2015 Malaysia Cup

2015 TM Malaysia Cup
TM Piala Malaysia 2015
Country Malaysia Malaysia
Singapore Singapore
Teams 16
Champions Selangor Selangor (33 titles)
Runners-up Kedah Kedah
Best player Malaysia Hazwan Bakri

The 2015 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2015) is the 89th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia.

The 2015 Malaysia Cup began on August with a preliminary round. A total of 16 teams took part in this prestigious competition. The teams are divided into 4 groups of 4. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after 6 matches qualify to the quarterfinals. Nike has a new match ball, the Ordem Malaysia Cup.

Pahang are the defending champions, having beaten Johor Darul Takzim on a penalty shootout 5-3 in last season's final, but they were eliminated by the eventual winner; Selangor in the semi-finals. Selangor won the trophy after beating 2008 champions; Kedah 2-0.

This edition also marked the last appearance of LionsXII in this competition.

Format

In this competition, the top 10 teams from 2015 Malaysia Super League is joined by the top 4 teams from 2015 Malaysia Premier League. The remaining 2 teams from 2015 Malaysia Super League and the team who finished 5th and 6th place in the 2015 Malaysia Premier League will battle it out in the playoffs for the remaining 2 spots. The teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams.

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.[1][2]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Play-off Play-off round 25 August 2015
Group stage Matchday 1 27 August 2015
(Kuala Lumpur)
11–12 September 2015
Matchday 2 18–19 September 2015
Matchday 3 26 September 2015
Matchday 4 2–3 & 17 & 24 October 2015
Matchday 5 17 & 27 October & 4 November 2015
Matchday 6 4 & 21 November 2015
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 24 November 2015 28 November 2015
Semi-finals 2 December 2015 6 December 2015
Final 12 December 2015

Play-off


Seeding

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Johor Darul Takzim
Pahang
Selangor
Terengganu

FELDA United
PDRM
LionsXII
Perak

Kelantan
Sarawak
Kedah
Penang

T-Team
PKNS
ATM
JDT II

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIO KED TER JDT II
1 Singapore LionsXII 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 13 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 3–2 1–0
2 Kedah Kedah 6 3 1 2 15 9 +6 10 2–0 5–0 2–3
3 Terengganu Terengganu 6 2 1 3 8 12 4 7 1-2 3–1 0–0
4 Johor Johor Darul Ta'zim II 6 1 1 4 7 11 4 4 1–2 2–4 1–1

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts JDT SAR ATM PER
1 Johor Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 16 Advance to knockout phase 1-1 4–0 2–0
2 Sarawak Sarawak 6 2 2 2 5 7 2 8 0–3 1–0 1–0
3 Malaysia ATM 6 2 1 3 10 13 3 7 2–3 2–2 4-3
4 Perak Perak 6 1 0 5 5 11 6 3 1-2 1–0 0–2

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEL FEL KEL TTE
1 Selangor Selangor 6 3 1 2 6 7 1 10 Advance to knockout phase 0–0 0–3 2–1
2 Kuala Lumpur Felda United 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 9 3–2 2–2 3–0
3 Kelantan Kelantan 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 8 0–1 1–1 3–1
4 Terengganu T-Team 6 2 0 4 7 11 4 6 0–1 2–1 3–1

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PKNS PAH PEN PDRM
1 Selangor PKNS 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7 11 Advance to knockout phase 0–2 1–1 0–3
2 Pahang Pahang 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10 1–4 0–0 4–3
3 Penang Penang 6 1 3 2 10 11 1 6 0–3 4–1 2–3
4 Malaysia PDRM 6 1 2 3 10 16 6 5 1–1 0–3 3–3

Knockout phase

Bracket

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                             
 Singapore LionsXII 1 2 3  
 Pahang Pahang 4 0 4  
   Pahang Pahang 0 0 0  
   Selangor Selangor 0 2 2  
 Selangor Selangor 2 1 3
   Sarawak Sarawak 1 1 2  
     Selangor Selangor 2
   Kedah Kedah 0
   Johor Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 1 2  
 Kuala Lumpur Felda United 1 2 3  
   Kuala Lumpur Felda United 2 1 3
   Kedah Kedah 2 2 4  
 Selangor PKNS 1 1 2
   Kedah Kedah 1 3 4  

