The 2025 Malaysia FA Cup final was an association football match between Johor Darul Ta'zim and Sabah on 14 December 2025 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. It was the 36th FA Cup final overall and was the showpiece match of Malaysian football's primary cup competition, the Malaysian Football Association Challenge Cup (Malaysia FA Cup), organised by the Football Association of Malaysia and Malaysian Football League.
Johor Darul Ta'zim won the match 5–0 for their 5th FA Cup title. As winners, Johor Darul Ta'zim qualified for the group stage of the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two.
Background The Malaysian League competition schedule, which includes the FA Cup competition, has been released by the Malaysian Football League. The final match schedule is anticipated to take place on 14 December 2025.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Johor Darul Ta'zimRoundSabahOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legUM-Damansara United 13–35–0 (A)5–3 (H)Round of 16Bunga Raya 6–06–0 (A)0–0 (H)Penang 5–12–1 (A)3–0 (H)Quarter-finalsKelantan The Real Warriors 5–22–1 (A)3–1 (H)Kuching City 4–12–1 (A)2–0 (H)Semi-finalsSelangor 5–5 2–2 (H)3–3 (A)
Match Details
GK 16 Syihan Hazmi CB 3 Shahrul Saad CB 5 Antonio Glauder CB 23 Eddy Israfilov RM 24 Óscar Arribas CM 4 Afiq Fazail CM 30 Natxo Insa (c) LM 33 Jonathan Silva AM 28 Nacho MéndezCF 11 JairoCF 88 Manuel Hidalgo Substitutes:GK 1 Christian Abad DF 13 Park Jun-heong DF 22 Corbin-Ong DF 50 Junior EldstålDF 91 Syahmi SafariMF 6 Hong Wan MF 21 Nazmi Faiz MF 20 Teto FW 37 Heberty Coach: Xisco Muñoz GK 31 Damien Lim RB 23 Dane Ingham CB 2 Rawilson Batuil (c) CB 14 Dean PelekanosLB 5 Daniel Ting CM 10 Miguel Cifuentes CM 22 Stuart Wilkin RM 11 Jafri Firdaus AM 28 Darren Lok LM 15 Fergus Tierney CF 21 Ajdin Mujagić Substitutes:GK 19 Khairul Fahmi DF 13 Dinesh Rajasingam DF 33 Dominic TanDF 76 Rozacklye YanamMF 8 Farhan Roslan MF 20 Gary Steven Robbat MF 70 Fakrul Iman FW 30 Shahrol Nizam FW 72 Harith Naem Coach: Jean-Paul de Marigny
Man of the Match: Manuel Hidalgo (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
Assistant referees: Shafiq Ahmad Said Saharudin Ishak Fourth official: Izzul Fikri Video assistant referee: Khairulsyahmi Ahmad Khalidi Assistant video assistant referee: Shukri HaronMatch 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 2026 Malaysia Cup 2026 MFL Challenge Cup
References
External links FAM Official website