2015 Malaysia Cup knockout stage
The 2015 Malaysia Cup knockout phase began on 24 November 2015 and concluded on 12 December 2015 with the final at Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor, Malaysia to decide the champions of the 2015 Malaysia Cup. A total of 8 teams competed in the knockout phase.
Round and draw dates
The draw for the 2015 Malaysia Cup was held on 27 August 2015 at the Hilton Petaling Jaya with the participating team coaches and captains in attendance.{{cite web|title=Undian Piala Malaysia 2015 pada 27 Ogos ini|url=http://www.theredwarriors.com/v5/index.php/berita/media-tempatan/item/445-undian-piala-malaysia-2015-pada-27-ogos-ini/445-undian-piala-malaysia-2015-pada-27-ogos-ini|website=TRWC|accessdate=26 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210181339/http://www.theredwarriors.com/v5/index.php/berita/media-tempatan/item/445-undian-piala-malaysia-2015-pada-27-ogos-ini/445-undian-piala-malaysia-2015-pada-27-ogos-ini|archive-date=10 December 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title=Undian Piala Malaysia 2015 - 27 Ogos 2015|url=http://aswanazmy.blogspot.com/2015/08/undian-piala-malaysia-2015-27-ogos-2015.html|accessdate=26 August 2015}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Phase
!Round !Draw date !First leg !Second leg |
|---|
| Play-off
|Play-off round | |colspan=2|25 August 2015 |
| rowspan=6|Group stage
|Matchday 1 |rowspan=9|27 August 2015 |colspan=2|11–12 September 2015 |
| Matchday 2
|colspan=2|18–19 September 2015 |
| Matchday 3
|colspan=2|26 September 2015 |
| Matchday 4
|colspan=2|2–3 & 17 & 24 October 2015 |
| Matchday 5
|colspan=2|17 & 27 October & 4 November 2015 |
| Matchday 6
|colspan=2|4 & 21 November 2015 |
| rowspan=3|Knockout phase
|Quarter-finals |24 November 2015 |28 November 2015 |
| Semi-finals
|2 December 2015 |6 December 2015 |
| Final
|colspan=2|12 December 2015 |
Format
The knockout phase involved the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
- In the draw for the quarter-final, the four group winners were seeded, and the four group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.
Qualified teams
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| Group
!width=220|Winners !width=220|Runners-up |
|---|
| A
|bgcolor=#BBF3BB| {{flagicon|Singapore}} LionsXII |bgcolor=#BBF3FF| Kedah |
| B
|bgcolor=#BBF3BB| Johor Darul Ta'zim |bgcolor=#BBF3FF| Sarawak |
| C
|bgcolor=#BBF3BB| Selangor |bgcolor=#BBF3FF| FELDA United |
| D
|bgcolor=#BBF3BB| PKNS |bgcolor=#BBF3FF| Pahang |
Bracket
{{8TeamBracket
| sets=2/2/1
| aggregate=y
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|RD2= Semi-final
|RD3= final
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|team-width=150
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|RD1-team1={{flagicon|Singapore}} LionsXII
|RD1-score1-1=1
|RD1-score1-2=2
|RD1-score1-agg=3
|RD1-seed2=D2
|RD1-team2= Pahang
|RD1-score2-1=4
|RD1-score2-2=0
|RD1-score2-agg=4
|RD1-seed3=C1
|RD1-team3= Selangor
|RD1-score3-1=2
|RD1-score3-2=1
|RD1-score3-agg=3
|RD1-seed4=B2
|RD1-team4= Sarawak
|RD1-score4-1=1
|RD1-score4-2=1
|RD1-score4-agg=2
|RD1-seed5=B1
|RD1-team5= Johor Darul Ta'zim
|RD1-score5-1=1
|RD1-score5-2=1
|RD1-score5-agg=2
|RD1-seed6=C2
|RD1-team6= FELDA United
|RD1-score6-1=1
|RD1-score6-2=2
|RD1-score6-agg=3
|RD1-seed7=D1
|RD1-team7= PKNS
|RD1-score7-1=1
|RD1-score7-2=1
|RD1-score7-agg=2
|RD1-seed8=A2
|RD1-team8= Kedah
|RD1-score8-1=1
|RD1-score8-2=3
|RD1-score8-agg=4
|RD2-seed1=
|RD2-team1= Pahang
|RD2-score1-1=0
|RD2-score1-2=0
|RD2-score1-agg=0
|RD2-seed2=
|RD2-team2= Selangor
|RD2-score2-1=0
|RD2-score2-2=2
|RD2-score2-agg=2
|RD2-seed3=
|RD2-team3= FELDA United
|RD2-score3-1=2
|RD2-score3-2=1
|RD2-score3-agg=3
