2023 MFL Cup#Final

{{Short description|Malaysian football season}}

{{Infobox football league season

| name = MFL Cup

| logo =

| organiser = Malaysian Football League

| country = Malaysia

| confed = AFC

| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|2023|3}}

| dates = 2 March - 11 November 2023

| competition = MFL Cup

| winners = Terengganu II

| premiers =

| promoted =

| relegated =

| continentalcup1 = AFC Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers =

| continentalcup2 qualifiers =

| matches = 127

| total goals = 290

| best player = Ubaidullah Shamsul (Terengganu F.C. II)

| league topscorer =Ebenezer Assifuah (16 goals)

| best goalkeeper =

| 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)

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance = 412
Terengganu F.C. II 2-0 Penang F.C.
(10 March 2023)

| lowest attendance =

| attendance =

| average attendance =

| nextseason = 2024-25

}}

The 2023 MFL Cup ({{langx|ms|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.{{cite web|url=https://sukanz.com/202322135/|title=127 matches will be live on youtube |publisher=sukanz.com|date=22 March 2023}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/243138/berita/sukan/piala-mfl-platform-perkasa-skuad-bawah-23-tahun|title=format Piala MFL|date=31 January 2023}}

Teams and stadiums

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Location

! Stadium

!Capacity

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

| Pasir Gudang, Johor

| Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium

| align=center|15,000{{Cite news|url=http://www.sports247.my/v1/2017/01/jdt-world-class-bola-door-step/|title=FAM League Recap: Sime Darby, UKM secure promotion|publisher=Sports247.my|accessdate=5 November 2017}}

Kedah Darul Aman B

| Alor Setar

| Darul Aman Stadium

| align="center" | 32,387{{Cite news|url=http://www.stadiumkedah.gov.my/portfolio/stadium-darul-aman|title=Stadium Darul Aman|publisher=Perbadanan Stadium-Stadium Negeri Kedah Darul Aman|accessdate=4 November 2017}}

Kelantan

| Kota Bharu

| Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

| align="center" | 22,000{{Cite news|url=https://sejarahkelantan.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/stadium-sultan-muhammad-iv|title=Sultan Muhammad IV|publisher=Sejarah Kelantan|accessdate=4 November 2017}}

Kelantan United

| Kota Bharu

| Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

| align="center" | 22,000

Kuala Lumpur City Extension

| Kuala Lumpur

| Kuala Lumpur Stadium

| align="center" | 18,000{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/kuala-lumpur-fa-banking-stadium-renovation-completion-draw/2zogwr82ezkv1mv3og85xn5xh|title=City Boys banking on stadium renovation completion to draw KL-ites back in 2018 MSL|publisher=Goal.com|accessdate=4 November 2017}}

Kuching City

| Kuching

| Sarawak State Stadium

| align=center|26,000

Negeri Sembilan

| Seremban

| Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium

| align=center|45,000{{Cite news|url=http://www.mpsns.gov.my/en/recreation/facilities/tuanku-abdul-rahman-stadium|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314185812/http://www.mpsns.gov.my/en/recreation/facilities/tuanku-abdul-rahman-stadium|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2017|title=Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium|publisher=Seremban Municipan Council|accessdate=5 November 2017}}

PDRM

| Shah Alam

| UiTM Stadium

| align=center|10,000

Penang

| George Town

| City Stadium, Penang

| align=center|25,000

Perak II

| Manjung

| Manjung Municipal Council Stadium

| align="center" |17,000{{cite web|url=http://www.stadiumastro.com/sports/football/article/perak-to-play-at-lumut-stadium-in-2018/74643|title=Perak to play at Lumut Stadium in 2018|accessdate=11 January 2018|publisher=Stadium Astro}}

Sabah

| Kota Kinabalu

| Likas Stadium

| align=center|35,000{{Cite news|url=http://thetambadau.blogspot.my/p/sejarah-safa.html|title=Sejarah SAFA|publisher=The Tambadau|accessdate=5 November 2017}}

