Malaysia FA Cup

The Malaysia FA Cup (Malay: Piala FA) is an annual national knock-out football tournament in Malaysia. The competition was first held in 1990. It was previously managed by the Football Association of Malaysia, before being transferred to the Football Malaysia LLP (now known as Malaysian Football League) in the 2016 season.

Malaysia FA Cup
Organising bodyMalaysia Football League (MFL)
Founded1990 (1990)
RegionMalaysia
Qualifier forAFC Cup
Current championsJohor Darul Ta'zim
(3rd title)
Most successful club(s)Kedah and Selangor
(both 5 titles)
Television broadcastersAstro Arena
RTM
Websitewww.malaysianfootballleague.com
2023 Malaysia FA Cup

As of 2023, the cup is contested among the clubs from the Malaysia Super League and Malaysia M3 League.

The winners of the competition are awarded a slot in the AFC Cup. The current title holders are Johor Darul Ta'zim, which won their third title in the 2023 edition.

History

The tournament was introduced during the Liga Semi-Pro era in 1990.[1] The first winner of the competition was Perak who beat Selangor 4–2 in the final at Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur.

In 2016, FMLLP has taken over the management of the competition from the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM).[2] For the 2016 season, 32 teams were competing in the tournament, with 12 teams each from the Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Premier League, while the other 8 teams were decided with a play-off within Malaysia FAM League teams.[3]

In the 2019 season, 59 clubs were competing in the tournament, with 12 clubs from the Malaysia Super League, nine clubs from the Malaysia Premier League, 14 clubs from Liga M3 and 24 clubs from Liga M4.

Logo evolution

Since the inception of the competition in 1990, numerous logo has been introduced for the cup to reflect the sponsorship purpose. Dunhill was the title sponsor for the competition until the agreement was ended at the end of the 2004 season as tobacco advertising was banned in the country.[4] From 2005 to 2010, the Piala FA incorporated the TM brand as part of its logo as the title sponsor.[5] After the end of TM sponsorship for seven consecutive years, FAM has been partnering with Astro Media as a strategic partner for the Malaysian League starting from the 2011 season.[6]

In 2012, FAM introduced a new logo which has been used from 2012 until the end of the 2015 season. For the 2016 season a new logo was introduced as part of the takeover of the league by FMLLP. Superbest Power has become the title sponsor of the tournament for the 2016 season.[7][8][9] For the 2017 season, FMLLP introduced a new logo without the title sponsor. In July 2018, FMLLP introduced a new logo with Shopee as the title sponsor for the 2018 season.[10]

Sponsorship
Period Sponsor Name
1990–2004 Dunhill Dunhill FA Cup
2005–2010 TM TM Fa Cup[11]
2016 Superbest Power Superbest Power FA Cup[12][13][14]
2017 No sponsor FA Cup
2018–2019 Shopee Shopee FA Cup
2022 No sponsor FA Cup

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Asian football

The Malaysia FA Cup winners qualify for the following season's AFC Champions League or AFC Cup. This Asian place applies even if the team is relegated or is not in the Malaysia top flight but the team must qualify for the AFC's club licensing rules and regulations. Previously, if the FA Cup winners also qualified for the following season's Champions League or AFC Cup through their league or Asian performance, then the runner-up of the Malaysia Super League was given the Asian slot.

In 2020, the tournament was declared 'null and void' due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Asian qualification (as the cup winner) for the AFC Champions League or AFC Cup will move to the 2020 Malaysia Cup.[15]

Finals
Kedah supporters at the 2007 FA Cup final
Year Champions Runners–up Score Venue
1990PerakSelangor4–2Merdeka Stadium
1991SelangorPerak1–0Merdeka Stadium
1992SarawakKuala Lumpur2–1Sarawak State Stadium
1993Kuala LumpurSabah2–1Merdeka Stadium
1994Kuala LumpurSabah3–1Merdeka Stadium
1995SabahPahang3–1Merdeka Stadium
1996KedahSarawak1–0Merdeka Stadium
1997SelangorPulau Pinang1–0Perak Stadium
1998JohorSabah1–0Likas Stadium
1999Kuala LumpurTerengganu0–0
(5–3 pen.)		Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium
2000TerengganuPulau Pinang1–1
(4–3 pen.)		Batu Kawan Stadium
2001SelangorSarawak1–0Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2002Pulau PinangPerak1–0Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2003Negeri SembilanPerlis2–1Perak Stadium
2004PerakTerengganu3–0Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2005SelangorPerak4–2Shah Alam Stadium
2006PahangPerlis0–0
(4–2 pen.)		Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2007KedahPerlis0–0
(4–2 pen.)		Batu Kawan Stadium
2008KedahSelangor3–2Shah Alam Stadium
2009SelangorKelantan1–1
(4–1 pen.)		Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2010Negeri SembilanKedah1–1
(5–4 pen.)		Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2011TerengganuKelantan2–1Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2012KelantanSime Darby1–0Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2013KelantanJohor Darul Ta'zim1–0Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2014PahangFelda United2–1Shah Alam Stadium
2015LionsXIIKelantan3–1Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2016Johor Darul Ta'zimPKNS2–1Shah Alam Stadium
2017KedahPahang3–2Shah Alam Stadium
2018PahangSelangor2–0Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2019KedahPerak1–0 (a.e.t.)Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021Not held
2022Johor Darul Ta'zimTerengganu3–1Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2023Johor Darul Ta'zimKuala Lumpur City2–0Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Performance by clubs
No. Club Wins Runners-up
1 Selangor53
2 Kedah Darul Aman51
3 Sri Pahang32
Kuala Lumpur City32
5 Johor Darul Ta'zim31
6 Perak24
7 Kelantan23
Terengganu23
9 Negeri Sembilan2—
10 Sabah13
11 Sarawak12
Penang12
13 Johor1—
LionsXII1—
15 Perlis—3
16 Sime Darby—1
Felda United—1
PKNS—1

See also

References
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