| Singapore Cup | |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Other Titles: | RHB Singapore Cup |
| Size: | 250px |
| Country: | Singapore |
| Dates: | 25 May – 7 November 2014 |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Winners: | Balestier Khalsa |
| Second: | Home United |
| Third: | DPMM FC |
| Scoring Leader: | Roy O'Donovan (5 goals) |
| Matches: | 22 |
| Goals: | 66 |
| Attendance: | 13513 |
| Prev Season: | 2013 |
| Next Season: | 2015 |
The 2014 Singapore Cup is the 17th season of Singapore's annual premier club football tournament organised by Football Association of Singapore. Due to sponsorship reasons, the Singapore Cup is also known as the RHB Singapore Cup. Home United are the defending champions, having won the trophy six times.[1]
Balestier Khalsa won the Cup with a 3-1 win over defending champion Home United.[2]
A total of 16 teams participate in the 2014 Singapore Cup. Eleven of the teams are from domestic S.League and the other five are invited from the Philippines, Cambodia and Laos. Courts Young Lions will not participate in this year's edition of Singapore Cup.
Albirex Niigata (S)The sixteen teams were drawn into two distinct pools for the preliminary round. They 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 finals. Unlike the previous season, away goals rule does not apply.
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.
In the preliminary round, teams were drawn into two distinct pools. They played against one another in a single leg knockout basis. The draw for the preliminary round was held on 3 May 2014.[3] The matches were played from 25 May to 1 June 2014. Winners of this round progressd and advanced to the quarter-finals.
| width=250 style="text-align:right" | Team 1 | width=80 style="text-align:center" | Score | width=250 style="text-align:left" | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool A | |||||
| 1–1 (5–6 p.) | Tampines Rovers | ||||
| Tanjong Pagar United | 1–0 | Hougang United | |||
| Woodlands Wellington | 1–5 | Geylang International | |||
| Warriors FC | 1–3 | Balestier Khalsa | |||
| Pool B | |||||
Svay Rieng  | 0–3 | Albirex Niigata (S) | |||
| Home United | 5–0 | ||||
| 0–7 | DPMM FC | ||||
| Loyola Meralco Sparks | 7–1 |  SHB Champasak | |||
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Roy O'Donovan (DPMM)
Rodrigo Tosi (DPMM) Kazuki Sakamoto (ALB) Kazuya Okazaki (ALB)
Lee Kwan-woo (HOM)
Monsef Zerka (TPU) Kazuya Fukuzaki (ALB) Keisuke Ota (ALB) Norihiro Kawakami (ALB) Kim Min-ho (BAL) Park Kang-Jin (BAL)
Joaquin Lopez (GLI) Sébastien Etiemble (TPU) Chang Jo-yoon (WLW) Sonxay Simoulay (against Loyola Meralco Sparks)Source: S.League[4]
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPMM FC | Global | 7–0[5] | |||
| Loyola Meralco Sparks | SHB Champasak | 7–1[6] |
The following players are currently suspended from tournament matches:
| Player | Club | Offence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jufri | Tampines | Cautioned in second match; vs Tanjong Pagar (1 July) | One match; vs Balestier (22 Sept) | |
| Ruhaizad | Balestier | Cautioned in second match; vs Geylang Int'l (2 July) | One match; vs Tampines (22 Sept) | |
| Gamble | DPMM | Cautioned in second match; vs Albirex Niigata (S) (4 July) | One match; vs Home (23 Sept) |