Selangor U-23

| Shah Alam

| UiTM Stadium

| align=center|10,000

Sri Pahang

| Kuantan

| Darul Makmur Stadium

| align="center" | 40,000{{Cite news|url=http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/mas/darul_makmur_stadium|title=Stadium Darul Makmur|publisher=StadiumDB.com|accessdate=3 November 2017}}

FAM-MSN Project

| Shah Alam

| UiTM Stadium

| align=center|10,000

Terengganu II

| Kuala Terengganu

| Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium

| align=center|15,000

=Draws=

The draw ceremony was held on 31 January 2023, at 15:00 (MST) which was broadcast live on YouTube MFL.{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8GYBhWQPa8|work=Malaysian football league|title=UNDIAN PIALA MFL 2023|date=31 January 2023|access-date=7 March 2023}}

valign=top

|

{| class="wikitable"

+Central Zone
width=180| Teams
Kuala Lumpur City F.C.
Selangor U-23
PDRM
FAM-MSN Project

|

class="wikitable"
+North Zone
width=180| Teams
Kedah Darul Aman B
Perak II
Penang

|

class="wikitable"
+South Zone
width=180| Teams
Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Negeri Sembilan

|

class="wikitable"
+East Zone
width=180| Teams
Terengganu II
Sri Pahang

|

class="wikitable"
+Borneo Zone
width=180| Teams
Sabah
Kuching City

|

class="wikitable"
+1 State Clubs
width=180| Teams
Kelantan
Kelantan United

|}

Group stage

=Group A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|showteam=y |only_pld_pts=n |show_matches=y |teamwidth=200

|source=[https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/standings MFL]

