2025 Malaysia FA Cup final

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2025 Malaysia FA Cup final
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The match took place at Bukit Jalil National Stadium.
Event 2025 Malaysia FA Cup
Johor Darul Ta'zim Sabah
50
Date14 December 2025 (2025-12-14)
Venue Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
Man of the Match Manuel Hidalgo
(Johor Darul Ta'zim)
Referee Kamil Zakaria
Attendance40,044
WeatherGood
29 °C (84 °F)
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The 2025 Malaysia FA Cup final was an association football match between Johor Darul Ta'zim and Sabah on 14 December 2025 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. It was the 36th FA Cup final overall and was the showpiece match of Malaysian football's primary cup competition, the Malaysian Football Association Challenge Cup (Malaysia FA Cup), organised by the Football Association of Malaysia and Malaysian Football League.

Contents

Johor Darul Ta'zim won the match 5–0 for their 5th FA Cup title. As winners, Johor Darul Ta'zim qualified for the group stage of the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two.

Background

The Malaysian League competition schedule, which includes the FA Cup competition, has been released by the Malaysian Football League. The final match schedule is anticipated to take place on 14 December 2025. [1]

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Johor Darul Ta'zim [2] Round Sabah [3]
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
UM-Damansara United 13–3 5–0 (A) 5–3 (H)Round of 16 Bunga Raya 6–0 6–0 (A) 0–0 (H)
Penang 5–1 2–1 (A) 3–0 (H)Quarter-finals Kelantan The Real Warriors 5–2 2–1 (A) 3–1 (H)
Kuching City 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H)Semi-finals Selangor 5–5 (5–4 p) 2–2 (H) 3–3 ( a.e.t. ) (A)

Match

Details

Johor Darul Ta'zim 5–0 Sabah
Report
Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil
Attendance: 40,044 [4]
Referee: Kamil Zakaria
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Sabah
GK16 Flag of Malaysia.svg Syihan Hazmi
CB3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahrul Saad
CB5 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Glauder
CB23 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Eddy Israfilov Sub off.svg 16'
RM24 Flag of the Philippines.svg Óscar Arribas
CM4 Flag of Malaysia.svg Afiq Fazail
CM30 Flag of Malaysia.svg Natxo Insa (c)Sub off.svg 59'
LM33 Flag of Argentina.svg Jonathan Silva Sub off.svg 59'
AM28 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nacho Méndez
CF11 Flag of Brazil.svg Jairo
CF88 Flag of Argentina.svg Manuel Hidalgo
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Spain.svg Christian Abad
DF13 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jun-heong Yellow card.svg 69'Sub on.svg 16'Sub off.svg 78'
DF22 Flag of Malaysia.svg Corbin-Ong Sub on.svg 59'
DF50 Flag of Malaysia.svg Junior Eldstål
DF91 Flag of Malaysia.svg Syahmi Safari
MF6 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hong Wan
MF21 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nazmi Faiz
MF20 Flag of Spain.svg Teto Sub on.svg 78'
FW37 Flag of Brazil.svg Heberty Sub on.svg 59'
Coach:
Flag of Spain.svg Xisco Muñoz
GK31 Flag of Malaysia.svg Damien Lim Sub off.svg 74'
RB23 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dane Ingham
CB2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Rawilson Batuil (c)Sub off.svg 55'
CB14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Pelekanos
LB5 Flag of Malaysia.svg Daniel Ting
CM10 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Cifuentes Yellow card.svg 7' Yellow-red card.svg 49'
CM22 Flag of Malaysia.svg Stuart Wilkin
RM11 Flag of Malaysia.svg Jafri Firdaus Sub off.svg 74'
AM28 Flag of Malaysia.svg Darren Lok Sub off.svg 74'
LM15 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fergus Tierney
CF21 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ajdin Mujagić Sub on.svg 45+1'
Substitutes:
GK19 Flag of Malaysia.svg Khairul Fahmi Sub on.svg 74'
DF13 Flag of Malaysia.svg Dinesh Rajasingam Sub on.svg 55'
DF33 Flag of Malaysia.svg Dominic Tan
DF76 Flag of Malaysia.svg Rozacklye Yanam
MF8 Flag of Malaysia.svg Farhan Roslan Sub on.svg 74'
MF20 Flag of Malaysia.svg Gary Steven Robbat Yellow card.svg 90'Sub on.svg 45+1'
MF70 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fakrul Iman
FW30 Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahrol Nizam
FW72 Flag of Malaysia.svg Harith Naem Sub on.svg 74'
Coach:
Flag of Mauritius.svg Jean-Paul de Marigny

Man of the Match:
Manuel Hidalgo (Johor Darul Ta'zim)

Assistant referees:
Shafiq Ahmad Said
Saharudin Ishak
Fourth official:
Izzul Fikri
Video assistant referee:
Khairulsyahmi Ahmad Khalidi
Assistant video assistant referee:
Shukri Haron

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time [note 1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Kemaskini Jadual Pertandingan Liga Malaysia 2025–26" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
    2. ↑ "Road to Final Piala FA 2025-2026: Johor Darul Ta'zim". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
    3. ↑ "Road to Final Piala FA 2025-2026: Sabah FC". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
    4. ↑ "Full Time Report – Johor Darul Ta'zim v Sabah". cms.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
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