Malaysia Futsal Cup

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Malaysia Futsal Cup
Organising body FAM
Founded2022;2 years ago (2022)
RegionFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Number of teamsCompetition proper: 8
Total: 10
Qualifier for AFF Futsal Club Championship
Related competitions Malaysia Premier Futsal League
Current championsPahang Rangers
(1st title)
Most successful club(s) Selangor MAC
Pahang Rangers
(1 title each)
Television broadcasters Astro Arena
Website Official website
Soccerball current event.svg 2023 Malaysia Futsal Cup

The Malaysia Futsal Cup (abbreviated as MFC) is an annual futsal club competition in Malaysia organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). Teams qualify for the competition based on their performance in Malaysia Premier Futsal League (MPFL).

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First contested in the 2022 season, the competition serves as a domestic cup for futsal in Malaysia. The competition is contested by 8 teams, 6 teams qualify directly and 2 teams from the qualifying round. The winners of the competition are awarded with a slot to compete in the AFF Futsal Club Championship. Selangor MAC were the inaugural winners of the competition, having beaten Pahang Rangers 4–3 in the 2022 final. [1]

Pahang Rangers are the current champions, having beaten Johor Darul Ta'zim on penalties following a 4–4 draw in the 2023 final for their first title.

History

Beginnings

The first Malaysia Futsal Cup took place during 2022 season, eight teams participated : Negeri Sembilan, Pahang Rangers, PDRM, Pulau Pinang, Selangor MAC, Selangor TOT United, Shah Alam City and Terengganu. The first Malaysia Futsal Cup match took place on 11 June 2022, and ended with Selangor MAC win over Shah Alam City with a score of 2–1 in Panasonic Sport Complex, Shah Alam, Selangor. The first goal in Malaysia Futsal Cup history was scored by Silva Matheus Vasconcelos of Selangor MAC. [2] The inaugural final took place at the Panasonic Sport Complex between Selangor MAC and Pahang Rangers on 23 July 2022. Selangor MAC defeated Pahang Rangers with a dramatic 4–3 win. [3] The final was attended by 798 peoples. Ridzwan Bakri of Pahang Rangers and Amirul Radzi of Pulau Pinang became the inaugural top scorers of the competition as they scored 6 goals respectively.

Format

Qualification

Qualification to the Malaysia Futsal Cup is split into two paths – the first path is the top three teams of Group A and B in the Malaysia Premier Futsal League (MPFL) will qualify directly to knockout stage, meanwhile the second path is the fourth and fifth place teams of Group A and B in the MPFL will play in qualification round to qualify to knockout stage.

In the qualification round, teams from Group A and B in the MPFL will play against each to achieve qualification to knockout stage. Means fourth place teams of Group A will play against fifth place teams of Group B and fourth place teams of Group B will play against fifth place teams of Group A.

Knockout stage

The format sees knockout stage – home and away, starting from the quarter finals, semi-finals and final. 8 teams – 6 teams that qualify directly and 2 teams from qualification round winners will be drawn respectively. [4]

Sponsorship

PeriodSponsorName
2022 Cuckoo Electronics [5] CUCKOO Malaysia Futsal Cup
2023–noneMalaysia Futsal Cup

Team records and statistics

Results

No.YearFinalThird place play-offRef.
WinnersScoreRunners-upThirdScoreFourth
12022 Selangor 4–3 Pahang Rangers Gombak TOT United3–2 Pulau Pinang [6] [7]
2 2023 Pahang Rangers 4–4 (3–1p) Johor Darul Ta'zim Selangor 7–2 Terengganu [8] [9]

Performances by teams

Performances in the Malaysia Futsal Cup by teams
TeamTitle(s)Runners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Pahang Rangers 11 2023 2022
Selangor 102022—
Johor Darul Ta'zim 01— 2023

Performances by states

Performances in the Malaysia Futsal Cup by state
StateTitlesRunners-upTeamsTotal
Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang 11 Pahang Rangers (1/1)2
Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor 10 Selangor (1/0)1
Flag of Johor.svg Johor 01 Johor Darul Ta'zim (0/1)1

Player records and statistics

Top scorers by season

SeasonPlayersTeamGoalsRef.
2022 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ridzwan Bakri Pahang Rangers 6 [10]
Flag of Malaysia.svg Amirul Radzi Pulau Pinang
2023 Flag of Iran.svg Amin Nasrollah Pahang Rangers 5 [11]
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ridzwan Bakri

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Starting from 2023, FAM introduced the Malaysia Futsal Cup Most Valuable Player award.

YearPlayerTeam
2023 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ridzwan Bakri Pahang Rangers

Best Goalkeeper

In the same season, FAM also introduced the Malaysia Futsal Cup Best Goalkeeper award.

YearPlayerTeam
2023 Flag of Malaysia.svg Zainulzahin Sinuan Pahang Rangers

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