Misc. Trivia Updates

Best Possible Finishes in 2008: (as at 10-Oct)
1) The top-3 are still anybody's guess.
2) Tampines, with no hope of catching the top-3, are now confirmed to finish 4th, after Geylang was held by Young Lions 1-1 on 9-Oct.
3) 5th to 9th placed teams are still mathematically within each other.
4) 10th-placed Dalian can't finish higher than 7th.
5) 11th-placed Senglang can't finish higher than 9th.
6) Bottom-placed Balestier can't finish higher than 10th.


All-time Table: (as at 10-Oct)
1) Young Lions/Gombak are now tied at 241 pts.
2) Albirex has overtaken Sengkang at 199 pts with a better G/D!
3) Super Reds (84 pts) have Sinchi (88) / Clementi (95) firmly in sight...
4) Dalian (21 pts) need to do very well in their last 5 games to overtake Afrique (24) & Liaoning (29).


Milestone Games in 2008:
1) Following the 1800th ever league game on 29-Feb, another milestone has passed this season as well: The 1900th game took place on 24-July, where SAFFC beat Young Lions 2-0 away.
2) The 2000th game will only happen in 2009 season as 2008 season will end with the 1985th game on 17-Nov, where the Gombak/SAFFC & Home/Balestier games playing simultaneously.


Milestone Goals in 2008:
Ever since the "A-Game-A-Day" initiative was implemented in 2006, usually no more than 2 games are scheduled on the same day.

However, on 4-Sep, we saw 3 games taking place in the same day, only for the 2nd time since 2006: (If I'm not wrong, the first time happened during the climax of 2007 season, where the 3 title-chasing clubs played at the same time.)

Super Reds 2 - Seo Su Jong 5', Kim Jung Ho 37'
Woodlands Wellington 1 - Lucian Dronca 82'(p)

Balestier Khalsa 1 - Faizal Amir 24'
Young Lions 3 - Fadhil Noh 12', Afiq Yunos 30', Firdaus Idros 61'

Home United 3- Shi Jiayi 38', Kengne Ludovick 47',71'
Gombak United 0

This unusual day has made it a bit more complicated to determine the scorers of the 400th goal of 2008 S.League season and the 6400th goal all-time.

Prior to this day, 6390 all-time / 391 season (2008) goals have already been scored. Base on the match details available, below are the timeline of goals in chronological order, leading to the two milestone goals: (assuming all 3 maches started at the same time, w/o considering injury time)

All-time / 2008: Scorer, Time, Club
6391 / 392: Seo Su Jong 5' (Super Reds)
6392 / 393: Fadhil Noh 12' (Young Lions)
6393 / 394: Faizal Amir 24' (Balestier)
6394 / 395: Afiq Yunos 30' (Young Lions)
6395 / 396: Kim Jung Ho 37' (Super Reds)
6396 / 397: Shi Jiayi 38' (Home)
6397 / 398: Kengne Ludovick 47' (Home)
6398 / 399: Firdaus Idros 61' (Young Lions)
6399 / 400: Kengne Ludovick 71' (Home)
6400 / 401: Lucian Dronca 82'(p) (Woodlands)

So there you go... Congrats to both!!

S.League 08 Projected Finish: 10-Oct

With the league taking a 1-week break & almost 85% of the season has passed, let's take a quick projection on how they will finish at the end of the season, base on the current standings.

As at 10-Oct:
# Team-------- P- W- D L GF - GA Pts GD
1 Super Reds-- 28 21 3 4 60 - 26 66 (+34)
2 Singapore AF 28 20 4 4 71 - 30 64 (+41)
3 Home-------- 28 20 3 5 64 - 27 63 (+37)
4 Tampines---- 28 17 4 7 56 - 30 55 (+26)
5 Gombak------ 28 10 9 9 33 - 33 39 (+0)
6 Geylang---- 28 11 6 11 44 - 45 39 (-1)
7 Woodlands--- 28 8 7 13 31 - 43 31 (-12)
8 Albirex---- 28 7 10 11 35 - 50 31 (-15)
9 Young Lions 28 6 10 12 26 - 39 28 (-13)
10 Dalian----- 28 5 6 17 23 - 60 21 (-37)
11 Sengkang--- 28 2 9 17 10 - 45 15 (-35)
12 Balestier-- 28 2 7 19 22 - 47 13 (-25)

