2011 Malaysia Cup Explained

Malaysia Cup
Year:2011
Other Titles:Piala Malaysia
Country:Malaysia
Num Teams:16
Champions:Negeri Sembilan FA
Count:2
Runner-Up:Terengganu FA
Matches:61
Top Goal Scorer:8 goals Hairuddin Omar (Negeri Sembilan FA)
Player:Hairuddin Omar
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2012

The 2011 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2011) was the 85th edition of the Malaysia Cup. The soccer competition began on 6 September 2011 and concluded on 29 October 2011 with the final held at Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam. A total of 16 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into 4 groups of 4 teams, with the group leaders and runners-up after 6 matches qualifying through to the quarterfinals.

Format

In this competition, the top 12 teams from Malaysian Super League joined the four teams from Malaysian Premier League. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, at the Stadium Bukit Jalil on 5 August 2011.

Due to the withdrawal of Harimau Muda A, the second bottom team in the 2011 Malaysian Super League and the 5th placed team in the 2011 Malaysia Premier League will compete with each other to take Harimau Muda A spot in the 2011 Malaysia Cup.

The matches will take place from 6 September 2011 to 29 October 2011. The top two teams in each group will progress to the quarterfinals.

Play Off

In the 2011 Malaysia Cup Play off, Pahang FA and Sime Darby FC will play a two legged match to take a place in the 2011 Malaysia Cup replacing Harimau Muda A.

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Sime Darby FC won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.

Seeding

The 16 teams were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing four teams. The standings in Super League and Premier League 2011 ended on 9 June 2011 – was used to seed the teams.[1]

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Kelantan FA
Terengganu FA
Selangor FA
Kedah FA
Perak FA
Johor FC
Negeri Sembilan FA
T-Team FC
Sabah FA
Felda United FC
Kuala Lumpur FA
PKNS FC
Sarawak FA
PDRM FA
Johor FA
Sime Darby FC

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals

First leg

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Second leg

Selangor FA won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals against Terengganu FA.----Negeri Sembilan FA won 3–1 on aggregate after extra time and advanced to the semi-finals against PBDKT T-Team FC.----Terengganu FA won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals against Selangor FA.----PBDKT T-Team FC won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals against Negeri Sembilan FA.

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Terengganu FA won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals against Negeri Sembilan FA.----Negeri Sembilan FA won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the finals against Terengganu FA.

Final

The final was played at the Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor, on Saturday, 29 October 2011. The original venue was the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, but the Football Association of Malaysia were forced to change the venue because the national stadium were undergoing repairs on the stadium's roof.

Statistics

Top Scorer

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Hairuddin Omar Negeri Sembilan FA8
2 Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri Kedah FA6
Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin Terengganu FA6
Abdul Manaf Mamat Terengganu FA6
Shahurain Abu Samah Negeri Sembilan FA6
3 Mohd Failee Mohamad Ghazli Perak FA5
Indra Putra Mahayuddin PBDKT T-Team FC5
4 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha Kelantan FA4
Mohd Safiq Rahim Selangor FA4
Mohd Badri Mohd Radzi Kelantan FA4
Norfadzly Alias PBDKT T-Team FC4
5 Muhammad Shafiq Jamal Perak FA3
Zainizam Marjan Sabah FA3
Mohd Amri Yahyah Selangor FA3
Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad PBDKT T-Team FC3

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://kakigol.com/?p=301 kakiGOL - Piala Malaysia 2011; Laluan Mudah untuk Kelantan