2018 Malaysia Cup

The 2018 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2018) was the 92nd edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). Known as the unifi Malaysia Cup due to the start of a sponsorship deal with unifi.[1]

2018 unifi Malaysia Cup
unifi Piala Malaysia 2018
Country Malaysia
Dates4 August – 27 October 2018
Teams16
ChampionsPerak TBG
Runners-upTerengganu FC I
Matches played61
Goals scored201 (3.3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Kipré Tchétché
(9 goals)
Best player Brendan Gan
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2019 →

The 2018 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.

Johor Darul Ta'zim are the title holders. They were eliminated by Terengganu in the semi-finals.

Format

In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2018 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2018 Malaysia Premier League. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.

Round and draw dates

The draw for the 2018 Malaysia Cup was held on 30 July 2018 at Damansara Performing Arts Centre on live telecast iflix with the participating team coaches and captains in attendance.[2]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Group stage Matchday 1 30 July 2018
15:30 UTC+8		 4–5 August 2018
Matchday 2 10–12 August 2018
Matchday 3 17–19 August 2018
Matchday 4 25–28 August 2018
Matchday 5 31 August–2 September 2018
Matchday 6 15–17 September 2018
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 21–25 September 2018 28–30 September 2018
Semi-finals 6–7 October 2018 20–21 October 2018
Final 27 October 2018

Seeding
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Perak
PKNS
Pahang		 Terengganu
Kedah
Melaka United
Selangor		 PKNP
Kuala Lumpur
Kelantan
Felda United		 Felcra
MISC-MIFA
PDRM
Sabah

Group stage
Main article: 2018 Malaysia Cup group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 30 July 2018, 15:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the Damansara Performing Arts Centre in Petaling Jaya, Selangor and has been broadcast live on iflix and Unifi TV.[3] The 16 teams were drawn into 4 groups.[4] In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TER PRK FLC KL
1 Terengganu 6 3 1 2 18 12 +6 10 Quarter-finals — 1–2 2–2 2–3
2 Perak 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 3–4 — 0–0 1–0
3 Felcra 6 2 2 2 10 14 −4 8 1–4 2–1 — 1–4
4 Kuala Lumpur 6 2 0 4 11 15 −4 6 1–5 0–2 3–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2018. Source: FAM FMLLP

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PKNS FEL MEL PDRM
1 PKNS 6 4 1 1 18 9 +9 13 Quarter-finals — 2–3 2–1 5–0
2 Felda United 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10 0–1 — 0–0 2–0
3 Melaka United 6 2 3 1 18 9 +9 9 3–3 6–1 — 2–2
4 PDRM 6 0 1 5 5 25 −20 1 2–5 0–5 1–6 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2018. Source: FAM FMLLP

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JDT KEL MIFA KED
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 9 Quarter-finals — 1–0 1–2 5–1
2 Kelantan 6 2 2 2 3 3 0 8 1–0 — 0–0 2–0
3 MISC-MIFA 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8 0–3 2–0 — 2–2
4 Kedah 6 2 2 2 9 12 −3 8 3–1 0–0 3–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2018. Source: FAM FMLLP

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAB PAH SEL PKNP
1 Sabah 6 4 1 1 8 7 +1 13 Quarter-finals — 0–4 2–1 1–0
2 Pahang 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11 1–1 — 1–3 0–0
3 Selangor 6 2 0 4 9 11 −2 6 1–2 0–2 — 0–3
4 PKNP 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4 0–2 0–1 1–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 September 2018. Source: FAM FMLLP

Bracket

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                             
Terengganu 2 4 6  
Felda United 1 3 4  
  Terengganu 1 2 3  
  Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 2 2  
Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 2 3
  Pahang 1 0 1  
    Terengganu 3 (1)
  Perak 3 (4)
  PKNS 0 0 0  
Perak 0 2 2  
  Perak 5 2 7
  Sabah 0 2 2  
Sabah (a) 1 1 2
  Kelantan 2 0 2  

Knockout stage

The first legs will be played on 21 to 25 September 2018, and the second legs will be played on 28 to 30 September 2018.

