# 2008 Singapore Cup

The 2008 edition of the Singapore Cup soccer competition was officially known as the RHB Singapore Cup (due to RHB Bank's sponsorship). It was the 11th staging of the annual Singapore Cup tournament.
The competition began on 6 May 2008, with 12 S.League clubs and 4 invited foreign teams from Thailand (2 teams), Cambodia (1) and Brunei (1). 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.
The final (single-leg) was played on 28 November 2008, and SAFFC beat Woodlands Wellington 2–1, with the deciding goal scored by Kenji Arai in the first period of extra-time.

## Teams

* Albirex Niigata (S)
* Balestier Khalsa
* Bangkok University
* Dalian Shide
* DPMM FC
* Geylang United
* Gombak United
* Home United FC
* Phnom Penh Empire
* Sengkang Punggol FC
* Singapore Armed Forces FC (SAFFC)
* Super Reds
* Tampines Rovers
* Tobacco Monopoly
* Woodlands Wellington FC
* Young Lions FC (FAS under-23 team)

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| First knockout round | First knockout round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | |
| Super Reds (AET) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Geylang United | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Geylang United | 1 | Super Reds | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | SAFFC | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| SAFFC | 2 | SAFFC | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Balestier Khalsa | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Balestier Khalsa | 0 | | | | | SAFFC | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tampines Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Dalian Shide | 1 | | | | | | | | | Tampines Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Home United | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Home United | 5 | Home United | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Tampines Rovers | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Sengkang Punggol | 1(3) | Tampines Rovers | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Tampines Rovers (P) | 1(4) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tampines Rovers (P) | 1(4) | | | | | | | | | | SAFFC (AET) | 2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Woodlands Wellington | 1 | |
| Gombak United | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Woodlands Wellington | 1 |
| Tobacco Monopoly | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tobacco Monopoly | 1 | Tobacco Monopoly | 0 | 1 | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | |
| | | Woodlands Wellington | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| Woodlands Wellington | 1 | Woodlands Wellington | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| DPMM FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DPMM FC | 0 | | | | | Woodlands Wellington | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Young Lions FC | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 1 | | | | | | | | | Young Lions FC | 2 | 1 | 3 | | |
| Bangkok University | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bangkok University | 4 | Bangkok University | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Young Lions FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Young Lions FC | 2 | Young Lions FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Phnom Penh Empire | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### First knockout round

The draw for the first knockout round was held on Friday, 5 April 2008 in Singapore. The first round matches started on 6 May.

### Quarter-finals

First Legs
Second Legs
* Woodlands Wellington progressed after winning 4 – 2 on penalties
* Young Lions progressed after winning 1 – 0 on aggregate
* Tampines Rovers progressed after winning 2 – 1 on aggregate
* SAFFC progressed after winning 4 – 1 on aggregate

### Semifinals

First Legs
Second Legs
* Woodlands Wellington progressed after winning 4 – 3 on aggregate
* SAFFC progressed after winning 4-0 on aggregate

### Final
## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Indra Sahdan Daud | Home United | 4 |
| = | Aleksandar Đurić | SAFFC | 4 |