Malaysia FA Cup
Introduction The '''Malaysia FA Cup''' () is an annual football competition in Malaysia, established in 1990.It was previously managed by the Football Association of Malaysia, before being transferred to the Malaysian Football League in the 2016 season. the cup is contested among the clubs from the Malaysia Super League and Malaysia M3 League.The winners of the competition are awarded a slot in the AFC Champions League 2.The current title holders are Johor Darul Ta'zim, which won their third title in the 2023 edition.
History The tournament was introduced during the Liga Semi-Pro era in 1990.The first winner of the competition was Perak who beat Selangor 4–2 in the final at Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur.In 2016, FMLLP has taken over the management of the competition from the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). In the 2016 season, 32 teams competed in the tournament, 12 teams each from the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia Premier League, with the remaining 8 spots decided by a play-off between the Malaysia FAM League teams.
Logo evolution Since the inception of the competition in 1990, numerous logo has been introduced for the cup to reflect the sponsorship purpose. Dunhill was the title sponsor for the competition until the agreement was ended at the end of the 2004 season as tobacco advertising was banned in the country. From 2005 to 2010, the Piala FA incorporated the TM brand as part of its logo as the title sponsor. After the end of TM sponsorship for seven consecutive years, FAM has been partnering with Astro Media as a strategic partner for the Malaysian League starting from the 2011 season. In 2012, FAM introduced a new logo which has been used from 2012 until the end of the 2015 season. For the 2016 season a new logo was introduced as part of the takeover of the league by FMLLP. Superbest Power has become the title sponsor of the tournament for the 2016 season. For the 2017 season, FMLLP introduced a new logo without the title sponsor. In July 2018, FMLLP introduced a new logo with Shopee as the title sponsor for the 2018 season.
Sponsorship PeriodSponsorName1990–2004DunhillDunhill FA Cup2005–2010TMTM Fa Cup2016Superbest PowerSuperbest Power FA Cup2017No sponsorFA Cup2018–2019ShopeeShopee FA Cup2022No sponsorFA Cup
Qualification for subsequent competitions ===Asian football===The Malaysia FA Cup winners qualify for the following season's AFC Champions League or AFC Cup. This Asian place applies even if the team is relegated or is not in the Malaysia top flight but the team must qualify for the AFC's club licensing rules and regulations. Previously, if the FA Cup winners also qualified for the following season's Champions League or AFC Cup through their league or Asian performance, then the runner-up of the Malaysia Super League was given the Asian slot.In 2020, the tournament was declared 'null and void' due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Asian qualification (as the cup winner) for the AFC Champions League or AFC Cup will move to the 2020 Malaysia Cup.
Finals Kedah supporters at the 2007 FA Cup final Year Champions Runners–up Score Venue 1990  '''Perak'''  Selangor 4–2  Merdeka Stadium  1991   '''Selangor'''  Perak 1–0  Merdeka Stadium 1992  '''Sarawak'''  Kuala Lumpur 2–1  Sarawak State Stadium  1993   '''Kuala Lumpur'''  Sabah 2–1  Merdeka Stadium  1994   '''Kuala Lumpur'''  Sabah 3–1  Merdeka Stadium  1995  '''Sabah'''  Pahang 3–1  Merdeka Stadium 1996  '''Kedah'''  Sarawak 1–0  Merdeka Stadium 1997   '''Selangor'''  Pulau Pinang 1–0  Perak Stadium 1998  '''Johor'''  Sabah 1–0  Likas Stadium 1999   '''Kuala Lumpur'''  Terengganu 0–0 (5–3 pen.) Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium 2000  '''Terengganu'''  Pulau Pinang 1–1 (4–3 pen.) Batu Kawan Stadium 2001   '''Selangor'''  Sarawak 1–0  Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2002  '''Pulau Pinang'''  Perak 1–0  Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2003  '''Negeri Sembilan'''  Perlis 2–1  Perak Stadium 2004  '''Perak'''  Terengganu 3–0  Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2005   '''Selangor'''  Perak 4–2  Shah Alam Stadium 2006  '''Pahang'''  Perlis 0–0 (4–2 pen.) Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2007  '''Kedah'''  Perlis 0–0 (4–2 pen.) Batu Kawan Stadium 2008  '''Kedah'''  Selangor 3–2  Shah Alam Stadium 2009   '''Selangor'''  Kelantan 1–1 (4–1 pen.) Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2010  '''Negeri Sembilan'''  Kedah 1–1 (5–4 pen.) Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2011  '''Terengganu'''  Kelantan 2–1  Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2012  '''Kelantan'''  Sime Darby 1–0  Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2013  '''Kelantan'''  Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–0  Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2014  '''Pahang'''  Felda United 2–1  Shah Alam Stadium 2015   '''LionsXII'''  Kelantan 3–1  Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2016  '''Johor Darul Ta'zim'''  PKNS 2–1  Shah Alam Stadium 2017  '''Kedah'''  Pahang 3–2  Shah Alam Stadium 2018  '''Pahang'''  Selangor 2–0 Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2019  '''Kedah'''  Perak 1–0 (a.e.t.) Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2020  ''Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' 2021  ''Not held'' 2022  '''Johor Darul Ta'zim'''  Terengganu  3–1  Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2023  '''Johor Darul Ta'zim'''  Kuala Lumpur City  2–0  Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Performance by clubs No.ClubWinsRunners-up1 Selangor532 Kedah Darul Aman513 Sri Pahang32 Kuala Lumpur City325 Johor Darul Ta'zim316 Perak247 Kelantan23 Terengganu239 Negeri Sembilan2—10 Sabah1311 Sarawak12 Penang1213 Johor1— LionsXII1—15 Perlis—316 Sime Darby—1 Felda United—1 PKNS—1
See also *Malaysia Cup*MFL Challenge Cup*MFL Cup*Piala Emas Raja-Raja*Piala Sumbangsih*Football in Malaysia
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