2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup

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2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup
Piala Cabaran 2019
Tournament details
CountryMalaysia
Date5 August – 12 October 2019
Teams7
Final positions
Champions Johor Darul Ta'zim II (1st title)
Runner-up UKM
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored64 (2.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Japan.svg Bruno Suzuki
Flag of Croatia.svg Mateo Roskam
Flag of Iran.svg Milad Zanidpour
(6 goals)
Best player Flag of Malaysia.svg Khatul Anuar
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All statistics correct as of 12 October 2019.

The 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup or Challenge Cup (Malay: Piala Cabaran Malaysia 2019) is the second edition of Malaysia Challenge Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Malaysian Football League (MFL). [1] [2]

Contents

The 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup will start with a preliminary round. A total of 7 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into two groups, one group containing four teams and another with three teams. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after four or 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 Perlis were thrown out of the league, there are no teams will be invited into the Challenge Cup to replace them.

Round and draw dates

The draw for the 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup was held on 23 July 2019.

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Group stageMatchday 123 July 2019
15:30  UTC+8 		5–6 August 2019
Matchday 214–15 August 2019
Matchday 320–21 August 2019
Matchday 427–28 August 2019
Matchday 56–7 September 2019
Matchday 612 September 2019
Knockout stageSemi-finals20–21 September 201927–28 September 2019
Final4 October 201912 October 2019

Group stage

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification JDT2 SAR KEL
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 431072+510Advance to Semi-finals— 3–1 3–1
2 Sarawak 411236−34 0–0 — 0–3
3 Kelantan 410346−23 0–1 0–2 —

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification UKM TER KLU SEU
1 UKM 6330126+612Advance to Semi-finals— 2–2 3–0 3–1
2 Terengganu II 6321118+311 2–2 — 2–1 2–0
3 Kuala Lumpur 620469−36 1–2 1–0 — 3–1
4 Selangor United 6114511−64 0–0 2–3 1–0 —

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Finals
          
B2 Terengganu II 1 1 2
A1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2 2 4
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1 0 1 (6)
UKM 0 1 1 (5)
A2 Sarawak 0 1 1
B1 UKM 1 6 7

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Terengganu II 2–4 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1−21−2
Sarawak 1–7 UKM 0−11−6

Semi-finals

First Leg
Terengganu II 1−2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Bruno Soccerball shade.svg60' Lok Soccerball shade.svg65'
Kumaahran Soccerball shade.svg83'
Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium
Second Leg
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2−1 Terengganu II
Fernandez Soccerball shade.svg53'
Rozaimi Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Marcel Soccerball shade.svg76'
Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium

Johor Darul Ta'zim II won 4−2 on aggregate.

First Leg
Sarawak 0−1 UKM
Milad Soccerball shade.svg80'
Sarawak State Stadium
Second Leg
UKM 6−1 Sarawak
Hafizi Amiruddin Soccerball shade.svg5', 7'
Roskam Soccerball shade.svg23', 31'
Milad Soccerball shade.svg49', 73'		Aliff Hasaan Soccerball shade.svg37'
KLFA Stadium

UKM won 7−1 on aggregate.

Final

The first legs will be played on 4 October 2019, and the second legs will be played on 12 October 2019

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1–1 UKM 1−01−0
UKM 1−0 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Mateo Roskam Soccerball shade.svg82'
KLFA Stadium

1−1 on aggregate. Johor Darul Ta'zim II won 6−5 on penalty after extra time.

Statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 12 October 2019
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Japan.svg Bruno Suzuki Terengganu II 6
Flag of Croatia.svg Mateo Roskam UKM
Flag of Iran.svg Milad Zanidpour UKM
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Josué Kuala Lumpur 4
5 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fauzi Roslan Kelantan 3
Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafizi Amirudin UKM
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nurshamil Abd Ghani Selangor United
Flag of Lebanon.svg Mohamad Ghaddar Johor Darul Ta'zim II

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Josué Kuala Lumpur Selangor United 3–1 15 August 2019

Clean sheets

As of matches played on 4 October 2019
RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Haziq Nadzli Johor Darul Ta'zim II 3
Flag of Malaysia.svg Khatul Anuar UKM
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Damien Lim Selangor United 2
Flag of Malaysia.svg Saiful Wazizi Sarawak
5 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fikri Che Soh Kelantan 1
Flag of Malaysia.svg Shamirza Yusoff 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 23 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "FMLLP to introduce Challenge Cup". NST.com. 31 July 2018.
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