The 2023 MFL Cup () is the 1st season of the MFL Cup, the reserve football tournament in Malaysia. It is organized by the Malaysian Football League (MFL), after the restructure of Malaysia Premier League, with 15 teams confirmed to participate.
Age limit
The reserve tournament is dedicated to players under the age of 23. The MFL has also allowed a quota of 5 over-age players, including 3 foreigners.
Format
The tournament is played as follows: League level: 15 teams are divided into two groups, namely group A will consist of 8 teams and group B will consist of 7 teams each drawn from the Central Zone, North, South, East, Borneo and Club 1 State. Round 1 Divided into two groups, each team will play at home and away to determine the position in the group. The top four teams in each group will advance to Round 2 Round 2 Consists of a group of eight teams, each team will play at home and away to determine the position in the group. The top two teams in the group will advance to the knockout stages Knockout stage: The knockout stage is the final match to determine the winner, it will be played in a single match.
Teams and stadiums
Team Location StadiumCapacity Johor Darul Ta'zim II Pasir Gudang, Johor Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium15,000 Kedah Darul Aman B Alor Setar Darul Aman Stadium 32,387 Kelantan Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 22,000 Kelantan United Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 22,000 Kuala Lumpur City Extension Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Stadium 18,000 Kuching City Kuching Sarawak State Stadium26,000 Negeri Sembilan Seremban Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium45,000 PDRM Shah Alam UiTM Stadium10,000 Penang George Town City Stadium, Penang25,000 Perak II Manjung Manjung Municipal Council Stadium17,000 Sabah Kota Kinabalu Likas Stadium35,000 Selangor U-23 Shah Alam UiTM Stadium10,000 Sri Pahang Kuantan Darul Makmur Stadium 40,000 FAM-MSN Project Shah Alam UiTM Stadium10,000 Terengganu II Kuala Terengganu Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium15,000
Draws The draw ceremony was held on 31 January 2023, at 15:00 (MST) which was broadcast live on YouTube MFL.
+Central Zone Teams Selangor U-23 PDRM FAM-MSN Project+North Zone Teams Kedah Darul Aman B Perak II Penang+South Zone Teams Johor Darul Ta'zim II Negeri Sembilan+East Zone Teams Terengganu II Sri Pahang+Borneo Zone Teams Sabah Kuching City+1 State Clubs Teams Kelantan Kelantan United
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Champions Round
Final
Winner
MFL Cup 2023 ChampionsTerengganu II1st title
Top scorers
PemainKelabGol1 Gabriel NistelrooyJohor Darul Ta'zim II122 Ebenezer AssifuahKedah Darul Aman B113 Chukwu ChijiokePDRM94 Daryl ShamJohor Darul Ta'zim II5 Syahmi ZamriTerengganu II6 Harith AkifKelantan4 Cornelius OrnleyKuching City Harith SamsuriNegeri Sembilan Jacque FayePDRM Hakimi IsaPerak II Azhad HarrazSabah Nasyrullah ZakiSri Pahang Muslihuddin AtiqTerengganu II
See also 2023 Piala Sumbangsih 2023 Malaysia Super League 2023 Malaysia M3 League 2023 Malaysia M4 League 2023 Malaysia M5 League 2023 Malaysia FA Cup 2023 Malaysia Cup 2023 MFL Challenge Cup 2023 Piala Presiden
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