Piala Emas Raja–Raja () is a regional annual football competition held between the states in Malaysia. Before it was known as the Piala Emas Raja-Raja (the King's Gold Cup or Sultan's Gold Cup), the tournament was known as the Malay International Football League during its inaugural year in 1922. The competition is managed by the Malaysian Malay's Football Association.
History The competition was first held in 1922 during the visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Prince Edward (later known as King Edward VIII), to the East, including Malaya and Singapore. Various celebrations, including the Malay International Football League sponsored by the committee of Malaya-Borneo Exhibition held for two weeks in Singapore. 10 state teams that participated were from Singapore, Johor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Perak, Kedah, Penang, Terengganu and Kelantan. Meanwhile, Pahang and Perlis did not participate. In the final, Kedah defeated Johor 2–0 to emerge as the inaugural champions of the tournament.
For the 100th year celebration (2022 Piala Emas Raja-Raja), Selangor won the competition for the 14th time after defeating PDRM by four goals to one. In 2023, Pahang became the champion of the cup after thrashing Terengganu by three goals to one in Darul Makmur Stadium, Pahang.
Champions and finalists
YearChampionsScoreRunners-up 1922 Kedah 2-0 Johor 1923 Selangor 2-0 Perak 1924 Selangor 1925 Selangor Perak 1926 Selangor 3-0 Negeri Sembilan 1927 Perak 1928 Selangor 1929 Kedah 1930 Selangor 4-3 Perak 1931-34 no competition 1935 Selangor 6-2 Perak 1936-37 no competition 1938 Selangor 1939-46 Suspended due to the World War II – Japanese occupation of Malaya, Singapore and British Borneo 1947 Singapore 1−0 Penang 1948 Kedah 2−0 Singapore 1949 Kedah 1−0 Perak 1950 Singapore walkover Penang 1951 Penang 2−1 Selangor 1952 Kedah 4−1 Perak 1953 Kedah 4−1 Negeri Sembilan 1954 Selangor 6−1 Kedah 1955 Singapore 3−1 Penang 1956 Penang 3−2 Singapore 1957 Selangor 5−4 Kelantan 1958 Singapore 3−0 Penang 1959 Singapore 6−1 Kelantan 1960 Singapore 4−1 Penang 1961 Selangor 4−0 Kelantan 1962 Perak 5−4 Penang 1963 Singapore 6−3 Kelantan 1964 Singapore 2−0 Penang 1965 Johor 2−1 Penang 1966 Penang 2−1 Singapore 1967 Perlis 3−0 Singapore 1968 Penang 4−2 Selangor 1969 Penang 2−1 Johor 1970 Terengganu 3−2 Selangor 1971 ATM 3−1 Penang 1972 Kelantan 3−1 ATM 1973 Singapore 4−1 Kelantan 1974 Perak 3−2 Perlis 1975 Singapore 3−2 Penang 1976 Johor 2−1 Selangor 1977 Terengganu 2−1 Perlis 1978 Kelantan 2−1 Johor 1979 Johor 2−1 Kelantan 1980 Pahang 4−2 Perak 1981 Singapore 2−1 Johor 1982 Kelantan 1−0 Selangor 1983 Singapore 4−2 Penang 1984 ATM 5−4 Kelantan 1985 Kelantan 2−1 Johor 1986 Penang 5−0 Kuala Lumpur 1987 Terengganu 2−0 Perlis 1988 Johor 3−0 Selangor 1989 Kelantan 4−0 Selangor 1990 Perak 3−0 Kelantan 1991 Kelantan 1−0 Terengganu 1992 Negeri Sembilan 2−1 Terengganu 1993 Perlis 1−0 Penang 1994 Kuala Lumpur 2−1 Perlis 1995 Kelantan 4−0 Melaka 1996 Kedah 1−0 Perlis 1997 Selangor 3−1 Kelantan 1998 Penang 2–2 (5–4 pen.) ATM 1999 ATM 3−2 Melaka 2000 Terengganu 3−0 Selangor 2001 Kelantan 3−0 Penang 2002 Penang 1−0 Kedah 2003 Kelantan 2−1 Selangor 2004 Kelantan 2−0 Pahang 2005 Kedah 1−0 Kelantan 2006 Selangor 5−1 ATM 2007 Johor 2−1 Kelantan 2008 Kelantan 4−0 Penang 2009 Perlis 2−0 Kedah 2010 Kelantan 0–0 (4–3 pen.) Kedah 2011 Pahang 3−1 Melaka 2012 Perak 0−0 (2−0) (a.e.t.) Kedah 2013 Perlis 0−0 (a.e.t.)(7–6 pen.) Kedah 2014 Perlis 2−1 Pahang 2015 Negeri Sembilan 1−1 (2−1)(a.e.t.) Perlis 2016 Pahang 6−2 PDRM 2017 Penang 2−1 Kelantan 2018 Pahang 1−0 Terengganu 2019 MISC 2−1 Kuala Lumpur 2020-21 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Selangor 3−2 PDRM 2023 Pahang 4−1 Terengganu 2024 MySPRM-ACeIO 2−1 Bomba Malaysia 2025 Kuala Lumpur 1−0 ATM
Performance by teams RankTeamWinnersRunners-up1 Selangor1492 Kelantan12123 Singapore1244 Penang9125 Kedah866 Perlis567 Johor558 Perak539 Pahang5210 Terengganu4411 ATM3412 Kuala Lumpur2213 Negeri Sembilan2114 MISC1-15 MySPRM-ACeIO1-16 Melaka-317 PDRM-218 Bomba Malaysia-1
Corporate sponsor Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association (1926–1946) Puncak Niaga (2009–2010) Bank Mandiri (2011–2012) Proton (2013) GT Radial (2014) Dunia Sukan (2015) Petrolife Aero LNG (2022–2024)
See also Malaysia Super League Malaysia Premier League Piala FA Malaysia Cup Piala Sumbangsih Football in Malaysia
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