The 2022 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2022), officially known as the TM Piala Malaysia 2022 for sponsorship reasons, was the 96th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the Malaysian Football League (MFL).
Kuala Lumpur City were the defending champions after defeating Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 in the previous final, but were eliminated by Terengganu in the quarter-finals.
Johor Darul Ta'zim won the final with score 2–1 over Selangor to clinch their third Malaysia Cup title.
Format In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2022 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2022 Malaysia Premier League. In this edition, the group stage was not played. The competition was played from 25 October to 26 November 2022, with 16 teams in the knockout stage which began in the round of 16, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. This stage was played in two legs, except for the final which was played as a single leg. On 19 October 2022, the Malaysian Football League (MFL) announced that the away goals rule had been abolished.
Schedule and draw dates The draw for the 2022 Malaysia Cup was held on 25 October 2022. PhaseRoundFirst legSecond legKnockout phaseRound 1626 & 27 October 202231 October & 1 November 2022Quarter-finals5 & 6 November 202211 & 12 November 2022Semi-finals15 & 16 November 202220 & 21 November 2022Final26 November 2022
Seeding Teams were divided to their pots according to their placements in the 2022 Malaysia Super League and 2022 Malaysia Premier League. Pot A included the top 4 teams from the Super League, pot B included teams placed 5th and 6th in the Super League and the top 2 teams from the Premier League, and pot C included teams placed 7th to 11th in the Super League together with those placed 3rd to 5th in the Premier League. Pot A (R16 Away Team 4, 8, 12, 16)Pot B (R16 Away Team 2, 6, 10, 14)Pot C (R16 Home Team 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15) Johor Darul Ta'zimTerengganuSabahNegeri Sembilan SelangorKuala Lumpur City<br/ >KelantanKuching City Sri PahangKedah Darul AmanPetaling Jaya CitySarawak UnitedPenangKelantan UnitedPDRMUiTM
Knockout stage
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the final which was played as a single-leg game.
Bracket
Round of 16
The first legs were played on 26 and 27 October, and the second legs on 31 October and 1 November 2022.
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 5 and 6 November, and the second legs on 11 and 12 November 2022.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 15 and 16 November, and the second legs on 20 and 21 November 2022.
Final
The final was played on 26 November 2022 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 BergsonJohor Darul Ta'zim7 Kpah ShermanTerengganu3 CaionSelangor64 Fernando ForestieriJohor Darul Ta'zim45 Lucas SilvaPenang3 Kipré TchétchéTerengganu7 Syafiq AhmadJohor Darul Ta'zim2 Romel MoralesKuala Lumpur City Alif HassanKuching City Matheus AlvesNegeri Sembilan Taiki KagayamaSabah Baddrol BakhtiarSabah Steven RodriguezSri Pahang Faisal HalimTerengganu
See also 2022 Piala Sumbangsih 2022 Malaysia Super League 2022 Malaysia Premier League 2022 Malaysia M3 League 2022 Malaysia M5 League
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