2023 Malaysia Cup

Football tournament season

2023 Malaysia Cup
Piala Malaysia 2023
Tournament details
Country	Malaysia
Dates	3 August – 8 December 2023
Teams	16
Defending champions	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Final positions
Champions	Johor Darul Ta'zim (4th title)
Runner-up	Terengganu
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	106 (3.66 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	(11 goals) Bergson
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The 2023 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2023), officially known as the TM Piala Malaysia 2023 for sponsorship reasons, was the 97th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the Malaysian Football League (MFL).

Johor Darul Ta'zim were the defending champions. They defended the title, beating Terengganu 3–1 in the final.^[1]^[2]

Format

In the competition, the top 14 teams from the 2023 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top two teams from the 2023 Malaysia M3 League. For the same repeat last season, the group stage was not played. The competition was played from 3 August until 8 December 2023, with 16 teams in the knockout stage which began in the round of 16, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. This stage was played in two legs, except for the final which was played as a single leg.^[3]

Qualifying rounds

For this edition, a total of 16 teams will compete in the tournament, which qualifying results will be determined after week 13 league matches. The 8 top teams from Super League will automatically qualify to the knockout stage as seeded. Super League teams ranked 9th until 14th and M3 League teams ranked 1st and 2nd placed will be drawn as unseeded. Teams that fail to progress to the quarter-finals will automatically continue the challenge at the 2023 MFL Challenge Cup.^[4]

Schedule and draw dates

The draw for the 2023 Malaysia Cup was held on 15 June 2023.^[4]^[5]

Phase	Round	First leg	Second leg
Knockout phase	Round of 16	3–5 August 2023	18–20 August 2023
	Quarter-finals	13 & 15–17 September 2023	23–25 September 2023
	Semi-finals	19 & 21 October 2023	2–3 November 2023
	Final	8 December 2023

Seeding

Teams were divided to their pots according to their placements in the 2023 Malaysia Super League and 2023 Malaysia M3 League. Pot A included the top 8 teams from the Super League, Pot B included the ranked 9th until 14th placed from the Super League. The Pot C included the top two teams from M3 League will represent the tournament subject to approval from the MFL Board of Directors. The results seeding will be determined after week 13 league matches.

Pot A (seeded) (Top 8 teams from Super League)	Pot B (unseeded) (9th until 14th placed from Super League)	Pot C (unseeded) (Top two teams from M3 League)
Johor Darul Ta'zim Selangor Sri Pahang Kedah Darul Aman Sabah Kuala Lumpur City Terengganu Negeri Sembilan	PDRM Penang Perak Kelantan United Kuching City Kelantan	Kuala Lumpur Rovers Harini Selangor

Knockout stage

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the final which was played as a single-leg game.

Bracket

The bracket was decided after the draw for the round of 16, which was held on 15 June 2023.^[6]

Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

Kuching City	0	1	1

Sabah	3	1	4
				Sabah	2	0	2

				Perak	2	1	3
Perak	3	1	4

Kedah Darul Aman	1	2	3
								Perak	1	1	2

								Johor Darul Ta'zim	4	8	12
Kelantan United	0	2	2

Negeri Sembilan	1	4	5
				Negeri Sembilan	0	1	1

				Johor Darul Ta'zim	3	4	7
Kelantan	1	0	1

Johor Darul Ta'zim	5	10	15
												Johor Darul Ta'zim	3

												Terengganu	1
Penang	0	0	0

Kuala Lumpur City	4	1	5
				Kuala Lumpur City	1	1	2

				Sri Pahang	0	1	1
Harini Selangor	2	0	2

Sri Pahang	3	2	5
								Kuala Lumpur City	1	1	2

								Terengganu	2	2	4
Kuala Lumpur Rovers	0	0	0

Terengganu	4	3	7
				Terengganu	2	1	3

				Selangor	0	1	1
PDRM	1	2	3

Selangor	4	1	5

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 3, 4, and 5 August, and the second legs were played on 18, 19 and 20 August 2023. The losers were transferred to the MFL Challenge Cup.^[7]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Perak	4–3	Kedah Darul Aman	3–1	1–2
Penang	0–5	Kuala Lumpur City	0–4	0–1
PDRM	3–5	Selangor	1–4	2–1
Kelantan	1–15	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–5	0–10
Kuala Lumpur Rovers	0–7	Terengganu	0–4	0–3
Harini Selangor	2–5	Sri Pahang	2–3	0–2
Kelantan United	2–5	Negeri Sembilan	0–1	2–4
Kuching City	1–4	Sabah	0–3	1–1

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 13, 15, 16 & 17 September, and the second legs were played on 23, 24 and 25 September 2023.^[8]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Negeri Sembilan	1–7	Johor Darul Ta'zim	0–3	1–4
Sabah	2–3	Perak	2–2	0–1
Terengganu	3–1	Selangor	2–0	1–1
Kuala Lumpur City	2–1	Sri Pahang	1–0	1–1

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 19 and 21 October 2023, and the second legs were played on 2 and 3 November 2023.^[9]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Perak	2–12	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–4	1–8
Kuala Lumpur City	2–4	Terengganu	1–2	1–2

Final

The final will be played on 8 December 2023 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.

8 December 2023

21:00 UTC+8

Johor Darul Ta'zim	3–1	Terengganu
Bergson 6' (pen.) Feroz 73' Arif Aiman 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Mamut 21' (pen.)

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 80,550^[10]

Referee: S. Logeswaran

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[11]
1	Bergson	Johor Darul Ta'zim	11
2	Ivan Mamut	Terengganu	9
3	Arif Aiman	Johor Darul Ta'zim	5
3	Heberty	Johor Darul Ta'zim	5
5	Kipré Tchétché	Kuala Lumpur City	4
5	Romel Morales	Kuala Lumpur City	4
7	Luciano Guaycochea	Perak	3
7	Ramon Machado	Sabah	3
9	11 players	5 clubs	2
10	39 players	14 clubs	1

Own goals

Rank	Player	Team	Against	Date	Goal
1	Harith Haiqal	Selangor	PDRM	19 August 2023	1

References

^ Mansor, Zulfaizan (8 December 2023). "JDT juara Piala Malaysia". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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^ Badra (16 June 2023). "Piala Malaysia 2023 : Tarikh, Jadual Perlawanan, LIVE Streaming" (in Malay). eCentral. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Saingan Piala Malaysia 2023 Penuh Liku". Malaysian Football League. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^ "Pemakmuman Jadual Perlawanan Liga Super 2023" (PDF). Malaysian Football League. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ Badra (16 June 2023). "Piala Malaysia 2023 : Tarikh, Jadual Perlawanan, LIVE Streaming". ecentral.my. eCentral. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "Kemaskini Jadual Pertandingan Piala Malaysia 2023" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^ "Jadual Pertandingan Piala Malaysia" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ "Jadual Pertandingan Piala Malaysia 2023" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
^ "Full Time Summary Final – Johor Darul Ta'zim v Terengganu". fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "LIST TOP SCORERS MALAYSIA CUP 2023". fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

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