The 2013 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2013) was the 87th season of Malaysia Cup and began on 20 August with a preliminary round and finished on 3 November 2013 with the final, held at Shah Alam Stadium. 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.
Kelantan were the defending champions, having beaten ATM 3–2 in last season's final.Kelantan juara Piala Malaysia 2012 - Sinar Harian For the second time, a Singaporean team, LIONSXII, also newly minted 2013 Malaysian Super League champions, participated in this competition.
This 87th edition ended with Pahang winning the title after beating Kelantan 1–0, with a goal scored by Matías Conti.
Format In this competition, the top 10 teams from 2013 Malaysia Super League is joined by the top 4 teams from 2013 Malaysia Premier League. The remaining 2 teams from 2013 Malaysia Super League and the team who finished 5th and 6th place in the 2013 Malaysia Premier League will battle it out in the playoffs for the remaining 2 spots. The teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams. Voting took place on 27 July at TM Convention Centre, Menara Telekom, Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur.Playoff hari pertama puasa - bharian
Round and draw dates The draws are held at TM Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on 27 July 2013 .2013 Piala Malaysia - fam.org
PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legPlay-offPlay-off round10 July 2013Group stageMatchday 127 July 2013(Kuala Lumpur)20 August 2013Matchday 224 August 2013Matchday 327 August 2013Matchday 431 August 2013Matchday 517 September 2013Matchday 621 September 2013Knockout phaseQuarter-finals27 & 28 September 20134 & 5 October 2013Semi-finals18 & 19 October 201325 & 26 October 2013Final3 November 2013 at Shah Alam Stadium
Play-off
Seeding
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 LionsXII Selangor Darul Takzim FC Kelantan FA Pahang ATM Perak PKNS Terengganu T-Team Sarawak Sime Darby Kedah Johor FELDA United Negeri Sembilan
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage Bracket
Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 27 & 28 September 2013, and the second legs were played on 4 & 5 October 2013.
First leg
Second leg
ATM FA won 4–2 on aggregate.
Pahang FA won 5–3 on aggregate.
Sarawak FA won 3–1 on aggregate.
Kelantan FA won 8–5 on aggregate.
Semi-finals The first leg will be played on 18 & 19 October while the second leg will be played on 25 & 26 October.
First leg
Second leg
Kelantan FA won 4–3 on aggregate.
Pahang FA won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
The Final will be played on 3 Nov 2013 at Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam.
Winners 2013 Piala Malaysia WinnerPahang3rd Title
Statistics Top Scorer
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Marlon Alex James ATM FA9 Matías Conti Pahang FA93 Patrick Ronaldinho Wleh PKNS FC7 Muamer Salibašić Sarawak FA75 Dickson Nwakaeme Kelantan FA66 Indra Putra Mahayuddin Kelantan FA5 Mohd Badri Radzi Kelantan FA5 Fabio Leandro Barbosa Negeri Sembilan FA5 S. Sivanesan Negeri Sembilan FA5 Mohd Azamuddin Akil Pahang FA511 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha Johor Darul Takzim FC4 Alen Guć Kedah FA4 Roman Chmelo PKNS FC4 Bobby Gonzales Sarawak FA4 Karlo Primorac Sime Darby FC4
Own goals RankPlayerForClubOwn Goal1 Hariss HarunATM FALionsXII1 Shakir HamzahSarawak FALionsXII1 Mohd Khairi KimanSarawak FAPerak FA1 Hasmizan KamarodinKelantan FATerengganu FA1
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date S. Sivanesan Negeri Sembilan FA Pahang FA 3-5 Dickson Nwakaeme Kelantan FA Pahang FA 4-0 Muamer Salibašić Sarawak FA Perak FA 6-1 Matías Conti Pahang FA PKNS FC 3-2 Marlon Alex James ATM FA LionsXII 4-1 Muamer Salibašić Sarawak FA Sime Darby FC 3-1
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