{{Short description|Annual Singaporean football competition}} {{Infobox football tournament |logo = File:Singapore-Cup-logo.webp |organiser = [[Football Association of Singapore]] |region = [[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]] |founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1998}} |teams = 9 |qualifier for = [[AFC Champions League Two]] <small>(Singaporean clubs only)</small> |domestic cup = [[Singapore Community Shield|Community Shield]] |current champions = [[Lion City Sailors]]<br>(9th title) |most successful club= [[Lion City Sailors]]<br>(9 titles) |current = [[2025–26 Singapore Cup]] |website = {{URL|http://spl.sg}} |broadcasters=1 Play Sports ([[livestreaming|live streaming]])<br>[[Mediacorp]]<br>[[Singtel TV]]<br>[[Starhub]]<br>[[J Sports]] }} The '''Singapore Cup''' is an annual [[single-elimination tournament|knockout]] [[association football|football]] competition in men's domestic [[Football in Singapore|Singaporean football]]. Established in 1998, it is the foremost prestigious cup competition in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sleague.com/competitions/singapore-cup/overview|title=Singapore Cup|access-date=2012-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103234342/http://www.sleague.com/competitions/singapore-cup/overview|archive-date=2012-11-03|url-status=usurped}}</ref> It is open to clubs in the [[Singapore Premier League]].
Since 2004, foreign teams from other countries in [[Southeast Asia]] are occasionally invited to compete in the Singapore Cup. [[DPMM FC|DPMM]] of Brunei were the first foreign team to enter the competition, years before they eventually competed in the [[S.League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Brunei's DPMM to make historic debut|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20040417-1.2.40.7|date=17 April 2004|publisher=[[Today (website)|Today]]|accessdate=3 December 2025}}</ref> [[Thailand]] club, [[Chonburi F.C.|Chonburi]] was the first foreign club reaching the final in 2006 (they lost 3–2 in the final to local club [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]]). In 2009, [[Bangkok Glass F.C.|Bangkok Glass]] became the second foreign team to reach the final, losing against local club [[Geylang International FC|Geylang United]], but they beat Tampines Rovers in 2010 to become the first foreign winners of the Singapore Cup.
Winners of the Singapore Cup gain qualification into the Asian continental club competition, [[AFC Champions League Two]]. [[Lion City Sailors]] are the current holders, having beaten [[Tampines Rovers]] 2–0 in the [[2025-26 Singapore Cup#Final|2025–26 final]] to retain the trophy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lion City Sailors win third Singapore Cup in final marred by BG Tampines Rovers gaffe |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/lion-city-sailors-win-third-singapore-cup-in-final-marred-by-bg-tampines-rovers-gaffe|access-date=2026-01-11}}</ref>
== Past results == [[File:HougangUnitedSGCup20222.jpg|thumb|Hougang United players holding the Singapore Cup trophy after winning the 2022 edition]] {{small|Source:<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/singcuphist.html|title=Singapore - List of Cup Winners|access-date=2013-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111200301/http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/singcuphist.html|archive-date=2013-11-11|website=[[RSSSF]]|url-status=live}} </ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! width='50'|Year ! width='210'|Winners ! width='190'|Runners-up ! width='70'|Score in<br/>final ! width='190'|3rd place ! width='190'|4th place |- | align='center'|1998 | '''[[Tanjong Pagar United]]''' | [[Warriors FC|Singapore Armed Forces]] | align='center'|2–0 | [[Home United]] | [[Sembawang Rangers]] |- | align='center'|1999 | '''[[Warriors FC|Singapore Armed Forces]]''' | [[Jurong FC|Jurong Town]] | align='center'|3–1 | [[Home United]] | [[Balestier