|RD2-seed4=
|RD2-team4= Kedah
|RD2-score4-1=2
|RD2-score4-2=2
|RD2-score4-agg=4
|RD3-seed1=
|RD3-team1= Selangor
|RD3-score1=2
|RD3-team2= Kedah
|RD3-score2=0
}}
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 24 November, and the second legs were played on 28 November 2015.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Pahang||4–3 |LionsXII|SIN|4–1|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Sarawak||2–3|Selangor||1–2|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|FELDA United||3–2|Johor Darul Ta'zim||1–1|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Kedah||4–2|PKNS||1–1|3–1}}
{{end}}
;First leg
{{Football box
|id="Pahang v LionsXII"
|date= 24 November 2015
|time= 20:45 UTC+8
|team1= Pahang
|score= 4–1
|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20171107221906/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/news/pahang-4-lionsxii-1-elephants-trounce-lionsxii-sorry-night-visitors
|team2 = {{flagicon|SGP}} LionsXII
|goals1= Hafiz {{goal|6}}
Conti {{goal|54}}
Nwakaeme {{goal|59}}
Gopinathan {{goal|67}}
|goals2= Safuwan {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium= Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan
|referee= Nafeez Abd Wahab
}}
;Second leg
{{Football box
|id="LionsXII v Pahang"
|date= 28 November 2015
|time= 20:45 UTC+8
|team1= LionsXII {{flagicon|SGP}}
|score= 2–0
|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20171107221725/http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/14072/malaysia-cup/2015/11/28/17792842/lionsxii-2-0-pahang-lions-end-run-in-the-m-league-on-a-high
|team2 = Pahang
|goals1= van Huizen {{goal|12}}
Faris {{goal|18}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore
|referee= Zamzaidi Katimin
}}
Pahang won 4–3 on aggregate.
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;First leg
{{Football box
|id="Sarawak v Selangor"
|date= 24 November 2015
|time= 20:45 UTC+8
|team1= Sarawak
|score= 1–2
|report= https://sarawakcrocs.com/pm2015-sarawak-1-2-selangor/
|team2 = Selangor
|goals1= Mehmet {{goal|59}}
|goals2= Hazwan {{goal|35}}
Afiq {{goal|89}}
|stadium= Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching
|referee= Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli
}}
;Second leg
{{Football box
|id="Selangor v Sarawak"
|date= 28 November 2015
|time= 20:45 UTC+8
|team1= Selangor
|score= 1–1
|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20200908091042/https://faselangor.my/berita/piala-malaysia-selangor-1-sarawak-1
|team2 = Sarawak
|goals1= Afiq {{goal|28}}
|goals2= Ashri {{goal|22}}
|stadium= Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
|referee= Syed Azhar Syed Kamar
}}
Selangor won 3–2 on aggregate.
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;First leg
{{Football box
|id="FELDA United v Johor Darul Ta'zim"
|date= 24 November 2015
|time= 20:45 UTC+8
|team1= FELDA United
|score= 1–1
|report= https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2015/11/24/jdt-get-crucial-away-goal-in-malaysia-cup-draw-with-felda/
|team2 = Johor Darul Ta'zim
|goals1= Thiago {{goal|8}}
|goals2= Amirul {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium= Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang
|referee= Amirul Izwan Yaacob
}}
;Second leg
{{Football box
|id="Johor Darul Ta'zim v FELDA United"
|date= 28 November 2015
|time= 20:45 UTC+8
|team1= Johor Darul Ta'zim
|score= 1–2
|report= http://www.sports247.my/v1/2015/11/malaysia-cup-shocker-larkin-felda-united-dump-jdt-semis/
|team2 = FELDA United
|goals1= Safiq {{goal|50}}
|goals2= Thiago {{goal|4|pen.}}
Zah Rahan {{goal|76}}
|stadium= Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Larkin
|referee= Nazmi Nasaruddin
}}
FELDA United won 3–2 on aggregate.