Projected Finish:
# Team-------- P- W- D L GF - GA Pts GD
1 Super Reds-- 33 25 4 4 71 - 31 79 40
2 Singapore AF 33 24 5 4 84 - 35 77 49
3 Home-------- 33 24 4 5 75 - 32 76 43
4 Tampines---- 33 20 5 8 66 - 35 65 31
5 Gombak---- 33 12 11 10 39 - 39 47 0
6 Geylang---- 33 13 7 13 52 - 53 46 -1
7 Albirex---- 33 8 12 13 41 - 59 36 -18
8 Woodlands--- 33 9 8 16 37 - 51 35 -14
9 Young Lions 33 7 12 14 31 - 46 33 -15
10 Dalian----- 33 6 7 20 27 - 71 25 -44
11 Sengkang-- 33 2 11 20 12 - 53 17 -41
12 Balestier-- 33 2 8 23 26 - 55 14 -29

Highlights:
1. The top-3 is still tight, though Super Reds has a slight edge.
2. Tampines already locked-up 4th place, leaving Gombak/Geylang to fight for 5th.
3. Albirex/Wooslands & Young Lions are very close for 7/8/9.
4. Balestier & Sengkang are not going to win another match for the rest of the season? Come on!!

SLVC: Super Reds Crusher!!

While most expected a close fight, the Super Reds defied the odds to crush Home@home in stunning fashion & gained an upper hand in the 2008 title race, as well as winning their 3rd ever SLVC crown.

SLVC Record in 2008:
Super Reds: P9, W5-D2-L2, F20-A10, Pts 17
Home: P11, W8-D1-L2, F14-A7, Pts 25

SLVC Record all-time:
Super Reds: P14, W6-D2-L6, F24-A26, Pts 20
Home: P112, W67-D23-L22, F218-A138, Pts 224

With this win, the Reds remained 3rd in the SLVC mini-league 2008 behind Home/SAFFC, but still have a decent chance to overtake both, if they can stay unbeaten through their last 5 games of the season:
Oct 24 Albirex Niigata (A) - Draw? 5-3-2.
Oct 31 Sengkang Punggol (A) - Win? 6-3-2.
Nov 4 SAFFC (H) ------------ Draw? 6-4-2.
Nov 11 Balestier Khalsa (A) - Win? 7-4-2.
Nov 16 Tampines Rovers (H) - Draw? 7-5-2.

Super Reds' next game would be the 1st tricky test, as Albirex were the team that broke their previous SLVC reign. If the Reds can survive this, the next obstacles will mostly be vs SAFFC & Tampines.

Can Albirex inflict a 2nd defeat on Super Reds and win their 2nd SLVC crown in 2008? We'll see...

2008 Title Elimination Timeline (Updated 17-Sep)

1. Balestier: 31-July (Game 20: lost to Super Reds 1-2)
2. Sengkang: 4-Aug (Game 21: lost to Geylang 1-2)
3. Dalian: 6-Aug (Game 22: drawn with Young Lions 1-1)
4. Young Lions: 11-Aug (Game 22: drawn with Woodlands 0-0)
5. Gombak: 4-Sep (Game 24: lost to Home 0-3)
6. Albirex: 9-Sep (Game 24: drawn with Home 1-1)
7. Woodlands: 10-Sep (Game 23: lost to Gombak 0-2)
8. Geylang: 17-Sep (Game 25: lost to Super Reds 1-2)
9. Tampines? (Game 28?)

S.League 08 Projected Finish - 5 Sep

With the league taking a 2-day break & almost 3/4 of the season has passed, let's take a quick projection on how they will finish at the end of the season, base on the current standings.

As at 5-Sep:
# Team-------- P- W- D L GF - GA Pts GD
1 Home-------- 25 19 2 4 60 - 22 59 (+38)
2 Singapore AF 25 18 4 3 64 - 25 58 (+39)
3 Super Reds-- 24 18 2 4 49 - 24 56 (+25)
4 Tampines---- 23 13 3 7 41 - 25 42 (+16)
5 Geylang----- 23 10 4 9 36 - 37 34 (-1)
6 Gombak------ 24 7 8 09 25 - 30 29 (-5)
7 Albirex----- 23 7 7 09 31 - 43 28 (-12)
8 Young Lions- 24 6 8 10 24 - 31 26 (-7)
9 Woodlands--- 22 6 6 10 25 - 34 24 (-9)
10 Dalian----- 24 4 5 15 19 - 50 17 (-31)
11 Sengkang--- 25 2 8 15 09 - 40 14 (-31)
12 Balestier-- 24 1 7 16 19 - 41 10 (-22)

