2020 Malaysia Cup

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2020 Malaysia Cup
Piala Malaysia 2020
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
Dates6–22 November 2020 (Cancelled)
Teams16
Defending champions Johor Darul Ta'zim
Matches played7
Goals scored23 (3.29 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Dos Santos
(3 goals)
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The 2020 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2020) was the 94th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Malaysian Football League (MFL). Winners would qualify directly to 2021 AFC Cup group stage. Since the tournament had been cancelled, the spot was passed down to the third-placed team in the League. [1]

Contents

On 12 November 2020, Malaysian Football League (MFL) confirmed that the tournament would not resume and be cancelled immediately. That mean's closes the season for Malaysian football in 2020 following government's rejection of MFL's appeal, including with large parts of the country in Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) due to COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. [1] [2] [3]

Format

In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2020 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2020 Malaysia Premier League. On 28 October 2020, Sabah FA has been excluded from the competition due to the failure to obtain the National Security Council's permission to leave the state of Sabah, which has been placed under a COVID-19 lockdown.

Recently, the Malaysian Football League (MFL) format for the 2020 Malaysia Cup has been changed following the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the country. Group stage competitions were cancelled and replaced with 16 teams by knockout, including matches in the quarter-finals and semi-finals. [4] [5] This competition would feature a format change: the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final would be played in a single-leg format. The matches were played behind closed doors, though spectators could have been allowed following a review of the situation and the decisions of the national and local government.

Round and draw dates

The draw for the 2020 Malaysia Cup will be held on 1 November 2020. [6]

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst leg
Knockout stageRound of 161 November 2020
11:00  UTC+8 		6–8 November 2020
Quarter-finals12–13 November 2020
Semi-finals17 November 2020
Final22 November 2020 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Seeding

Pot 1Pot 2
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Kedah
Terengganu
Perak
Selangor
UiTM
Pulau Pinang
Kuala Lumpur 		PJ City
Pahang
Melaka United
Sabah (considered as "bye")
FELDA United
Kelantan
Kuching
Kelantan United

Knockout stage

The competition would be played as a mini-tournament style with remaining fixtures to be played as single legged ties. All remaining ties of the competition were played behind closed doors due to the remaining presence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

Key

• c/d = Cancelled

Bracket

 
 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 Penang 3
 
 
 
 FELDA United 1
 
 Penang c/d
 
 
 
 UiTM c/d
 
 UiTM 3
 
 
 
 Kelantan 2
 
Winner Quarter-final 1c/d
 
 
 
Winner Quarter-final 2c/d
 
 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1
 
 
 
 Kuching 0
 
 Johor Darul Ta'zim c/d
 
 
 
 Kuala Lumpur c/d
 
 Kuala Lumpur
 
TBD – Bukit Jalil National Stadium
 
Bye
 
Winner Semi-final 1c/d
 
 
 
Winner Semi-final 2c/d
 
 Terengganu 1
 
 
 
 Petaling Jaya City 0
 
 Terengganu c/d
 
 
 
 Perak c/d
 
 Perak 4
 
 
 
 Kelantan United 0
 
Winner Quarter-final 3c/d
 
 
 
Winner Quarter-final 4c/d
 
 Kedah 3
 
 
 
 Pahang 2
 
 Kedah c/d
 
 
 
 Selangor c/d
 
 Selangor 2
 
 
 Melaka United 1
 

Round of 16

The matches were played from 6 to 8 November 2020.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Pulau Pinang 3–1 FELDA United
Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–0 Kuching
Kedah 3–2 Pahang
Terengganu 1–0 Petaling Jaya City
Perak 4–0 Kelantan United
UiTM 3–2 Kelantan
Selangor 2–1 Melaka United
Kuala Lumpur —Bye
Pulau Pinang 3–1 FELDA United
Casagrande Soccerball shade.svg37'
Amer Soccerball shade.svg62'
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City Stadium, Penang
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Fairuzi Mat Desa
Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–0 Kuching
Arif Soccerball shade.svg19' Report
Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Larkin
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Noor Azriel Baharudin
Kedah 3–2 Pahang
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Sherman Soccerball shade.svg36'
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Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin
Terengganu 1–0 Petaling Jaya City
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Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Kuala Nerus
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Amirul Izwan Yaacob
Perak 4–0 Kelantan United
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Perak Stadium, Ipoh
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Zohri Tajuddin
UiTM 3–2 Kelantan
Arif Soccerball shade.svg13', 67'
Rafie Soccerball shade.svg16'		 Report Danial Soccerball shade.svg61', 64'
Manjung Stadium, Seri Manjung
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Fitri Maskon
Selangor 2–1 Melaka United
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Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Hamdan Awang

Quarter-finals

The matches should have played from 12 to 13 November 2020, but it be cancelled immediately by the MFL on 12 November 2020 following government's rejection of MFL's appeal due to COVID-19 Pandemic hit that country. [1]

Team 1 Score Team 2
Pulau Pinang Cancelled UiTM
Johor Darul Ta'zim Cancelled Kuala Lumpur
Terengganu Cancelled Perak
Kedah Cancelled Selangor
Pulau Pinang Cancelled UiTM
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Johor Darul Ta'zim Cancelled Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Terengganu Cancelled Perak
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Kedah Cancelled Selangor
Attendance: 0 [note 1]

Semi-finals

The matches were played in 17 November 2020.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Winner Quarter-final 1 Cancelled Winner Quarter-final 2
Winner Quarter-final 3 Cancelled Winner Quarter-final 4
Winner Quarter-final 1CancelledWinner Quarter-final 2
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Winner Quarter-final 3CancelledWinner Quarter-final 4
Attendance: 0 [note 1]

Final

The final were played on 22 November 2020 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Winner Semi-final 1CancelledWinner Semi-final 2
Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 0 [note 1]

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of matches played on 8 November 2020

Players sorted first by goals, then by last name.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Dos Santos Perak 3
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danial Ashraf Kelantan 2
Flag of Malaysia.svg Arif Anwar UiTM
316 players—1

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Dos Santos Perak Kelantan United 4–0  7 November 2020
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

As of matches played on 8 November 2020.

Players sorted first by clean sheets, then by last name.

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Izham Tarmizi Johor Darul Ta'zim 1
Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafizul Hakim Perak 1
Flag of Malaysia.svg Rahadiazli Rahalim Terengganu 1

See also

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