| Malaysia Challenge Cup | |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Other Titles: | Piala Cabaran 2019 |
| Country: | Malaysia |
| Num Teams: | 7 |
| Champions: | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
| Count: | 1 |
| Runner-Up: | UKM |
| Matches: | 24 |
| Goals: | 64 |
| Top Goal Scorer: |  Bruno SuzukiMateo Roskam  Milad Zanidpour (6 goals) |
| Player: | Khatul Anuar |
| Prevseason: | 2018 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
| Updated: | 12 October 2019 |
The 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup or Challenge Cup (Malay: Piala Cabaran Malaysia 2019) is the second edition of Malaysia Challenge Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Malaysian Football League (MFL).[1] [2]
The 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup will start with a preliminary round. A total of 7 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into two groups, one group containing four teams and another with three teams. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after four or six matches qualified to the semi-finals.
The competition will be one involving eight teams-one team from Malaysia Super League (12th placed team), seven teams from Malaysia Premier League (6th to 12th placed teams). However, due to the fact that Perlis were thrown out of the league, there are no teams will be invited into the Challenge Cup to replace them.
The draw for the 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup was held on 23 July 2019.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 23 July 2019 | 5–6 August 2019 | |
| Matchday 2 | 14–15 August 2019 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 20–21 August 2019 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 27–28 August 2019 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 6–7 September 2019 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 12 September 2019 | |||
| Knockout stage | Semi-finals | 20–21 September 2019 | 27–28 September 2019 | |
| Final | 4 October 2019 | 12 October 2019 | ||
See main article: 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup group stage.
The first legs will be played on 4 October 2019, and the second legs will be played on 12 October 2019
1−1 on aggregate. Johor Darul Ta'zim II won 6−5 on penalty after extra time. ----
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=3 | 1 | Bruno Suzuki | Terengganu II | align=center rowspan=3 | 6 |
| Mateo Roskam | UKM | ||||
| Milad Zanidpour | UKM | ||||
| align=center rowspan=1 | 4 |  Paulo Josué | Kuala Lumpur | align=center rowspan=1 | 4 |
| align=center rowspan=4 | 5 | Fauzi Roslan | Kelantan | align=center rowspan=4 | 3 |
| Hafizi Amirudin | UKM | ||||
| Nurshamil Abd Ghani | Selangor United | ||||
| Mohamad Ghaddar | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ||||
| Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo Josué | Kuala Lumpur | Selangor United | 3–1 | 15 August 2019 |
| Rank | Player | Club | width=85 | Clean sheets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=2 | 1 | Haziq Nadzli | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | align=center rowspan=2 | 3 |
| Khatul Anuar | UKM | ||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 3 | Damien Lim | Selangor United | align=center rowspan=2 | 2 |
| Saiful Wazizi | Sarawak | ||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 5 | Fikri Che Soh | Kelantan | align=center rowspan=2 | 1 |
| Shamirza Yusoff | Terengganu II |