Projected Finish:
# Team-------- P- W- D L- GF - GA Pts GD
1 Home-------- 33 25 3 05 79 - 29 78 50
2 Super Reds-- 33 25 3 05 67 - 33 78 34
3 Singapore AF 33 24 5 04 84 - 33 77 51
4 Tampines---- 33 19 4 10 59 - 36 61 23
5 Geylang----- 33 14 6 13 52 - 53 48 -1
6 Gombak----- 33 10 11 12 34 - 41 41 -7
7 Albirex---- 33 10 10 13 44 - 62 40 -18
9 Woodlands--- 33 9 09 15 38 - 51 36 -13
8 Young Lions- 33 8 11 14 33 - 43 35 -10
10 Dalian----- 33 6 07 20 26 - 69 25 -43
11 Sengkang--- 33 3 11 19 12 - 53 20 -41
12 Balestier-- 33 1 10 22 26 - 56 13 -30

Highlights:
1. The top-3 remain as tight as ever, interesting title race!
2. Tampines still good bet for 4th, though Geylang's form has been hot of late.
3. Balestier has been free-falling for some time, can they at least give a good chase on Sengkang?

SLVC: Home Regain Crown Again

As expected, the SLVC title Gombak won just 5 days earlier made a swift "home return" as they surrendered it meekly to Home Utd 0-3 on 4-Sep.

This is Home's 2nd SLVC title in 2008 & 13th all-time, the most among all teams, level with SAFFC.

SLVC Record in 2008:
Gombak: P2, W1-D0-L1, F2-A4, Pts 3
Home: P9, W8-D0-L1, F13-A3, Pts 24

SLVC Record all-time:
Gombak: P27, W3-D5-L19, F30-A63, Pts 14
Home: P110, W67-D22-L21, F217-A134, Pts 223

With this win, Home is now level on points with SAFFC (albeit with an inferior G/D) at the top of SLVC mini-league 2008, having played a game less.

Home's next game will be against Albirex away on 9-Sep. Can Albirex keep up their recent good form to win back the SLVC title that they lost to Home earlier this season? We'll see...

SLVC: Gombak's 3rd Title

What comes around goes around, Tampines simply couldn't hang on to their 9th SLVC title (which they won rather fortunately from Home United on 11-Aug with an own goal) as they lost 1-2 to Gombak at JBS on 29-Aug, despite having taken a 3rd-minute lead in that game.

Coincidentally the match was also Gombak's only SLVC game this season. This is their 3rd SLVC title, the 7th-most among all teams, level with Young Lions & Balestier.

SLVC Record in 2008:
Gombak: P1, W1-D0-L0, F2-A1, Pts 3
Tampines: P4, W1-D0-L3, F3-A9, Pts 3

SLVC Record all-time:
Gombak: P26, W3-D5-L18, F30-A60, Pts 14
Tampines: P66, W28-D14-L24, F120-A108, Pts 98

Gombak's next game will be against Home United at Bishan on 4-Sep.

Judging by their past record in SLVC, the title should be making a swift return back "Home", as Gombak had always lost their 1st title-defense game right after winning it, :-o

Singapore Cup 2008 "Standings": 25-Aug

Singapore Cup 2008 "Standings" so far... (after semi-finals 2nd-legs)


# Team-------- P W D L F-A P GD NB
1 Sing. AF-- 5 4-1-0 10-1 13 +9 Final
2 Young Lions 5 3-1-1 6-4 10 +2 SF
3 Woodlands--- 5 2-2-1 6-4 8 +2 Final
4 Home-------- 2 2-0-1 6-3 6 +3 QF
5 Tobacco Mon. 3 1-2-0 2-1 5 +1 QF
6 Bangkok Uni. 3 1-1-1 4-2 4 +2 QF
7 Super Reds-- 3 1-1-1 3-5 4 -2 QF
8 Tampines---- 5 1-1-3 3-6 4 -3 SF
9 Sengkang---- 1 0-1-0 1-1 1 +0 1R
10 Geylang---- 1 0-0-1 1-2 0 -1 1R
11 Brunei DPMM 1 0-0-1 0-1 0 -1 1R
12 Gombak----- 1 0-0-1 0-1 0 -1 1R
13 Balestier-- 1 0-0-1 0-2 0 -2 1R
14 Phnom Penh- 1 0-0-1 0-2 0 -2 1R
15 Albirex---- 1 0-0-1 1-4 0 -3 1R
16 Dalian----- 1 0-0-1 1-5 0 -4 1R


