2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup

Football tournament season

2018 Malaysia Challenge CupPiala Cabaran 2018

Tournament details
Country|  Malaysia
Date| 7 August – 15 October 2018
Teams| 8
Final positions
Champions| Terengganu II (1st title)
Runner-up| UKM
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 30
Goals scored| 77 (2.57 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)|  Michael Ijezie
(13 goals)
All statistics correct as of 15 October 2018.

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The 2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup or Challenge Cup (Malay: Piala Cabaran Malaysia 2018) is the first edition of Malaysia Challenge Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Football Malaysia LLP (FMLLP).[1][2]

The 2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup will start with a preliminary round. A total of 8 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into two groups, each containing four teams. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after six matches qualified to the semi-finals.

## Format[edit]

The competition will be one involving eight teams-one team from Malaysia Super League (12th placed team), seven teams from Malaysia Premier League (6th to 12th placed teams). However due to the fact that Kuantan were thrown out of the league, another team will be invited into the Challenge Cup to replaced them.[3]

## Round and draw dates[edit]

The draw for the 2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup was held on 1 August 2018.[4]

Phase  | Round  | Draw date  | First leg  | Second leg

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Group stage  | Matchday 1  | 1 August 2018
15:30 UTC+8 | 7–8 August 2018
Matchday 2  | 14–15 August 2018
Matchday 3  | 28–29 August 2018
Matchday 4  | 4–5 September 2018
Matchday 5  | 11–12 September 2018
Matchday 6  | 18–19 September 2018
Knockout stage  | Semi-finals  | 24 September 2018  | 1 October 2018
Final  | 8 October 2018  | 15 October 2018

## Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup group stage

### Group A[edit]

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  | TER | UKM | NSE | SAR

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1  | Terengganu II | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 10  | 6  | +4  | 12  | Advance to Semi-finals  |  | -- | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0
2  | UKM | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 14  | 10  | +4  | 10  |  | 1–3 | -- | 2–1 | 5–1
3  | Negeri Sembilan | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 9  | 6  | +3  | 10  |  |  | 0–1 | 2–1 | -- | 3–1
4  | Sarawak | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 3  | 14  | −11  | 1  |  | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | --

Updated to match(es) played on 17 September 2018. Source: FAM FMLLP

### Group B[edit]

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  | JDT | ATM | UiTM | PEN

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1  | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 15  | 4  | +11  | 13  | Advance to Semi-finals  |  | -- | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0
2  | ATM | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 10  |  | 2–1 | -- | 1–0 | 0–0
3  | UiTM | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 6  | −2  | 5  |  |  | 2–3 | 2–0 | -- | 0–0
4  | Penang | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 11  | −8  | 5  |  | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | --

Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2018. Source: FAM FMLLP

## Knockout stage[edit]

### Bracket[edit]

| Semi-finals | | | Finals |

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| A2 | UKM | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| B1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | UKM | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| | | Terengganu II | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| B2 | ATM | 0 | 0 | 0 |

| A1 | Terengganu II | 2 | 3 | 5 |

### Semifinals[edit]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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UKM | 2-1  | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 1−1  | 1-0
ATM | 0-5  | Terengganu II | 0−2  | 0-3

### Semi-finals[edit]

First Leg

24 September 2018 (2018-09-24)

20:15 UTC+8

UKM| 1−1| Johor Darul Ta'zim II

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Michael Ijezie  82' (pen.) |  | S. Kumaahran 12'

KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Referee: Tuan Mohd Yassin

Second Leg

1 October 2018 (2018-10-01)

20:15 UTC+8

Johor Darul Ta'zim II| 0-1| UKM

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|  | Faiz Hanif  52'

Pasir Gudang Stadium, Pasir Gudang

UKM won 2−1 on aggregate.

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First Leg

24 September 2018 (2018-09-24)

20:15 UTC+8

ATM| 0−2| Terengganu II

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|  | Andrew Jean-Baptiste 5'
Bruno Suzuki 9'

Selayang Stadium, Selayang

Second Leg

1 October 2018 (2018-10-01)

20:15 UTC+8

Terengganu II| 3−0| ATM

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Zuasyraf Zulkiefle  15'
Akanni-Sunday Wasiu 27' 83' (pen.) |  |

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu

Terengganu II won 5−0 on aggregate.

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### Final[edit]

The first legs will be played on 8 October 2018, and the second legs will be played on 15 October 2018

8 October 2018

20:15 UTC+8

UKM| 2−2| Terengganu II

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Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

15 October 2018

20:15 UTC+8

Terengganu II| 2−0| UKM

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Akanni-Sunday Wasiu 22', 53' |  |

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu

Terengganu II won 4−2 on aggregate.

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## Statistics[edit]

### Top scorers[edit]

As of matches played on 15 October 2018
Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Michael Ijezie  | UKM | 13
2  |  Akanni Sunday | Terengganu II | 8
3  |  Nicholas Fernàndez | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 3
Bruno Suzuki | Terengganu II
5  |  Amirul Hadi | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2
D. Saarvindran | Johor Darul Ta'zim II
S. Kumaahran | Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Faizal Abu Bakar | Negeri Sembilan
Fakrul Aiman Sidid | Negeri Sembilan
Flavio Beck  | Negeri Sembilan
Dzulazlan Ibrahim | Sarawak
Haidhir Suhaini | Terengganu II
Faiz Hanif  | UKM

### Hat-tricks[edit]

Player | For | Against | Result | Date

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Michael Ijezie5 | UKM | Sarawak | 5–1 | 7 August 2018

5 Player scored five goals

### Clean sheets[edit]

As of matches played on 15 October 2018
Rank  | Player  | Club  | Clean sheets

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1  |  Shamirza Yusoff | Terengganu II | 4
2  |  Hafizuddin Azuhar  | ATM | 3
Haziq Nadzli | Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Azam Jais  | UiTM
5  |  Al- Hafiz Hamzah | Penang | 2
Haziq Aris | UKM
7  |  Ernest Wong  | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 1
Saiful Amar Sudar | Negeri Sembilan
Hazrul Hafiz  | Penang
Suhaimi Husin | Terengganu II

## See also[edit]

* 2018 Malaysia Premier League
* 2018 Malaysia FAM Cup
* 2018 Malaysia FA Cup
* 2018 Malaysia Cup
* 2018 Piala Presiden
* 2018 Piala Belia

## References[edit]

1. ^ "FMLLP bakal perkenal Piala Cabaran". SinarHarian.com. 31 July 2018. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
2. ^ "FMLLP to introduce Challenge Cup". NST.com. 31 July 2018.
3. ^ "Malaysia Challenge Cup 2018- Who, What, When, How". Goal.com. 31 July 2018.
4. ^ "Malaysia Cup slot for Challenge Cup Champion in futute". Stadiumastro. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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