Central]] |- | align='center'|2000 | '''[[Home United]]''' | [[Warriors FC|Singapore Armed Forces]] | align='center'|1–0 | [[Geylang United]] | [[Woodlands Wellington]] |- | align='center'|2001 | '''[[Home United]]''' | [[Geylang United]] | align='center'|8–0 | [[Warriors FC|Singapore Armed Forces]] | [[Tanjong Pagar United]] |- | align='center'|2002 | '''[[Tampines Rovers]]''' | [[Jurong FC|Jurong Town]] | align='center'|1–0 | [[Geylang United]] | [[Sengkang Marine]] |- | align='center'|2003 | '''[[Home United]]''' | [[Geylang United]] | align='center'|2–1 | [[Jurong FC|Jurong Town]]<br />[[Woodlands Wellington]] | {{N/A|No 3rd-place playoff}} |- | align='center'|2004 | '''[[Tampines Rovers]]''' | [[Home United]] | align='center'|4–1<br /><small>(aet)</small> | [[Geylang United]]<br />[[Sinchi FC|Sinchi]] (China) | {{N/A|No 3rd-place playoff}} |- | align='center'|2005 | '''[[Home United]]''' | [[Woodlands Wellington]] | align='center'|3–2 | [[Warriors FC|Singapore Armed Forces]]<br />[[Tampines Rovers]] | {{N/A|No 3rd-place playoff}} |- | align='center'|2006 | '''[[Tampines Rovers]]''' | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[Chonburi F.C.|Chonburi]] (Thailand) | align='center'|3–2<br /><small>(aet)</small> | [[Woodlands Wellington]] | [[Balestier Khalsa]] |- | align='center'|2007 | '''[[Warriors FC|Singapore Armed Forces]]''' | [[Tampines Rovers]] | align='center'|4–3 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[Bangkok United F.C.|Bangkok University]] (Thailand) | [[Woodlands Wellington]] |- | align='center'|[[2008 Singapore Cup|2008]] | '''[[Warriors FC|Singapore Armed Forces]]''' | [[Woodlands Wellington]] | align='center'|2–1<br /><small>(aet)</small> | [[Tampines Rovers]] | [[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]] |- | align='center'|[[2009 Singapore Cup|2009]] | '''[[Geylang United]]''' | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[Bangkok Glass F.C.|Bangkok Glass]] (Thailand) | align='center'|1–0 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[TTM Chiangmai F.C.|TTM Samut Sakhon]] (Thailand) | [[Albirex Niigata (S)]] |- | align='center'|[[2010 Singapore Cup|2010]] | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|'''[[Bangkok Glass]]''' (Thailand) | [[Tampines Rovers]] | align='center'|1–0 | [[Étoile FC|Étoile]] | [[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]] |- | align='center'|[[2011 Singapore Cup|2011]] | '''[[Home United]]''' | [[Albirex Niigata (S)]] | align='center'|1–0<br /><small>(aet)</small> | [[Étoile FC|Étoile]] | [[Hougang United]] |- | align='center'|[[2012 Singapore Cup|2012]] | '''[[Warriors FC|Singapore Armed Forces]]''' | [[Tampines Rovers]] | align='center'|2–1 | [[Gombak United]] | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[Loyola Meralco Sparks F.C.|Loyola Meralco Sparks]] (Philippines) |- | align='center'|[[2013 Singapore Cup|2013]] | '''[[Home United]]''' | [[Tanjong Pagar United]] | align='center'|4–1 | [[Balestier Khalsa]] | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[Global FC|Global]] (Philippines) |- | align='center'|[[2014 Singapore Cup|2014]] | '''[[Balestier Khalsa]]''' | [[Home United]] | align='center'|3–1 | [[Tampines Rovers]] | [[Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club|DPMM]] (Brunei) |- | align='center'|[[2015 Singapore Cup|2015]] | '''[[Albirex Niigata (S)]]''' | [[Home United]] | align='center'|2–1 | [[Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club|DPMM]] (Brunei) | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[Global FC|Global]] (Philippines) |- | align='center'|[[2016 Singapore Cup|2016]] |'''[[Albirex Niigata (S)]]''' | [[Tampines Rovers]] | align='center'|2–0 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[Ceres-La Salle F.C.|Ceres-La Salle]] (Philippines) | [[Balestier Khalsa]] |- | align='center'|[[2017 Singapore Cup|2017]] | '''[[Albirex Niigata (S)]]''' | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| [[Global Cebu F.C.