2015 Malaysia Cup

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

2015 TM Malaysia Cup
TM Piala Malaysia 2015
CountryMalaysia
Singapore
Teams16
Defending championsPahang
ChampionsSelangor (33 titles)
Runners-upKedah
Matches played31
Goals scored184 (5.94 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)(8 goals)
Sandro
Thiago Augusto Fernandes
Best playerAhmad Hazwan Bakri
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The 2015 Malaysia Cup began on August with a preliminary round. A total of 16 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into four groups, each containing four teams. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after six matches qualified to the quarterfinals.

Pahang were 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 Kedah 2–0.

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

Format

In the competition, the top 10 teams from 2015 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top 4 teams from 2015 Malaysia Premier League. The remaining two teams from 2015 Malaysia Super League and the team who finished 5th and 6th place in the 2015 Malaysia Premier League competed in the playoffs for the remaining 2 spots. The teams were 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
ATM 3–0 Negeri Sembilan
Abdulafees  12', 52'
Shukur  38'		 Report
Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang
Sime Darby 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Report Shafiq  45'

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
Johor Darul Ta'zim II

Group stage
Main article: 2015 Malaysia Cup group stage

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

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts JDT SAR ATM PER
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15 16 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 4–0 2–0
2 Sarawak 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8 0–3 — 1–0 1–0
3 ATM 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 7 2–3 2–2 — 4–3
4 Perak 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 3 1–2 1–0 0–2 —
Source: FAM Astro Arena

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEL FEL KEL TTE
1 Selangor 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 10 Advance to knockout phase — 0–0 0–3 2–1
2 FELDA United 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 9 3–2 — 2–2 3–0
3 Kelantan 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 8 0–1 1–1 — 3–1
4 T–Team 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 6 0–1 2–1 3–1 —
Source: FAM Astro Arena

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PKNS PAH PEN PDRM
1 PKNS 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7 11 Advance to knockout phase — 0–2 1–1 0–3
2 Pahang 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10 1–4 — 0–0 4–3
3 Penang 6 1 3 2 10 11 −1 6 0–3 4–1 — 2–3
4 PDRM 6 1 2 3 10 16 −6 5 1–1 0–3 3–3 —
Source: FAM Astro Arena

Knockout stage

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the quarter final, the fourth group winners were seeded, and the fourth 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.

Bracket
  Quarter-finals Semi-final Final
                             
LionsXII 1 2 3  
Pahang 4 0 4  
  Pahang 0 0 0  
  Selangor 0 2 2  
Selangor 2 1 3
  Sarawak 1 1 2  
    Selangor 2
  Kedah 0
  Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 1 2  
Felda United 1 2 3  
  Felda United 2 1 3
  Kedah 2 2 4  
PKNS 1 1 2
  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 4–3 LionsXII 4–1 0–2
Sarawak 2–3 Selangor 1–2 1–1
Felda United 3–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–1 2–1
Kedah 4–2 PKNS 1–1 3–1

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 0–2 Selangor 0–0 0–2
Felda United 3–4 Kedah 2–2 1–2

Final
Main article: 2015 Malaysia Cup Final

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

Selangor 2–0 Kedah
Hazwan  4', 48' Report
Attendance: 80,000[3]
Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin

Statistics

Top scorers

Statistics exclude play-off round.

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

Source:[4]

Winners
2015 Malaysia Cup Winner

Selangor
33rd title

References
  1. "Undian Piala Malaysia 2015 pada 27 Ogos ini". TRWC. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. "Undian Piala Malaysia 2015 - 27 Ogos 2015". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. "Full Time Summary Final – Selangor v Kedah". FAM. Football Association of Malaysia. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. "Malaysia Cup Top Scorers at Malaysia Football website". Archived from the original on 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
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