2020 Malaysia Cup

The 2020 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2020) was the 94th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Malaysian Football League (MFL). Winners would qualify directly to 2021 AFC Cup group stage. Since the tournament had been cancelled, the spot was passed down to the third-placed team in the League.[1]

2020 Malaysia Cup
Piala Malaysia 2020
Country Malaysia
Dates6–22 November 2020 (Cancelled)
Teams16
Defending championsJohor Darul Ta'zim
Matches played7
Goals scored23 (3.29 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Leandro Dos Santos
(3 goals)
← 2019
2021 →

On 12 November 2020, Malaysian Football League (MFL) confirmed that the tournament would not resume and be cancelled immediately. That mean's closes the season for Malaysian football in 2020 following government's rejection of MFL's appeal, including with large parts of the country in Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) due to COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.[1][2][3]

Format

In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2020 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2020 Malaysia Premier League. On 28 October 2020, Sabah FA has been excluded from the competition due to the failure to obtain the National Security Council's permission to leave the state of Sabah, which has been placed under a COVID-19 lockdown.

Recently, the Malaysian Football League (MFL) format for the 2020 Malaysia Cup has been changed following the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the country. Group stage competitions were cancelled and replaced with 16 teams by knockout, including matches in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.[4][5] This competition would feature a format change: the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final would be played in a single-leg format. The matches were played behind closed doors, though spectators could have been allowed following a review of the situation and the decisions of the national and local government.

Round and draw dates

The draw for the 2020 Malaysia Cup will be held on 1 November 2020.[6]

Phase Round Draw date First leg
Knockout stage Round of 16 1 November 2020
11:00 UTC+8		 6–8 November 2020
Quarter-finals 12–13 November 2020
Semi-finals 17 November 2020
Final 22 November 2020 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Seeding
Pot 1 Pot 2
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Kedah
Terengganu
Perak
Selangor
UiTM
Pulau Pinang
Kuala Lumpur		 PJ City
Pahang
Melaka United
Sabah (considered as "bye")
FELDA United
Kelantan
Kuching
Kelantan United

Knockout stage

The competition would be played as a mini-tournament style with remaining fixtures to be played as single legged ties. All remaining ties of the competition were played behind closed doors due to the remaining presence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

Key

• c/d = Cancelled

Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Penang3
 
 
 
FELDA United1
 
Penangc/d
 
 
 
UiTMc/d
 
UiTM3
 
 
 
Kelantan2
 
Winner Quarter-final 1c/d
 
 
 
Winner Quarter-final 2c/d
 
Johor Darul Ta'zim1
 
 
 
Kuching0
 
Johor Darul Ta'zimc/d
 
 
 
Kuala Lumpurc/d
 
Kuala Lumpur
 
TBD – Bukit Jalil National Stadium
 
Bye
 
Winner Semi-final 1c/d
 
 
 
Winner Semi-final 2c/d
 
Terengganu1
 
 
 
Petaling Jaya City0
 
Terengganuc/d
 
 
 
Perakc/d
 
Perak4
 
 
 
Kelantan United0
 
Winner Quarter-final 3c/d
 
 
 
Winner Quarter-final 4c/d
 
Kedah3
 
 
 
Pahang2
 
Kedahc/d
 
 
 
Selangorc/d
 
Selangor2
 
 
Melaka United1
 

Round of 16

The matches were played from 6 to 8 November 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pulau Pinang 3–1 FELDA United
Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–0 Kuching
Kedah 3–2 Pahang
Terengganu 1–0 Petaling Jaya City
Perak 4–0 Kelantan United
UiTM 3–2 Kelantan
Selangor 2–1 Melaka United
Kuala Lumpur — Bye
Pulau Pinang3–1FELDA United
Casagrande  37'
Amer  62'
Lee  76'		 Report Vélez  49'
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Johor Darul Ta'zim1–0Kuching
Arif  19' Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Noor Azriel Baharudin
Kedah3–2Pahang
Shakir  17'
Sherman  36'
Tchétché  44'		 Report Muslim  49'
Faizal  88'
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Perak4–0Kelantan United
Leandro  7', 21', 49'
Careca  90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Zohri Tajuddin
UiTM3–2Kelantan
Arif  13', 67'
Rafie  16'		 Report Danial  61', 64'
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Fitri Maskon
Selangor2–1Melaka United
Ifedayo  21'
Sandro  52'		 Report Agba  57'
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Hamdan Awang

Quarter-finals

The matches should have played from 12 to 13 November 2020, but it be cancelled immediately by the MFL on 12 November 2020 following government's rejection of MFL's appeal due to COVID-19 Pandemic hit that country.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pulau Pinang Cancelled UiTM
Johor Darul Ta'zim Cancelled Kuala Lumpur
Terengganu Cancelled Perak
Kedah Cancelled Selangor
Pulau PinangCancelledUiTM
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Johor Darul Ta'zimCancelledKuala Lumpur
Attendance: 0[note 1]
TerengganuCancelledPerak
Attendance: 0[note 1]
KedahCancelledSelangor
Attendance: 0[note 1]

Semi-finals

The matches were played in 17 November 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Winner Quarter-final 1 Cancelled Winner Quarter-final 2
Winner Quarter-final 3 Cancelled Winner Quarter-final 4
Winner Quarter-final 1CancelledWinner Quarter-final 2
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Winner Quarter-final 3CancelledWinner Quarter-final 4
Attendance: 0[note 1]

Final

The final were played on 22 November 2020 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Winner Semi-final 1CancelledWinner Semi-final 2
Attendance: 0[note 1]

Statistics

Goalscorers
As of matches played on 8 November 2020

Players sorted first by goals, then by last name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Leandro Dos Santos Perak 3
2 Danial Ashraf Kelantan 2
Arif Anwar UiTM
3 16 players — 1

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Leandro Dos Santos Perak Kelantan United 4–0   7 November 2020
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets
As of matches played on 8 November 2020.

Players sorted first by clean sheets, then by last name.

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Izham Tarmizi Johor Darul Ta'zim 1
Hafizul Hakim Perak 1
Rahadiazli Rahalim Terengganu 1

See also

Notes
  1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

References
  1. Kin Fai, Ooi (12 November 2020). "2020 Malaysia Cup officially cancelled, Terengganu earns AFC Cup ticket". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. AFF, Editor (12 November 2020). "TM Malaysia Cup 2020 cancelled". aseanfootball.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. Mansor, Zulfaizan (12 November 2020). "Saingan Piala Malaysia 2020 dibatalkan terus". bharian.com.my. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. "Keputusan rasmi undian kumpulan Piala Malaysia 2020". mysumber.com. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. "Piala Malaysia 2020 jadual keputusan terkini dan kedudukan carta". mysumber.com. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. "PIALA MALAYSIA 2020". www.facebook.com. Malaysian Football League. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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