# 2016 Singapore Cup

The 2016 Singapore Cup (also known as the RHB Singapore Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 19th edition of Singapore's annual premier club football tournament organised by the Football Association of Singapore. Albirex Niigata (S) are the defending champions, having won their first trophy the previous year. The final was won by Albirex Niigata (S) 2-0. Tampines Rovers striker Billy Mehmet received the man of the match award.

## Teams

A total of 12 teams participate in the 2016 Singapore Cup. 9 of the teams are from domestic S.League while the other three are invited from Cambodia and the Philippines.

### S.League Clubs

* Albirex Niigata (S)
* Balestier Khalsa
* DPMM FC
* Geylang International
* Home United
* Hougang United
* Tampines Rovers
* Warriors FC
* Young Lions

### Invited Foreign Teams

* Ceres-La Salle
* Global FC
* Nagaworld FC

## Format

Eight teams were drawn for the preliminary round while the other four seeded teams received a bye for that round. The eight teams will play against one another in a single-legged knockout basis. Winners of this round will progress and advance to the quarter-finals. Thereafter, matches are played in two legs with the exception of the one-match final.
For any match in the knockout stage, a draw after 90 minutes of regulation time is followed by two 15 minute periods of extra time to determine a winner. If the teams are still tied, a penalty shoot-out is held to determine a winner.

## Bracket

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Geylang International | 2 | Geylang International | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Warriors FC | 1 | | | | | Albirex Niigata (S) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | Balestier Khalsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| | | Balestier Khalsa | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Home United | 2 | Home United | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hougang United | 1 | | | | | | | | | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Tampines Rovers | 0 |
| | | Tampines Rovers | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Nagaworld FC | 0 | Global FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Global FC | 5 | | | | | Tampines Rovers | 2 | 3 | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | Ceres-La Salle | 1 | 2 | 3 | | |
| | | DPMM FC | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ceres-La Salle | 3 | Ceres-La Salle | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Young Lions | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 24 April 2016 at Connaught Drive. Eight teams involved in this round will play in a single leg knockout basis. The matches will be played from 26 to 29 May 2016. Winners of this round will progress and advance to the quarter-finals.

## Quarter-finals

Four teams (Home United, Geylang International, Global and Ceres-La Salle) will join the four seeded teams in this round after winning their matches in the preliminary round. All matches will be played in a two-legged knockout basis. Away goal rule will not be applied in this tournament. Winners of this round will progress and advance to the semi-finals.

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Balestier Khalsa | 4–3 | Home United | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 4–2 | Geylang International | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Tampines Rovers | 5–2 | Global FC | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| DPMM FC | 3–5 | Ceres-La Salle | 0–3 | 3–2 |

### Matches

Balestier Khalsa won 4–3 on aggregate.
Albirex Niigata (S) won 4–2 on aggregate.
Tampines Rovers won 5–2 on aggregate.
Ceres-La Salle won 5–3 on aggregate.

## Semi-finals
### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2–0 | Balestier Khalsa | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Tampines Rovers | 5–3 | Ceres-La Salle | 2–1 | 3–2 |

### Matches

Albirex Niigata (S) won 2-0 on aggregate.
Tampines Rovers won 5-3 on aggregate.

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of matches played on 30 October 2016.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Stephan Schröck | Ceres-La Salle | 7 |
| 2 | Niko Tokić | Balestier Khalsa | 4 |
| 3 | Atsushi Kawata | Albirex Niigata (S) | 3 |
| 3 | Hikaru Minegishi | Global | 3 |
| 3 | Hafiz Abu Sujad | Tampines Rovers | 3 |
| 6 | 6 players | 6 players | 2 |
| 12 | 26 players | 26 players | 1 |