The 2019 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2019) was the 93rd edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Malaysian Football League (MFL).
The 2019 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.
Perak were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Selangor in the quarter-finals.
Format In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2019 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2019 Malaysia Premier League. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.
Round and draw dates The draw for the 2019 Malaysia Cup will be held on 22 July 2019 in Damansara Performing Arts Centre (DPAC) in Petaling Jaya.
PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legGroup stageMatchday 122 July 20192–4 August 2019Matchday 27–8 August 2019Matchday 316–18 August 2019Matchday 420–21 & 23–25 August 2019Matchday 513–14 September 2019Matchday 617–18 & 22 September 2019Knockout stageQuarter-finals21–22 & 25 September 201928–29 September 2019Semi-finals19 October 201926 October 2019Final2 November 2019 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Seeding Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 22 July 2019 at the Damansara Performing Arts Centre (DPAC) in Petaling Jaya. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles (introduced starting this season): Pot 1, 2 and 3 contained the 11 top teams from 2019 Super League, seeded based on their final standings or end placements in the league. Pot 3 and 4 contained the 5 top teams from 2019 Premier League, seeded based on their final standings or end placements in the league.
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals. The matchdays were 2–4 August, 7–8 August, 16–18 August, 20–21 & 23–25 August, 13–14 September, and 17–18 & 22 September 2019.
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 2 November 2019 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
Statistics Goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by first name.
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Safawi RasidJohor Darul Ta'zim112 Dickson NwakaemePahang93 Fernando RodríguezKedah84 Lazarus KaimbiPahang75 DiogoJohor Darul Ta'zim6 Gonzalo CabreraJohor Darul Ta'zim Jonatan BaumanKedah Kipré TchétchéTerengganu9 Igor CariocaNegeri Sembilan5 Ferris DanialNegeri Sembilan
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Kipré Tchétché Terengganu Negeri Sembilan3–1 17 August 2019 Giancarlo PKNP UiTM4–1 13 September 2019 Safawi Rasid Johor Darul Ta'zim Selangor3–0 26 October 2019
See also 2019 Malaysia FA Cup 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup
References
External links Malaysian Football League Official Website - (Malaysia Cup)