The FAM Cup (Malay: Piala FAM) was a knock-out football tournament for the Malaysia M3 League and the Malaysia M4 League in Malaysia. From 2008 to 2018 it was held as a third-tier league and used the FAM League (Liga FAM) name.

The competition was first held in September 1951. Up to 1973, the competition was open to state teams that also competed in the Malaysia Cup, before the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) opened up the competition to club sides from 1974 onwards.

Format 1951–1973: as a secondary knockout competition between state teams only after Piala Malaysia. 1974–1989: as a secondary knockout competition between club teams only after Piala Malaysia. 1990–2007: as a third-tier knockout competition. 2008–2018 : as a third-tier league competition.

History Piala FAM was established in August 1951 as a secondary knockout competition to the more prestigious Malaya Cup. The competition was held between the state teams and uniformed units including Singapore, the Police, the Army, and the Malaysian Prison Department in its early days. The inaugural season started in September 1951 after the Malaya Cup final concluded. The final was held on 26 April 1952 between Penang and Selangor which was won by Penang. Starting in 1974, the state teams were barred from entering the competition and only club sides were allowed to enter.

With the advent of the two-division Semi-Pro League in 1989, the FAM Cup became a third-tier competition. In 1993, the format of the competition was changed to include a two-group league which was followed by a traditional knockout format. Promotion to the professional M-League was introduced for the first time in 1997, with Johor FC and NS Chempaka becoming the first two sides to be promoted that year.

The final knockout competition format was played out for the 2007 season where four clubs were promoted including the champions, runners-up and the losing semi-finalists. In 2008, further changes were made when the knockout stages were abolished and a double round-robin league format was introduced. The tournament was now known as Liga FAM.

In 2016, the FAM decided to rename the competition again from Liga FAM back to its original name, the Piala FAM. However, the format of the competition was still contested as a league tournament as before. The final match for the 2016 season was broadcast by Astro Arena. A total of 16 clubs competed in the competition for the 2017 season and was divided into two groups. On 15 February 2017, Sungai Ara withdrew from the league and left the competition with 15 clubs in total.

It was announced on 19 December 2018 that the format was changed back to a straight knock-out tournament, starting from the 2019 season. This proposal was scrapped however as the Football Association of Malaysia rebranded the competition as the Malaysia M3 League from the 2019 season onwards, with the FAM taking control of both the Malaysia M3 League and the Malaysia M4 League as well.

Logo evolution Since the inception of the competition in 1951, numerous logos were introduced to reflect the sponsorship. For the 2017 season a new logo was unveiled.