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

|update=25 July 2023

|team1=TII

|team2=JDT

|team3=PDM

|team4=KED

|team5=PEN

|team6=SAB

|team7=FMP

|team8=KLU

|win_TII=11 |draw_TII=1 |loss_TII=2 |gf_TII=21 |ga_TII=7 |status_TII =

|win_PDM=9 |draw_PDM=1 |loss_PDM=4 |gf_PDM=22 |ga_PDM=14 |status_PDM =

|win_JDT=9 |draw_JDT=2 |loss_JDT=3 |gf_JDT=31 |ga_JDT=12 |status_JDT =

|win_KLU=1 |draw_KLU=0 |loss_KLU=13 |gf_KLU=6 |ga_KLU=27 |status_KLU =

|win_SAB=3 |draw_SAB=3 |loss_SAB=8 |gf_SAB=14 |ga_SAB=24 |status_SAB =

|win_FMP=3 |draw_FMP=1 |loss_FMP=10 |gf_FMP=11 |ga_FMP=27 |status_FMP =

|win_PEN=7 |draw_PEN=1 |loss_PEN=6 |gf_PEN=14 |ga_PEN=14 |status_PEN =

|win_KED=8 |draw_KED=1 |loss_KED=5 |gf_KED=18 |ga_KED=12 |status_KED =

|result1=KM |result2=KM |result3=KM |result4=KM

|name_JDT = Johor Darul Ta'zim II |short_JDT=JDT

|name_KLU = Kelantan United |short_KLU=KLU

|name_PDM = PDRM |short_PDM=PDM

|name_TII = Terengganu II |short_TII=TER

|name_SAB = Sabah |short_SAB=SAB

|name_PEN = Penang |short_PEN=PEN

|name_KED = Kedah Darul Aman B |short_KED=KED

|name_FMP = FAM-MSN Project |short_FMP=FMP

|match_JDT_KLU=2-0

|match_JDT_PDM=3-0

|match_JDT_TII=0–1

|match_JDT_SAB=7-0

|match_JDT_PEN=1–0

|match_JDT_KED=1-0

|match_JDT_FMP=2-0

|match_PDM_JDT=2–2

|match_PDM_KLU=3-1

|match_PDM_TII=0-1

|match_PDM_SAB=2-1

|match_PDM_PEN=0-1

|match_PDM_KED=2-1

|match_PDM_FMP=3-0

|match_TII_JDT=1-2

|match_TII_KLU=4-1

|match_TII_PDM=3-1

|match_TII_SAB=1-0

|match_TII_PEN=2–0

|match_TII_KED=0-1

|match_TII_FMP=1-0

|match_SAB_JDT=1-1

|match_SAB_KLU=4-1

|match_SAB_PDM=0-1

|match_SAB_TII=0-0

|match_SAB_PEN=1-0

|match_SAB_KED=1-3

|match_SAB_FMP=3-1

|match_PEN_JDT=3-2

|match_PEN_KLU=1-0

|match_PEN_PDM=0-2

|match_PEN_TII=1-2

|match_PEN_SAB=1–1

|match_PEN_KED=2-1

|match_PEN_FMP=2-0

|match_KED_JDT=2-1

|match_KED_KLU=1-0

|match_KED_PDM=0-2

|match_KED_TII=1–3

|match_KED_SAB=1-0

|match_KED_PEN=1-0

|match_KED_FMP=4–0

|match_FMP_JDT=2-5

|match_FMP_KLU=1–0

|match_FMP_PDM=1–2

|match_FMP_TII=0-1

|match_FMP_SAB=3-1

|match_FMP_PEN=1-2

|match_FMP_KED=0-0

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

|res_col_header=Relegation

|col_KM=green1 |text_KM= Advance to Champions Round

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|showteam=y |only_pld_pts=n |show_matches=y |teamwidth=200

|source=[https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/standings MFL]