SAFFC will mostly clinch the top spot of the 2008 cup table, unless they lose by a huge margin in the final, while Young Lions win big in the 3rd-place playoff.
(Again, they're the only host to win at home in the semi final)

The previously unbeaten Young Lions was unlucky to lose the semi-final 2ng leg having won the first leg away. Had they managed at least a draw at JBS, YL would have secured a top-2 finish in the cup table along with a place in the grand final.

Despite their low points tally at the moment, Tampines can still squeeze into the top-4 with a win against the YL in the 3rd-place match. Let's see if they can redeem themselves with this consolation prize by then...

Singapore Cup 2008 "Standings": 18-Aug

Singapore Cup 2008 "Standings" so far... (after q-finals 2nd-legs)

# Team-------- P W D L F-A P GD NB
1 Sing. AF---- 3 2-1-0 6-1 7 +5 SF
2 Young Lions- 3 2-1-0 3-0 7 +3 SF
3 Home-------- 2 2-0-1 6-3 6 +3 QF
4 Woodlands--- 3 1-2-0 2-1 5 +1 SF
5 Tobacco Mon. 3 1-2-0 2-1 5 +1 QF
6 Bangkok Uni. 3 1-1-1 4-2 4 +2 QF
7 Tampines---- 3 1-1-1 3-2 4 +1 SF
8 Super Reds-- 3 1-1-1 3-5 4 -2 QF
9 Sengkang---- 1 0-1-0 1-1 1 +0 1R
10 Geylang---- 1 0-0-1 1-2 0 -1 1R
11 Brunei DPMM 1 0-0-1 0-1 0 -1 1R
12 Gombak----- 1 0-0-1 0-1 0 -1 1R
13 Balestier-- 1 0-0-1 0-2 0 -2 1R
14 Phnom Penh- 1 0-0-1 0-2 0 -2 1R
15 Albirex---- 1 0-0-1 1-4 0 -3 1R
16 Dalian----- 1 0-0-1 1-5 0 -4 1R

SAFFC is now back at the top of the "cup table", having just surrendered the lead in the league to Super Reds, :-)
Note that Super Reds could have achieved a double lead in the league / cup table, had they beaten SAFFC in the cup q-final 2nd leg, but it was not to be...
(If the League Cup "Standings" was also taken into account, that would have been a triple lead!!)
By the way, SAFFC's 3-0 win over Super Reds was also the only victory for the host teams in the q-fianls.

S.League 08 Projected Finish - 16 Aug

With 2/3 of the fixtures completed & the league taking a 1-week+ break for Singapore Cup actions, let's take a quick projection on how they will finish at the end of the season, base on the current standings.

As at 16-Aug:
# Team-------- P- W- D L GF - GA Pts GD
1 Super Reds-- 22 17 2 3 46 - 21 53 (+25)
2 Singapore AF 22 16 4 2 60 - 22 52 (+38)
3 Home-------- 22 16 2 4 50 - 21 50 (+29)
4 Tampines---- 22 13 3 6 40 - 23 42 (+17)
5 Geylang----- 22 9 4 09 34 - 36 31 (-2)
6 Gombak------ 22 6 8 08 23 - 26 26 (-3)
7 Albirex----- 22 6 7 09 29 - 42 25 (-13)
8 Woodlands--- 21 6 6 09 24 - 32 24 (-8)
9 Young Lions- 23 5 8 10 21 - 30 23 (-9)
10 Dalian----- 23 4 5 14 19 - 47 17 (-28)
11 Sengkang--- 23 2 8 13 08 - 35 14 (-27)
12 Balestier-- 22 1 7 14 17 - 36 10 (-19)

