2023 Malaysia FA Cup

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 Cup group stage.

2023 Malaysia FA Cup
CountryMalaysia
Dates8 March 2023 – 22 July 2023
Teams20
Defending championsJohor Darul Ta'zim
Matches played12
Goals scored34 (2.83 per match)
Attendance44,371 (3,698 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)(2 goals)
Bergson
Giovane Gomes
Jordan Mintah
Manny Ott
Mukhairi Ajmal
Nuha Marong
Soony Saad
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 15 April 2023.

Johor Darul Ta'zim are the defending champions, having beaten Terengganu in the 2022 final.[1]

Qualified teams

The FA Cup is a knockout competition with 20 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final at Bukit Jalil National Stadium on 22 July 2023 (possibility). The competition consisted of 14 teams from the Super League and 6 teams from M3 League.[2]

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 League
the 14 teams of the 2023 season		 M3 League
the 6 teams of the 2023 season

Draw dates

The draw for the 2023 Malaysia FA Cup was held on 10 February 2023.[2]

Round Draw date Match dates
First round 10 February 2023 8 March and 25 March 2023
Second round 14 April and 15 April 2023
Quarter-finals 27 May and 28 May 2023
Semi-finals TBD 2023
Final 22 July 2023

Bracket

The bracket was decided after the draw.[3]

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Johor Darul Ta'zim 3
PDRM PDRM 0
Bye Johor Darul Ta'zim
Penang
Kuching City 0
Kedah Darul Aman 2 (3) Penang 4
Penang (p) 2 (4)  
 
Negeri Sembilan 2
PIB Shah Alam PIB Shah Alam 0
Bye Negeri Sembilan
Selangor
Selangor 4
Perak 1 Sri Pahang 0
Sri Pahang 2  
 
Terengganu 4
Melaka Melaka 0
Bye Terengganu
Kelantan
Manjung City 0
Manjung City 2 Kelantan 3
SAINS 0  
 
Sabah 2
Kelantan United Kelantan United 0
Bye Sabah
Kuala Lumpur City
Kuala Lumpur City 2
Immigration 1 Immigration 0
BRM 0

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.[3]

Key: (1) = Super League; (3) = M3 League

8 March 2023 (2023-03-08) Kedah Darul Aman (1)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Penang (1) Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8
  • Ott 9', 90'
 Report
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 13,768
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
Penalties
8 March 2023 (2023-03-08) Perak (1)1–2 Sri Pahang (1) Ipoh
20:15 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Perak Stadium
Attendance: 4,219
Referee: Kamil Zakaria
25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) Manjung City (3) 2–0SAINS (3)Seri Manjung
22:00 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Manjung Stadium
Attendance: 220
Referee: Nawal Zubir
25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) Immigration (3) 1–0BRM (3)Cheras
22:00 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 208
Referee: Munir Mohd Izam
PDRM (1) Bye
PIB Shah Alam (3) Bye
Melaka (3) Bye
Kelantan United (1) Bye

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.[2][4]

14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) Johor Darul Ta'zim (1) 3–0PDRM (1)Iskandar Puteri
22:00 MYT Bergson 3', 12' (pen.)
Velázquez 27' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 9,429
Referee: Jeevanathan M. Ponniamoorthy
14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) Terengganu (1) 4–0Melaka (3)Kuala Nerus
22:00 MYT
Report Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Hasrol Amir
14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) Manjung City (3)0–3 Kelantan (1) Seri Manjung
22:00 MYT Report
Stadium: Manjung Stadium
Attendance: 557
Referee: Shukor Zulkiflee
14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) Kuala Lumpur City (1) 2–0Immigration (3)Cheras
22:00 MYT
Report Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 402
Referee: Abdul Rahman Wahab
15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) Kuching City (1)0–4 Penang (1) Kuching
21:15 MYT
Stadium: Sarawak Stadium
Attendance: 315
Referee: Muhammad Nasruddin B Muhammad Tamrin
15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) Negeri Sembilan (1) 2–0PIB Shah Alam (3)Paroi, Seremban
22:00 MYT
Report Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 497
Referee: Mohd Shahrizan bin Mohamad Solihim
15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) Selangor (1) 4–0Sri Pahang (1)Petaling Jaya
22:00 MYT
Report Stadium: MBPJ Stadium
Attendance: 5,106
Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli
15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) Sabah (1) 2–0Kelantan United (1)Kota Kinabalu
21:15 MYT
Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: S. Logeswaran

Quarter-finals

Key: (1) = Super League

27 May 2023 (2023-05-27) Terengganu (1) v Kelantan (1) Kuala Nerus
17:00 MYT Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
27 May 2023 (2023-05-27) Negeri Sembilan (1) v Selangor (1) Paroi, Seremban
20:15 MYT Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
28 May 2023 (2023-05-28) Sabah (1) v Kuala Lumpur City (1) Kota Kinabalu
17:45 MYT Stadium: Likas Stadium
28 May 2023 (2023-05-28) Johor Darul Ta'zim (1) v Penang (1) Iskandar Puteri
20:15 MYT Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Top scorers
As of 15 April 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Bergson Johor Darul Ta'zim 2
Philippines Manny Ott Kedah Darul Aman
The Gambia Nuha Marong Kelantan
Brazil Giovane Gomes Penang
Lebanon Soony Saad Penang
Malaysia Mukhairi Ajmal Selangor
Ghana Jordan Mintah Terengganu
8 Malaysia Azim Rahim Immigration 1
Argentina Leandro Velázquez Johor Darul Ta'zim
Spain Mario Arqués Kelantan
Colombia Romel Morales Kuala Lumpur City
Malaysia Saravanan Thirumurugan Kuala Lumpur City
Malaysia Afeeq Manjung City
Malaysia Syamim Manjung City
Brazil Casagrande Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia Shahrel Fikri Negeri Sembilan
Brazil Rafael Vitor Penang
Malaysia Hadin Azman Penang
Nigeria Christian Obiozor Perak
Malaysia Baddrol Bakhtiar Sabah
Malaysia Stuart Wilkin Sabah
Malaysia Brendan Gan Selangor
Malaysia Faisal Halim Selangor
Malaysia Malik Ariff Sri Pahang
Argentina Stefano Brundo Sri Pahang
Croatia Ivan Mamut Terengganu
Malaysia Hakimi Abdullah Terengganu

See also

References
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  2. "PERTEMBUNGAN SENGIT SEAWAL PUSINGAN PERTAMA PIALA FA". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. Aznan, Syafiq (10 February 2023). "Keputusan undian Piala FA 2023". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. Abdullah, Meor (10 February 2023). "Piala FA 2023: Dua Aksi Sesama Sendiri Libatkan Bekas Juara Serikan Pusingan Pertama". vocketfc.com. Vocket FC. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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