The Malaysian Charity Shield (English: Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah () or Piala Sumbangsih, is a Malaysian football super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting the reigning Malaysia Super League champions against the previous year's winners of the Malaysia Cup.
Johor Darul Ta'zim are the current title holders after winning their eleventh title in 2026.
History The Malaysian Charity Shield was first held in 1985, contested between Selangor and Pahang, with Selangor becoming the first winner after winning the match 2–1. The cup format has changed when during early days it was contested by the previous year winners of the Malaysia FA Cup against the Malaysia Cup winners, and only in recent years it has changed to be contested between the last year league winners against the Malaysia Cup winners.
The match act as the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting the reigning Malaysia Super League champions against the previous year's winners of the Malaysia Cup. If the Malaysia Super League champions also won the Malaysia Cup, then the league runners-up provide the opposition. Since 2016, the Piala Sumbangsih match is also considered the first match of the league season, where the league points are awarded.
Winners YearWinnersRunners-upScoreVenue 1985 Selangor Pahang 2–1 Stadium Merdeka 1986 Johor Singapore 1–1 (6–5 pen.) Stadium Merdeka 1987 Selangor Kuala Lumpur 1–0 Stadium Merdeka 1988 Kuala Lumpur Pahang 2–1 Darul Makmur Stadium 1989 Singapore Kuala Lumpur 1–0 KLFA Stadium 1990 Selangor Kuala Lumpur 0–0 (3–0 pen.) Stadium Merdeka 1991 Kedah Selangor 2–1 Darul Aman Stadium 1992 Pahang Johor 2–0 Larkin Stadium 1993 Pahang Sarawak 5–0 Darul Makmur Stadium 1994 Kedah Kuala Lumpur 1–0 Darul Aman Stadium 1995 Kuala Lumpur Pahang 3–2 Stadium Merdeka 1996 Selangor Sabah 2–0 Likas Stadium 1997 Selangor Kedah 2–0 Shah Alam Stadium 1998 Sarawak Selangor 3–1 Negeri Stadium 1999 Perak Johor 2–0 Perak Stadium 2000 Kuala Lumpur Brunei 1–1 (4–3 pen.) KLFA Stadium 2001 Terengganu Perak 4–0 Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium 2002 Selangor Terengganu 2–1 Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium 2003 Pulau Pinang Selangor 1–0 Batu Kawan Stadium 2004 MPPJ FC Negeri Sembilan 4–2 MPPJ Stadium 2005 Perak Perlis 2–2 (4–2 pen.) Utama Stadium 2006 Perak Selangor 4–2 Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2007 Perlis Pahang 2–1 Utama Stadium 2008 Perlis Kedah 0–0 (6–5 pen.) Darul Aman Stadium 2009 Selangor Kedah 4–1 Darul Aman Stadium 2010 Selangor Negeri Sembilan 2–1 Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 2011 Kelantan Selangor 2–0 Shah Alam Stadium 2012 Negeri Sembilan Kelantan 2–1 Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2013 ATM Kelantan 1–1 (4–3 pen.) Shah Alam Stadium 2014 Pahang LionsXII 1–0 Darul Makmur Stadium 2015 Johor Darul Ta'zim Pahang 2–0 Larkin Stadium 2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim Selangor 1–1 (7–6 pen.) Larkin Stadium 2017 Kedah Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–1 (5–4 pen.) Larkin Stadium 2018 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kedah 2–1 Larkin Stadium 2019 Johor Darul Ta'zim Perak 1–0 Larkin Stadium 2020 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kedah 1–0 Sultan Ibrahim Stadium 2021 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kedah Darul Aman 2–0 Sultan Ibrahim Stadium 2022 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kuala Lumpur City 3–0 Sultan Ibrahim Stadium 2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim Terengganu 2–0 Sultan Ibrahim Stadium 2024 Johor Darul Ta'zim Selangor 3–0 () Sultan Ibrahim Stadium 2025 Johor Darul Ta'zim Selangor 3–0 Sultan Ibrahim Stadium 2026 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kuching City 3–0 Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Performance by clubs Since its establishment, this tournament has been won by 16 teams. Teams shown in italics no longer exist or no longer compete in the competition. RankTeamWinnersRunners-up1 Johor Darul Ta'zim1112 Selangor883 Kedah Darul Aman364 Sri Pahang35 Kuala Lumpur City356Perak327 Perlis218 Johor FA12Negeri Sembilan12Kelantan12 Terengganu1212 Sarawak11 Singapore1114 Pulau Pinang10 MPPJ10 ATM1017 Sabah01 Brunei01 LionsXII01 Kuching City01
See also MFL Challenge Cup MFL Cup Piala Emas Raja-Raja Football in Malaysia
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