2021 Malaysia Cup

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2021 Malaysia Cup
Piala Malaysia 2021
Tournament details
CountryMalaysia
Dates26 September – 30 November 2021
Teams16
Defending champions Johor Darul Ta'zim
Final positions
Champions Kuala Lumpur City (4th title)
Runner-up Johor Darul Ta'zim
Tournament statistics
Matches played61
Goals scored168 (2.75 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)(10 goals)
Romel Morales
←  2020
2022  →

The 2021 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2021) was the 95th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the Malaysian Football League (MFL).

Contents

The defending champions were Johor Darul Ta'zim, who won it in the 2019 edition, as the 2020 edition was cancelled midway during the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. In the final, they lost 2–0 to Kuala Lumpur City, who won their fourth title. As winners, Kuala Lumpur City qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup.

Format

In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2021 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2021 Malaysia Premier League. The competition will begin with a group stage where only the 2 highest placing teams in each group would qualify to the knockout stage. [1]

Schedule and draw dates

The draw for the 2021 Malaysia Cup was held on 15 September 2021. [2] [3] [4]

PhaseRoundFirst legSecond leg
Group stageMatchday 126–27 September 2021
Matchday 229 September–1 October 2021
Matchday 329–30 October 2021
Matchday 41–3 November 2021
Matchday 56–7 November 2021
Matchday 69–10 November 2021
Knockout phaseQuarter-finals14 November 202118 November 2021
Semi-finals22 November 202126 November 2021
Final30 November 2021

Seeding

They were divided to their pots by their placements from the 2021 Malaysia Super League to 2021 Malaysia Premier League, so pot 1 includes the top 4 teams from the Super League, pot 2 with those place 5th to 8th, pot 3 with those placed 9th to 11th together with the 1st placed team from the Premier League, and pot 4 with those placed 2 to 5.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Kedah Darul Aman
Penang
Terengganu 		Selangor
Kuala Lumpur City
Petaling Jaya
Melaka United 		Sabah
Sri Pahang
Perak
Negeri Sembilan 		Sarawak United
Kuching City
Kelantan
Kelantan United

Group stage

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification KUL SUD PAH PEN
1 Kuala Lumpur City 6420124+814 Quarter-finals — 4–0 3–1 1–0
2 Sarawak United 6312910−110 2–2 — 1–0 1–2
3 Sri Pahang 6204117+46 0–1 1–2 — 4–0
4 Penang 6114415−114 1–1 1–3 0–5 —
Source: MFL, FAM

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification TER SEL KUC PRK
1 Terengganu 6510164+1216 Quarter-finals — 2–1 2–0 4–0
2 Selangor 6402128+412 1–3 — 5–1 1–0
3 Kuching City 6123612−65 1–1 1–2 — 2–2
4 Perak 6015414−101 1–4 1–2 0–1 —
Source: MFL, FAM

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification MEL KED KLU NSE
1 Melaka United 6510155+1016 Quarter-finals — 2–0 2–1 2–0
2 Kedah Darul Aman 6402136+712 1–3 — 3–0 3–0 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Kelantan United 6114812−44 3–3 1–3 — 0–1
4 Negeri Sembilan [lower-alpha 1] 6105114−133Withdrew 0–3 [lower-alpha 1] 0–3 [lower-alpha 1] 0–3 [lower-alpha 1] —
Source: MFL, FAM
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Negeri Sembilan withdrew from the tournament on 22 October 2021, after 20 players and 4 staff members had caught the Coronavirus, this prompted them to withdraw for the safety of all parties and were advised by the team's medical doctor. As according to MFL's rule book, all of Negeri Sembilan's remaining matches will be awarded a 3–0 win to the opposing team. [5]

Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification JDT SBH PJC KEL
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6600141+1318 Quarter-finals — 3–0 1–0 2–0
2 Sabah 622269−38 0–2 — 1–0 2–1
3 Petaling Jaya City 612356−15 1–2 1–1 — 3–1
4 Kelantan 6024413−92 0–4 2–2 0–0 —
Source: MFL, FAM

Knockout stage

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the final which was played as a single-leg game. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
          
Selangor 0 0 0
Kuala Lumpur City 2 1 3
Kuala Lumpur City (p) 1 1 2 (5)
Melaka United 1 1 2 (3)
Sabah 0 1 1
Melaka United 1 2 3
Kuala Lumpur City 2
Johor Darul Ta'zim 0
Terengganu 2 4 6
Sarawak United 1 2 3
Terengganu 1 0 1
Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 3 4
Kedah Darul Aman 0 0 0
Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 1 1

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 14 November, and the second legs were played on 18 November 2021. [6] [7]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sabah 1–3 Melaka United 0–1 1–2
Selangor 0–3 Kuala Lumpur City 0–2 0–1
Terengganu 6–3 Sarawak United 2–1 4–2
Kedah Darul Aman 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 0–0 0–1

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 22 November, and the second legs were played on 26 November 2021.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Kuala Lumpur City 2–2
(5–3 p)		 Melaka United 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Terengganu 1–4 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–1 0–3

Final

The final was played at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on 30 November 2021.

Kuala Lumpur City 2–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Report
Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 19,852 [8]
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

Statistics

Goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals, then by name.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Colombia.svg Romel Morales Kuala Lumpur City 10
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Bergson Johor Darul Tazim 8
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Faisal Halim Terengganu 6
4 Flag of Haiti.svg Sony Norde Melaka United 5
Flag of Nigeria.svg Uche Agba Sarawak United
Flag of Ghana.svg Jordan Mintah Terengganu
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Adriano Narcizo Melaka United 4
Flag of the Philippines.svg Manny Ott Melaka United
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Risto Mitrevski Sabah
Flag of South Sudan.svg Kenny Athiu Sri Pahang
Flag of England.svg Lee Tuck Terengganu

Notes: (H) – Home team (A) – Away team

Winners

 2021 Malaysia Cup Winner 
Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg
Kuala Lumpur City
4th title

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