The Malaysia FA Cup () is an annual football competition in Malaysia, established in 1990. It was previously managed by the Football Association of Malaysia, before being transferred to the Malaysian Football League in the 2016 season.
The winners of the competition are awarded a slot in the AFC Champions League Two. The current title holders are Johor Darul Ta'zim, which won their fifth title in 2025.
History The tournament was introduced during the Liga Semi-Pro era in 1990. The first winner of the competition was Perak who beat Selangor 4–2 in the final at Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur.
In 2016, FMLLP has taken over the management of the competition from the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). In the 2016 season, 32 teams competed in the tournament, 12 teams each from the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia Premier League, with the remaining 8 spots decided by a play-off between the Malaysia FAM League teams.
Logo evolution Since the inception of the competition in 1990, numerous logo has been introduced for the cup to reflect the sponsorship purpose. Dunhill was the title sponsor for the competition until the agreement was ended at the end of the 2004 season as tobacco advertising was banned in the country. From 2005 to 2010, the Piala FA incorporated the TM brand as part of its logo as the title sponsor. After the end of TM sponsorship for seven consecutive years, FAM has been partnering with Astro Media as a strategic partner for the Malaysian League starting from the 2011 season.
In 2012, FAM introduced a new logo which has been used from 2012 until the end of the 2015 season. For the 2016 season a new logo was introduced as part of the takeover of the league by FMLLP. Superbest Power has become the title sponsor of the tournament for the 2016 season. For the 2017 season, FMLLP introduced a new logo without the title sponsor. In July 2018, FMLLP introduced a new logo with Shopee as the title sponsor for the 2018 season.
Sponsorship PeriodSponsorName1990–2004DunhillDunhill FA Cup2005–2010TMTM Fa Cup2016Superbest PowerSuperbest Power FA Cup2018–2019ShopeeShopee FA Cup
Qualification for subsequent competitions
Asian football The Malaysia FA Cup winners qualify for the following season's AFC Champions League Two. Previously, if the FA Cup winners also qualified for the following season's AFC Champions League or AFC Cup through their league or Asian performance, then the runner-up of the Malaysia Super League was given the Asian slot.
In 2020, the tournament was declared 'null and void' due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Asian qualification berth for the AFC Champions League or AFC Cup was moved to the 2020 Malaysia Cup.
Finals
Year Winners Runners–up Score Venue 1990 Perak Selangor 4–2 Merdeka Stadium 1991 Selangor Perak 1–0 Merdeka Stadium 1992 Sarawak Kuala Lumpur 2–1 Sarawak State Stadium 1993 Kuala Lumpur Sabah 2–1 Merdeka Stadium 1994 Kuala Lumpur Sabah 3–1 Merdeka Stadium 1995 Sabah Pahang 3–1 Merdeka Stadium 1996 Kedah Sarawak 1–0 Merdeka Stadium 1997 Selangor Pulau Pinang 1–0 Perak Stadium 1998 Johor Sabah 1–0 Likas Stadium 1999 Kuala Lumpur Terengganu 0–0 (5–3 pen.) Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium 2000 Terengganu Pulau Pinang 1–1 (4–3 pen.) Batu Kawan Stadium 2001 Selangor Sarawak 1–0 Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2002 Pulau Pinang Perak 1–0 Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2003 Negeri Sembilan Perlis 2–1 Perak Stadium 2004 Perak Terengganu 3–0 Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2005 Selangor Perak 4–2 Shah Alam Stadium 2006 Pahang Perlis 0–0 (4–2 pen.) Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2007 Kedah Perlis 0–0 (4–2 pen.) Batu Kawan Stadium 2008 Kedah Selangor 3–2 Shah Alam Stadium 2009 Selangor Kelantan 1–1 (4–1 pen.) Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2010 Negeri Sembilan Kedah 1–1 (5–4 pen.) Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2011 Terengganu Kelantan 2–1 Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2012 Kelantan Sime Darby 1–0 Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2013 Kelantan Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–0 Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2014 Pahang Felda United 2–1 Shah Alam Stadium 2015 LionsXII Kelantan 3–1 Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim PKNS 2–1 Shah Alam Stadium 2017 Kedah Pahang 3–2 Shah Alam Stadium 2018 Pahang Selangor 2–0 Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2019 Kedah Perak 1–0 (a.e.t.) Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Not held 2022 Johor Darul Ta'zim Terengganu 3–1 Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kuala Lumpur City 2–0 Sultan Ibrahim Stadium 2024 Johor Darul Ta'zim Selangor 6–1 Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2025 Johor Darul Ta'zim Sabah 5–0 Bukit Jalil National Stadium
Performance by clubs Teams shown in italics no longer exist or no longer compete in the competition. No.ClubWinsRunners-up1 Selangor542 Kedah Darul Aman51 Johor Darul Ta'zim514 Sri Pahang32 Kuala Lumpur City326 Perak247 Kelantan23 Terengganu239 Negeri Sembilan2—10 Sabah1411 Sarawak12 Penang1213 Johor FA1— LionsXII1—15 Perlis—316 Sime Darby—1 Felda United—1 PKNS—1
See also Malaysian football league system
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