2011 Singapore Cup
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The 2011 Singapore Cup
Singapore Cup
The Singapore Cup is an annual soccer competition in Singapore.The Singapore Cup is the major cup competition in Singapore football, and has existed since the 1997 ....

 (known as the RHB
RHB Bank
RHB Bank Berhad is a bank based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It specializes in commercial banking, corporate and investment banking and international banking services...

 Singapore Cup for sponsorship reasons) starts in June 2011. It is the 14th staging of the annual Singapore Cup tournament.

11 S.League
S.League
The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...

 clubs and 5 invited foreign teams play in this edition. 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.

Unlike previous editions, this season does not apply the away goals rule
Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...

 which explains despite SAFFC
Singapore Armed Forces Football Club
The Singapore Armed Forces Football Club is a professional football club that represents the Singapore Armed Forces and plays in the top-tier S.League. Singapore Armed Forces Football Club was officially established on 16 February 1996...

 scored 2 away goals in the second leg during the quarter finals against Albirex Niigata (S)
Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore)
Albirex Niigata Singapore FC is a football club which plays in Singapore's S.League. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan, and its players come from Japan.-History:...

 that ends a 2 - 2 draw with its first leg held to a goalless draw stalemate, the game continues to the extra time and subsequently to penalty shootout
Penalty shootout
The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal...

 after the deadlock was not break whereby Albirex Niigata (S)
Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore)
Albirex Niigata Singapore FC is a football club which plays in Singapore's S.League. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan, and its players come from Japan.-History:...

 won the penalty shootout again and advances to the Semi-Finals. The same thing had also happened to Home United where they advanced through Semi-Finals by penalties after the first leg where Home United scored a 3 away goals for a 3 - 3 draw while scoring no goals from either side on the second leg.

The first round kicked off in June with the final to be played on 5th November.

Teams

S.League Clubs Albirex Niigata (S)
Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore)
Albirex Niigata Singapore FC is a football club which plays in Singapore's S.League. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan, and its players come from Japan.-History:...

  • Balestier Khalsa Etoile
    Etoile FC
    Etoile Football Club is a professional football club which was formed to play in Singapore's S.League in 2010.Etoile FC is the first team of players all born in Europe to ply their trade in Singapore's professional league, and the first in Asia...

  • Geylang United
  • Gombak United
  • Home United
  • Hougang United
  • Singapore Armed Forces (SAFFC)
    Singapore Armed Forces Football Club
    The Singapore Armed Forces Football Club is a professional football club that represents the Singapore Armed Forces and plays in the top-tier S.League. Singapore Armed Forces Football Club was officially established on 16 February 1996...

  • Tampines Rovers
    Tampines Rovers FC
    Tampines Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that play in the S.League. Founded in 1945, they have won the national league championship five times, the Singapore Cup thrice and the ASEAN Club Championship once...

  • Tanjong Pagar United
  • Woodlands Wellington


Invited Foreign Teams South Melbourne
South Melbourne FC
South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World...

 Pattaya United Phnom Penh Crown Okktha United Harimau Muda B*

* The original team to participate was Harimau Muda A, But later replaced by Harimau Muda B.

Knockout Bracket

Preliminary round

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1st Legs

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2nd Legs

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1st Legs

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2nd Legs

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Third-place Playoff

Final

Winners

Singapore Cup 2011 Winner
Home United FC
Home United FC
Home United Football Club is a professional soccer club which plays in Singapore's S.League.-History:The Police Sports Association was founded in the mid-1940s to organise football activities for the Singapore Police Force. They sent two teams to compete in the Singapore Amateur Football...


5th Singapore Cup Title

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