|Global Cebu]] (Philippines) | align='center'|2–2<br />3–1 <small>(pen)</small> | [[Home United]] | [[Hougang United]] |- | align='center'|[[2018 Singapore Cup|2018]] | '''[[Albirex Niigata (S)]]''' | [[Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club|DPMM]] (Brunei) | align='center'|4–1 | [[Balestier Khalsa]] | [[Home United]] |- | align='center'|[[2019 Singapore Cup|2019]] | '''[[Tampines Rovers]]''' | [[Warriors FC|Warriors]] | align='center'|4–3 | [[Geylang International FC|Geylang International]] | [[Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club|DPMM]] (Brunei) |- | align='center'|2020||! rowspan=2 colspan=5 align=center style="background:White;"|''Competition cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://spl.sg/2020-spl-season-resume-17-october/ |title = 2020 SPL season to resume on 17 October|date = 11 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://spl.sg/2021-spl-resume-17-july/ |title = 2021 Singapore Premier League season to resume on 17 July|date = 21 June 2021}}</ref> |- | align='center'|2021 |- | align='center'|[[2022 Singapore Cup|2022]] | '''[[Hougang United]]''' | [[Tampines Rovers]] | align='center'|3–2 | [[Albirex Niigata (S)]] | [[Balestier Khalsa]] |- | align='center'|[[2023 Singapore Cup|2023]] | '''[[Lion City Sailors]]''' | [[Hougang United]] | align='center'|3–1 | [[Tampines Rovers]] | [[DPMM]] (Brunei) |- |{{Center|[[2024–25 Singapore Cup|2024–25]]}} | '''[[Lion City Sailors]]''' | [[Tampines Rovers]] | align='center'|1–0 | [[BG Pathum United]] (Thailand)<br />[[DPMM]] (Brunei) | {{N/A|No 3rd-place playoff}} |- |{{Center|[[2025–26 Singapore Cup|2025–26]]}} | '''[[Lion City Sailors]]''' | [[Tampines Rovers]] | align='center'|2–0 | [[Balestier Khalsa FC|Balestier Khalsa]] [[Albirex Niigata Singapore F.C.|Albirex Niigata (S)]] | {{N/A|No 3rd-place playoff}} |}
{|class="wikitable" |+Key |- | width="20px" bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| | align='center' width='120'|Invitational club |}
=== Performance by club === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Club ! Winners ! Runners-up ! Winning years |- | [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] | {{center|9}} | {{center|3}} | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, [[2011 Singapore Cup|2011]], [[2013 Singapore Cup|2013]], [[2023 Singapore Cup|2023]], [[2024-25 Singapore Cup|2024-25]], [[2025–26 Singapore Cup|2025–26]] |- | [[Tampines Rovers]] | {{center|4}} | {{center|7}} | 2002, 2004, 2006, [[2019 Singapore Cup|2019]] |- | [[Warriors FC|Warriors]] | {{center|4}} | {{center|3}} | 1999, 2007, [[2008 Singapore Cup|2008]], [[2012 Singapore Cup|2012]] |- | [[Albirex Niigata (S)]] | {{center|4}} | {{center|1}} | [[2015 Singapore Cup|2015]], [[2016 Singapore Cup|2016]], [[2017 Singapore Cup|2017]], [[2018 Singapore Cup|2018]] |- | [[Geylang International]] | {{center|1}} | {{center|2}} | [[2009 Singapore Cup|2009]] |- | [[Tanjong Pagar United]] | {{center|1}} | {{center|1}} | 1998 |- | [[Bangkok Glass]] (Thailand) | {{center|1}} | {{center|1}} | [[2010 Singapore Cup|2010]] |- | [[Hougang United]] | {{center|1}} | {{center|1}} | [[2022 Singapore Cup|2022]] |- | [[Balestier Khalsa]] | {{center|1}} | {{center|0}} | [[2014 Singapore Cup|2014]] |- | [[Jurong FC|Jurong Town]] | {{center|0}} | {{center|2}} | |- | [[Woodlands Wellington]] | {{center|0}} | {{center|2}} | |- | [[Global Cebu F.C.|Global Cebu]] (Philippines) | {{center|0}} | {{center|1}} | |- | [[Chonburi F.C.|Chonburi]] (Thailand) | {{center|0}} | {{center|1}} | |- | [[Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club|DPMM]] (Brunei) | {{center|0}} | {{center|1}} | |- |}
==See also== *[[Singapore Premier League]] *[[Singapore League Cup]] *[[Singapore Community Shield]] *[[Football Association of Singapore]] *[[List of football clubs in Singapore]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/singcuphist.html Singapore – List of cup winners] at [[RSSSF]].com
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