2021 Malaysia Cup

Football tournament season

2021 Malaysia CupPiala Malaysia 2021

Tournament details
Country| Malaysia
Dates| 26 September – 30 November 2021
Teams| 16
Defending champions| Johor Darul Ta'zim
Final positions
Champions| Kuala Lumpur City (4th title)
Runner-up| Johor Darul Ta'zim
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 61
Goals scored| 168 (2.75 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)| (10 goals)
Romel Morales

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The 2021 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2021) was the 95th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the Malaysian Football League (MFL).

The defending champions were Johor Darul Ta'zim, who won it in the 2019 edition, as the 2020 edition was cancelled midway during the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. In the final, they lost 2–0 to Kuala Lumpur City, who won their fourth title. As winners, Kuala Lumpur City qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup.

## Format

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In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2021 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2021 Malaysia Premier League. The competition will begin with a group stage where only the 2 highest placing teams in each group would qualify to the knockout stage.[1]

## Schedule and draw dates

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The draw for the 2021 Malaysia Cup was held on 15 September 2021.[2][3][4]

Phase  | Round  | First leg  | Second leg

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Group stage  | Matchday 1  | 26–27 September 2021
Matchday 2  | 29 September–1 October 2021
Matchday 3  | 29–30 October 2021
Matchday 4  | 1–3 November 2021
Matchday 5  | 6–7 November 2021
Matchday 6  | 9–10 November 2021
Knockout phase  | Quarter-finals  | 14 November 2021  | 18 November 2021
Semi-finals  | 22 November 2021  | 26 November 2021
Final  | 30 November 2021

## Seeding

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They were divided to their pots by their placements from the 2021 Malaysia Super League to 2021 Malaysia Premier League, so pot 1 includes the top 4 teams from the Super League, pot 2 with those place 5th to 8th, pot 3 with those placed 9th to 11th together with the 1st placed team from the Premier League, and pot 4 with those placed 2 to 5.

Pot 1  | Pot 2  | Pot 3  | Pot 4

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Johor Darul Ta'zim
Kedah Darul Aman
Penang
Terengganu | Selangor
Kuala Lumpur City
Petaling Jaya
Melaka United | Sabah
Sri Pahang
Perak
Negeri Sembilan | Sarawak United
Kuching City
Kelantan
Kelantan United

## Group stage

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Main article: 2021 Malaysia Cup group stage

### Group A

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1  | Kuala Lumpur City | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 12  | 4  | +8  | 14  | Quarter-finals |  | -- | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0
2  | Sarawak United | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 9  | 10  | −1  | 10  |  | 2–2 | -- | 1–0 | 1–2
3  | Sri Pahang | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 11  | 7  | +4  | 6  |  |  | 0–1 | 1–2 | -- | 4–0
4  | Penang | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 15  | −11  | 4  |  | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | --

Source: MFL, FAM

### Group B

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1  | Terengganu | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 16  | 4  | +12  | 16  | Quarter-finals |  | -- | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0
2  | Selangor | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 12  | 8  | +4  | 12  |  | 1–3 | -- | 5–1 | 1–0
3  | Kuching City | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 6  | 12  | −6  | 5  |  |  | 1–1 | 1–2 | -- | 2–2
4  | Perak | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 4  | 14  | −10  | 1  |  | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | --

Source: MFL, FAM

### Group C

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1  | Melaka United | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 15  | 5  | +10  | 16  | Quarter-finals |  | -- | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0
2  | Kedah Darul Aman | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 13  | 6  | +7  | 12  |  | 1–3 | -- | 3–0 | 3–0[a]
3  | Kelantan United | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 8  | 12  | −4  | 4  |  |  | 3–3 | 1–3 | -- | 0–1
4  | Negeri Sembilan[a] | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 1  | 14  | −13  | 3  | Withdrew  |  | 0–3[a] | 0–3[a] | 0–3[a] | --

Source: MFL, FAM
Notes:

