Malaysia FA Cup
Organising bodyMalaysia Football League (MFL)
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
RegionMalaysia
Number of teamsVarious
Qualifier forAFC Champions League 2
Current championsJohor Darul Ta'zim
(3rd title)
Most successful club(s)Kedah and Selangor
(5 titles)
Television broadcastersAstro Arena
RTM
Websitewww.malaysianfootballleague.com

The Malaysia FA Cup (Malay: Piala FA) is an annual football competition in Malaysia, established in 1990. It was previously managed by the Football Association of Malaysia, before being transferred to the Malaysian Football League in the 2016 season.

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 Champions League 2. 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] In the 2016 season, 32 teams competed in the tournament, 12 teams each from the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia Premier League, with the remaining 8 spots decided by a play-off between the Malaysia FAM League teams.[3]

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]
2018–2019 Shopee Shopee 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
1990 Perak Selangor 4–2 Merdeka Stadium
1991 Selangor Perak 1–0 Merdeka Stadium
1992 Sarawak Kuala Lumpur 2–1 Sarawak State Stadium
1993 Kuala Lumpur Sabah 2–1 Merdeka Stadium
1994 Kuala Lumpur Sabah 3–1 Merdeka Stadium
1995 Sabah Pahang 3–1 Merdeka Stadium
1996 Kedah Sarawak 1–0 Merdeka Stadium
1997 Selangor Pulau Pinang 1–0 Perak Stadium
1998 Johor Sabah 1–0 Likas Stadium
1999 Kuala Lumpur Terengganu 0–0
(5–3 pen.)		 Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium
2000 Terengganu Pulau Pinang 1–1
(4–3 pen.)		 Batu Kawan Stadium
2001 Selangor Sarawak 1–0 Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2002 Pulau Pinang Perak 1–0 Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2003 Negeri Sembilan Perlis 2–1 Perak Stadium
2004 Perak Terengganu 3–0 Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2005 Selangor Perak 4–2 Shah Alam Stadium
2006 Pahang Perlis 0–0
(4–2 pen.)		 Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2007 Kedah Perlis 0–0
(4–2 pen.)		 Batu Kawan Stadium
2008 Kedah Selangor 3–2 Shah Alam Stadium
2009 Selangor Kelantan 1–1
(4–1 pen.)		 Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2010 Negeri Sembilan Kedah 1–1
(5–4 pen.)		 Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2011 Terengganu Kelantan 2–1 Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2012 Kelantan Sime Darby 1–0 Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2013 Kelantan Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–0 Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2014 Pahang Felda United 2–1 Shah Alam Stadium
2015 LionsXII Kelantan 3–1 Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim PKNS 2–1 Shah Alam Stadium
2017 Kedah Pahang 3–2 Shah Alam Stadium
2018 Pahang Selangor 2–0 Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2019 Kedah Perak 1–0 (a.e.t.) Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Not held
2022 Johor Darul Ta'zim Terengganu 3–1 Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kuala Lumpur City 2–0 Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Performance by clubs

No. Club Wins Runners-up
1 Selangor 5 3
2 Kedah Darul Aman 5 1
3 Sri Pahang 3 2
Kuala Lumpur City 3 2
5 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 1
6 Perak 2 4
7 Kelantan 2 3
Terengganu 2 3
9 Negeri Sembilan 2 —
10 Sabah 1 3
11 Sarawak 1 2
Penang 1 2
13 Johor 1 —
LionsXII 1 —
15 Perlis — 3
16 Sime Darby — 1
Felda United — 1
PKNS — 1

See also

References

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  3. ^ Mohamad Zulfaizan Mansor (2 January 2016). "Tiada pasukan dapat 'bye' undian Piala FA" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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  5. ^ "Liga M dapat tajaan lumayan RM220 juta". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 3 January 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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  10. ^ "Community Sports: Boost for the local game". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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