Projected Finish:
# Team-------- P- W- D L- GF - GA Pts GD
1 Super Reds-- 33 26 3 04 69 - 32 81 37
2 Singapore AF 33 24 6 03 90 - 33 78 57
3 Home-------- 33 24 3 06 75 - 32 75 43
4 Tampines---- 33 20 5 08 60 - 35 65 25
5 Geylang----- 33 14 6 13 51 - 54 48 -3
6 Gombak------ 33 9 12 12 35 - 39 39 -4
7 Albirex----- 33 9 11 13 44 - 63 38 -19
8 Woodlands--- 33 9 09 15 38 - 50 36 -12
9 Young Lions- 33 7 11 15 30 - 43 32 -13
10 Dalian----- 33 6 07 20 27 - 67 25 -40
11 Sengkang--- 33 3 11 19 11 - 50 20 -39
12 Balestier-- 33 2 11 20 26 - 54 17 -28

Highlights:
1. Super Reds has regained the "projection championship" for now.
2. Geylang has consolidated its position at 5th-place following some good results.
3. Sengkang is finally out of the bottom, the race to avoid wooden spoon is heating-up... :-)

SLVC: Lucky Tampines won Title #9

Home United's perfect record in SLVC this season came to an abrupt halt after the extremely lucky Tampines stole the title back on 11-Aug with an own goal from their opponent.

This is Tampines' 9th SLVC title, the 4th-most among all teams, behind SAFFC (13), Home (12) & Geylang (10).

SLVC Record in 2008:
Home: P8, W7-D0-L1, F10-A3, Pts 21
Tampines: P3, W1-D0-L2, F2-A7, Pts 3

SLVC Record all-time:
Home: P109, W66-D22-L21, F214-A134, Pts 220
Tampines: P65, W28-D14-L23, F119-A106, Pts 98

Tampines' next game will be against Gombak away on 29-Aug.

S.League 08 Projected Finish - 26 July

With the league taking a week's break for S.League Selection - Brazil Olympic Team friendly, let's take a quick projection on how they will finish at the end of the season, base on the current standings.

As at 26-July:
# Team-------- P- W- D L GF - GA Pts GD
1 Singapore AF 19 16 2 1 56 - 17 50 (+39)
2 Home-------- 19 14 2 3 47 - 19 44 (+28)
3 Super Reds-- 19 14 2 3 38 - 18 44 (+20)
4 Tampines---- 19 12 2 5 37 - 20 38 (+17)
5 Geylang----- 20 8 3 09 30 - 33 27 (-3)
6 Woodlands--- 19 6 5 08 22 - 28 23 (-6)
7 Gombak------ 19 5 7 07 21 - 24 22 (-3)
8 Albirex----- 19 5 5 09 23 - 38 20 (-15)
9 Young Lions- 19 4 5 10 18 - 29 17 (-11)
10 Dalian----- 20 4 3 13 16 - 41 15 (-25)
11 Balestier-- 19 1 7 11 16 - 32 10 (-16)
12 Sengkang--- 19 1 7 11 06 - 31 10 (-25)

Projected Finish:
# Team-------- P- W- D L- GF - GA Pts GD
1 Singapore AF 33 28 3 02 97 - 30 87 67
2 Home-------- 33 24 3 06 82 - 33 75 49
3 Super Reds-- 33 24 3 06 66 - 31 75 35
4 Tampines---- 33 21 3 09 64 - 35 66 29
5 Geylang----- 33 13 5 15 50 - 54 44 -4
6 Woodlands--- 33 10 9 14 38 - 49 39 -11
7 Gombak------ 33 9 11 13 36 - 42 38 -6
8 Albirex----- 33 9 09 15 40 - 66 36 -26
9 Young Lions- 33 7 09 17 31 - 50 30 -19
10 Dalian----- 33 7 05 21 26 - 68 26 -42
11 Balestier-- 33 2 12 19 28 - 56 18 -28
12 Sengkang--- 33 2 12 19 10 - 54 18 -44

Singapore Cup 2008 "Standings": 12-July

Singapore Cup 2008 "Standings" so far... (after q-finals 1st-legs & 2 concluded 2nd-legs)

