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Malaysian football season Football league season
MFL Cup
Dates2 March - 11 November 2023
ChampionsTerengganu II
Matches played127
Goals scored290 (2.28 per match)
Best PlayerUbaidullah Shamsul (Terengganu F.C. II)
Top goalscorerEbenezer Assifuah (16 goals)
Biggest home win4 goals
KDA FC B 4–0 FAM-MSN Project
(15 March 2023)
Biggest away win3 goals
KDA FC B 1-3 Terengganu F.C. II
(3 March 2023)
Highest scoring5 goals
Perak F.C. II 3-2 Kuching City F.C.
(3 March 2023)
Highest attendance412
Terengganu F.C. II 2-0 Penang F.C.
(10 March 2023)
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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.

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.

Teams and stadiums

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Pasir Gudang, Johor Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium 15,000
Kedah Darul Aman B Alor Setar Darul Aman Stadium 32,387
Kelantan Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 22,000
Kelantan United Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 22,000
Kuala Lumpur City Extension Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Stadium 18,000
Kuching City Kuching Sarawak State Stadium 26,000
Negeri Sembilan Seremban Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 45,000
PDRM Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 10,000
Penang George Town City Stadium, Penang 25,000
Perak II Manjung Manjung Municipal Council Stadium 17,000
Sabah Kota Kinabalu Likas Stadium 35,000
Selangor U-23 Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 10,000
Sri Pahang Kuantan Darul Makmur Stadium 40,000
FAM-MSN Project Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 10,000
Terengganu II Kuala Terengganu Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium 15,000

Draws

The draw ceremony was held on 31 January 2023, at 15:00 (MST) which was broadcast live on YouTube MFL.

Central Zone
Teams
Kuala Lumpur City
Selangor U-23
PDRM
FAM-MSN Project
North Zone
Teams
Kedah Darul Aman B
Perak II
Penang
South Zone
Teams
Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Negeri Sembilan
East Zone
Teams
Terengganu II
Sri Pahang
Borneo Zone
Teams
Sabah
Kuching City
1 State Clubs
Teams
Kelantan
Kelantan United

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation TER JDT PDM KED PEN SAB FMP KLU
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.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation SEL KUL SRI PRK NSE KUC KEL
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.

Champions Round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TER JDT SRI SEL PDM KUL PRK KED
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.

Final

Terengganu II1-0JDT II
Isa Raman 88' Report
Kuala Lumpur Stadium, CherasAttendance: 3,055Referee: Mohd Fusser Bin Mad Sallih


Winner

MFL Cup 2023 Champions
Terengganu

Terengganu II
1st title

Top scorers

As of 31 July 2023
Ked Pemain Kelab Gol
1 Malaysia Gabriel Nistelrooy Johor Darul Ta'zim II 12
2 Ghana Ebenezer Assifuah Kedah Darul Aman B 11
3 Nigeria Chukwu Chijioke PDRM 9
4 Malaysia Daryl Sham Johor Darul Ta'zim II 5
Malaysia Syahmi Zamri Terengganu II
6 Malaysia Harith Akif Kelantan 4
Malaysia Cornelius Ornley Kuching City
Malaysia Harith Samsuri Negeri Sembilan
Senegal Jacque Faye PDRM
Malaysia Hakimi Isa Perak II
Malaysia Azhad Harraz Sabah
Malaysia Nasyrullah Zaki Sri Pahang
Malaysia Muslihuddin Atiq Terengganu II

See also

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