2018 unifi Malaysia Cup
unifi Piala Malaysia 2018
Tournament details
CountryMalaysia Malaysia
Dates4 August – 27 October 2018
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsPerak TBG (8th title)
Runner-upTerengganu FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played61
Goals scored201 (3.3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ivory Coast Kipré Tchétché
(9 goals)
Best playerMalaysia Brendan Gan

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]

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

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
             
A1 Terengganu 2 4 6
B2 Felda United 1 3 4
A1 Terengganu 1 2 3
c1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 2 2
C1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 2 3
D2 Pahang 1 0 1
A1 Terengganu 3 (1)
A2 Perak 3 (4)
B1 PKNS 0 0 0
A2 Perak 0 2 2
A2 Perak 5 2 7
D1 Sabah 0 2 2
D1 Sabah (a) 1 1 2
C2 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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
Felda United1–2Terengganu
Gilberto 56' Report Haniff 9'
Lee Tuck 81' (pen.)
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'
Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin
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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin
Sabah2–2Perak
Sabri Sahar 34'
Rawilson 85'		 Report Gilmar 74', 81'

Final

The final were played on 27 October 2018.

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

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 28 October 2018

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

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

Own goals

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

Hat-tricks

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

4 Player scored four goals

Clean sheets

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