2023 Malaysia Cup

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2023 Malaysia CupPiala 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)
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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

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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

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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

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

Phase  | Round  | First leg  | Second leg

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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

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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)

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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

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Main article: 2023 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.

### Bracket

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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 |

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| Kuching City | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Sabah | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| | Sabah | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| | | Perak | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Perak | 3 | 1 | 4 |

| Kedah Darul Aman | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Perak | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Kelantan United | 0 | 2 | 2 | |

| Negeri Sembilan | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| | Negeri Sembilan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Kelantan | 1 | 0 | 1 |

| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 |
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| | | Terengganu | 1 |
| Penang | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |

| Kuala Lumpur City | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| | Kuala Lumpur City | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| | | Sri Pahang | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harini Selangor | 2 | 0 | 2 |

| Sri Pahang | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| | Kuala Lumpur City | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| | | Terengganu | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Kuala Lumpur Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

| Terengganu | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| | Terengganu | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| | | Selangor | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PDRM | 1 | 2 | 3 |

| Selangor | 4 | 1 | 5 |

### Round of 16

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Perak | 2–12  | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1–4 | 1–8
Kuala Lumpur City | 2–4  | Terengganu | 1–2 | 1–2

### Final

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Main article: 2023 Malaysia Cup 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

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* 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

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### Top goalscorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[11]

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

### Own goals

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Rank  | Player  | Team  | Against  | Date  | Goal

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1  |  Harith Haiqal | Selangor | PDRM | 19 August 2023  | 1

## See also

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* 2023 Piala Sumbangsih
* 2023 Malaysia Super League
* 2023 Malaysia M3 League

## References

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

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