2017 Malaysia Cup
# 2017 Malaysia Cup

The 2017 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2017) was the 91st edition of the Malaysia Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia.

The 2017 Malaysia Cup began on August with a preliminary round. A total of 16 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into four groups, each containing four teams. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after six matches qualified to the quarterfinals.

Kedah were the defending champions.

The final was played at the Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam on 4 November 2017. It was the eleventh time that final has been held in Shah Alam, Selangor. The final was contested by the defending champions, Kedah, and Johor Darul Ta'zim. Johor Darul Ta'zim won the match 2–0, with goals from Aidil Zafuan and Gonzalo Cabrera. With that win, Johor Darul Ta'zim secured their second trophy of the 2017 season after successfully retaining the Super League title.

## Format

In the competition, the top eleven teams from the First Round of 2017 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the First Round of 2017 Malaysia Premier League. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.

## Number of teams by states

| Number | State | Team(s) |
| - | - | - |
| 3 | Selangor | Selangor, PKNS and UiTM |
| 2 | Pahang | Pahang and Felda United |
| 2 | Perak | Perak and PKNP |
| 2 | Terengganu | Terengganu and T–Team |
| 1 | Johor | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| 1 | Kedah | Kedah |
| 1 | Kelantan | Kelantan |
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur |
| 1 | Melaka | Melaka United |
| 1 | Negeri Sembilan | Negeri Sembilan |
| 1 | Sarawak | Sarawak |

## Round and draw dates

The draw for the 2017 Malaysia Cup was held on 22 May 2017 at Sri Pentas, Persiaran Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya on live telecast Scoreboard Extra Time with the participating team coaches and captains in attendance.

| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 22 May 2017 22:30 UTC+8 | 4 July 2017 | 4 July 2017 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 22 May 2017 22:30 UTC+8 | 7–8 July 2017 | 7–8 July 2017 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 22 May 2017 22:30 UTC+8 | 18 July 2017 | 18 July 2017 |
| Group stage | Matchday 4 | 22 May 2017 22:30 UTC+8 | 29 July 2017 | 29 July 2017 |
| Group stage | Matchday 5 | 22 May 2017 22:30 UTC+8 | 1–2 August 2017 | 1–2 August 2017 |
| Group stage | Matchday 6 | 22 May 2017 22:30 UTC+8 | 9 September 2017 | 9 September 2017 |
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | 22 May 2017 22:30 UTC+8 | 15–16 September 2017 | 24 September 2017 |
| Knockout stage | Semi-finals | 22 May 2017 22:30 UTC+8 | 15 October 2017 | 21 October 2017 |
| Knockout stage | Final | 22 May 2017 22:30 UTC+8 | 4 November 2017 at Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor | 4 November 2017 at Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor |

## Seeding

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim Pahang Kedah Perak | Selangor Felda United Kelantan T-Team | PKNS Melaka United Sarawak Negeri Sembilan | Terengganu PKNP Kuala Lumpur UiTM |

## Group stage

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PKNP | PHG | NSL | TTM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | PKNP | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Pahang | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals | 6–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Negeri Sembilan | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–3 |
| 4 | T–Team | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 5 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PRK | FLDU | KUL | PKNS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Perak | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | FELDA United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 5 | | 0–3 | 1–4 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | PKNS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KDH | MLK | KLT | UITM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kedah | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Melaka United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–6 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Kelantan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | | 3–1 | 2–3 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | UiTM | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 6 | | 0–5 | 5–3 | 2–0 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JDT | SGR | SWK | TRG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Selangor | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 3–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Sarawak | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Terengganu | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | — |

## Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

* In the draw for the quarter final, the fourth group winners were seeded, and the fourth group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
* In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B2 | FELDA United | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| A1 | PKNP | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| A1 | PKNP | 3 | 1 | 4 | FELDA United | FELDA United | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | Kedah | Kedah | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| D2 | Selangor | 2 | 0 | 2 | Kedah | Kedah | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| C1 | Kedah | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | Kedah | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | Kedah | Kedah | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2 |
| A2 | Pahang | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2 |
| B1 | Perak | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| B1 | Perak | 1 | 4 | 5 | Perak | Perak | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| c2 | Melaka United | 1 | 1 | 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| D1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 15 & 16 September 2017, and the second legs were played on 24 September 2017.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| FELDA United | 5–4 | PKNP | 1–3 | 4–1 |
| Selangor | 2–4 | Kedah | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Melaka United | 2–5 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Pahang | 3–5 | Perak | 3–1 | 0–4 |

### Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 15 October 2017, and the second legs were played on 21 October 2017.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| FELDA United | 1–3 | Kedah | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Perak | 1–4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1–1 | 0–3 |

### Final

The final were played on 4 November 2017 at the Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor, Malaysia.

## Statistics

### Top goalscorers

    As of 4 November 2017

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sandro da Silva | Kedah | 9 |
| 2 | Gilmar | Perak | 8 |
| 3 | Akanni-Sunday Wasiu | UiTM | 7 |
| 4 | Mohammed Ghaddar | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 |
| 4 | Shahrel Fikri | PKNP | 6 |
| 5 | Ken Ilsø | Kedah | 5 |
| 5 | Matheus Alves | Pahang | 5 |
| 5 | Rufino Segovia | Selangor | 5 |
| 6 | Thiago Augusto | FELDA United | 4 |
| 6 | Ifedayo Olusegun | FELDA United | 4 |

### Own goals

| Rank | Player | For | Club | Date | Own goal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mohd Afif Amiruddin | PKNP | Pahang | 7/7/2017 | 1 |
| 1 | Faiz Bandong | Kedah | UiTM | 7/7/2017 | 1 |
| 1 | Annas Rahmat | T–Team | Negeri Sembilan | 7/7/2017 | 1 |
| 1 | Dzulazlan Ibrahim | Selangor | Sarawak | 8/7/2017 | 1 |
| 1 | Hasbullah Abu Bakar | Perak | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 15/10/2017 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

    As of matches played on 4 November 2017

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Izham Tarmizi | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4 |
| 1 | Ifwat Akmal | Kedah | 4 |
| 2 | Hafizul Hakim | Perak | 3 |
| 3 | Haziq Nadzli | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2 |
| 3 | Abdul Hadi Hamid | Kedah | 2 |
| 3 | Kamarul Effandi | Kuala Lumpur | 2 |
| 3 | Suffian Abdul Rahman | Terengganu | 2 |
| 4 | 12 players | 12 players | 1 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Thiago Augusto Fernandes | FELDA United | Kuala Lumpur | 1 – 4 | 29 July 2017 |
| Akanni-Sunday Wasiu | UiTM | Melaka United | 5 – 3 | 9 September 2017 |
| Shahrel Fikri | PKNP | FELDA United | 1 – 3 | 15 September 2017 |
