The 2013 Malaysia Cup (
Malay
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: ''Piala Malaysia 2013'') was the 87th season of
Malaysia Cup
The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual association football, football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popular ...
and began on 20 August with a preliminary round and finished on 3 November 2013 with the final, held at
Shah Alam Stadium. A total of 16 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into four groups, each containing four teams. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after six matches qualified to the quarterfinals.
Kelantan were the defending champions, having beaten
ATM 3–2 in last season's final. For the second time, a Singaporean team,
LIONSXII, also newly minted
2013 Malaysian Super League
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champions, participated in this competition.
This 87th edition ended with
Pahang winning the title after beating Kelantan 1–0, with a goal scored by
Matías Conti
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He was born on January 17, 1990. Son of Alice and Ruben, with three siblings, he lives in same village to Gabriel Batistuta, who Conti re ...
.
Format
In this competition, the top 10 teams from
2013 Malaysia Super League
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is joined by the top 4 teams from
2013 Malaysia Premier League
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. The remaining 2 teams from 2013 Malaysia Super League and the team who finished 5th and 6th place in the 2013 Malaysia Premier League will battle it out in the playoffs for the remaining 2 spots. The teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams. Voting took place on 27 July at TM Convention Centre,
Menara Telekom
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It is the world's 4th tallest twisted building. It is Malaysia's 5th tallest building, and is shaped to represent a sprouting ...
,
Jalan Pantai Baharu
Jalan Pantai Baharu is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Landmarks
*Menara Telekom
*Kerinchi Pylon
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,
Kuala Lumpur.
Round and draw dates
The draws are held at TM Convention Centre in
Kuala Lumpur on 27 July 2013 .
Play-off
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Seeding
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 27 & 28 September 2013, and the second legs were played on 4 & 5 October 2013.
First leg
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Second leg
ATM FA won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Pahang FA won 5–3 on aggregate.
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Sarawak FA won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Kelantan FA won 8–5 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The first leg will be played on 18 & 19 October while the second leg will be played on 25 & 26 October.
First leg
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Second leg
Kelantan FA won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Pahang FA won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
The Final will be played on 3 Nov 2013 at
Shah Alam Stadium,
Shah Alam.
Winners
Statistics
Top Scorer
Own goals
Hat-tricks
References
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Malaysia Cup seasons