Piala Belia Explained

Piala Belia
Pixels:	180
Country:	Malaysia
Confed:	AFC
Teams:	18
Champions:	Selangor (4th titles)
Most Successful Club:
Tv:	Astro Arena
Current:	2024–25 Piala Belia

The Piala Belia (English: Youth Cup) is a youth football competition for under-18 players in Malaysia. The competition consists of youth squads from clubs competing in the Malaysian football league system and sports schools under the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM).^{[1] [2] [3]} It exists alongside the developmental competition for under-21 players, the Piala Presiden.

History

Since its inception in 2008, the Piala Belia has been a major tournament for under-19 players. In 2009 to 2011, the competition was combined with the Piala Presiden. In 2015 the format of the competition was changed to a league format.^[4]

In 2016, the tournament format was also changed with the clubs being divided into two groups and played a round-robin leg, with four top clubs from each group at the end of the season qualifying for the playoff round to determine the champion.^{[1] [2]} The final match for the cup is broadcast by Astro Arena.^[5]

Starting from 2023, the Piala Belia will only allow under-18 players. The reason of changing the age limit is because to be in line with the age limit cycle for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions.

Results

• Starting in 2023, the Piala Belia age limit will decrease from the age of 19 to 18.

Piala Belia finals!Year!Winners!Score!Runners-up!Venue

2008	Kelantan	3–1	SSBJ	Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
2009	Merged with Piala Presiden
2010
2011
2012	Perak	1–0	Perlis	UUM Sports Complex Mini Stadium
2013	Selangor	2–1	Kelantan	Darul Makmur Stadium
2014	Kelantan	7–1	PDRM	Hang Jebat Stadium
2015	Selangor	RR	SSMP	—
Year	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
2016	Selangor	0–1	SSBJ	Selayang Municipal Council Stadium
	SSBJ	2–1	Selangor	University Malaya Arena Stadium
	SSBJ won 3–1 on aggregate
2017	SSMP	3–2	Kedah Darul Aman D	UiTM Stadium
	Kedah Darul Aman D	1–0	SSMP	Darul Aman Stadium
	Aggregate 3–3, Kedah Darul Aman D won on away goals
Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue
2018	PKNS	2–1		Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Year	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
2019	PKNS	0–0	Terengganu IV	Petaling Jaya Stadium
	Terengganu IV	1–0	PKNS	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium
	Terengganu IV won 1–0 on aggregate
2020	cancel and declared null and void due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022	Selangor	1–0	Sri Pahang	UiTM Stadium
	Sri Pahang	1–1	Selangor	Temerloh Mini Stadium
	Selangor won 2–1 on aggregate
2023	Johor Darul Ta'zim IV	1–1	Selangor	Kulai Municipal Council Stadium
	Selangor	3–2	Johor Darul Ta'zim IV	UiTM Stadium
	Selangor won 4–3 on aggregate

Statistics

Performance by teams

Performances in the Piala Belia by team!Team!Title(s)!Runners-up!Years won!Years runner-up

Selangor	4	1	2013, 2015, 2022, 2023	2016
Kelantan	2	1	2008, 2014	2013
SSBJ	1	1	2016	2008
PKNS	1	1	2018	2019
Terengganu IV	1	1	2019	2018
Perak	1	0	2012	—
Kedah Darul Aman D	1	0	2017	—
SSMP	0	2	—	2015, 2017
Perlis	0	1	—	2012
PDRM	0	1	—	2014
Sri Pahang	0	1	—	2022
Johor Darul Ta'zim IV	0	1	—	2023

Top scorers

!Year!Player!Team!Goals

scope=row align="center"	2018	Asraff Aliffuddin	PKNS	14
scope=row rowspan="2" align="center"	2019	Daniel Irfan	Penang	15
Isa Raman	Terengganu
scope=row align="center"	2022	Khairil Zain	Selangor	12
scope=row align="center"	2023	Izzat Syahir Zulihsan	Selangor	16

See also

• Piala Presiden

Notes and References

1. Web site: Keputusan Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2016. ms. Football Association of Malaysia. 15 February 2016. 28 February 2018.
2. Web site: Undian Piala Presiden dan Piala Belia 2016. ms. Selangor FA. 15 February 2016. 28 February 2018.
3. Web site: Keputusan Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2017. ms. Football Association of Malaysia. 2 February 2017. 28 February 2018.
4. Web site: Senarai Rasmi Pasukan Untuk Piala Fam, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia Bagi Musim 2016. ms. Football Association of Malaysia. 22 January 2016. 28 February 2018.
5. Web site: Sidang Media Pra Perlawanan Akhir Pertama Piala Belia 2016, Selangor Lwn SSBJ B-17. ms. Football Association of Malaysia. 15 October 2016. 28 February 2018.