The 2018 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2018) was the 92nd edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). Known as the unifi Malaysia Cup due to the start of a sponsorship deal with unifi.
The 2018 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.
Johor Darul Ta'zim were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Terengganu in the semi-finals.
Format In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2018 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2018 Malaysia Premier League. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.
Round and draw dates The draw for the 2018 Malaysia Cup was held on 30 July 2018 at Damansara Performing Arts Centre on live telecast iflix with the participating team coaches and captains in attendance.
PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legGroup stageMatchday 130 July 20184–5 August 2018Matchday 210–12 August 2018Matchday 317–19 August 2018Matchday 425–26 & 28 August 2018Matchday 531 August – 2 September 2018Matchday 615–17 September 2018Knockout stageQuarter-finals21–23 & 25 September 201828–30 September 2018Semi-finals6–7 October 201820–21 October 2018Final27 October 2018
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 was played on 27 October 2018 at the Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam.
Statistics Goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by first name.
Rank Player Club Goals1 Kipré TchétchéTerengganu92 Guilherme de PaulaKuala Lumpur83 GilmarPerak7 Lee TuckTerengganu5 Ifedayo OlusegunMelaka United66 Gilberto FortunatoFELDA United5 Fernando MárquezJohor Darul Ta'zim Wander LuizPerak
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Kipré Tchétché Terengganu Kuala Lumpur1–5 4 August 2018 Thiago Fernandes Felda United PDRM0–5 12 August 2018 Guilherme de Paula4 Kuala Lumpur Felcra1–4 12 August 2018 Lee Tuck Terengganu Felcra1–4 25 August 2018 Bruno Matos PKNS PDRM5–0 15 September 2018 Ifedayo Olusegun Melaka United Felda United6–1 15 September 2018 4 Player scored four goals
See also 2018 Malaysia FA Cup 2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup
References
External links Football Malaysia Official Website - (Malaysia Cup)