The 2023 Malaysia FA Cup is the 33rd edition of the Malaysia FA Cup, a knockout competition for Malaysian association football clubs. The winners, if eligible, would be assured a place in the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two group stage.
Johor Darul Ta'zim are the defending champions, having beaten Terengganu in the last final and retained the trophy, beating Kuala Lumpur City 2–0 in the final.
Qualified teams The FA Cup is a knockout competition with 20 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium on 22 July 2023. The competition consisted of 14 teams from the Super League and 6 teams from M3 League.
For this season, there is no draw for the second round matches for the top 6 clubs of the Super League 2022 and the top 2 clubs of the Premier League who qualify automatically to the next round based on the seeding position based on the league position of the 2022 season.
The following teams played in the competition. Reserve teams were excluded. Malaysia Super Leaguethe 14 teams of the 2023 season M3 Leaguethe 6 teams of the 2023 seasonJohor Darul Ta'zim Kedah Darul Aman Kelantan Kelantan United Kuching City Kuala Lumpur City Negeri Sembilan Penang Perak PDRM Sabah Selangor Sri Pahang TerengganuImmigration BRM Manjung City Melaka PIB Shah Alam SAINS
Draw dates The draw for the 2023 Malaysia FA Cup was held on 10 February 2023. RoundDraw dateMatch datesFirst round 10 February 2023 8–25 March 2023Second round 14–15 April 2023Quarter-finals 27–28 May 2023Semi-finals 25–26 June 2023Final 22 July 2023
Bracket The bracket was decided after the draw.
First round The draw involves the team position for the first round only involving the bottom 3 teams of the Super League season 2022, and also the bottom 3 teams of the Premier League season 2022, along with 6 M3 League teams to find four slots to the second round proper. Based on draw result, the four teams (Kelantan United, Melaka, PIB Shah Alam, PDRM) were given a bye to the second round proper.
Key: (1) = Super League; (3) = M3 League
Second round Key: (1) = Super League; (3) = M3 League
The top 6 clubs from the 2022 Super League together with the top 2 clubs from the 2022 Premier League, will automatically qualify for the second round proper.
Quarter-finals Key: (1) = Super League; (3) = M3 League
Semi-finals Key: (1) = Super League; (3) = M3 League
Final
The final will be played at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Johor Bahru.
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Arif AimanJohor Darul Ta'zim42 Mukhairi AjmalSelangor33 Leandro VelázquezJohor Darul Ta'zim2 BergsonJohor Darul Ta'zim Manny OttKedah Darul Aman Ismahil AkinadeKelantan Nuha MarongKelantan Romel MoralesKuala Lumpur City T. SaravananKuala Lumpur City Giovane GomesPenang Soony SaadPenang Yohandry OrozcoSelangor Ivan MamutTerengganu Jordan MintahTerengganu15 27 players 11 teams1
See also 2023 Piala Sumbangsih 2023 Malaysia Super League 2023 Malaysia M3 League 2023 Malaysia M4 League 2023 Malaysia M5 League 2023 Malaysia Cup 2023 MFL Challenge Cup 2023 MFL Cup 2023 Piala Presiden
References
External links Football Malaysia LLP website - Piala FA Result Reports