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2020 Malaysia Cup

Piala Malaysia 2020
Tournament details
Country	Malaysia
Dates	6–22 November 2020 (Cancelled)
Teams	16
Defending champions	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	23 (3.29 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Leandro Dos Santos (3 goals)
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The 2020 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2020) was the 94th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Malaysian Football League (MFL). Winners would qualify directly to 2021 AFC Cup group stage. Since the tournament had been cancelled, the spot was passed down to the third-placed team in the League.

On 12 November 2020, Malaysian Football League (MFL) confirmed that the tournament would not resume and be cancelled immediately. That mean's closes the season for Malaysian football in 2020 following government's rejection of MFL's appeal, including with large parts of the country in Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) due to COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

Format

In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2020 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2020 Malaysia Premier League. On 28 October 2020, Sabah FA has been excluded from the competition due to the failure to obtain the National Security Council's permission to leave the state of Sabah, which has been placed under a COVID-19 lockdown.

Recently, the Malaysian Football League (MFL) format for the 2020 Malaysia Cup has been changed following the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the country. Group stage competitions were cancelled and replaced with 16 teams by knockout, including matches in the quarter-finals and semi-finals. This competition would feature a format change: the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final would be played in a single-leg format. The matches were played behind closed doors, though spectators could have been allowed following a review of the situation and the decisions of the national and local government.

Round and draw dates

The draw for the 2020 Malaysia Cup will be held on 1 November 2020.

Seeding

Knockout stage

The competition would be played as a mini-tournament style with remaining fixtures to be played as single legged ties. All remaining ties of the competition were played behind closed doors due to the remaining presence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

Key

• c/d = Cancelled

Bracket

Round of 16

The matches were played from 6 to 8 November 2020.

Pulau Pinang	3–1	FELDA United
Casagrande 37' Amer 62' Lee 76'	Report	Vélez 49'

Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–0	Kuching
Arif 19'	Report

Kedah	3–2	Pahang
Shakir 17' Sherman 36' Tchétché 44'	Report	Muslim 49' Faizal 88'

Terengganu	1–0	Petaling Jaya City
Shaakhmedov 37'	Report

Perak	4–0	Kelantan United
Leandro 7', 21', 49' Careca 90+1'	Report

UiTM	3–2	Kelantan
Arif 13', 67' Rafie 16'	Report	Danial 61', 64'

Selangor	2–1	Melaka United
Ifedayo 21' Sandro 52'	Report	Agba 57'

Quarter-finals

The matches should have played from 12 to 13 November 2020, but it be cancelled immediately by the MFL on 12 November 2020 following government's rejection of MFL's appeal due to COVID-19 Pandemic hit that country.

Semi-finals

The matches were played in 17 November 2020.

Final

The final were played on 22 November 2020 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of matches played on 8 November 2020

Players sorted first by goals, then by last name.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Leandro Dos Santos	Perak	3
2	Danial Ashraf	Kelantan	2
	Arif Anwar	UiTM
3	16 players	—	1

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Leandro Dos Santos	Perak	Kelantan United	4–0	7 November 2020

Notes

Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

As of matches played on 8 November 2020.

Players sorted first by clean sheets, then by last name.

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Izham Tarmizi	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1
	Hafizul Hakim	Perak	1
	Rahadiazli Rahalim	Terengganu	1

See also

• 2020 Malaysia FA Cup

Notes

1. ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

References

1. ^ Kin Fai, Ooi (12 November 2020). "2020 Malaysia Cup officially cancelled, Terengganu earns AFC Cup ticket". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
2. "TM Malaysia Cup 2020 cancelled". aseanfootball.org. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
3. Mansor, Zulfaizan (12 November 2020). "Saingan Piala Malaysia 2020 dibatalkan terus". bharian.com.my. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
4. "Keputusan rasmi undian kumpulan Piala Malaysia 2020". mysumber.com. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
5. "Piala Malaysia 2020 jadual keputusan terkini dan kedudukan carta". mysumber.com. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
6. "PIALA MALAYSIA 2020". www.facebook.com. Malaysian Football League. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

External links

• Malaysian Football League Official Website - (Malaysia Cup)

• 2020 in Malaysian football
• Malaysia Cup seasons
• 2020 Asian domestic association football cups
• Association football events curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic