The 2021 Malaysia Cup knockout stage began on 14 November and ended on 30 November 2021 with the final at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to decide the champions of the 2021 Malaysia Cup. A total of 8 teams competed in the knockout stage.
The top two teams from every four groups from the group stage advancing to the knockout stage beginning with the quarter-finals followed by the semi-finals and the final. This stage will be played in two legs except for the finals which is played once.
The schedule was as follows (all draws were held on 15 September 2021 at the Malaysian Football League (MFL) headquarters in Putrajaya, Malaysia).[1] [2] [3]
| Round | First leg | Second leg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 14 November 2021 | 18 November 2021 | |
| Semi-finals | 22 November 2021 | 26 November 2021 | |
| Final | 30 November 2021 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ||
The knockout phase involves the eight teams which qualified as the winners or runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage.
Each tie in the knockout phase was played over two legs, apart from the final, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
The knockout phase involved the 8 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.
| Group | width=220 | Winners | width=220 | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Kuala Lumpur City | Sarawak United | ||
| B | Terengganu | Selangor | ||
| C | Melaka United | Kedah Darul Aman | ||
| D | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Sabah |
The first legs were played on 14 November, and the second legs were played on 18 November 2021.[4] [5]
Melaka United won 3–1 on aggregate.----Kuala Lumpur City won 3–0 on aggregate.----Terengganu won 6–3 on aggregate.----Johor Darul Ta'zim won 1–0 on aggregate.
The first legs were played on 22 November, and the second legs were played on 26 November 2021.
2–2 on aggregate. Kuala Lumpur City won 5–3 on penalties.----Johor Darul Ta'zim won 4–1 on aggregate.
See main article: article and 2021 Malaysia Cup final. The final was played at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on 30 November 2021.