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AFC Cup 2006
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| AFC CUP 2006
- STAGS ON TRACK |
| Article Posted : 07th September 2006 |
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AFC Cup 2006 - Stags starting line-up against Selangor FA at Tampines Stadium on 2 May 06
HYUNDAI – sponsored Tampines Rovers FC, chasing a slew of titles in the 2006 season, are well on track for their biggest prize yet – the AFC Cup.
Having finished on top of Group F table with a flourish of four goals in Hong Kong, the Stags are looking forward to going one better than last year’s exit at the quarter-final stage.
But first, they have to face Jordan ’s Al Wihdat in the two-leg quarter-finals in September.
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Al Wihdat, the 2005 Jordanian League Champions, qualified for the knockout stage after beating Bangladesh side Mohammedan SC 7 – 0 in Amman and 2 -1 away in the two team Group C.
In the quarter final draw made on 2 June at the AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, the first leg of the Tampines-Al Wihdat clash will be on 12 September at the Tampines Stadium, with the return leg set for 19 September in Amman.
In last year’s competition, Tampines Rovers lost both their home and away quarter-final matches 1-0 to Jordan’s Al Faisaly, which eventually went on to clinch the 2005 title. |
This time around, however, the two time S-League champions look in fine fettle, especially Noh Alam Shah having bagged six goals in the group stage.
Things did not look good at the start of the Cup campaign, when the Stags fell to a solitary goal by Malaysia Super League side Selangor in the opening game in Kuala Lumpur.
But on home ground at the Tampines Stadium, the Stags bounced back with their first win, beating Hong Kong Happy Valley 3-1. Thanks to diminutive Aliff Shafaein scoring the equalizer, Alam Shah went on to score a brace in the second half.
The Stags next hosted Cup debutant Hurriyah SC of the Maldives, scoring a comfortable 3 -1 victory with Mirko Grabovac finding the net for the opening salvo, followed by a goal each |
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Noh Alam Shah bagged 6 goals in AFC Cup Group E Preliminary Round |
AFC Cup 2006 - Stags warming up before the start of the match against Hurriya SC in Maldives on 25 April 06 |
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from Aliff Shafaein and Peres De Oliveira in the second half.
In the return away leg, it was just as easy for Tampines when Rafi’s two similar goals from corner-kick situations in the first half paved the way for Aliff Shafaein and Alam Shah to seal the match 4 – 0.
But the stags badly needed a win against Selangor at Tampines to stand a chance of topping the group. And revenge was sweet when they edged out fighting Selangor 3-2 to lead the group on goal difference. |
New signing Peres De Oliveira (2) and Mirko Grabovac found the net to send Tampines into a must win situation. And the Stags duly obliged in the final group match away in Hong Kong.
Even without three key players out on suspension – defender Sead Muratovic, striker Mirko and midfielder Rafi Ali – the Stags stamped their superiority and saw Alam Shah hitting a hat-trick and wing back Ibrahim Noh netting a goal, his first for the Club, to overrun Happy Valley AA 4 – 0 at the Mongkok Stadium.
Hence the Stags topped their group like they did in 2005. This time they will be playing their 1st leg at home and are determined to go one step further by crossing the quarter finals hurdle.
Tampines Rovers FC AFC CUP 2006 Quarter Finals Fixture
Date |
Home Team |
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Away Team |
Stadium |
Qtr Final 1st Leg
Tue, 12 Sep 06 |
Tampines Rovers
(Singapore) |
V |
Al Wihdat
(Jordan) |
Tampines Stadium |
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Qtr Final 2nd Leg
Tue, 19 Sep 06 |
Al Wihdat (Jordan) |
V |
Tampines Rovers (Singapore) |
Amman International Stadium |
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AFC Cup
2006
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TAMPINES ROVERS DRAWN TO MEET
AL WIHDAT |
Two-time S-League champions Tampines Rovers have been drawn to meet Jordan's Al Wihdat in the AFC Cup quarter-finals in September.
Al Wihdat, the 2005 Jordanian League champions, qualified for the knockout stage after beating Bangladesh side Mohammedan SC 7–0 in Amman and 2-1 away in the two-team Group C.