1. ^ a b c d e Negeri Sembilan withdrew from the tournament on 22 October 2021, after 20 players and 4 staff members had caught the Coronavirus, this prompted them to withdraw for the safety of all parties and were advised by the team's medical doctor. As according to MFL's rule book, all of Negeri Sembilan's remaining matches will be awarded a 3–0 win to the opposing team.[5]

### Group D

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1  | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 14  | 1  | +13  | 18  | Quarter-finals |  | -- | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0
2  | Sabah | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 9  | −3  | 8  |  | 0–2 | -- | 1–0 | 2–1
3  | Petaling Jaya City | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 6  | −1  | 5  |  |  | 1–2 | 1–1 | -- | 3–1
4  | Kelantan | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 13  | −9  | 2  |  | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | --

Source: MFL, FAM

## Knockout stage

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Main article: 2021 Malaysia Cup 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. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

* In the draw for the quarter-final, the fourth group winners were seeded, and the fourth group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
* In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.

### Bracket

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| Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| Selangor | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kuala Lumpur City | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | Kuala Lumpur City (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) |
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| Sabah | 0 | 1 | 1 |

| Melaka United | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Kuala Lumpur City | 2 |
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| Terengganu | 2 | 4 | 6 | |

| Sarawak United | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Terengganu | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Kedah Darul Aman | 0 | 0 | 0 |

| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Quarter-finals

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The first legs were played on 14 November, and the second legs were played on 18 November 2021.[6][7]

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

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Sabah | 1–3  | Melaka United | 0–1 | 1–2
Selangor | 0–3  | Kuala Lumpur City | 0–2 | 0–1
Terengganu | 6–3  | Sarawak United | 2–1 | 4–2
Kedah Darul Aman | 0–1  | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0–0 | 0–1

### Semi-finals

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The first legs were played on 22 November, and the second legs were played on 26 November 2021.

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

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Kuala Lumpur City | 2–2
(5–3 p) | Melaka United | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Terengganu | 1–4  | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1–1 | 0–3

### Final

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Main article: 2021 Malaysia Cup final

The final was played at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on 30 November 2021.

30 November 2021

21:00 UTC+8

Kuala Lumpur City| 2–0| Johor Darul Ta'zim

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* Zhafri 66'
* Josué 74'

| Report |

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 19,852[8]

Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

## Statistics

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### Goalscorers

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Players sorted first by goals, then by name.

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Romel Morales | Kuala Lumpur City | 10
2  |  Bergson | Johor Darul Tazim | 8
3  |  Faisal Halim | Terengganu | 6
4  |  Sony Norde | Melaka United | 5
Uche Agba | Sarawak United
Jordan Mintah | Terengganu
7  |  Adriano Narcizo | Melaka United | 4
Manny Ott | Melaka United
Risto Mitrevski | Sabah
Kenny Athiu | Sri Pahang
Lee Tuck | Terengganu

Notes: (H) – Home team (A) – Away team

## Winners

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2021 Malaysia Cup Winner

Kuala Lumpur City
4th title

## See also

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* 2021 Piala Sumbangsih
* 2021 Malaysia Super League
* 2021 Malaysia Premier League

## References

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1. ^ "Keputusan rasmi undian kumpulan Piala Malaysia 2021" (in Malay). Mysumber. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
2. ^ "SAINGAN SENGIT TM PIALA MALAYSIA 2021". Malaysian Football League. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
3. ^ "MFL UMUM JADUAL TM PIALA MALAYSIA 2021". Malaysian Football League. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
4. ^ "PENGESAHAN JADUAL TM PIALA MALAYSIA 2021". Malaysian Football League. 25 September 2021. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
5. ^ "Diserang Covid-19, Negeri Sembilan tarik diri Piala Malaysia". utusan.com.my. Utusan Malaysia. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
6. ^ "JADUAL PERLAWANAN SUKU AKHIR TM PIALA MALAYSIA 2021" (in Malay). Malaysian Football League. 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
7. ^ "Intriguing last-eight cup duels". New Straits Times. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
8. ^ "Full Time Summary Final – Johor Darul Ta'zim v Terengganu". cms.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

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