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

|update=25 July 2023

|team1=SEL

|team2=KUL

|team3=SRI

|team4=PRK

|team5=NSE

|team6=KUC

|team7=KEL

|win_PRK=4 |draw_PRK=4 |loss_PRK=4 |gf_PRK=11 |ga_PRK=12 |status_PRK =

|win_KUL=5 |draw_KUL=5 |loss_KUL=2 |gf_KUL=13 |ga_KUL=7 |status_KUL =

|win_NSE=2 |draw_NSE=9 |loss_NSE=1 |gf_NSE=12 |ga_NSE=10 |status_NSE =

|win_SRI=4 |draw_SRI=4 |loss_SRI=4 |gf_SRI=13 |ga_SRI=13 |status_SRI =

|win_SEL=6 |draw_SEL=4 |loss_SEL=2 |gf_SEL=17 |ga_SEL=9 |status_SEL =

|win_KUC=2 |draw_KUC=4 |loss_KUC=6 |gf_KUC=12 |ga_KUC=18 |status_KUC =

|win_KEL=1 |draw_KEL=6 |loss_KEL=5 |gf_KEL=10 |ga_KEL=19 |status_KEL =

|result1=KM |result2=KM |result3=KM |result4=KM

|name_PRK = Perak II |short_PRK=PRK

|name_KUL = Kuala Lumpur City |short_KUL=KUL

|name_NSE = Negeri Sembilan |short_NSE=NSE

|name_SRI = Sri Pahang |short_SRI=SRI

|name_SEL = Selangor U-23 |short_SEL U-23=SEL U-23

|name_KUC = Kuching City |short_KUC=KUC

|name_KEL = Kelantan |short_KEL=KEL

|match_PRK_KUL=1-1

|match_PRK_NSE=0-2

|match_PRK_SRI=3-1

|match_PRK_SEL=1–1

|match_PRK_KUC=3–2

|match_PRK_KEL=0-0

|match_KUL_PRK=0-1

|match_KUL_NSE=3-1

|match_KUL_SRI=1-0

|match_KUL_SEL=1-1

|match_KUL_KUC=3-0

|match_KUL_KEL=1–0

|match_NSE_PRK=2-0

|match_NSE_KUL=0-0

|match_NSE_SRI=0–0

|match_NSE_SEL=2-2

|match_NSE_KUC=2-2

|match_NSE_KEL=0-0

|match_SRI_PRK=1-0

|match_SRI_KUL=0-0

|match_SRI_NSE=1-1

|match_SRI_SEL=0-2

|match_SRI_KUC=1–0

|match_SRI_KEL=3-0

|match_SEL_PRK=2-1

|match_SEL_KUL=0–1

|match_SEL_NSE=0-0

|match_SEL_SRI=2-1

|match_SEL_KUC=0-1

|match_SEL_KEL=3-0

|match_KUC_PRK=0-1

|match_KUC_KUL=1-0

|match_KUC_NSE=2–2

|match_KUC_SRI=3-3

|match_KUC_SEL=0-1

|match_KUC_KEL=2-3

|match_KEL_PRK=0-0

|match_KEL_KUL=2-2

|match_KEL_NSE=0-0

|match_KEL_SRI=1-2

|match_KEL_SEL=1-3

|match_KEL_KUC=1-1

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

|res_col_header=Relegation

|col_KM=green1 |text_KM= Advance to Champions Round

}}

=Champions Round=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|showteam=y |only_pld_pts=n |show_matches=y |teamwidth=200

|source=[https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/standings MFL]

