1922 Malaya Cup Explained

Malaya Cup
Year:1922
Other Titles:Piala Malaya
Num Teams:7
Winners: Selangor
Count:1
Second: Singapore
Matches:11
Goals:33
Prev Season:1921
Next Season:1923

Malaya Cup was a tournament held annually by a Malaya Cup committee. This is the second season of Malaya Cup (later known as Malaysia Cup). It were contested by states in Malaya. The final were contested by the southern and northern champions in their respective conference round. Seven states sent their teams, an addition of one from previous tournament. The final were held at Selangor Club Field on 2 September 1922 where Selangor avenged their defeat against Singapore in a rematch of last year final with scoreline 3–2.

Conference Round

Seven teams participated the second edition of the Malaya Cup, Johor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Singapore, Penang, Selangor and Perak. The teams were divided into two conference, the Northern Section and Southern Section. The Northern Section comprises Penang, Selangor and Perak while Southern Section represented by Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca and Singapore. Each team will play with each other (two games per team) and the winners of each conference will play in the final. Each win will give the team 2 points while losing will give 0 points. A draw means a point were shared between two teams.

Northern Section

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Selangor211042+23
Penang211053+23
Perak200215-40
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July 29, 1922
Selangor2 - 0Perak[1]
August 12, 1922
Penang2 - 2Selangor
August 19, 1922
Penang3 - 1Perak

Selangor and Penang have an additional playoff match to decide who will face Southern Section champions on the tournament final.[2]

Northern Section playoff

Southern Section

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Singapore330092+76
Malacca31114403
Negeri Sembilan311124-23
Johor300316-50
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July 8, 1922
Johor1 - 3Singapore
July 15, 1922
Negeri Sembilan1 - 0Johor
July 29, 1922
Negeri Sembilan1 - 1Malacca
August 5, 1922
Johor0 - 2Malacca
August 12, 1922
Malacca1 - 3Singapore
August 19, 1922
Singapore3 - 0Negeri Sembilan

Final

The final were held at Selangor Club Field on 2 September 1922. The match was a rematch of last year's final, with Selangor avenged their defeat with 3–2 win over Singapore.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malaya Cup Football.
  2. Web site: Malaya Cup.