Global, Loyola to start Singapore Cup battles this week

Karl Decena, InterAKTV

United Football League sides Global FC and the Loyola Meralco Sparks will begin their respective quarterfinal campaigns in the 2013 Singapore Cup this week.



The Filipino squads will be against sides from the S.League, Singapore’s premier football competition.

Global will face Brunei Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota (DPMM) FC on Wednesday and Saturday at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore for the two-legged tie.


DPMM FC has had some success in the local competition, winning the Singapore Cup in 2009 and 2012.


Loyola will battle Tanjong Pagar United FC on Thursday at the Queenstown Stadium and Sunday at the Jalan Besar Stadium in the city-state for their own quarterfinal matchup.

Tanjong Pagar also clinched the Singapore Cup during its inaugural edition in 1998.


If Global and Loyola win their respective quarterfinal campaigns, the two teams will forge an all-Filipino semifinal matchup in the Singapore Cup, where the Philippines started participating just last year.

Global and Loyola reached the quarterfinals after posting impressive victories in the opening round. The Sparks walloped Harimau Muda B of Malaysia, 3-0, last May.


Making its first appearance in the tournament, Global ousted defending Singapore Cup champion Warriors FC, 2-0, last June.


The Singapore Cup is an annual invitational tournament featuring clubs from the S.League and abroad, mostly from Southeast Asia.

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