Sultan of Selangor's Cup

Sultan of Selangor's Cup

Founded	2001;24 years ago (2001)
Region	Malaysia Singapore
Number of teams	2
Current champions	Selangor Selection (11th title)
Most successful club(s)	Selangor Selection (11 titles)
Television broadcasters	Sukan RTM

The Sultan of Selangor's Cup is an annual friendly football competition organized by the Football Association of Selangor, contested between two rival teams, Selangor FA and Singapore FA. The competition's official name was originally the Regent of Selangor's Cup, but it was renamed the Sultan of Selangor's Cup in 2003. The competition usually features two matches: Selangor Veterans versus Singapore Veterans and Selangor Selection versus Singapore Selection.

History

The Sultan of Selangor Cup is founded by the current Sultan of Selangor, His Royal Highness Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah in 2001 to strengthen the ties between two rival teams, Selangor FA and Singapore FA and to rekindle their rivalry after Singapore pulled out of the Malaysian League in 1994. ^[1] The rivalry between two teams are very intense because of their status as the two most successful teams in Malaysian football history and matches between the two sides has even been dubbed as the Malayan El'Clasico . ^[2] Singapore FA squad consists of players from their own league.

The Sultan of Selangor’s Cup made its return in 2024 at the historic Merdeka Stadium after a seven-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the next edition is set to take place on 27 September 2025, once again aiming to revive the traditional rivalry and introduce the younger generation to the fiery clashes between Selangor and Singapore.

Past tournaments

List of Sultan of Selangor's Cup matches

Year	Date	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Attendance	Ref.
2001	4 August	Selangor Selection	0–0 (4–2p)	Singapore Selection	Shah Alam Stadium
2003	29 March	Selangor Selection	4–1	Singapore Selection	Shah Alam Stadium
2004	16 May	Selangor Selection a Singapore Selection	2–2 †	—	Singapore National Stadium	40,000	[3]
2005	24 May	Selangor Selection	3–1	Singapore Selection	Shah Alam Stadium
2006	10 May	Singapore Selection	3–0	Selangor Selection a	Singapore National Stadium	22,560	[4]
2007	11 August	Singapore Selection	3–1	Selangor Selection	Shah Alam Stadium
2008	6 July	Selangor Selection	2–2 (4–3p)	Singapore Selection	Shah Alam Stadium
2009	4 October	Singapore Selection	3–0	Selangor Selection	Jalan Besar Stadium
2010	16 October	Singapore Selection	6–0	Selangor Selection	Shah Alam Stadium
2011	1 October	Singapore Selection	1–0	Selangor Selection	Shah Alam Stadium
2012	29 September	Selangor Selection	3–1	Singapore Selection	Shah Alam Stadium		[5]
2013	28 September	Selangor Selection	3–2	Singapore Selection	Shah Alam Stadium
2014	27 September	Selangor Selection	2–1	Singapore Selection	Shah Alam Stadium		[6]
2015	Cancelled due to 2015 Southeast Asian haze [7]
2016	8 May	Singapore Selection	1–1 (4–3p)	Selangor Selection	Shah Alam Stadium	75,000	[8]
2017	6 May	Singapore Selection	3–2	Selangor Selection b	Singapore National Stadium		[9]
2018	25 August	Selangor Selection	1–1 (5–3p)	Singapore Selection	Shah Alam Stadium		[10]
2019	24 August	Selangor Selection	1–0	Singapore Selection	Shah Alam Stadium	60,000	[11]
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia [12]
2024	17 August	Selangor Selection	2–1	Singapore Selection	Stadium Merdeka	20,000	[13] [14]

Notes:

^† Both teams are announced as joint winners in 2004

^a On 2004 and 2006, Selangor was represented by MPPJ FC.

^b On 2017, Selangor was represented by PKNS FC

Performances

By team

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runner-up
Selangor Selection	11	7	2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2024	2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017
Singapore Selection	8	10	2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017	2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2024

See also

• Malayan El'Clasico
• Malaysia Cup
• Malaysia FA Cup
• Piala Sumbangsih
• History of Malaysian football

References

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