# Team-------- P W D L F-A P GD
1 Young Lions- 3 2-1-0 3-0 7 +3
2 Home-------- 2 2-0-0 6-1 6 +5
3 Woodlands--- 3 1-2-0 2-1 5 +1
4 Tobacco Mon. 3 1-2-0 2-1 5 +1
5 Bangkok Uni. 3 1-1-1 4-2 4 +2
6 Sing. AF---- 2 1-1-0 3-1 4 +2
7 Super Reds-- 2 1-1-0 3-2 4 +1
8 Sengkang---- 1 0-1-0 1-1 1 +0
9 Tampines---- 2 0-1-1 1-2 1 -1
10 Geylang---- 1 0-0-1 1-2 0 -1
11 Brunei DPMM 1 0-0-1 0-1 0 -1
12 Gombak----- 1 0-0-1 0-1 0 -1
13 Balestier-- 1 0-0-1 0-2 0 -2
14 Phnom Penh- 1 0-0-1 0-2 0 -2
15 Albirex---- 1 0-0-1 1-4 0 -3
16 Dalian----- 1 0-0-1 1-5 0 -4

Notice that the Young Lions have still yet to concede a goal in this tournament, :-)

S.League 08 Projected Finish - 3 July

With half of the season gone (99 games played out of 198 fixtures) & the league taking a 2 week break for Singpaore Cup matches, let's take a quick projection on how they will finish at the end of the season, base on the current standings.

As at 3-July:
# Team-------- P- W- D L GF - GA Pts GD
1 Singapore AF 16 13 2 1 47 - 14 41 (+33)
2 Super Reds-- 17 13 2 2 34 - 17 41 (+17)
3 Home-------- 16 11 2 3 44 - 19 35 (+25)
4 Tampines---- 16 9 2 05 31 - 19 29 (+12)
5 Woodlands--- 16 6 5 05 20 - 20 23 (+0)
6 Geylang----- 16 6 2 08 26 - 31 20 (-5)
7 Gombak------ 16 4 6 06 19 - 21 18 (-2)
8 Young Lions- 16 4 4 08 18 - 26 16 (-8)
9 Albirex----- 17 4 4 09 21 - 38 16 (-17)
10 Dalian----- 17 4 3 10 16 - 37 15 (-21)
11 Balestier-- 17 1 7 09 14 - 27 10 (-13)
12 Sengkang--- 18 1 7 10 06 - 27 10 (-21)

Projected Finish:
# Team-------- P- W- D L- GF - GA Pts GD
1 Singapore AF 33 27 4 02 97 - 29 85 68
2 Super Reds-- 33 25 4 04 66 - 33 79 33
3 Home-------- 33 23 4 06 91 - 39 73 52
4 Tampines---- 33 19 4 10 64 - 39 61 25
5 Woodlands-- 33 12 10 11 41 - 41 46 0
6 Geylang----- 33 12 4 17 54 - 64 40 -10
7 Gombak------ 33 8 12 13 39 - 43 36 -4
8 Young Lions- 33 8 08 17 37 - 54 32 -17
9 Albirex----- 33 8 08 17 41 - 74 32 -33
10 Dalian----- 33 8 06 19 31 - 72 30 -41
11 Balestier-- 33 2 14 17 27 - 52 20 -25
12 Sengkang--- 33 2 13 18 11 - 50 19 -39

With another 0-0 draw with Woodlands on 24-June, Sengkang set a new mark of 6 goal-less draws for a team in a season, it is likely that the "record" can be extended further in this campaign. :-)

For now, SAFFC is projected to remain top, 6 points clear of Super Reds who unexpectedly lost to Albirex on 21-June. Home/Tampines are still fighting it out for 3rd-place & others trailing in their wake...

SLVC: Home regained Crown

Albirex's joy of winning its first SLVC just 5 days ago was indeed short-lived as expected, as they were dispatched 0-2 on 26-June & surrendered the crown to Home Utd.

This is Home's 12th SLVC title, the 2nd-most among all teams, behind SAFFC's 13 wins...

SLVC Record in 2008:
Albirex: P3, W1-D0-L2, F4-A6, Pts 3
Home: P1, W1-D0-L0, F2-A0, Pts 3

SLVC Record all-time:
Albirex: P11, W1-D2-L8, F10-A23, Pts 5
Home: P102, W60-D22-L20, F206-A131, Pts 202

With this win, Home has became the only 2nd team (behind SAFFC as well) to amass more than 200 points in the all-time mini-league.

Home's next game will be against Geylang away on 1-July.

SLVC: Albirex the New Champions!

On 21-June, apparently still suffering from the "League Cup Hangover", Super Reds handed the SLVC title they held for 6 games to Albirex, who finally broke their SLVC jinx after 10 attempts!

However, Albirex's joy could be short-lived, as they will play Home Utd @ Bishan on 26-June. Let's see if they willl be able to hold on to the title for more than a game following this upset win...

