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2024–25 Malaysia Cup

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2024–25 Malaysia Cup
Piala Malaysia 2024–25
Tournament details
CountryMalaysia
Dates20 November 2024 – April 2025
Teams16
Defending championsJohor Darul Ta'zim
← 2023

The 2024–25 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2024–25), officially known as the Unifi Piala Malaysia 2024–25 for sponsorship reasons, was the 98th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the Malaysian Football League (MFL). This is the first season the tournament to have a two-year schedule, since the 2007–08 season.[1][2]

Johor Darul Ta'zim were the defending champions, having beaten Terengganu 3–1 to secure a 4th title in the previous season's final.[3][4]

Format

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In the competition, the top 13 teams from the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top three teams from the 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League. The competition was played from 20 November 2024 until April 2025, 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.[5]

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 of Super League and after week 14 of A1 Semi-Pro League. The top 8 teams from Super League will automatically qualify to the knockout stage as seeded. Super League teams ranked 9th until 13th and A1 Semi-Pro League teams ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed will be drawn as unseeded. Teams that fail to progress to the quarter-finals will automatically continue the challenge at the 2024–25 MFL Challenge Cup.[6]

Schedule and draw dates

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The draw for the 2024–25 Malaysia Cup was held on 11 November 2024.[7][6]

Phase Round First leg Second leg
Knockout phase Round of 16 20–24 November 2024 29–30 November & 1 December 2024
Quarter-finals TBD 2024 TBD 2024
Semi-finals TBD 2025 TBD 2025
Final April 2025 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Seeding

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The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams become hosting for the second leg of round of 16.[6]

For the draw, the teams were seeded and unseeded into two pots based on the following principles (introduced starting this season). The results seeding will be determined after week 13 of Super League and after week 14 of A1 Semi-Pro League:

Key to colours
Teams from 2024–25 Malaysia Super League
Teams from 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
Pot A
(seeded)
Rank Team
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim
2 Selangor
3 Sabah
4 Terengganu
5 PDRM
6 Kuching City
7 Perak
8 Kuala Lumpur City
Pot B
(unseeded)
Rank Team
9 Sri Pahang
10 Kedah Darul Aman
11 Penang
12 Negeri Sembilan
13 Kelantan Darul Naim
14 Melaka
15 PT Athletic
16 Kuala Lumpur Rovers

Knockout stage

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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.[8][9]

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
              
Negeri Sembilan
PDRM
 
 
Melaka
Terengganu
 
 
Kedah Darul Aman
Kuala Lumpur City
 
 
Kuala Lumpur Rovers
Johor Darul Ta'zim
 
 
Penang
Kuching City
 
 
PT Athletic
Sabah
 
 
Kelantan Darul Naim
Perak
 
 
Sri Pahang
Selangor

Round of 16

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The first legs were played on 20 until 24 November, and the second legs were played on 29, 30 November and 1 December 2024. The losers were transferred to the MFL Challenge Cup.[10][6]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kuala Lumpur Rovers Johor Darul Ta'zim 20 Nov 29 Nov
Sri Pahang Selangor 21 Nov 29 Nov
PT Athletic Sabah 21 Nov 29 Nov
Melaka Terengganu 22 Nov 30 Nov
Negeri Sembilan PDRM 22 Nov 30 Nov
Penang Kuching City 23 Nov 30 Nov
Kelantan Darul Naim Perak 23 Nov 1 Dec
Kedah Darul Aman Kuala Lumpur City 24 Nov 1 Dec

Quarter-finals

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The first legs were played on TBD December 2024, and the second legs were played on TBD December 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TBD TBD
TBD TBD
TBD TBD
TBD TBD

Semi-finals

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The first legs were played on TBD 2025, and the second legs were played on TBD 2025.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TBD TBD
TBD TBD

Final

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The final will be played on April 2025 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.

Winner Semi-final 1vWinner Semi-final 2

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[11]
1 TBD TBD TBD

Own goals

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Rank Player Team Against Date Goal
1 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MFL Umum Tarikh Sepak Mula Musim Baharu Liga Malaysia 2024/25". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ Johari, Firdaus (11 October 2023). "Jadual Liga M musim 2024 ikut kalendar AFC". flashsukan.com.my. Flash Sukan. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. ^ Mansor, Zulfaizan (8 December 2023). "JDT juara Piala Malaysia". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ Hashim, Firdaus (8 December 2023). "JDT juara Piala Malaysia 2023". hmetro.com.my. Harian Metro. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  5. ^ "16 Clubs Will Participate In Unifi Piala Malaysia Draw". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "16 Clubs Will Participate In Unifi Piala Malaysia Draw" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Kemaskini Jadual Perlawanan Liga Super 2024-2025". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Cabaran Sengit Seawal Pusingan 16 Unifi Piala Malaysia 2024-2025". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  9. ^ Hakim, Ammar (11 November 2024). "Piala Malaysia: JDT bertemu KL Rovers, Sri Pahang jadi ujian awal Selangor". stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Kemaskini Jadual Perlawan Liga Super 2024-25" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  11. ^ "LIST TOP SCORERS MALAYSIA CUP 2024–25". fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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