7.45pm)

Tuesday 8 July 2008
Bangkok University vs Young Lions (1st Leg)
(Jurong East Stadium, 7.45pm)

Wednesday 9 July 2008
Tampines Rovers vs Home United (1st Leg)
(Tampines Stadium, 7.45pm)

Thursday 10 July 2008
Super Reds vs Singapore Armed Forces (1st Leg)
(Yishun Stadium, 7.45pm)

Friday 11 July 2008
Young Lions vs Bangkok University (2nd Leg)
(Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm)

Sunday 17 August 2008
Home United vs Tampines Rovers (2nd Leg)
(Bishan Stadium, 7.45pm)

Monday 18 August 2008
Singapore Armed Forces vs Super Reds (2nd Leg)
(Choa Chu Kang Stadium, 7.45pm)

19 JUNE 2008::CHANGE IN FIXTURES (SINGAPORE CUP)::
Please be informed that the dates of the following RHB Singapore Cup 2008 Quarter-Final matches have been rescheduled:

Match 10, 5 July 2008: Home United FC vs Tampines Rovers FC (Bishan Stadium, 7.45pm) has been rescheduled to 17 AUGUST 2008
Match 11, 6 July 2008: Singapore Armed Forces FC vs Super Reds FC (Choa Chu Kang Stadium, 7.45pm) has been rescheduled to 18 AUGUST 2008

::RHB SINGAPORE CUP 2008 QUARTER FINAL FIXTURES::

The RHB Singapore Cup 2008 Quarter Final dates are as follows:
Friday 4 July 2008 - Match 9
Tobacco Monopoly FC vs Woodlands Wellington FC (1st Leg) (Jurong West Stadium, 7.30pm)

Saturday 5 July 2008 (Changed to Sunday, 17 August 2008) - Match 10
Home United FC vs Tampines Rovers FC (1st Leg) (Bishan Stadium, 7.45pm)

Sunday 6 July 2008 (Changed to Monday, 18 August 2008) - Match 11
Singapore Armed Forces FC vs Super Reds FC (1st Leg) Choa Chu Kang Stadium, 7.45pm)

Monday 7 July 2008 - Match 12
Woodlands Wellington FC vs Tobacco Monopoly FC (2nd Leg) (Woodlands Stadium, 7.45pm)

Tuesday 8 July 2008 - Match 13
Bangkok University FC vs Young Lions (1st Leg) (Jurong East Stadium, 7.45pm)

Wednesday 9 July 2008 - Match 14
Tampines Rovers FC vs Home United FC (2nd Leg) (Tampines Stadium, 7.45pm)

Thursday 10 July 2008 - Match 15
Super Reds FC vs Singapore Armed Forces FC (2nd Leg) (Yishun Stadium, 7.45pm)

Friday 11 July 2008 - Match 16
Young Lions vs Bangkok University FC (2nd Leg) (Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm)

::Result: Singapore Cup Match 2008 (Preliminary Round) : SAFFC 2-0 Balestier Khalsa FC (1-0)::

CHOA CHU KANG, 8 May: Balestier Khalsa were knocked out in the Singapore Cup after losing 2-0 to SAF. Goals from ex-Tiger Norikazu Murakami (40th) and substitute Mustaqim Manzur (91st+) were enough to see the Warriors through to two-legged quarter-final match.

Match Statistics and Photos >>>

SAF 2 (Norikazu Murakami 40th, Mustaqim Manzur 91st+)
Balestier Khalsa 0

Venue: Choa Chua Kang Stadium
Crowd: 2,085
Weather: Cool
Ground: Soft

SAF
14 Shahril Jantan (GK)
4 Hafiz Osman
5 Faizal Aziz
7 Masahiro Fukasawa
8 Therdsak Chaiman
9 Aleksandar Duric (Captain)
10 John Wilkinson
11 Norikazu Murakami (18 Ashrin Shariff, 76th)
12 Jamil Ali (19 Mustaqim Manzur, 77th)
13 Razaleigh Khalik (2 Shaiful Esah, 85th)
16 Daniel Bennett
Subs not used: 15 Rasyid Hamid (GK), 20 Syed Karim, 41 Asraf Rashid, 42 Fadzil Nasir

Balestier Khalsa
45 Daniel Ong (GK)
2 Haruki Seto (Captain)
3 Kaze Teffo Giscard
4 Jufri Taha
6 Sofiyan Abdul Hamid
8 Han Yiguang (17 Faizal Amir, 85th)
10 Paul Bekombo
13 G Lenan
18 Mba Vitus Onyekachi
41 Rhysh Roshan Rai (11 Andrew Tan, 80th)
43 Farhan Musbah (42 Poh Yi Feng, 46th)
Subs not used: 9 Anathan Rajan, 14 Yusri Waris, 15 Taufiq Rahmat, 19 Ang Bang Heng (GK)

