Piala Sumbangsih

Malaysian Charity Shield

Founded	1985;39 years ago (1985)
Region	Malaysia
Number of teams	2
Current champions	Johor Darul Ta'zim (9th title)
Most successful club(s)	Johor Darul Ta'zim (9 titles)
Website	malaysianfootballleague.com

The Malaysian Charity Shield (English: Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (English: Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup) or Piala Sumbangsih, is a Malaysian football super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting the reigning Malaysia Super League champions against the previous year's winners of the Malaysia Cup. ^[1]

Johor Darul Ta'zim are the current title holders after winning the 2024 edition on a walkover. The match was scheduled to be played between Johor Darul Ta'zim and Selangor, but was called off as Selangor withdrew over safety concerns after an attack on one of their players.

History

The Malaysian Charity Shield was first held in 1985, contested between Selangor and Pahang, with Selangor becoming the first winner after winning the match 2–1. ^{[2] [3]} The cup format has changed when during early days it was contested by the previous year winners of the Malaysia FA Cup against the Malaysia Cup winners, and only in recent years it has changed to be contested between the last year league winners against the Malaysia Cup winners. ^[3]

The match act as the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting the reigning Malaysia Super League champions against the previous year's winners of the Malaysia Cup. If the Malaysia Super League champions also won the Malaysia Cup, then the league runners-up provide the opposition. Since 2016, the Piala Sumbangsih match is also considered the first match of the league season, where the league points are awarded. ^{[1] [4] [5]}

Winners

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score	Venue
1985	Selangor	Pahang	2–1	Stadium Merdeka
1986	Johor	Singapore	1–1 (6–5 pen.)	Stadium Merdeka
1987	Selangor	Kuala Lumpur	1–0	Stadium Merdeka
1988	Kuala Lumpur	Pahang	2–1	Darul Makmur Stadium
1989	Singapore	Kuala Lumpur	1–0	KLFA Stadium
1990	Selangor	Kuala Lumpur	0–0 (3–0 pen.)	Stadium Merdeka
1991	Kedah	Selangor	2–1	Darul Aman Stadium
1992	Pahang	Johor	2–0	Larkin Stadium
1993	Pahang	Sarawak	5–0	Darul Makmur Stadium
1994	Kedah	Kuala Lumpur	1–0	Darul Aman Stadium
1995	Kuala Lumpur	Pahang	3–2	Stadium Merdeka
1996	Selangor	Sabah	2–0	Likas Stadium
1997	Selangor	Kedah	2–0	Shah Alam Stadium
1998	Sarawak	Selangor	3–1	Negeri Stadium
1999	Perak	Johor	2–0	Perak Stadium
2000	Kuala Lumpur	Brunei	1–1 (4–3 pen.)	KLFA Stadium
2001	Terengganu	Perak	4–0	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium
2002	Selangor	Terengganu	2–1	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium
2003	Pulau Pinang	Selangor	1–0	Batu Kawan Stadium
2004	MPPJ FC	Negeri Sembilan	4–2	MPPJ Stadium
2005	Perak	Perlis	2–2 (4–2 pen.)	Utama Stadium
2006	Perak	Selangor	4–2	Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2007	Perlis	Pahang	2–1	Utama Stadium
2008	Perlis	Kedah	0–0 (6–5 pen.)	Darul Aman Stadium
2009	Selangor	Kedah	4–1	Darul Aman Stadium
2010	Selangor	Negeri Sembilan	2–1	Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
2011	Kelantan	Selangor	2–0	Shah Alam Stadium
2012	Negeri Sembilan	Kelantan	2–1	Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2013	ATM	Kelantan	1–1 (4–3 pen.)	Shah Alam Stadium
2014	Pahang	LionsXII	1–0	Darul Makmur Stadium
2015	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Pahang	2–0	Larkin Stadium
2016	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Selangor	1–1 (7–6 pen.)	Larkin Stadium
2017	Kedah	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–1 (5–4 pen.)	Larkin Stadium
2018	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Kedah	2–1	Larkin Stadium
2019	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Perak	1–0	Larkin Stadium
2020	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Kedah	1–0	Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
2021	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Kedah Darul Aman	2–0	Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
2022	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Kuala Lumpur City	3–0	Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
2023	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Terengganu	2–0	Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
2024	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Selangor	3–0 (w/o) [a]	Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

1. Cancelled after Selangor withdrew due to security reasons, and the trophy was awarded to Johor Darul Ta'zim. ^{[6] [7]}

Performance by clubs

Since its establishment, this tournament has been won by 19 different teams. Teams shown in italics no longer exist or no longer compete in the competition.

Rank	Team	Winners	Runners-up
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	9	1
2	Selangor	8	7
3	Kedah Darul Aman	3	6
4	Sri Pahang	3	5
	Kuala Lumpur City	3	5
6	Perak	3	2
7	Perlis	2	1
8	Johor FA	1	2
	Negeri Sembilan	1	2
	Kelantan	1	2
	Terengganu	1	2
12	Sarawak	1	1
	Singapore	1	1
14	Pulau Pinang	1	—
	MPPJ	1	—
	ATM	1	—
17	Sabah	—	1
	Brunei	—	1
	LionsXII	—	1

See also

• MFL Challenge Cup
• MFL Cup
• Piala Emas Raja-Raja
• Football in Malaysia

References

1. "JDT kick off 2016 with Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah triumph". Asian Football Confederation. 14 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
2. Atsushi Fujioka; Erik Garin; Mikael Jönsson; Hans Schöggl (11 January 2018). "Malaysia Charity Shield (Piala Sumbangsih; Sultan Ahmad Shah Cup)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 28 February 2018.
3. Ferzalfie Fauzi (9 January 2010). "Piala Sumbangsih". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
4. "ATM lift Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup". Astro Awani. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
5. "JDT Beat Selangor To Lift Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup For 2nd Consecutive Year". Bernama. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
6. "Malaysia's season-opening Charity Shield cancelled after top club withdraws over assaults, acid attacks on players". South China Morning Post . 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
7. "Tahniah Johor Darul Ta'zim 🏆 Juara Perlawanan Sumbangsih 2024–2025 !". Malaysian Football League. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024– via Facebook.