In the quarter-final draw made on Friday (2 June) at the AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, the first leg of the Tampines-Al Wihdat clash will be on 12 September at the Tampines Stadium, with the return leg set for 19 September in Amman.
In last year's competition, Tampines Rovers lost both their home and away quarrter-final matches 1 – 0 to Jordan's Al Faisaly, who eventually went on to clinch the 2005 title.
The other quarter-final match-ups:
Q2 - Selangor (Malaysia) vs Al Nejmeh (Lebanon)
Q3 - Al Nasr (Oman) vs Al Muharraq (Bahrain)
Q4 - Al Faisaly (Jordan) vs Xiangxue Sun Hei (Hong Kong)
AFC CUP 2006 GROUP F TABLE (As on 16 May 2006)
| Team |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
| Tampines Rovers |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
5 |
12 |
15 |
| Selangor |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
9 |
5 |
15 |
| Happy Valley |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
15 |
-5 |
4 |
| Hurriyah |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
15 |
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AFC CUP 2006 GROUP F PRELIMINARY ROUND FIXTURES
| No. |
Date |
Home Team |
Results |
Away Team |
| 1 |
7 Mar 06 |
Selangor
(MAS) |
1 - 0
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Tampines Rovers
(SIN) |
| 2 |
7 Mar 06 |
Happy Valley
(HKG) |
3 - 0 |
Hurriya
(MDV) |
| 3 |
21 Mar 06 |
Tampines Rovers
(SIN) |
3 - 1
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Match Report |
Happy Valley
(HKG) |
| 4 |
21 Mar 06 |
Hurriya
(MDV) |
1 - 3 |
Selangor
(MAS) |
| 5 |
11 Apr 06 |
Tampines Rovers
(SIN) |
3 - 1
Match Preview
Match Report |
Hurriya
(MDV) |
| 6 |
11 Apr 06 |
Selangor
(MAS) |
4 - 3 |
Happy Valley
(HKG) |
| 7 |
25 Apr 06 |
Happy Valley
HKG) |
2 - 3 |
Selangor
(MAS) |
| 8 |
25 Apr 06 |
Hurriya
(MDV) |
0 - 4
Match Preview
Match Report |
Tampines Rovers
(SIN) |
| 9 |
2 May 06 |
Tampines Rovers
(SIN) |
3 - 2
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Match Report
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Selangor
(MAS) |
| 10 |
2 May 06 |
Hurriya
(MDV) |
1 - 1 |
Happy Valley
HKG) |
| 11 |
16 May 06 |
Selangor
(MAS) |
1 - 0 |
Hurriya
(MDV) |
| 12 |
16 May 06 |
Happy Valley
(HKG) |
0 - 4
Match Preview
Match Report |
Tampines Rovers
(SIN) |
| STAGS TRAVEL TO FACE SELANGOR
IN AFC CUP 2006 OPENING MATCH |
| Article Posted : 04th January 2006 |
| Last Updated: 09th March 2006 |
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S.League clubs, Tampines Rovers FC and Home United FC will once again be Singapore representatives in the AFC Cup 2006 Competition. Both teams were knock out in the Quarters Finals Stages of last year competition and will be eager to do better and improve on their performance in the 2006 competition.
In the AFC Cup 2006 Competition draw held on 1 December 2005 at AFC Headquarter in Kuala Lumpur, S.League 2005 Champions, Tampines Rovers FC was drawn to play in Group F with Selangor (Malaysia), Happy Valley (Hong Kong) and Hurriya (Maldives). |
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Tampines Rovers will kick off its campaign with an away tie against neighboring Selangor (Malaysia Cup 2005 champions) at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, 7 March 2006.
The Group F opening encounter between Selangor and Tampines Rovers will bring back the competitive rivalry of the old days when Singapore was in the Malaysia Cup Competition.
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Stags in Jordan – AFC Cup 2005 Competition |
The other match in Group F will see Happy Valley entertaining Hurriya from Maldives. Hurriya is making its debut in the competition.
The top team from each of the six groups in preliminary rounds qualifies for the quarter-finals, along with two of the best runner up sides.
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