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Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Terengganu 6–4 Felda United 2–1 4–3
Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–1 Pahang 1–1 2–0
PKNS 0–2 Perak 0–0 0–2
Sabah (a) 2–2 Kelantan 1–2 1–0
Johor Darul Ta'zim2–0Pahang
Safawi Rasid  1', 73' Report
Referee: Zohri Tajudin
Perak0–0PKNS
Report
PKNS0–2Perak
Report Wander  23', 57'
Kelantan2–1Sabah
Duyshobekov  29'
Nik Akif  45+1' (pen.)		 Report Hamran Peter  43'
Sabah1–0Kelantan
Paunovic  31' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 20,200
Referee: Fitri Maskon

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 6 and 7 October 2018, and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 October 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Terengganu 3–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–0 2–2
Perak 7–2 Sabah 5–0 2–2
Perak5–0Sabah
Report
Sabah2–2Perak
Sabri Sahar  34'
Rawilson  85'		 Report Gilmar 74', 81'

Final
Main article: 2018 Malaysia Cup Final

The final were played on 27 October 2018.

Terengganu3–3Perak
Kipré Tchétché  1', 42'
Igor Zonjić  59'
Lee Tuck  66' 
Faiz Nasir  96'		 Report Wander Luiz  35'
Firdaus Saiyadi  47'
Gilmar  56' 
Brendan Gan  90+1'
Igor Zonjić (Own Goal)  120+1'
Leandro  120+1'
Penalties
Igor Zonjić
Thierry Bin
Nasrullah Haniff 		1–4 Wander Luiz
Amirul Azhan
Shahrul Saad
Leandro

Statistics

Goalscorers
As of 28 October 2018

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by first name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kipré Tchétché Terengganu 9
2 Guilherme de Paula Kuala Lumpur 8
3 Lee Tuck Terengganu 7
Gilmar Perak
5 Ifedayo Olusegun Melaka United 6
6 Gilberto Fortunato Felda United 5
Wander Luiz Perak
Fernando Márquez Johor Darul Ta'zim

Own goals

Rank Player For Against Date Goals
1 Syazwan Tajudin Kedah MISC-MIFA 18 August 2018 1
Zainuddin Abidin Felcra Kuala Lumpur 2 September 2018

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Kipré Tchétché Terengganu Kuala Lumpur 1–5  4 August 2018
Thiago Fernandes Felda United PDRM 0–5  12 August 2018
Guilherme de Paula4 Kuala Lumpur Felcra 1–4  12 August 2018
Lee Tuck Terengganu Felcra 1–4  25 August 2018
Bruno Matos PKNS PDRM 5–0  15 September 2018
Ifedayo Olusegun Melaka United Felda United 6–1  15 September 2018

4 Player scored four goals

Clean sheets

Note: Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition.

As of matches played on 21 October 2018
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Hafizul Hakim Perak 6
2 Faridzuean Kelantan 4
3 Farizal Harun Felda United 3
Farizal Marlias Johor Darul Ta'zim
Rozaimie Rohim Sabah
Zarif Irfan PKNS
7 Helmi Eliza Pahang 2
Muhaimin Mohamad MISC-MIFA
Remezey Pahang
Syazani Puat PKNP
11 Fadzley Rahim Felcra 1
Khairul Fahmi Che Mat Melaka United
Ramadhan Hamid Kedah
Suffian Rahman Terengganu

See also

References
  1. "TM seals eight-year deal for Unifi as Super League, Malaysia Cup title sponsor". New Straits Times. 1 February 2018.
  2. "Football: JDT to face Kedah in Malaysia Cup Group C | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. "Keputusan rasmi undian Piala Malaysia 2018". MYSumber. 30 July 2018.
  4. "Piala Malaysia saji ulangan dua pentas final". Berita Harian. 30 July 2018.
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