Champions

As Malaysia FAM Cup

No. Season Champions Runners-up Score in final 1 1952 Penang Selangor 5–0 2 1953 Kelantan Selangor 1–1 (Trophy shared) 3 1954 Kelantan Combined Services @ ATM FA 2–1 4 1955 Penang Selangor 2–1 5 1956 Penang Negeri Sembilan FA 5–1 6 1957 Penang Malacca FA 8–1 7 1958 Combined Services @ ATM FA Malacca FA 3–1 8 1959 Perak Johor FA 1–0 9 1960 Selangor Perak 5–0 10 1961 Selangor Penang 5–3 11 1962 Selangor Penang 4-3 12 1963 Singapore FA Kelantan 7–0 13 1964 Perak Selangor 7–1 14 1965 Perak Singapore FA 3–2 15 1966 Selangor Johor FA 3–0 16 1967 Singapore FA Selangor 2–1 17 1968 Selangor Penang 3–2 18 1969 Terengganu Selangor 3–1 19 1970 Penjara F.C. Selangor 3–2 20 1971 Penjara F.C. Kelantan 5–2 21 1972 Selangor Kelantan 2–1 22 1973 Penjara F.C. Johor FA 1–0 23 1974 UMNO Selangor F.C. Kuantan 2–1 24 1975 Kuantan LKPP Kelantan F.C. 1–0 25 1976 Kelab Sukan Adabi Kuantan 1–0 26 1977 Kuantan Kelab Kilat Kota Bharu 2–2 (Trophy shared) 27 1978 NS Indians F.C. PKNS F.C. 0–0 (Trophy shared) 28 1979 PKNS F.C. Hong Chin F.C. 2–1 29 1980 Darulmakmur F.C. NS Indians F.C. 4–1 30 1981 SPPP FC UMBC F.C. 4–2 31 1982 Kelab Sultan Sulaiman MARA F.C. 2–0 32 1983 SPPP FC ??? - 33 1984 Johor Bahru FA Fajar Hiliran F.C. 2–1 34 1985 KL Cheqpoint F.C. DBKL F.C. 1–0 35 1986 PDC F.C. ??? - 36 1987 DBKL F.C. Kinta Indians F.C. 1–0 37 1988 DBKL F.C. ??? - 38 1989 PKNK FC DBKL F.C. 1–0 39 1990 DBKL F.C. ??? - 40 1990-91 DBKL F.C. Public Bank F.C. 1–0 41 1991-92 PKNK F.C. Intel F.C. 2–1 42 1993 Intel F.C. PKNP F.C. 1–1 5–4 (PSO) 43 1994 PKENJ F.C. Intel F.C. PKENJ F.C. won 1–0 on aggregate 1st leg 1–0; 2nd leg 0–0 44 1995 PKENJ F.C. LKPP Pahang F.C. PKENJ F.C. won 2–0 on aggregate 1st leg 1–0; 2nd leg 0–1 45 19961 TM F.C. PKENJ F.C. TM FC won 4–3 on penalty 1st leg 2–1; 2nd leg 0–1 46 1997 ATM NS Chempaka F.C. ATM FA won 3–0 on aggregate 1st leg 2–0; 2nd leg 1–0 47 1998 TM FC TNB F.C. TM FC won 5–1 on aggregate 1st leg 4–0; 2nd leg 1–1 48 1999 JKR F.C. Malay Mail F.C. 4–2 49 2000 JKR F.C. PDRM FA 1–1 6–5 (PSO) 50 2001 MPPJ FC SAJ Holdings F.C. 3–1 51 2002 JPS F.C. TKN F.C. 5–0 52 2003 PKNS F.C. MK Land F.C. 3–1 53 2004 Suria NTFA F.C. UPB Jendarata F.C. 2–1 54 2005 Kelantan Shahzan Muda S.C. 2–0 55 2006 Pasir Gudang United F.C. ATM 3–0 56 2007 Proton F.C. Beverly F.C. 4–2 57 2008 T-Team MBJB F.C. Held as league tournament 58 2009 Pos Malaysia F.C. USM FC Held as league tournament 59 2010 Sime Darby F.C. SDM Navy Kepala Batas F.C. Held as league tournament 60 2011 NS Betaria FC MBJB F.C. Held as league tournament 61 2012 Putrajaya SPA F.C. Shahzan Muda S.C. Held as league tournament 62 2013 Penang PBAPP F.C. Held as league tournament 63 2014 Kuantan Kuala Lumpur Held as league tournament 64 2015 Melaka United Perlis FA 3–2 65 2016 MISC-MIFA PKNP F.C. MIFA won 3–1 on aggregate 1st leg 1–0; 2nd leg 1–2 66 2017 Sime Darby F.C. UKM F.C. Sime Darby won 3–2 on aggregate 1st leg 1–0; 2nd leg 2–2 67 2018 Terengganu City Selangor United 2–0

Performances by clubs/teams and states

Performance by club (1952–2018) Club Winners Runners-up Selangor Penang DBKL S.C. Kelantan Kuantan Perak PKNS FC Penjara F.C. ATM/Combined Services F.C. Singapore FA PKENJ FC JKR FC PKNK FC SPPP FC TM F.C. Sime Darby F.C. Melaka United Intel FC NS Indians FC Terengganu UMNO FC Kelab Sukan Adabi Kelab Kilat Kota Bharu Darul Makmur FC Kelab Sultan Sulaiman Johor Bahru FA KL Cheq Point FC PDC F.C. MPPJ F.C. JPS FC Suria NTFA F.C. Pasir Gudang United Proton F.C. T-Team Pos Malaysia F.C. NS Betaria F.C. Putrajaya SPA F.C. MIFA Terengganu City Johor FA Shahzan Muda S.C. PKNP F.C. MBJB F.C. Negeri Sembilan LKPP Kelantan F.C. Hong Chin F.C. UMBC F.C. MARA F.C. Fajar Hiliran F.C. Kinta Indians F.C. Public Bank F.C. LKPP Pahang F.C. NS Chempaka F.C. TNB F.C. Malay Mail F.C. PDRM FA SAJ Holdings F.C. TKN F.C. MK Land F.C. Jenderata F.C. Beverly F.C. USM F.C. SDMS Kepala Batas F.C. PBAPP F.C. Kuala Lumpur Perlis UKM F.C. Selangor United

Performance by states (1952–2018) Club Winners Runners-up Selangor Penang Kuala Lumpur Kelantan Johor Pahang Perak Melaka Terengganu Negeri Sembilan Singapore Kedah Others

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