Lion City Sailors beat BG Tampines Rovers 2-0 after extra-time in the 2025/26 Singapore Cup Final on Saturday, 10 January, with goals coming from Hami Syahin and Anderson Lopes. 

That result was ultimately declared lost by forfeit by BG Tampines Rovers by the score of 3-0 instead. 

This was after BG Tampines Rovers was found responsible for breaching article 19.2 of the Singapore Cup 2025/26 Regulations by failing to maintain a minimum of four Singaporean players on the pitch at all times.

This took place in the 81^st minute when Japanese national Yuki Kobayashi came on for Singaporean Joel Chew.

By doing so, the club also breached article 4.2.4 of the same Regulations, therefore triggering article 4.3, which states that the match will be declared lost by forfeit by BG Tampines Rovers by a score of 3-0.

This decision – on an infringement of competition rules – was taken after the match had been allowed to run its natural course on the sporting front before the incident was reviewed and addressed in accordance with competition regulations.

The Football Association of Singapore reiterates its commitment to upholding the integrity of its competitions and ensuring strict adherence to all competition regulations.