The 2022 Malaysia Cup final was a

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match played on 26 November 2022, to determine the champion of the 2022 Malaysia Cup. It was the final game of the 96th edition of the

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, organized by the

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. The final was played at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil,

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, between

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and

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. Johor won the game 2–1 and clinched their third Malaysia Cup title, and completed their first domestic

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. The winners should have qualified for the group stage of the

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. However, as Johor Darul Ta'zim had already qualified for the group stage of the

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as the

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champions, the berth reserved was given to the third-placed team of the 2022 Malaysia Super League,

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Venue

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announced that Bukit Jalil National Stadium would serve as the final venue.

Route to the final

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT), a

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team involved in the

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, started in the round of 16. Their first match was an away game against their fellow Super League team,

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. JDT won 4–0 away from home, before sealing their progress with a 2–0 home win, resulting in a 6–0 aggregate score. In the quarter-finals, JDT faced

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, a

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team. They won the first game 3–0, before winning 5–0 in the return leg at home, advancing to the next round with an aggregate score of 8–0. In the semi-final round, JDT faced another Super League team,

. In the first leg at

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(away), JDT won 1–0, with the lone goal scored by

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in the first half. In the return leg at

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(home), goals from

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, Fernando Forestieri, and

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gave them a 3–1 win and a 4–1 aggregate victory, which moved them to the final.

Selangor

Selangor, also of the Super League, began by facing Kelantan United in the round of 16. In the first away leg, Selangor eventually won 2–0 with a two goals scored by Caion, followed by a 1–0 victory at home, with 3–0 on aggregate. In the quarter-finals, Selangor faced their Super League rivals

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. In the first leg at home, Selangor won 2–0 thanks to a goals by Caion and Aliff Haiqal. In the second leg away from home, the match ended in a 2–2 draw, but Selangor advanced through the next round with the aggregate score of 4–2. Selangor's semi-final was against another Super League club,

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. Selangor started with a 3–1 home win with goals by Richmond Ankrah, Caion and Sharul Nazeem; all three goals were scored from corners. In the second leg, five days later at the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Selangor lost 1–0 with the lone goal by

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, but progressed to the final with the aggregate score of 3–2.

Match details

References

External links

FAM Official website
{{2022 in Malaysian football Malaysia Cup knockout phase Football cup competitions in Malaysia