2023 Malaysia Cup

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2023 Malaysia Cup
Piala Malaysia 2023
Tournament details
CountryMalaysia
Dates3 August – 8 December 2023
Teams16
Defending champions Johor Darul Ta'zim
Final positions
Champions Johor Darul Ta'zim (4th title)
Runner-up Terengganu
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored106 (3.66 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)(11 goals)
Bergson
  2022
2024–25  

The 2023 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2023), officially known as the TM Piala Malaysia 2023 for sponsorship reasons, was the 97th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the Malaysian Football League (MFL).

Contents

Johor Darul Ta'zim were the defending champions. They defended the title, beating Terengganu 3–1 in the final. [1] [2]

Format

In the competition, the top 14 teams from the 2023 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top two teams from the 2023 Malaysia M3 League. For the same repeat last season, the group stage was not played. The competition was played from 3 August until 8 December 2023, with 16 teams in the knockout stage which began in the round of 16, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. This stage was played in two legs, except for the final which was played as a single leg. [3]

Qualifying rounds

For this edition, a total of 16 teams will compete in the tournament, which qualifying results will be determined after week 13 league matches. The 8 top teams from Super League will automatically qualify to the knockout stage as seeded. Super League teams ranked 9th until 14th and M3 League teams ranked 1st and 2nd placed will be drawn as unseeded. Teams that fail to progress to the quarter-finals will automatically continue the challenge at the 2023 MFL Challenge Cup. [4]

Schedule and draw dates

The draw for the 2023 Malaysia Cup was held on 15 June 2023. [4] [5]

PhaseRoundFirst legSecond leg
Knockout phaseRound of 163–5 August 202318–20 August 2023
Quarter-finals13 & 15–17 September 202323–25 September 2023
Semi-finals19 & 21 October 20232–3 November 2023
Final8 December 2023

Seeding

Teams were divided to their pots according to their placements in the 2023 Malaysia Super League and 2023 Malaysia M3 League. Pot A included the top 8 teams from the Super League, Pot B included the ranked 9th until 14th placed from the Super League. The Pot C included the top two teams from M3 League will represent the tournament subject to approval from the MFL Board of Directors. The results seeding will be determined after week 13 league matches.

Pot A (seeded)
(Top 8 teams from Super League)
Pot B (unseeded)
(9th until 14th placed from Super League)
Pot C (unseeded)
(Top two teams from M3 League)
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Selangor
Sri Pahang
Kedah Darul Aman
Sabah
Kuala Lumpur City
Terengganu
Negeri Sembilan
PDRM
Penang
Perak
Kelantan United
Kuching City
Kelantan
Kuala Lumpur Rovers
Harini Selangor

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.

Bracket

The bracket was decided after the draw for the round of 16, which was held on 15 June 2023. [6]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
              
Kuching City 0 1 1
Sabah 3 1 4
Sabah 2 0 2
Perak 2 1 3
Perak 3 1 4
Kedah Darul Aman 1 2 3
Perak 1 1 2
Johor Darul Ta'zim 4 8 12
Kelantan United 0 2 2
Negeri Sembilan 1 4 5
Negeri Sembilan 0 1 1
Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 4 7
Kelantan 1 0 1
Johor Darul Ta'zim 5 10 15
Johor Darul Ta'zim 3
Terengganu 1
Penang 0 0 0
Kuala Lumpur City 4 1 5
Kuala Lumpur City 1 1 2
Sri Pahang 0 1 1
Harini Selangor 2 0 2
Sri Pahang 3 2 5
Kuala Lumpur City 1 1 2
Terengganu 2 2 4
Kuala Lumpur Rovers 0 0 0
Terengganu 4 3 7
Terengganu 2 1 3
Selangor 0 1 1
PDRM 1 2 3
Selangor 4 1 5

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 3, 4, and 5 August, and the second legs were played on 18, 19 and 20 August 2023. The losers were transferred to the MFL Challenge Cup. [7]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Perak 4–3 Kedah Darul Aman 3–1 1–2
Penang 0–5 Kuala Lumpur City 0–4 0–1
PDRM 3–5 Selangor 1–4 2–1
Kelantan 1–15 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–5 0–10
Kuala Lumpur Rovers 0–7 Terengganu 0–4 0–3
Harini Selangor 2–5 Sri Pahang 2–3 0–2
Kelantan United 2–5 Negeri Sembilan 0–1 2–4
Kuching City 1–4 Sabah 0–3 1–1

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 13, 15, 16 & 17 September, and the second legs were played on 23, 24 and 25 September 2023. [8]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Negeri Sembilan 1–7 Johor Darul Ta'zim 0–3 1–4
Sabah 2–3 Perak 2–2 0–1
Terengganu 3–1 Selangor 2–0 1–1
Kuala Lumpur City 2–1 Sri Pahang 1–0 1–1

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 19 and 21 October 2023, and the second legs were played on 2 and 3 November 2023. [9]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Perak 2–12 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–4 1–8
Kuala Lumpur City 2–4 Terengganu 1–2 1–2

Final

The final will be played on 8 December 2023 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.

Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–1 Terengganu
Report
Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 80,550 [10]
Referee: S. Logeswaran

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [11]
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Bergson Johor Darul Ta'zim 11
2 Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Mamut Terengganu 9
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Arif Aiman Johor Darul Ta'zim 5
Flag of Brazil.svg Heberty Johor Darul Ta'zim
5 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Kipré Tchétché Kuala Lumpur City 4
Flag of Colombia.svg Romel Morales Kuala Lumpur City
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Luciano Guaycochea Perak 3
Flag of Brazil.svg Ramon Machado Sabah
911 players5 clubs2
1039 players14 clubs1

Own goals

RankPlayerTeamAgainstDateGoal
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Harith Haiqal Selangor PDRM 19 August 20231

See also

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