The MFL Cup () was the reserve team football league for the Malaysia Super League members. It was organized by the Malaysian Football League (MFL). It was founded in 2023 as the only reserve team league under the Malaysian football league system.
Terengganu II are the inaugural champions of the MFL Cup, having beaten Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1–0 in the 2023 final. The MFL Cup was folded in March 2025 in line with the Malaysian Football League's move to reduce expenses. JDT II won the 2024–25 MFL Cup season over Selangor F.C. U-23 by one point.
History Beginnings The first MFL Cup took place during the 2023 season, featuring fifteen teams. These teams were divided in group A consisting of eight teams, and Group B consisting of seven teams. Each team was drawn from the Central Zone, North, South, East, Borneo, and one State team. The inaugural match of the MFL Cup was held on March 2, where Johor Darul Ta'zim II secured a 1–0 victory over Penang at the Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium. Although Aysar Hadi was the sole goalscorer in that match, he was not the first player to score in the MFL Cup. The honor went to Harith Najwan of the FAM-MSN Project in a match against PDRM. Terengganu II ultimately won the first MFL Cup by defeating Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1–0 in the final.
Competition format The Malaysian Football League (MFL) introduced another change involving the MFL Cup as the 2024–25 season featured a one-group league format, instead of the two-group format used in the 2023 MFL Cup season. The governing body explained that the league's format change was made after receiving a request from the participants and as the initiative to strengthen the under-23 group of players. The MFL has also allowed a quota of 5 over-age players, including 3 foreigners in each team. A maximum of three foreign players and two over-age players can play at the same time.
+FromToTeamsMatch-weeksGroup formatFinal202315212024–251322
Teams (2024) TeamPosition in 2023First seasonTitlesLast titleJohor Darul Ta'zim II2nd20230Kedah Darul Aman B8th20230Kelantan Darul Naim15th20230Kuala Lumpur City Extension6th20230Kuching City12th20230Negeri Sembilan10th20230PDRM5th20230Perak II7th20230Penang II9th20230Sabah II11th20230Selangor4th20230Sri Pahang3rd20230Terengganu II1st202312023
Other teams +Overview of MFL Cup former teamsTeamFirst seasonFinal seasonFAM-MSN Project20232023Kelantan20232023
Stadiums and locations (2024)
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityJohor Darul Ta'zim IIPasir GudangPasir Gudang Corporation Stadium15,000Kedah Darul Aman BAlor SetarDarul Aman Stadium32,387Kelantan Darul NaimKota BharuSultan Muhammad IV Stadium22,000Kuala Lumpur City ExtensionKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur Stadium18,000Kuching CityKuchingSarawak State Stadium26,000Negeri SembilanTampinTampin Mini Stadium3,000PDRMSelayangSelayang Stadium16,000Perak IIIpohPerak Stadium42,500Penang IIGeorge TownCity Stadium25,000Sabah IIKota KinabaluLikas Stadium35,000SelangorShah AlamUiTM Stadium10,000Sri PahangTemerlohTemerloh Mini Stadium10,000Terengganu IIKuala TerengganuSultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium15,000
Results +List of MFL Cup finalsSeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueAttendance2023Terengganu II1–0Johor Darul Ta'zim IIKuala Lumpur Stadium3,055 League match format2024–25Johor Darul Ta'zim IIRRSelangor II
Performance by team +TeamWinnersRunners-upWinning seasonsRunner-up seasonsJohor Darul Ta'zim II112024–252023Terengganu II102023—Selangor II01—2024–25
Awards Top scorers +SeasonPlayerTeamGoals2023 Ebenezer AssifuahKedah Darul Aman B16
Man of the match (final) +SeasonPlayerTeam2023 Ubaidullah ShamsulTerengganu II See also Malaysia Cup Malaysia FA Cup MFL Challenge Cup Piala Emas Raja-Raja Football in Malaysia
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