2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup

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2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup
Piala Cabaran 2018
Tournament details
CountryMalaysia
Date7 August – 15 October 2018
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Terengganu II (1st title)
Runner-up UKM
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored77 (2.57 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg Michael Ijezie
(13 goals)
2019  →

All statistics correct as of 15 October 2018.

The 2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup or Challenge Cup (Malay: Piala Cabaran Malaysia 2018) is the first edition of Malaysia Challenge Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Football Malaysia LLP (FMLLP). [1] [2]

Contents

The 2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup will start with a preliminary round. A total of 8 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into two groups, each containing four teams. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after six matches qualified to the semi-finals.

Format

The competition will be one involving eight teams-one team from Malaysia Super League (12th placed team), seven teams from Malaysia Premier League (6th to 12th placed teams). However because Kuantan were thrown out of the league, another team will be invited into the Challenge Cup to replaced them. [3]

Round and draw dates

The draw for the 2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup was held on 1 August 2018. [4]

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Group stageMatchday 11 August 2018
15:30  UTC+8 		7–8 August 2018
Matchday 214–15 August 2018
Matchday 328–29 August 2018
Matchday 44–5 September 2018
Matchday 511–12 September 2018
Matchday 618–19 September 2018
Knockout stageSemi-finals24 September 20181 October 2018
Final8 October 201815 October 2018

Group stage

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification TER UKM NSE SAR
1 Terengganu II 6330106+412Advance to Semi-finals— 3–3 1–1 1–0
2 UKM 63121410+410 1–3 — 2–1 5–1
3 Negeri Sembilan 631296+310 0–1 2–1 — 3–1
4 Sarawak 6015314−111 1–1 0–2 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 September 2018. Source: FAM FMLLP

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification JDT ATM UiTM PEN
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 6411154+1113Advance to Semi-finals— 2–0 0–0 4–0
2 ATM 631255010 2–1 — 1–0 0–0
3 UiTM 612346−25 2–3 2–0 — 0–0
4 Penang 6123311−85 1–5 0–2 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2018. Source: FAM FMLLP

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Finals
          
A2 UKM 1 1 2
B1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1 0 1
UKM 2 0 2
Terengganu II 2 2 4
B2 ATM 0 0 0
A1 Terengganu II 2 3 5

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
UKM 2-1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1−11-0
ATM 0-5 Terengganu II 0−20-3

Semi-finals

First Leg
UKM 1−1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Michael Ijezie Soccerball shade.svg82' (pen.) S. Kumaahran Soccerball shade.svg12'
KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yassin
Second Leg
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 0-1 UKM
Faiz Hanif Soccerball shade.svg52'
Pasir Gudang Stadium, Pasir Gudang

UKM won 2−1 on aggregate.

First Leg
ATM 0−2 Terengganu II
Andrew Jean-Baptiste Soccerball shade.svg5'
Bruno Suzuki Soccerball shade.svg9'
Selayang Stadium, Selayang
Second Leg
Terengganu II 3−0 ATM
Zuasyraf Zulkiefle Soccerball shade.svg15'
Akanni-Sunday Wasiu Soccerball shade.svg27'Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.)
Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu

Terengganu II won 5−0 on aggregate.

Final

The first legs will be played on 8 October 2018, and the second legs will be played on 15 October 2018

UKM 2−2 Terengganu II
Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Terengganu II won 4−2 on aggregate.

Statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 15 October 2018
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Michael Ijezie UKM 13
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Akanni Sunday Terengganu II 8
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Nicholas Fernàndez Johor Darul Ta'zim II 3
Flag of Japan.svg Bruno Suzuki Terengganu II
5 Flag of Malaysia.svg Amirul Hadi Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2
Flag of Malaysia.svg D. Saarvindran Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Flag of Malaysia.svg S. Kumaahran Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Flag of Malaysia.svg Faizal Abu Bakar Negeri Sembilan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Fakrul Aiman Sidid Negeri Sembilan
Flag of Brazil.svg Flavio Beck Negeri Sembilan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Dzulazlan Ibrahim Sarawak
Flag of Malaysia.svg Haidhir Suhaini Terengganu II
Flag of Malaysia.svg Faiz Hanif UKM

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Nigeria.svg Michael Ijezie5 UKM Sarawak 5–1 7 August 2018

5Player scored five goals

Clean sheets

As of matches played on 15 October 2018
RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Shamirza Yusoff Terengganu II 4
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafizuddin Azuhar ATM 3
Flag of Malaysia.svg Haziq Nadzli Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Flag of Malaysia.svg Azam Jais UiTM
5 Flag of Malaysia.svg Al- Hafiz Hamzah Penang 2
Flag of Malaysia.svg Haziq Aris UKM
7 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ernest Wong Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1
Flag of Malaysia.svg Saiful Amar Sudar Negeri Sembilan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Hazrul Hafiz Penang
Flag of Malaysia.svg Suhaimi Husin Terengganu II

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FMLLP bakal perkenal Piala Cabaran". SinarHarian.com. 31 July 2018. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "FMLLP to introduce Challenge Cup". NST.com. 31 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Malaysia Challenge Cup 2018- Who, What, When, How". Goal.com. 31 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Malaysia Cup slot for Challenge Cup Champion in futute". Stadiumastro. Retrieved 2 August 2018.


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