|update=future |start_date=15 October 2023

|team1=TII

|team2=JDT

|team3=SRI

|team4=SEL

|team5=PDM

|team6=KUL

|team7=PRK

|team8=KED

|win_PRK=1 |draw_PRK=2 |loss_PRK=4 |gf_PRK=4 |ga_PRK=9 |status_PRK =

|win_KUL=1 |draw_KUL=4 |loss_KUL=2 |gf_KUL=8 |ga_KUL=10 |status_KUL =

|win_SRI=3 |draw_SRI=2 |loss_SRI=2 |gf_SRI=7 |ga_SRI=8 |status_SRI =

|win_SEL=3 |draw_SEL=1 |loss_SEL=3 |gf_SEL=11 |ga_SEL=6 |status_SEL =

|win_TII=5 |draw_TII=2 |loss_TII=0 |gf_TII=9 |ga_TII=4 |status_TII =

|win_PDM=2 |draw_PDM=4 |loss_PDM=1 |gf_PDM=10 |ga_PDM=7 |status_PDM =

|win_JDT=4 |draw_JDT=2 |loss_JDT=1 |gf_JDT=10 |ga_JDT=4 |status_JDT =

|win_KED=0 |draw_KED=1 |loss_KED=6 |gf_KED=5 |ga_KED=16 |status_KED =

|result1=KM |result2=KM

|name_JDT = Johor Darul Ta'zim II |short_JDT=JDT

|name_TII = Terengganu II |short_TII=TER

|name_PDM = PDRM FC |short_PDM=PDM

|name_KED = Kedah Darul Aman B |short_KED=KED

|name_SEL = Selangor FC |short_SEL U-23=SEL U-23

|name_KUL = Kuala Lumpur City Extension |short_KUL=KUL

|name_SRI = Sri Pahang FC |short_SRI=SRI

|name_PRK = Perak II |short_PRK=PRK

|match_JDT_KED=3-0

|match_JDT_KUL=1-1

|match_JDT_PDM=1-1

|match_JDT_PRK=1–0

|match_JDT_SEL=1–0

|match_JDT_SRI=2–0

|match_JDT_TII=1-2

|match_KED_JDT=-

|match_KED_KUL=1–1

|match_KED_PDM=0–2

|match_KED_PRK=#KED v PRK

|match_KED_SEL=#KED v SEL

|match_KED_SRI=3–4

|match_KED_TII=1-2

|match_KUL_JDT=1–1

|match_KUL_KED=#KUL v KED

|match_KUL_PDM=2–2

|match_KUL_PRK=#KUL v PRK

|match_KUL_SEL=1-4

|match_KUL_SRI=1-1

|match_KUL_TII=#KUL v TII

|match_PDM_JDT=1-1

|match_PDM_KED=#PDM v KED

|match_PDM_KUL=#PDM v KUL

|match_PDM_PRK=#PDM v PRK

|match_PDM_SEL=#PDM v SEL

|match_PDM_SRI=0–2

|match_PDM_TII=1–2

|match_PRK_JDT=#PRK v JDT

|match_PRK_KED=3–0

|match_PRK_KUL=#PRK v KUL

|match_PRK_PDM=1–1

|match_PRK_SEL=#PRK v SEL

|match_PRK_SRI=0-1

|match_PRK_TII=#PRK v TII

|match_SEL_JDT=0-1

|match_SEL_KED=1–0

|match_SEL_KUL=4-1

|match_SEL_PDM=#SEL v PDM

|match_SEL_PRK=4–0

|match_SEL_SRI=#SEL v SRI

|match_SEL_TII=#SEL v TII

|match_SRI_JDT=#SRI v JDT

|match_SRI_KED=#SRI v KED

|match_SRI_KUL=#SRI v KUL

|match_SRI_PDM=#SRI v PDM

|match_SRI_PRK=1-0

|match_SRI_SEL=1–0

|match_SRI_TII=0-0

|match_TII_JDT=2–1

|match_TII_KED=2-1

|match_TII_KUL=1–0

|match_TII_PDM=#TII v PDM

|match_TII_PRK=0–0

|match_TII_SEL=2–1

|match_TII_SRI=2-1

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

|res_col_header=

|col_KM=green1 |text_KM= Advance to Final

}}

Final

{{football box

| date = {{Start date|2023|11|11|df=y}}

| time = 20:15 (MST)

| team1 = Terengganu II

| score = 1-0

| report = https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/resultdetail/czo0OiI1NTMyIjs%3D/PIALA%20MFL%202023

| team2 = JDT II

| goals1 = Isa Raman {{Goal|88}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Cheras

| attendance = 3,055

| referee = Mohd Fusser Bin Mad Sallih

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

Winner

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; width: 20%"
MFL Cup 2023 Champions
{{flagicon|Terengganu}}

Terengganu II
1st title

Top scorers

{{updated|31 July 2023}} {{Cite web|url=https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/topscorers|title=FAM - CMS|website=cms.fam.org.my|accessdate=3 June 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{{tooltip|Ked|Kedudukan}}

!width=220|Pemain

!width=160|Kelab

!Gol

rowspan="1" |1

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Gabriel Nistelrooy

| style="text-align:left;"|Johor Darul Ta'zim II

| rowspan="1" |12

rowspan="1" |2

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GHA}} Ebenezer Assifuah

| style="text-align:left;"|Kedah Darul Aman B

| rowspan="1" |11

rowspan="1" |3

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NGR}} Chukwu Chijioke

| style="text-align:left;"|PDRM

| rowspan="1" |9

rowspan="2" |4

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Daryl Sham

| style="text-align:left;"|Johor Darul Ta'zim II

| rowspan="2" |5

style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Syahmi Zamri

| style="text-align:left;"|Terengganu II

rowspan="8" |6

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Harith Akif

| style="text-align:left;"|Kelantan

| rowspan="8" |4

style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Cornelius Ornley

| style="text-align:left;"|Kuching City

style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Harith Samsuri

| style="text-align:left;"|Negeri Sembilan

style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SEN}} Jacque Faye

| style="text-align:left;"|PDRM

style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Hakimi Isa

| style="text-align:left;"|Perak II

style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Azhad Harraz

| style="text-align:left;"|Sabah

style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Nasyrullah Zaki

| style="text-align:left;"|Sri Pahang

style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Muslihuddin Atiq

| style="text-align:left;"|Terengganu II

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

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