. ▁ ▁The ▁C ubs ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁foreign ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Premier ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁finished ▁run ners - up ▁to ▁another ▁Australian ▁team , ▁Per th ▁K ang aro os ▁I FC . ▁The ▁C ubs ▁lost ▁just ▁three ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁season , ▁two ▁of ▁those ▁to ▁the ▁K ang aro os . ▁The ▁club ▁also ▁entered ▁the ▁Singapore ▁league ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁but ▁had ▁to ▁withdraw ▁mid - season ▁due ▁to ▁financial ▁difficulties . ▁ ▁The ▁C ubs ' ▁nick name ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁club ' s ▁spons or ship ▁with ▁Carl ton ▁& ▁United ▁Bre wer ies , ▁whose ▁mas cot ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁cub ▁( due ▁to ▁the ▁initial s ▁of ▁the ▁brand ). ▁When ▁the ▁Dar win ▁side ▁was ▁provided ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sh ir ts ▁featuring ▁a ▁cub ▁mas cot , ▁the ▁nick name ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁decided ▁to ▁keep ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁C ubs ▁were ▁managed ▁by ▁Frank ▁Fal zon . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁team ' s ▁higher - profile ▁players ▁included ▁Luis ▁Rod rig uez , ▁Peter ▁Polit is , ▁Manuel ▁L ol ias , ▁Bar bero , ▁Hamilton ▁Thor pe , ▁Jason ▁Pet kov ic , ▁C yr ille ▁N d ongo - K eller ▁and ▁Carlo ▁T all ad ira , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁moved ▁to ▁or ▁returned ▁to ▁Australian ▁National ▁Soccer ▁League ▁clubs ▁after ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁C ubs . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category