2023 Malaysia Cup final

The 2023 Malaysia Cup final was a football match played on 8 December 2023, to determine the champion of the 2023 Malaysia Cup. It was the final game of the 97th edition of the Malaysia Cup, organized by the Football Association of Malaysia.

2023 Malaysia Cup final
The match took place at Bukit Jalil National Stadium.
Event2023 Malaysia Cup
Date8 December 2023
VenueBukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
Man of the MatchArif Aiman
(Johor Darul Ta'zim)
RefereeS. Logeswaran (Malaysia)
Attendance80,550
WeatherRainy
26 °C (79 °F)
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The final was played at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. The match featured Johor Darul Ta'zim, defending champions of the competition, and Terengganu.

The final was refereed by S. Logeswaran in front of 80,550 spectators. Johor Darul Ta'zim scored first in the opening six minutes from Bergson, but Terengganu came back with goals from Ivan Mamut to level the match by the end of half time. Feroz Baharudin and Arif Aiman scored the winner in second half to secured a 4th victory in the competition for Johor Darul Ta'zim, also successfully defend the title.

Teams

In the following table, finals until 1966 were in the Malaya Cup era, and since 1967 were in the Malaysia Cup era.

TeamPrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Johor Darul Ta'zim8 (1985, 1986, 1991, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Terengganu6 (1973, 1982, 1998, 2001, 2011, 2018)

Route to the final

The Malaysia Cup began with 16 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of three rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[1]

Johor Darul Ta'zimRoundTerengganu
OpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegs
Kelantan15–15–1 away; 10–0 homeRound of 16Kuala Lumpur Rovers7–04–0 away; 3–0 home
Negeri Sembilan7–13–0 away; 4–1 homeQuarter-finalsSelangor3–12–0 home; 1–1 away
Perak12–24–1 away; 8–1 homeSemi-finalsKuala Lumpur City4–22–1 away; 2–1 home

Match

Details

Team List and Official[2]

Johor Darul Ta'zim3–1Terengganu
Report
Attendance: 80,550[3]
Referee: S. Logeswaran (Malaysia)
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Terengganu
GK33 Syihan Hazmi
RB2 Matthew Davies  63'
CB5 Jordi Amat (c)  21'
CB14 Shane Lowry  60'
LB22 Corbin-Ong  48'
CM4 Afiq Fazail  85'
CM6 Hong Wan
RM42 Arif Aiman  90+5'
AM37 Heberty
LM45 Fernando Forestieri  85'
CF9 Bergson
Substitutes:
GK26 Farizal Marlias
DF15 Feroz Baharudin  87'  60'
DF32 Shahrul Saad
DF91 Syahmi Safari  68'  48'
MF8 Safiq Rahim  85'
MF19 Akhyar Rashid
MF20 Juan Muñiz
MF30 Natxo Insa  85'
FW28 Syafiq Ahmad
Coach:
Esteban Solari
GK38 Suhaimi Husin
RB6 Azam Azmi
CB5 Shahrul Nizam
CB24 Safwan Mazlan
LB32 Ubaidullah Shamsul  83'
CM10 Habib Haroon (c)  54'  75'
CM97 Nurillo Tukhtasinov  83'
RM69 Hakim Hassan  75'
AM22 Engku Nur Shakir  41'  79'
LM11 Sony Nordé
CF7 Ivan Mamut
Substitutes:
GK1 Rahadiazli Rahalim
DF2 Arif Fadzilah
DF3 Sardor Kulmatov  83'
MF8 Liridon Krasniqi  90+2'  83'
MF13 Zuasyraf Zulkiefle
MF18 Syaiful Haqim  75'
MF46 Syahmi Zamri
FW9 Adisak Kraisorn  79'
FW88 Nik Sharif  75'
Coach:
Tomislav Steinbrückner

Man of the Match:
Arif Aiman (Johor Darul Ta'zim)

Assistant referees:
Farhan Abdul Aziz
Nadziran Eziz
Fourth official:
Juhairi Idris
Reserve assistant referee:
Fitri Maskon
Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli

Match rules

  • 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[note 1]

Notes

See also

References