The 2018 Malaysia Cup (

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: ''Piala Malaysia 2018'') was the 92nd edition of

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tournament organised by

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(FAM). Known as the unifi Malaysia Cup due to the start of a sponsorship deal with unifi. The 2018 Malaysia Cup began on August with a preliminary round. 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.

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are the title holders. They were eliminated by

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in the semi-finals.

Format

In the competition, the top eleven teams from the

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were joined by the top five teams from the

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. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.

Round and draw dates

The draw for the 2018 Malaysia Cup was held on 30 July 2018 at Damansara Performing Arts Centre on live telecast

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with the participating team coaches and captains in attendance.

Seeding

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Bracket

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Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 6 and 7 October 2018, and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 October 2018. ----

Final

The final were played on 27 October 2018.

Statistics

Goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by first name.

Own goals

Hat-tricks

⁴ Player scored four goals

Clean sheets

References

External links

Football Malaysia Official Website - (Malaysia Cup)
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