Piala Sumbangsih
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
RegionMalaysia
Number of teams2
Current championsJohor Darul Ta'zim (8th title)
Most successful club(s)Selangor
Johor Darul Ta'zim
(both 8 titles)
Websitemalaysianfootballleague.com

Piala Sumbangsih (English: Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (English: Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup) or Malaysian Charity Shield, is a Malaysian football super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting the reigning Malaysia Super League champions against the previous year's winners of the Malaysia Cup.[1]

The 2023 edition was held between the Malaysia Super League champions, Johor Darul Ta'zim, and the Malaysia Super League runners-up, Terengganu, with Johor winning their eighth Piala Sumbangsih title after winning the match 2–0.

History

The Piala Sumbangsih was first held in 1985, contested between Selangor and Pahang, with Selangor becoming the first winner after winning the match 2–1.[2][3] The cup format has changed when during early days it was contested by the previous year winners of the Malaysia FA Cup against the Malaysia Cup winners, and only in recent years it has changed to be contested between the last year league winners against the Malaysia Cup winners.[3]

The match act as the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting the reigning Malaysia Super League champions against the previous year's winners of the Malaysia Cup. Since 2016, the Piala Sumbangsih match is also considered the first match of the league season, where the league points are awarded.[1][4][5]

Winners

Year Winners Runners-up Score Venue
1985 Selangor Pahang 2–1 Stadium Merdeka
1986 Johor Singapore 1–1 (6–5 pen.) Stadium Merdeka
1987 Selangor Kuala Lumpur 1–0 Stadium Merdeka
1988 Kuala Lumpur Pahang 2–1 Darul Makmur Stadium
1989 Singapore Kuala Lumpur 1–0 KLFA Stadium
1990 Selangor Kuala Lumpur 0–0 (3–0 pen.) Stadium Merdeka
1991 Kedah Selangor 2–1 Darul Aman Stadium
1992 Pahang Johor 2–0 Larkin Stadium
1993 Pahang Sarawak 5–0 Darul Makmur Stadium
1994 Kedah Kuala Lumpur 1–0 Darul Aman Stadium
1995 Kuala Lumpur Pahang 3–2 Stadium Merdeka
1996 Selangor Sabah 2–0 Likas Stadium
1997 Selangor Kedah 2–0 Shah Alam Stadium
1998 Sarawak Selangor 3–1 Negeri Stadium
1999 Perak Johor 2–0 Perak Stadium
2000 Kuala Lumpur Brunei 1–1 (4–3 pen.) KLFA Stadium
2001 Terengganu Perak 4–0 Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium
2002 Selangor Terengganu 2–1 Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium
2003 Pulau Pinang Selangor 1–0 Batu Kawan Stadium
2004 MPPJ FC Negeri Sembilan 4–2 MPPJ Stadium
2005 Perak Perlis 2–2 (4–2 pen.) Utama Stadium
2006 Perak Selangor 4–2 Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2007 Perlis Pahang 2–1 Utama Stadium
2008 Perlis Kedah 0–0 (6–5 pen.) Darul Aman Stadium
2009 Selangor Kedah 4–1 Darul Aman Stadium
2010 Selangor Negeri Sembilan 2–1 Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
2011 Kelantan Selangor 2–0 Shah Alam Stadium
2012 Negeri Sembilan Kelantan 2–1 Bukit Jalil National Stadium
2013 ATM Kelantan 1–1 (4–3 pen.) Shah Alam Stadium
2014 Pahang LionsXII 1–0 Darul Makmur Stadium
2015 Johor Darul Ta'zim Pahang 2–0 Larkin Stadium
2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim Selangor 1–1 (7–6 pen.) Larkin Stadium
2017 Kedah Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–1 (5–4 pen.) Larkin Stadium
2018 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kedah 2–1 Larkin Stadium
2019 Johor Darul Ta'zim Perak 1–0 Larkin Stadium
2020 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kedah 1–0 Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
2021 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kedah Darul Aman 2–0 Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
2022 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kuala Lumpur City 3–0 Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim Terengganu 2–0 Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Most successful teams

Rank Team Winners Runners-up
1 Selangor 8 6
2 Johor Darul Ta'zim 8 1
3 Kedah Darul Aman 3 6
4 Sri Pahang 3 5
Kuala Lumpur City 3 5
6 Perak 3 2
7 Perlis 2 1
8 Johor FA 1 2
Negeri Sembilan 1 2
Kelantan 1 2
Terengganu 1 2
12 Sarawak 1 1
Singapore 1 1
14 Pulau Pinang 1 —
MPPJ 1 —
ATM 1 —
17 Sabah — 1
Brunei — 1
LionsXII — 1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "JDT kick off 2016 with Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah triumph". Asian Football Confederation. 14 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ^ Atsushi Fujioka; Erik Garin; Mikael Jönsson; Hans Schöggl (11 January 2018). "Malaysia Charity Shield (Piala Sumbangsih; Sultan Ahmad Shah Cup)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b Ferzalfie Fauzi (9 January 2010). "Piala Sumbangsih". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ^ "ATM lift Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup". Astro Awani. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. ^ "JDT Beat Selangor To Lift Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup For 2nd Consecutive Year". Bernama. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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