Yellow Cards
SAF
None

Balestier Khalsa
Han Yiguang 24th

Sent-off
SAF
None

Balestier Khalsa
None

Match Officials
Referee: T Aravinthan
Assistant Referee 1: Jeffrey Goh
Assistant Referee 2: Manoj Kalwani
Fourth Official: Leow Thiam Hoe
Referee Assessor: Salikin Sakarwi
Match Commissioner: Sulaini Said

::Preview : Singapore Cup Match 2008 (Preliminary Round) : SAFFC vs Balestier Khalsa FC::
TOA PAYOH, 07 May: Balestier Khalsa will meet defending Cup holders SAFFC at Choa Chu Kang Stadium on Thursday, 8 May.

This will be the second meeting for both teams in this competition. Back in 2005, SAF defeated Balestier 1-0 at Toa Payoh Stadium. A headed goal by Aliimran Lomri in the 42nd minute settled the tie.

Warriors' defender Kenji Arai will miss this match due to suspension.

::RHB Singapore Cup 2008 Draw::

SINGAPORE, 11 April 2008: The top four clubs in the current NTUC Income - YEO'S S-League standings were drawn in the same half of this year's RHB Singapore Cup. The draw for the Preliminary Round took place this afternoon at the Equinox Private Dining Room, Level 69, Equinox Complex, Swissotel The Stamford following the announcement of RHB Bank's renewal of their title sponsorship of the Singapore Cup for a further three years from 2008 to 2010. More pictures >>>

Double winners SAFFC will kick off their defence of the RHB Singapore Cup at home to Balestier Khalsa and could face either Super Reds or Geylang United in the quarter-finals.

Two former winners in Home United and Tampines Rovers potentially lie await in the semi-finals after both teams were drawn to meet in the quarter-finals if they successfully negotiate past their respective Preliminary Round ties.

First-time participants Tobacco Monopoly from Thailand have been handed a trip to Jurong West to take on Gombak United in their first round tie.

Last season's 2nd runner-up Bangkok University will face Albirex Niigata while Brunei's DPMM and Cambodia's Phnom Penh Empire were drawn against Woodlands Wellington and the Young Lions respectively.

Preliminary Round Fixtures
M1) May 6, 2008 (Tue) : Young Lions 2-0 Phnom Penh Empire (Cambodia) (2-0) @ Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.45pm
M2) May 7, 2008 (Wed) : Dalian Shide Siwu FC 1-5 Home United FC (1-4) @ Queenstown Stadium, 7.45pm
M4) May 8, 2008 (Thu) : SAFFC 2-0 Balestier Khalsa FC (1-0) @ Choa Chu Kang Stadium, 7.45pm
M8) May 9, 2008 (Fri) : Woodlands Wellington FC 1-0 DPMM (Brunei) (1-0) @ Woodlands Stadium, 7.30pm
M5) May 10, 2008 (Sat) : Gombak United FC 0-1 Tobacco Monopoly (Thailand) (0-0) @ Jurong West Stadium, 7.45pm
M6) May 11, 2008 (Sun) : Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) 1-4 Bangkok University FC (Thailand) (0-3) @ Jurong East Stadium, 7.45pm
M7) May 12, 2008 (Mon) : Super Reds FC 2-1 Geylang United FC (0-0), (2-1) (After extra-time, full-time 1-1) @ Yishun Stadium, 7.45pm
M3) May 13, 2008 (Tue) : Sengkang Punggol FC 1-1 Tampines Rovers FC (0-1), (1-1) (After extra-time, full-time 1-1, Tampines won 4-3 on penalties) @ Hougang Stadium, 7.45pm

Preliminary Round Draw
Super Reds FC vs Geylang United FC
SAFFC vs Balestier Khalsa FC
Dalian Shide FC vs Home United FC
Sengkang Punggol FC vs Tampines Rovers FC
Gombak United FC vs Tobacco Monopoly (Thailand)
Woodlands Wellington FC vs DPMM (Brunei)
Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) vs Bangkok University FC (Thailand)
Young Lions vs Phnom Penh Empire (Cambodia)

::Singapore Cup 2008 Draw::

SINGAPORE, 08 April 2008: The road to the 2008 RHB Singapore Cup Final begins this Friday, 11 April with the conduct of the official draw for the Preliminary Round.

16 teams will enter the draw aiming to claim the coveted trophy lifted by Double Winners SAFFC last November.

Besides the 12 S.League teams, Brunei’s DPMM FC, Phnom Penh Empire from Cambodia as well as Thailand’s Tobacco Monopoly and Bangkok University FC will also be in the draw. It will be Tobacco Monopoly’s first participation in the knockout competition.