SLVC Record in 2008:
Super Reds: P7, W4-D2-L1, F17-A9, Pts 14
Albirex': P2, W1-D0-L1, F4-A5, Pts 3

SLVC Record all-time:
Super Reds: P12, W5-D2-L5, F21-A25, Pts 17
Albirex': P10, W1-D2-L7, F10-A21, Pts 5

Singapore League Cup 2008 "Final Standings"

Singapore League Cup 2008 "Final Standings":

# Team-------- P W D L F-A P GD
1 Super Reds-- 6 4 1 1 11-3 13 +8
2 Balestier--- 6 4 1 1 10-5 13 +5
3 Gombak------ 5 3 2 0 09-4 11 +5
4 Young Lions- 6 1 2 3 10-14 5 -4
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5 Tampines---- 2 1 0 1 3-3 3 +0
6 Albirex----- 3 1 0 2 2-6 3 -4
7 Woodlands--- 1 0 1 0 3-3 1 +0
8 Home-------- 2 0 1 1 1-2 1 -1
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9 Geylang----- 1 0 0 1 1-2 0 -1
10 Dalian----- 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 -1
11 Sengkang--- 1 0 0 1 0-3 0 -3
12 Sing. AF--- 2 0 0 2 1-5 0 -4

In the end, each of the top-4 teams achieved some breakthroughs in this tournament:

Gombak won its 1st title (great progress since returning in 2006)
Super Reds contested its 1st final (great turn-around from bottom place in 2007)
Balestier finished 3rd for the 1st time in a cup (having ended-up 4th several occasions before)Young Lions made the semis of a domestic cup for the 1st time (remember they did made the semis of Malaysia FA Cup in 2006)

All-time table so far:

# Team-------- P W D L F-A P GD
1 Gombak------ 8 4 4 0 12-6 16 +6
2 Super Reds-- 7 4 1 2 11-5 13 +6
3 Balestier--- 7 4 1 2 11-7 13 +4
4 Woodlands--- 4 3 1 0 11-3 10 +8
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5 Young Lions- 6 1 2 3 10-14 5 -4
6 Tampines---- 3 1 1 1 4-4 4 +0
7 Sengkang---- 4 1 1 2 2-8 4 -6
8 Home-------- 5 0 3 2 3-6 3 -3
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9 Albirex----- 4 1 0 3 3-8 3 -5
10 Geylang---- 1 0 0 1 1-2 0 -1
11 Dalian----- 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 -1
12 Sing. AF--- 2 0 0 2 1-5 0 -4

Coincidentally, as compared to the 2008 "standings", the all-time table has better reflected the final positions of the top-3 teams in 2008, :-)

Singapore League Cup 2008 Updates (14-June)

League Cup 2008 "Standings" so far... (up to s-finals 2nd legs)

# Team-------- P W D L F-A P GD
1 Super Reds-- 5 4 1 0 10-1 13 +9
2 Balestier--- 5 3 1 1 07-3 10 +4
3 Gombak------ 4 2 2 0 07-3 8 +4
4 Young Lions- 5 1 2 2 8-11 5 -3
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5 Tampines---- 2 1 0 1 3-3 3 +0
6 Albirex----- 3 1 0 2 2-6 3 -4
7 Woodlands--- 1 0 1 0 3-3 1 +0
8 Home-------- 2 0 1 1 1-2 1 -1
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9 Geylang----- 1 0 0 1 1-2 0 -1
10 Dalian----- 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 -1
11 Sengkang--- 1 0 0 1 0-3 0 -3
12 Sing. AF--- 2 0 0 2 1-5 0 -4

Super Reds & Gombak will contest their first ever domestic cup final on 16-June, while Young Lions will host Balestier in the fight for 3rd-place on the same day as well.

All-time table so far:
# Team-------- P W D L F-A P GD
1 Super Reds-- 6 4 1 1 10-3 13 +7
2 Gombak------ 7 3 4 0 10-5 13 +5
3 Woodlands--- 4 3 1 0 11-3 10 +8
4 Balestier--- 6 3 1 2 08-5 10 +3
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5 Young Lions- 5 1 2 2 8-11 05 -3
6 Tampines---- 3 1 1 1 4-4 4 +0
7 Sengkang---- 4 1 1 2 2-8 4 -6
8 Home-------- 5 0 3 2 3-6 3 -3
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9 Albirex----- 4 1 0 3 3-8 3 -5
10 Geylang---- 1 0 0 1 1-2 0 -1
11 Dalian----- 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 -1
12 Sing. AF--- 2 0 0 2 1-5 0 -4

Balestier can also overtake Woodlands in the all-time table by getting at least a draw in the 3rd-place playoff.

