(26 April 2022, 16:32 +07)
English Premier League giant and six-time
champions of Europe, Liverpool Football Club
will play against Crystal Palace in the inaugural Standard
Chartered Singapore Trophy on 15 July 2022.
In addition to the match, Liverpool will also
stage an open training session at the National Stadium on
Thursday, 14 July.
Liverpool has won 19 League titles and currently
sits in second place in the EPL with 79 points, a single point behind
Manchester City. The club
has also progressed to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions
League and will face Villareal in
the semi-finals on 28 April, and will meet Chelsea in the FA Cup
Final at Wembley
on 14 May. As the club beat Chelsea in the Final of the Carabao
Cup in February, Liverpool is still aiming to win a historic
quadruple.
Liverpool Football Club will play against Crystal Palace in the inaugural Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy on 15 July 2022
While Crystal Palace, known as the
Eagles, have played in Asia before, the Standard Chartered
Singapore Trophy 2022 will mark their first time in Singapore. The club last faced Liverpool FC in Asia five years ago,
when they were defeated 2-0 in Hong Kong during a pre-season
match in 2017.
“Pre-season is a vital time of year for our
players, it’s hugely important preparation for the season ahead
and it’s also a perfect opportunity to meet with our fans around
the world, said Ben Latty, commercial director, Liverpool FC. “We can’t wait to get back to Singapore once
again, we’ve received a tremendous welcome there in the past, and
are excited to be taking part in the Standard Chartered Singapore
Trophy 2022. We eagerly await the sound of our fans filling
the National Stadium in Singapore as we take on Crystal Palace FC
in July, it’s going to be a great finish to our 2022/23
pre-season.”
Tickets for the Standard Chartered Singapore
Trophy 2022 start from SG$149 (approximately £85). Tickets priced at
SG$39 (around £22) will also be
made available for the open training session. Tickets will be
available on ticketek.com.sg on
17 May 2022, though fans
can register their interest by joining the waitlist from today.
Liverpool FC Open Training
Session
Venue: National Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub
Date: 14 July 2022 Start: 18:30
Standard Chartered Singapore
Trophy 2022
Venue: National Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub
Date: 15 July 2022 Kick-off: 20:35
“We’re thrilled to welcome Liverpool FC
to Singapore as part of its pre-season in Asia. As the main club
sponsor of Liverpool FC and title sponsor of this game, we’re
looking forward to working with LFC and our partners in creating
exciting ‘money-can’t-buy’ unique experiences possible for
football fans, our clients and the community as live sporting
events return to Singapore,” said Patrick Lee, Cluster CEO,
Singapore and ASEAN Markets (Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and
representative offices), Standard Chartered.
Before they travel to Singapore, Liverpool will
play against Manchester United in Bangkok, Thailand on 12 July.
Liverpool's Trophy Room
Liverpool's 19 league titles were won in 1900-01,
1905-06, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1946-47, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1972-73,
1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84,
1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90 and 2019-20. The club's six European
Cups were won in 1976-77, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1983-84, 2004-05 and
2018-19.
The club has also won 7 FA Cups, 9 League Cups, 3
UEFA Cups, 4 UEFA Super Cups, 15 Charity/Community Shields and one
FIFA World Cup.
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