1923 Malaya Cup

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1923 Malaya Cup
Piala Malaya
Tournament details
Country Malaya
Teams7
Final positions
Champions Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (2nd title)
Runner-up Flag of Perak.svg Perak
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored30 (3 per match)
  1922
1924  

This was the third season of the Malaya Cup (later known as the Malaysia Cup), an annual soccer tournament. It was contested by states in Malaya. The final was contested by the southern and northern champions in their respective conference rounds. Seven states sent their teams. The final was held at Selangor Club Field on 25 August 1923 where Singapore collected their second title in three consecutive final appearances against Perak with scoreline 2–1. It was during this year that a newspaper described it as "by far the greatest sporting event of the year (in Malaya)". [1] [2]

Contents

Conference Round

Seven teams participated in the third edition of the Malaya Cup, Johor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Singapore, Penang, Selangor and Perak. The teams were divided into two conferences, the Northern Section and Southern Section. The Northern Section comprised Penang, Selangor and Perak, while the Southern Section was composed of Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca and Singapore. Each team played against each other (two games per team) and the winners of each conference played in the final. Each win gave the winning team 2 points while losing gave 0 points. A draw meant a point shared between two teams.

Northern Section

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Perak 220031+24
Selangor 210142+22
Penang 200204-40
July 22, 1923
Penang01Perak
August 16, 1923
Selangor30Penang
August 11, 1923
Perak21Selangor

Southern Section

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Singapore 3210104+65
Negeri Sembilan 312063+34
Malacca 31113303
Johor 3003110-90
July 21, 1923
Negeri Sembilan33Singapore
July 28, 1923
Johor03Negeri Sembilan
August 3, 1923
Malacca30Johor
August 11, 1923
Negeri Sembilan00Malacca
Johor14Singapore [3]
August 18, 1923
Singapore30Malacca [4]

Final

The final was held at Selangor Club Field on 25 August 1923. Singapore won the match 2–1 against Perak. This was Singapore's second title in three consecutive final appearances.

Singapore 2 1 Perak
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Winners

1923 Malaya Cup Winner
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Singapore
Second Title

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