The 2023 Malaysia Cup final was a football match played on 8 December 2023, to determine the champion of the 2023 Malaysia Cup. It was the final game of the 97th edition of the Malaysia Cup, organized by the Football Association of Malaysia.

The final was played at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. The match featured Johor Darul Ta'zim, defending champions of the competition, and Terengganu.

The final was refereed by S. Logeswaran in front of 80,550 spectators. Johor Darul Ta'zim scored first in the opening six minutes from Bergson, but Terengganu came back with goals from Ivan Mamut to level the match by the end of half time. Feroz Baharudin and Arif Aiman scored the winner in second half to secured a 4th victory in the competition for Johor Darul Ta'zim, also successfully defend the title.

Teams In the following table, finals until 1966 were in the Malaya Cup era, and since 1967 were in the Malaysia Cup era.

Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) Johor Darul Ta'zim 5 (2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022) Terengganu 6 (1973, 1982, 1998, 2001, 2011, 2018)

Route to the final

The Malaysia Cup began with 16 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of three rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.

Johor Darul Ta'zim RoundTerengganuOpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsKelantan15–15–1 away; 10–0 homeRound of 16Kuala Lumpur Rovers7–04–0 away; 3–0 homeNegeri Sembilan7–13–0 away; 4–1 homeQuarter-finalsSelangor3–12–0 home; 1–1 awayPerak12–24–1 away; 8–1 homeSemi-finalsKuala Lumpur City4–22–1 away; 2–1 home

Match Details Team List and Official

GK 33 Syihan HazmiRB 2 Matthew Davies CB 5 Jordi Amat (c) CB 14 Shane Lowry LB 22 Corbin-Ong CM 4 Afiq Fazail CM 6 Hong Wan RM 42 Arif Aiman AM 37 Heberty LM 45 Fernando Forestieri CF 9 Bergson Substitutes:GK 26 Farizal Marlias DF 15 Feroz Baharudin DF 32 Shahrul SaadDF 91 Syahmi Safari MF 8 Safiq Rahim MF 19 Akhyar Rashid MF 20 Juan MuñizMF 30 Natxo Insa FW 28 Syafiq Ahmad Coach: Esteban Solari GK 38 Suhaimi HusinRB 6 Azam Azmi CB 5 Shahrul Nizam CB 24 Safwan MazlanLB 32 Ubaidullah Shamsul CM 10 Habib Haroon (c) CM 97 Nurillo Tukhtasinov RM 69 Hakim Hassan AM 22 Engku Nur Shakir LM 11 Sony Nordé CF 7 Ivan Mamut Substitutes:GK 1 Rahadiazli RahalimDF 2 Arif FadzilahDF 3 Sardor Kulmatov MF 8 Liridon Krasniqi MF 13 Zuasyraf ZulkiefleMF 18 Syaiful Haqim MF 46 Syahmi ZamriFW 9 Adisak Kraisorn FW 88 Nik Sharif Coach: Tomislav Steinbrückner

Man of the Match: Arif Aiman (Johor Darul Ta'zim)

Assistant referees: Farhan Abdul Aziz Nadziran Eziz Fourth official: Juhairi Idris Reserve assistant referee: Fitri Maskon Ahmad Zuhadi DzulkifliMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

Notes

See also 2023 Malaysia FA Cup

References

External links FAM Official website