2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup
Piala Cabaran 2018
Tournament details
CountryMalaysia Malaysia
Date7 August – 15 October 2018
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsTerengganu II (1st title)
Runner-upUKM
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored77 (2.57 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Nigeria 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

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

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

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
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

Main article: 2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup group stage

Group A

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

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

Bracket

Semi-finals Finals
          
A2 UKM 1 1 2
B1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1 0 1
UKM 2 0 2
Terengganu II 2 2 4
B2 ATM 0 0 0
A1 Terengganu II 2 3 5

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UKM 2-1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1−1 1-0
ATM 0-5 Terengganu II 0−2 0-3

Semi-finals

First Leg
UKM1−1Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Michael Ijezie 82' (pen.) S. Kumaahran 12'
KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yassin
Second Leg
Johor Darul Ta'zim II0-1UKM
Faiz Hanif 52'
Pasir Gudang Stadium, Pasir Gudang

UKM won 2−1 on aggregate.

First Leg
ATM0−2Terengganu II
Andrew Jean-Baptiste 5'
Bruno Suzuki 9'
Selayang Stadium, Selayang
Second Leg
Terengganu II3−0ATM
Zuasyraf Zulkiefle 15'
Akanni-Sunday Wasiu 27' 83' (pen.)
Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu

Terengganu II won 5−0 on aggregate.

Final

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

UKM2−2Terengganu II
Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
Terengganu II2−0UKM
Akanni-Sunday Wasiu 22', 53'
Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu

Terengganu II won 4−2 on aggregate.

Statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 15 October 2018
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Michael Ijezie UKM 13
2 Nigeria Akanni Sunday Terengganu II 8
3 Argentina Nicholas Fernàndez Johor Darul Ta'zim II 3
Japan Bruno Suzuki Terengganu II
5 Malaysia Amirul Hadi Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2
Malaysia D. Saarvindran Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Malaysia S. Kumaahran Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Malaysia Faizal Abu Bakar Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia Fakrul Aiman Sidid Negeri Sembilan
Brazil Flavio Beck Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia Dzulazlan Ibrahim Sarawak
Malaysia Haidhir Suhaini Terengganu II
Malaysia Faiz Hanif UKM

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Nigeria Michael Ijezie5 UKM Sarawak 5–1  7 August 2018

5 Player scored five goals

Clean sheets

As of matches played on 15 October 2018
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Malaysia Shamirza Yusoff Terengganu II 4
2 Malaysia Hafizuddin Azuhar ATM 3
Malaysia Haziq Nadzli Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Malaysia Azam Jais UiTM
5 Malaysia Al- Hafiz Hamzah Penang 2
Malaysia Haziq Aris UKM
7 Malaysia Ernest Wong Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1
Malaysia Saiful Amar Sudar Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia Hazrul Hafiz Penang
Malaysia Suhaimi Husin Terengganu II

See also

References

  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.

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