Piala Emas Raja-Raja

Piala Emas Raja–Raja
Founded 1922 (1922)
Country Malaysia Malaysia
Confederation AFC
Number of teams 16 (from 2016)
2013 Piala Emas Raja–Raja

Piala Emas Raja–Raja (English: Kings Gold Cup) is an amateur annual football competition held between the states in Malaysia. It is a competition contested among Malay origin players in the states of Malaysia. The competition is managed by the Persatuan Bolasepak Melayu Malaysia (PBMM).

The competition has been held for a long time and the first known recorded champions was Perak in 1927.[1][2]

Piala Agong will also be competed as an opening match of the current season of the Piala Emas Raja-Raja where the previous year winners of Piala Emas Raja-Raja will compete against the previous year winners of Piala Agong where they will be defending their trophy.[3]

History

The competition was first held in the year 1922 during the visit of His Royal Highness the Regent of England (Prince of Wales) to the east including Malaya and Singapore. Various celebrations were held including Malay Football Tournament sponsored 'Malaya / Borneo Exhibition' held for two weeks in Singapore. 10 state teams that participated were from Singapore, Johor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Perak, Kedah, Penang, Terengganu and Kelantan. Meanwhile, Pahang and Perlis did not participate. During the final, Kedah beat Johor and emerged champion and received the first edition of Kings Gold Cup.[4]

The winners for the 73rd edition, 2013 Piala Emas Raja–Raja is Perlis.[5]

Winners

Corporate sponsor

  • Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association (1926–1946)
  • Puncak Niaga (2009–2010)
  • Bank Mandiri (2011–2012)
  • Proton (2013)
  • GT Radial (2014)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Atsushi Fujioka; Erik Garin; Mikael Jönsson; Hans Schöggl (11 January 2018). "Sultan's Gold Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Piala Emas Raja-Raja beri peluang bekas pemain" (in Malay). Stadium Astro. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "NS tekad rampas Piala Agong dari Perak". Bernama (in Malay). Berita Harian. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tak lapuk dek zaman" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Perlis juara Piala Emas Raja-Raja ke-73". Bernama (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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