The 2023 MFL Cup (Malay: Piala MFL 2023) is the 1st season of the MFL Cup, the reserve football tournament in Malaysia. It is organized by the Malaysian Football League (MFL), after the restructure of Malaysia Premier League, with 15 teams confirmed to participate.[1]
Dates | 2 March - 11 November 2023 |
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Champions | Terengganu II |
Matches played | 127 |
Goals scored | 290 (2.28 per match) |
Best Player | Ubaidullah Shamsul (Terengganu F.C. II) |
Top goalscorer | Ebenezer Assifuah (16 goals) |
Biggest home win | 4 goals KDA FC B 4–0 FAM-MSN Project (15 March 2023) |
Biggest away win | 3 goals KDA FC B 1-3 Terengganu F.C. II (3 March 2023) |
Highest scoring | 5 goals Perak F.C. II 3-2 Kuching City F.C. (3 March 2023) |
Highest attendance | 412 Terengganu F.C. II 2-0 Penang F.C. (10 March 2023) |
2024-25 → |
Age limit
The reserve tournament is dedicated to players under the age of 23. The MFL has also allowed a quota of 5 over-age players, including 3 foreigners.
Format
The tournament is played as follows:
- League level: 15 teams are divided into two groups, namely group A will consist of 8 teams and group B will consist of 7 teams each drawn from the Central Zone, North, South, East, Borneo and Club 1 State.
- Round 1 Divided into two groups, each team will play at home and away to determine the position in the group. The top four teams in each group will advance to Round 2
- Round 2 Consists of a group of eight teams, each team will play at home and away to determine the position in the group. The top two teams in the group will advance to the knockout stages
- Knockout stage: The knockout stage is the final match to determine the winner, it will be played in a single match.[2]
Teams and stadiums
Draws
The draw ceremony was held on 31 January 2023, at 15:00 (MST) which was broadcast live on youtube MFL.[11]
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Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | TER | JDT | PDM | KED | PEN | SAB | FMP | KLU | |
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1 | Terengganu II | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 34 | Advance to Second Round | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 29 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | PDRM | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 28 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
4 | Kedah Darul Aman B | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 25 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | ||
5 | Penang | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
6 | Sabah | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 12 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | ||
7 | FAM-MSN Project | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 10 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
8 | Kelantan United | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 3 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 July 2023. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | SEL | KUL | SRI | PRK | NSE | KUC | KEL | |
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1 | Selangor U-23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 22 | Advance to Second Round | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | Kuala Lumpur City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 20 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Sri Pahang | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
4 | Perak II | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 16 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | ||
5 | Negeri Sembilan | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 15 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | ||
6 | Kuching City | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 10 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | ||
7 | Kelantan | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 9 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 July 2023. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Champions Round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | TER | JDT | SRI | SEL | PDM | KUL | PRK | KED | ||
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1 | Terengganu II | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 17 | Advance to Final | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | TBD | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Sri Pahang FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 11 | 0–0 | TBD | — | 1–0 | TBD | TBD | 1–0 | TBD | ||
4 | Selangor FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 | TBD | 0–1 | TBD | — | TBD | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | ||
5 | PDRM FC | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | TBD | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
6 | Kuala Lumpur City Extension | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | TBD | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — | TBD | TBD | ||
7 | Perak II | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 | TBD | TBD | 0–1 | TBD | 1–1 | TBD | — | 3–0 | ||
8 | Kedah Darul Aman B | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 1 | 1–2 | - | 3–4 | TBD | 0–2 | 1–1 | TBD | — |
First match(es) will be played: 15 October 2023. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Final
Terengganu II | 1-0 | JDT II |
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Isa Raman ![]() | Report |
Winner
MFL Cup 2023 Champions |
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Terengganu II |
1st title |
Top scorers
- As of 31 July 2023 [12]
Ked | Pemain | Kelab | Gol |
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1 | ![]() | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 12 |
2 | ![]() | Kedah Darul Aman B | 11 |
3 | ![]() | PDRM | 9 |
4 | ![]() | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 5 |
![]() | Terengganu II | ||
6 | ![]() | Kelantan | 4 |
![]() | Kuching City | ||
![]() | Negeri Sembilan | ||
![]() | PDRM | ||
![]() | Perak II | ||
![]() | Sabah | ||
![]() | Sri Pahang | ||
![]() | Terengganu II |
See also
References
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