2022 Malaysia Cup final

The 2022 Malaysia Cup final was a football match played on 26 November 2022, to determine the champion of the 2022 Malaysia Cup. It was the final game of the 96th edition of the Malaysia Cup, organized by the Football Association of Malaysia.

2022 Malaysia Cup final
The match took place at Bukit Jalil National Stadium
Event2022 Malaysia Cup
Date26 November 2022
VenueBukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
Man of the MatchFernando Forestieri (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
RefereeNazmi Nasaruddin
Attendance79,988
WeatherGood
27 °C (81 °F)
2021
2023

The final was played at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, between Johor Darul Ta'zim and Selangor. Johor won the game 2–1 and clinched their third Malaysia Cup title, and completed their first domestic treble.[1]

The winners should have qualified for the group stage of the 2023–24 AFC Cup. However, as Johor Darul Ta'zim had already qualified for the group stage of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League as the 2022 Malaysia Super League champions, the berth reserved was given to the third-placed team of the 2022 Malaysia Super League, Sabah.

Venue

On 18 November 2022, the Malaysian Football League announced that Bukit Jalil National Stadium would serve as the final venue.[2][3][4]

Route to the final

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT), a Super League team involved in the 2022 AFC Champions League, started in the round of 16. Their first match was an away game against their fellow Super League team, Petaling Jaya City. JDT won 4–0 away from home, before sealing their progress with a 2–0 home win, resulting in a 6–0 aggregate score.[5][6] In the quarter-finals, JDT faced Kelantan, a Premier League team. They won the first game 3–0,[7] before winning 5–0 in the return leg at home, advancing to the next round with an aggregate score of 8–0.[8] In the semi-final round, JDT faced another Super League team, Sabah. In the first leg at Likas Stadium (away), JDT won 1–0, with the lone goal scored by Arif Aiman in the first half.[9] In the return leg at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium (home), goals from Bergson, Fernando Forestieri, and Syafiq Ahmad gave them a 3–1 win and a 4–1 aggregate victory, which moved them to the final.[10]

Selangor

Selangor, also of the Super League, began by facing Kelantan United in the round of 16. In the first away leg, Selangor eventually won 2–0 with a two goals scored by Caion,[11] followed by a 1–0 victory at home, with 3–0 on aggregate.[12] In the quarter-finals, Selangor faced their Super League rivals Negeri Sembilan. In the first leg at home, Selangor won 2–0 thanks to a goals by Caion and Aliff Haiqal.[13] In the second leg away from home, the match ended in a 2–2 draw, but Selangor advanced through the next round with the aggregate score of 4–2.[14] Selangor's semi-final was against another Super League club, Terengganu. Selangor started with a 3–1 home win with goals by Richmond Ankrah, Caion and Sharul Nazeem; all three goals were scored from corners.[15] In the second leg, five days later at the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Selangor lost 1–0 with the lone goal by Kipré Tchétché, but progressed to the final with the aggregate score of 3–2.[16]

Johor Darul Ta'zimRoundSelangor
OpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegs
Petaling Jaya City6–04–0 away; 2–0 homeRound of 16Kelantan United3–02–0 away; 1–0 home
Kelantan8–03–0 away; 5–0 homeQuarter-finalsNegeri Sembilan4–22–0 home; 2–2 away;
Sabah4–11–0 away; 3–1 homeSemi-finalsTerengganu3–23–1 home; 0–1 away;

Match details

Johor Darul Ta'zim2–1Selangor
Report
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Selangor
GK1 Farizal Marlias (c)
RB2 Matthew Davies  44'  90'
CB15 Feroz Baharudin
CB32 Shahrul Saad
LB22 Corbin-Ong  20'
CM4 Afiq Fazail  81'
CM10 Leandro Velázquez  35'  90+4'
CM30 Natxo Insa
RF42 Arif Aiman  90+4'
CF9 Bergson
LF45 Fernando Forestieri  90'
Substitutes:
GK26 Haziq Nadzli
DF7 Aidil Zafuan
DF91 Syahmi Safari  90'
FW6 Hong Wan  81'
MF8 Safiq Rahim  90+4'
MF13 Mohamadou Sumareh  90+4'
MF19 Akhyar Rashid  90'
MF21 Nazmi Faiz
FW28 Syafiq Ahmad
Coach:
Héctor Bidoglio
GK1 Khairulazhan Khalid
RB2 Quentin Cheng
CB33 Richmond Ankrah
CB44 Sharul Nazeem
LB22 Fazly Mazlan
CM24 Alex Agyarkwa
CM88 Brendan Gan (c)  76'
CM99 Baha' Abdel-Rahman  63'
RF30 Hein Htet Aung  63'
CF10 Caion  76'
LF7 Mukhairi Ajmal  69'
Substitutes:
GK23 Samuel Somerville
DF4 Ashmawi Yakin
DF13 R. Dinesh
DF14 Zikri Khalili
MF77 Aliff Haiqal  63'  82'
FW9 Hakim Hassan  63'
FW17 Danial Asri  76'
FW19 Shahrel Fikri
FW43 Syahir Bashah  76'
Coach:
Tan Cheng Hoe

Man of the Match:
Fernando Forestieri (Johor Darul Ta'zim)

Assistant referees:
Shafiq Ahmad Said
Nadziran Eziz
Fourth official:
Hariff Md Akhir
Reserve assistant referee:
Usaid Jamal
Hasrol Mohd Amir

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

See also

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