MFL Cup

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MFL Cup
Organising body Malaysian Football League
FoundedMarch 2023;1 year ago (2023-03)
CountryMalaysia
Confederation AFC
Number of teams15
Current champions Terengganu II (1st title)
Most championships Terengganu II (1 title)
Top goalscorer Ebenezer Assifuah (16)
TV partnersMFL (YouTube)
Astro
Website www.malaysianfootballleague.com
Current: 2024–25 MFL Cup

The MFL Cup (Malay : Piala MFL) is the reserve football tournament in Malaysia, organized by the Malaysian Football League (MFL), with 15 teams confirmed to participate. [1]

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Age limit

This reserve tournament is dedicated to players under the age of 23. The MFL has also allowed a quota of 5 over-age players, including 3 foreign players in each team.

Format

The tournament is played as follows:

Statistics

List of MFL Cup finals
SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueAttendanceRef.
2023 Terengganu II 1–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Kuala Lumpur Stadium 3,055 [3]

Performance by team

TeamWinnersRunners-upWinning seasonsRunner-up seasons
Terengganu II 10 2023
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 01 2023

Awards

Top scorers

SeasonPlayerTeamGoals
2023 Flag of Ghana.svg Ebenezer Assifuah Kedah Darul Aman B 16

Man of the match (final)

SeasonPlayerTeam
2023 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ubaidullah Shamsul Terengganu II

Winning coaches

SeasonWinning coachTeam
2023 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hairuddin Omar Terengganu II

See also

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