1925 Malaya Cup Explained

Malaya Cup was a tournament held annually by a Malaya Cup committee.

Malaya Cup
Year:1925
Other Titles:Piala Malaya
Num Teams:7
Winners: Singapore
Count:4
Second: Selangor
Matches:7
Goals:27
Prev Season:1924
Next Season:1926

This is the fifth 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. Six states sent their teams. The final were held at Anson Road Stadium on 29 August 1925 where Singapore recorded their first hat-trick of winning Malaya Cup, by defeating Selangor with scoreline 2–1. The match was a rematch of last year's final and first final in Singapore.

Conference Round

Six teams participated the second edition of the Malaya Cup, 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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Selangor220062+44
Perak210121+12
Penang200227-50'
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July 25, 1925
Penang0 - 2Perak[1]
August 8, 1925
Perak0 - 1Selangor
August 15, 1925
Selangor5 - 2Penang

Southern Section

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Singapore2200121+114
Negeri Sembilan210115-42
Malacca200218-70
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August 8, 1925
Malacca0 - 1Negeri Sembilan
August 15, 1925
Negeri Sembilan0 - 5Singapore[2]
August 22, 1925
Singapore7 - 1Malacca[3]

Final

The final were held at Anson Road Stadium, Singapore on 29 August 1925. The match was a rematch of last year's final, with Singapore recorded their first hat-trick of winning Malaya Cup, by defeating Selangor with scoreline 2–1. This is the first final played in Singapore.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malaya Cup Soccer-Penang Vs. Perak.
  2. Web site: Malaya Cup.
  3. Web site: Malaya Cup Team.