Singapore League Cup 2008 Updates (11-June)

League Cup 2008 "Standings" so far... (up to s-finals 1st legs)

# Team-------- P W D L F-A P GD
1 Super Reds-- 4 4 0 0 10-1 12 +9
2 Balestier--- 4 3 0 1 07-3 9 +4
3 Gombak------ 3 2 1 0 06-2 7 +4
4 Young Lions- 4 1 1 2 7-10 4 -3
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5 Tampines---- 2 1 0 1 3-3 3 +0
6 Albirex----- 3 1 0 2 2-6 3 -4
7 Woodlands--- 1 0 1 0 3-3 1 +0
8 Home-------- 2 0 1 1 1-2 1 -1
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9 Geylang----- 1 0 0 1 1-2 0 -1
10 Dalian----- 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 -1
11 Sengkang--- 1 0 0 1 0-3 0 -3
12 Sing. AF--- 2 0 0 2 1-5 0 -4

Super Reds & Gombak look likely to contest their first ever domestic cup final.

All-time table so far:
# Team-------- P W D L F-A P GD
1 Super Reds-- 5 4 0 1 10-3 12 +7
2 Gombak------ 6 3 3 0 09-4 12 +5
3 Woodlands--- 4 3 1 0 11-3 10 +8
4 Balestier--- 5 3 0 2 08-5 09 +3
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5 Young Lions- 4 1 1 2 7-10 04 -3
6 Tampines---- 3 1 1 1 4-4 4 +0
7 Sengkang---- 4 1 1 2 2-8 4 -6
8 Home-------- 5 0 3 2 3-6 3 -3
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9 Albirex----- 4 1 0 3 3-8 3 -5
10 Geylang---- 1 0 0 1 1-2 0 -1
11 Dalian----- 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 -1
12 Sing. AF--- 2 0 0 2 1-5 0 -4

Super Reds & Gombak have also overtaken Woodlands at the top of the table.

Singapore League Cup 2008 Updates (8-June)

League Cup 2008 "Standings" so far... (up to q-finals 2nd legs)

# Team-------- P W D L F-A P GD
1 Super Reds-- 3 3 0 0 9-1 9 +8
2 Balestier--- 3 3 0 0 7-2 9 +5
3 Gombak------ 2 1 1 0 2-1 4 +1
4 Young Lions- 3 1 1 1 6-6 4 +0
5 Tampines---- 2 1 0 1 3-3 3 +0
6 Albirex----- 3 1 0 2 2-6 3 -4
7 Woodlands--- 1 0 1 0 3-3 1 +0
8 Home-------- 2 0 1 1 1-2 1 -1
9 Geylang----- 1 0 0 1 1-2 0 -1
10 Dalian----- 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 -1
11 Sengkang--- 1 0 0 1 0-3 0 -3
12 Sing. AF--- 2 0 0 2 1-5 0 -4

Note that the "Big-3" of 2007 are all knocked-out in the quarter-finals!
Super Reds & Young Lions will contest their first domestic semi-finals,
while Balestier & Gombak will try to reach their first ever cup final...

All-time table so far:

# Team-------- P W D L F-A P GD
1 Woodlands-- 4 3 1 0 11-3 10 +8
2 Super Reds-- 4 3 0 1 9-3 9 +6
3 Balestier--- 4 3 0 1 8-4 9 +4
4 Gombak------ 5 2 3 0 5-3 9 +2
5 Young Lions- 3 1 1 1 6-6 4 +0
6 Tampines---- 3 1 1 1 4-4 4 +0
7 Sengkang---- 4 1 1 2 2-8 4 -6
8 Home-------- 5 0 3 2 3-6 3 -3
9 Albirex----- 4 1 0 3 3-8 3 -5
10 Geylang---- 1 0 0 1 1-2 0 -1
11 Dalian----- 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 -1
12 Sing. AF--- 2 0 0 2 1-5 0 -4

Notice that Woodlands still tops, Gombak still unbeaten & Home still winless...