The 2011 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2011) was the 85th edition of the Malaysia Cup. The soccer competition began on 6 September 2011 and concluded on 29 October 2011 with the final held at Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam. A total of 16 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into 4 groups of 4 teams, with the group leaders and runners-up after 6 matches qualifying through to the quarterfinals.
Format In this competition, the top 12 teams from Malaysian Super League joined the four teams from Malaysian Premier League. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, at the Stadium Bukit Jalil on 5 August 2011.
Due to the withdrawal of Harimau Muda A, the second bottom team in the 2011 Malaysian Super League and the 5th placed team in the 2011 Malaysia Premier League will compete with each other to take Harimau Muda A spot in the 2011 Malaysia Cup.
Pahang FA and Sime Darby FC will play a two legged match to take a place in the 2011 Malaysia Cup replacing Harimau Muda A
The matches will take place from 6 September 2011 to 29 October 2011. The top two teams in each group will progress to the quarterfinals.
Play Off In the 2011 Malaysia Cup Play off, Pahang FA and Sime Darby FC will play a two legged match to take a place in the 2011 Malaysia Cup replacing Harimau Muda A.
Sime Darby FC won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Seeding The 16 teams were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing four teams. The standings in Super League and Premier League 2011 ended on 9 June 2011 – was used to seed the teams.kakiGOL - Piala Malaysia 2011; Laluan Mudah untuk Kelantan Retrieved at 13 August 2011
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 Kelantan FA Terengganu FA Selangor FA Kedah FA Perak FA Johor FC Negeri Sembilan FA T-Team FC Sabah FA Felda United FC Kuala Lumpur FA PKNS FC Sarawak FA PDRM FA Johor FA Sime Darby FC
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarterfinals
First leg
Second leg
Selangor FA won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals against Terengganu FA.
Negeri Sembilan FA won 3–1 on aggregate after extra time and advanced to the semi-finals against PBDKT T-Team FC.
Terengganu FA won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals against Selangor FA.
PBDKT T-Team FC won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals against Negeri Sembilan FA.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Terengganu FA won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals against Negeri Sembilan FA.
Negeri Sembilan FA won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the finals against Terengganu FA.
Final The final was played at the Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor, on Saturday, 29 October 2011. The original venue was the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, but the Football Association of Malaysia were forced to change the venue because the national stadium were undergoing repairs on the stadium's roof.
Winners
Statistics
Top Scorer
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Hairuddin Omar Negeri Sembilan FA82 Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri Kedah FA6 Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin Terengganu FA6 Abdul Manaf Mamat Terengganu FA6 Shahurain Abu Samah Negeri Sembilan FA63 Mohd Failee Mohamad Ghazli Perak FA5 Indra Putra Mahayuddin PBDKT T-Team FC54 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha Kelantan FA4 Mohd Safiq Rahim Selangor FA4 Mohd Badri Mohd Radzi Kelantan FA4 Norfadzly Alias PBDKT T-Team FC45 Muhammad Shafiq Jamal Perak FA3 Zainizam Marjan Sabah FA3 Mohd Amri Yahyah Selangor FA3 Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad PBDKT T-Team FC3
References
External links Piala Malaysia 2011 at Malaysia Football Dimos Malaysia Cup at Soccerway