The 1997 edition of the Singapore League Cup was a football tournament involving the teams in the S.League. It was renamed the Singapore Cup in 1998. The Singapore League Cup launched in 2007 is a different competition.

This first edition of the competition would feature nine teams drawn into three groups of three teams, playing on a home and away basis. The group winners and best runner-up would qualify for the semi-finals.

1997 Singapore League Cup

SAFFC would win the championship defeating Geylang United 1:0 in the final.

1997 Singapore League Cup

Teams

Balestier Central

Geylang United

Home United

Jurong

Sembawang Rangers

Singapore Armed Forces FC (SAFFC) Tampines Rovers Tiong Bahru United Woodlands Wellington

1997 Singapore League Cup

Group stage

Group 1

[26 Jul]

Balestier Central 3–1 Home United

[30 Jul]

Home United 1–2 Singapore Armed Forces

[2 Aug]

Singapore Armed Forces 1–0 Balestier Central

[6 Aug]

Home United 5–4 Balestier Central

[10 Aug]

Singapore Armed Forces 2–1 Home United

[13 Aug]

Balestier Central 2–3 Singapore Armed Forces

Group 2

[26 Jul]

Jurong 3–1 Woodlands Wellington

[30 Jul]

Geylang United 2–1 Jurong

[2 Aug]

Woodlands Wellington 0–0 Geylang United

[6 Aug]

Woodlands Wellington 3–1 Jurong

[10 Aug]

Jurong 1–3 Geylang United

[13 Aug]

Geylang United 3–0 Woodlands Wellington

Group 3

[Jul 26]

Tiong Bahru United 3–1 Tampines Rovers

[Jul 30]

Tampines Rovers 3–1 Sembawang Rangers

[Aug 2]

Sembawang Rangers 0–3 Tiong Bahru United

[Aug 6]

Tampines Rovers 2–0 Tiong Bahru United

[Aug 10]

Sembawang Rangers 0–3 Tampines Rovers

[Aug 13]

Tiong Bahru United 0–0 Sembawang Rangers

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

External links

Official S.League website

Football Association of Singapore website

1997

1997 domestic association football cups

1997 in Singaporean football