The 2017 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2017) was the 91st edition of the Malaysia Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia.
The 2017 Malaysia Cup began on August with a preliminary round. A total of 16 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into four groups, each containing four teams. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after six matches qualified to the quarterfinals.
Kedah were the defending champions.
The final was played at the Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam on 4 November 2017. It was the eleventh time that final has been held in Shah Alam, Selangor. The final was contested by the defending champions, Kedah, and Johor Darul Ta'zim. Johor Darul Ta'zim won the match 2–0, with goals from Aidil Zafuan and Gonzalo Cabrera. With that win, Johor Darul Ta'zim secured their second trophy of the 2017 season after successfully retaining the Super League title.
Format In the competition, the top eleven teams from the First Round of 2017 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the First Round of 2017 Malaysia Premier League. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.
Number of teams by states Number State Team(s)3Selangor, PKNS and UiTM2Pahang and Felda UnitedPerak and PKNPTerengganu and T–Team1Johor Darul Ta'zimKedahKelantanKuala LumpurMelaka UnitedNegeri SembilanSarawak
Round and draw dates The draw for the 2017 Malaysia Cup was held on 22 May 2017 at Sri Pentas, Persiaran Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya on live telecast Scoreboard Extra Time with the participating team coaches and captains in attendance.
PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legGroup stageMatchday 122 May 20174 July 2017Matchday 27–8 July 2017Matchday 318 July 2017Matchday 429 July 2017Matchday 51–2 August 2017Matchday 69 September 2017Knockout stageQuarter-finals15–16 September 201724 September 2017Semi-finals15 October 201721 October 2017Final4 November 2017 at Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor
Seeding Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows: In the draw for the quarter final, the fourth group winners were seeded, and the fourth group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
The final were played on 4 November 2017 at the Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 SandroKedah 92 GilmarPerak83 Akanni-SundayUiTM 74 Mohammed GhaddarJohor Darul Ta'zim 6 Shahrel FikriPKNP6 Ken IlsøKedah 5 Matheus AlvesPahang Rufino SegoviaSelangor9 Thiago FernandesFELDA United4 Ifedayo OlusegunFELDA United
Own goals RankPlayerForClubDateOwn goal1 Afif AmiruddinPKNPPahang 7 July 20171 Faiz BandongKedahUiTM 7 July 2017 Annas RahmatT–TeamNegeri Sembilan 7 July 2017 Dzulazlan IbrahimSelangorSarawak 8 July 2017 Hasbullah Abu BakarPerak Johor Darul Ta'zim 15 October 2017
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Izham TarmiziJohor Darul Ta'zim 4 Ifwat AkmalKedah 3 Hafizul HakimPerak34 Haziq NadzliJohor Darul Ta'zim2 Abdul Hadi HamidKedah Kamarul EffandiKuala Lumpur Suffian Abdul RahmanTerengganu812 players1
Hat-tricks Player Club Against Result Date Thiago Fernandes FELDA United Kuala Lumpur 1–4 29 July 2017 Akanni-Sunday UiTM Melaka United 5–3 9 September 2017 Shahrel Fikri PKNP FELDA United 1–3 15 September 2017
References
External links Football Malaysia Official Website - (Malaysia Cup)