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MFL Cup
Organising body Malaysian Football League
FoundedMarch 2023; 1 year ago (2023-03)
CountryMalaysia
Confederation AFC
Number of teams15
Current champions Terengganu II (1st title)
Most championships Terengganu II (1 title)
Top goalscorer Ebenezer Assifuah (16)
TV partnersMFL ( YouTube)
Astro
Website www.malaysianfootballleague.com
Current: 2024-25 MFL Cup

The MFL Cup ( Malay: Piala MFL) is the reserve football tournament in Malaysia, organized by the Malaysian Football League (MFL), with 15 teams confirmed to participate. [1]

Age limit

This reserve tournament is dedicated to players under the age of 23. The MFL has also allowed a quota of 5 over-age players, including 3 foreign players in each team.

Format

The tournament is played as follows:

  • League level: 15 teams are divided into two groups
    • Round 1: Divided into two groups, each team plays home and away. The top four group teams will advance to round 2
    • Round 2: The top two teams in the group will advance to the knockout stage
  • Knockout stage: Final match to determine the winner, played as single-game [2]

Statistics

List of MFL Cup finals
Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue Attendance Ref.
2023 Terengganu II 1–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Kuala Lumpur Stadium 3,055 [3]

Performance by team

Team Winners Runners-up Winning seasons Runner-up seasons
Terengganu II 1 0 2023
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 0 1 2023

Awards

Top scorers

Season Player Team Goals
2023 Ghana Ebenezer Assifuah Kedah Darul Aman B 16

Man of the match (final)

Season Player Team
2023 Malaysia Ubaidullah Shamsul Terengganu II

Winning coaches

Season Winning coach Team
2023 Malaysia Hairuddin Omar Terengganu II

See also

References

  1. ^ "127 matches will be live on youtube". sukanz.com. 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ "format Piala MFL". 31 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Terengganu FC II 1–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim II". FAM - CMS. Retrieved 2023-11-12.