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;First leg
{{Football box
|id="Kedah v PKNS"
|date= 24 November 2015
|time= 20:45 UTC+8
|team1= Kedah
|score= 1–1
|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20171108034730/https://www.hmetro.com.my/node/95508
|team2 = PKNS
|goals1= Syazwan {{goal|75}}
|goals2= Pedro {{goal|86}}
|stadium= Darulaman Stadium, Alor Setar
|referee= S. Sittharanjanan
}}
;Second leg
{{Football box
|id="PKNS v Kedah"
|date= 28 November 2015
|time= 20:45 UTC+8
|team1= PKNS
|score= 1–3
|report= http://www.sports247.my/v1/2015/11/malaysia-cup-shocker-larkin-felda-united-dump-jdt-semis/
|team2 = Kedah
|goals1= Pedro {{goal|58}}
|goals2= Edeh {{goal|29}}
Sandro {{goal|57}}
Syafiq {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium= Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang
|referee= Samsudin Ibrahim
}}
Kedah won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 2 December, and the second legs were played on 6 December 2015.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Pahang||0–2|Selangor||0–0|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|FELDA United||3–4 |Kedah||2–2|1–2}}
{{end}}
;First leg
{{Football box
|id = Pahang v Selangor
|date= 2 December 2015
|time= 20:45 UTC+8
|team1= Pahang
|score= 0–0
|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20200908101058/https://faselangor.my/berita/piala-malaysia-pahang-0-selangor-0
|team2 = Selangor
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan
|referee= Syed Azhar Syed Kamar
}}
;Second leg
{{Football box
|id = Selangor v Pahang
|date= 6 December 2015
|time= 20:45 UTC+8
|team1= Selangor
|score= 2–0
|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20201114200304/https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/5404/malaysia-cup/2015/12/07/18076592/selangor-and-kedah-book-2015-malaysia-cup-final-spots
|team2 = Pahang
|goals1= Guilherme {{goal|11}}
Nazmi {{goal|54}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
|referee= Amirul Izwan Yaacob
}}
Selangor won 2–0 on aggregate.
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;First leg
{{Football box
|id = FELDA United v Kedah
|date= 2 December 2015
|time= 20:45 UTC+8
|team1= FELDA United
|score= 2–2
|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20201107150706/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/news/felda-united-2-kedah-2-red-eagles-confident-reaching-final
|team2 = Kedah
|goals1= Thiago {{goal|14||55}}
|goals2= Sandro {{goal|37}}
Edeh {{goal|63}}
|stadium= Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang
|referee= Zohri Tajuddin
}}
;Second leg
{{Football box
|id = Kedah v FELDA United
|date= 6 December 2015
|time= 20:45 UTC+8
|team1= Kedah
|score= 2–1
|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20201114200304/http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/5404/malaysia-cup/2015/12/07/18076592/selangor-and-kedah-book-2015-malaysia-cup-final-spots
|team2 = FELDA United
|goals1= Edeh {{goal|44}}
Sandro {{goal|51}}
|goals2= Syamim {{goal|39}}
|stadium= Darulaman Stadium, Alor Setar
|referee= Zamzaidi Katimin
}}
Kedah won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final
{{main|2015 Malaysia Cup final}}
The final will be played on 12 December 2015 at the Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor, Malaysia.
{{football box
|date= 12 December 2015
|time= 20:45 UTC+8
|team1= Selangor
|score= 2–0
|report= https://footballmalaysia.com/portal/index.php/2015/12/13/tm-malaysia-cup-2015-final-match-report-selangor-2-0-kedah/
|team2= Kedah
|goals1= Hazwan {{goal|4||48}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
|referee= Nazmi Nasaruddin
}}