2019 Malaysia Cup
Football tournament season
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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).
| Piala Malaysia 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Dates | 2 August – 2 November 2019 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Johor Darul Ta'zim (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Kedah |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 209 (3.43 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Safawi Rasid (11 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Safawi Rasid |
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 22 July 2019 11:00 UTC+8 |
2–4 August 2019 | |
| Matchday 2 | 7–8 August 2019 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 16–18 August 2019 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 20–21 & 23–25 August 2019 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 13–14 September 2019 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 17–18 & 22 September 2019 | |||
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | 21–22 & 25 September 2019 | 28–29 September 2019 | |
| Semi-finals | 19 October 2019 | 26 October 2019 | ||
| Final | 2 November 2019 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | |||
Seeding
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 22 July 2019 at the Damansara Performing Arts Centre (DPAC) in Petaling Jaya.[3] 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | PKNP | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| A1 | Kedah | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Kedah (a) | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Pahang | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| D2 | Melaka United | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| C1 | Pahang | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Kedah | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Terengganu | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| B1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Selangor | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| C2 | Perak | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| D1 | Selangor | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 21, 22 and 25 September, and the second legs were played on 28 and 29 September 2019.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 19 October, and the second legs were played on 26 October 2019.
Final
The final was played on 2 November 2019 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
Statistics
Goalscorers
- As of 3 November 2019[5]
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by first name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Safawi Rasid |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 11 |
| 2 |  Dickson Nwakaeme |
Pahang | 9 |
| 3 |  Fernando Rodríguez |
Kedah | 8 |
| 4 |  Lazarus Kaimbi |
Pahang | 7 |
| 5 |  Diogo |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 |
 Gonzalo Cabrera |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
 Jonatan Bauman |
Kedah | ||
 Kipré Tchétché |
Terengganu | ||
| 9 | Igor Carioca |
Negeri Sembilan | 5 |
| Ferris Danial |
Negeri Sembilan | ||
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kipré Tchétché |
Terengganu | Negeri Sembilan | 3–1 | 17 August 2019 |
| Giancarlo |
PKNP | UiTM | 4–1 | 13 September 2019 |
| Safawi Rasid |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | Selangor | 3–0 | 26 October 2019 |