2009 Malaysia FA Cup explained

Malaysia FA Cup
Year:2009
Other Titles:Piala FA
Country:Malaysia
Num Teams:28
Defending Champions:Kelantan
Champions:Selangor FA
Count:5
Runner-Up:Kelantan FA
Matches:34
Prevseason:2008
Nextseason:2010

The 2009 Malaysia FA Cup, also known as the 2009 TM Piala FA due to the competition's sponsorship by TM, was the 20th season of the Malaysia FA Cup.

Selangor has won the title for the fifth time, defeating Kelantan in the final.[1]

Format

The Piala FA competition has reverted to the old format of play with no more open draws. It will comprise 29 teams — 15 Super League and 14 Premier League sides — with defending champions Kedah FA, Selangor FA and Terengganu FA receiving byes in the first round.

Kedah FA, who won back-to-back trebles, will play the winner of the match between Proton FC and UPB-MyTeam FC in the second round.

First round

The match first leg match for Harimau Muda and KL PLUS FC played on 24 January 2009. The second leg played on 4 February 2009. The first legs of other match played on 31 January 2009. The second legs played on 3 February 2009.

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Second round

The first leg match played on 21 February 2009. The second leg will be play on 24 February 2009.

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Quarter-final

The quarter final matches are scheduled to be played on 3 March and the weekend of 7 March 2009.

First leg

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Second leg

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Semi-final

The first leg matches were played on Tuesday, 7 April 2009, while the second legs were played on Tuesday, 18 April 2009.

First leg

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Second leg

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Final

The final was played at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, 25 April 2009.

Top scorers

Last updated 9 March 2009.

RankScorerTeamGoals
1Mohd Nizaruddin YusofPerlis5
Razali Umar KandasamyPerak
3Muhamad Khalid JamlusKelantan4
Khalid HamletSarawak
K. ThinagaranPerak
6Indra Putra MahayuddinKelantan3
Mohd Nor Farhan MuhammadKelantan
Azwan MalekKuala Lumpur
Ahmad Shakir AliHarimau Muda
Ahmad Aminuddin ShaharuddinHarimau Muda
Joseph Kalang TieSarawak
Mohd Nazrin NawiUPB-MyTeam
13Badrul Azam Mohd ZamriPerlis2
Mohd Haris Safwan Mohd KamalT-Team
Hairuddin OmarT-Team
Mohd Arsyah AyobPerak
Fatrurazi RoziPKNS
Ramzul Zahini AdenanKelantan

Bold indicates players whose clubs are still active in the competition.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malay09.html