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 24 November, and the second legs were played on 28 November 2015.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pahang Pahang 4–3 Singapore LionsXII 4–1 2–0
Sarawak Sarawak 2–3 Selangor Selangor 1–2 1–1
Kuala Lumpur Felda United 3–2 Johor Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–1 1–2
Kedah Kedah 4–2 Selangor PKNS 1–1 1–3

First Leg


24 November 2015
20:45 UTC+8
Pahang Pahang 4 – 1 Singapore LionsXII
Hafiz  6'
Conti  54'
Nwakaeme  60'
Gopinathan  67'
Report Safuwan  90+3'
Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang
Attendance: 11,316
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab Johor

24 November 2015
20:45 UTC+8
Sarawak Sarawak 1 – 2 Selangor Selangor
Mehmet  60' Report Hazwan  36'
Afiq  89'
Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
Attendance: 7,063
Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli Johor

24 November 2015
20:45 UTC+8
Felda United Kuala Lumpur 1 – 1 Johor Johor Darul Ta'zim
Thiago  8' Report Amirul  90+4'
Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaakub Perak

24 November 2015
20:45 UTC+8
Kedah Kedah 1 – 1 Selangor PKNS
Syazwan  75' Report Pedro  86'
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar, Kedah
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: S. Sittharajan Sabah

Second leg

28 November 2015
19:45 UTC+8
LionsXII Singapore 2 – 0 Pahang Pahang
van Huizen  12'
Faris  18'
Report
Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore
Attendance: 5,898
Referee: Mohd Zamzaidi Katimin

Pahang won 4–3 on aggregate.


28 November 2015
20:45 UTC+8
Selangor Selangor 1 – 1 Sarawak Sarawak
Afiq  28' Report Ashri  22'
Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar

Selangor won 3–2 on aggregate.


28 November 2015
20:45 UTC+8
Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor 1 – 2 Kuala Lumpur Felda United
Safiq  50' Report Thiago  4' (pen.)
Zah Rahan  76'
Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium, Larkin, Johor
Attendance: 23,410
Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin

Felda United won 3–2 on aggregate.


28 November 2015
20:45 UTC+8
PKNS Selangor 1 – 3 Kedah Kedah
Pedro  58' Report Edeh  29'
Sandro  57'
Syafiq  90+3'
Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor
Attendance: 6,850
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.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pahang Pahang 0–2 Selangor Selangor 0–0 2–0
Kuala Lumpur Felda United 3–4 Kedah Kedah 2–2 2–1

First Leg

02 December 2015
20:45 UTC+8
Pahang Pahang 0 – 0 Selangor Selangor
Report
Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang
Attendance: 21,653
Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar

02 December 2015
20:45 UTC+8
Felda United Kuala Lumpur 2 – 2 Kedah Kedah
Thiago  14', 55' Report Sandro  38'
Edeh  63'
Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: Mohd Zohri Tajuddin

Second leg

06 December 2015
20:45 UTC+8
Selangor Selangor 2 – 0 Pahang Pahang
de Paula  11'
Nazmi  54'
Report
Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob

Selangor won 2–0 on aggregate.


06 December 2015
20:45 UTC+8
Kedah Kedah 2 – 1 Kuala Lumpur Felda United
Edeh  44'
Sandro  51'
Report Syamim  39'
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar, Kedah
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Muhd Zamzaidi Katimin

Kedah won 4–3 on aggregate.



Final

The final will be played on 12 December 2015 at the Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam, Selangor.


12 December 2015
20:45 UTC+8
Selangor Selangor 2 – 0 Kedah Kedah
Hazwan  4', 48' Report
Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin

Statistics

Top scorers

Statistics exclude play-off round.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Sandro Mendonça Kedah 8
Brazil Thiago Augusto Fernandes Felda United
3 Nigeria Chidi Edeh Kedah 7
4 Brazil Gilmar Silva Kelantan 5
Singapore Safuwan Baharudin LionsXII
Nigeria Dickson Nwakaeme Pahang
7 Malaysia Azamuddin Akil Pahang 4
Malaysia Safiq Rahim Johor Darul Ta'zim
Argentina Gabriel Guerra PKNS
Malaysia Ahmad Hazwan Bakri Selangor
11 Maldives Ali Ashfaq PDRM 3
Malaysia Azinee Taib Penang
The Gambia Muhamed Sumareh PDRM
South Korea Lee Kil-hoon Penang
CanadaJapan Issey Nakajima-Farran Terengganu
Malaysia Safee Sali Johor Darul Ta'zim

Source:[3]

Winners

2015 Malaysia Cup Winner
Selangor
Selangor
33rd Title

References

External links

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