The 2023 Malaysia Cup (

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: ''Piala Malaysia 2023''), officially known as the TM Piala Malaysia 2023 for sponsorship reasons, was the 97th edition of

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tournament organised by the

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(FAM) and the

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(MFL).

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were the defending champions.

Format

In the competition, the top 14 teams from the

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were joined by the top two teams from the

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. For the same repeat last season, the group stage was not played. The competition was played from August until December 2023, with 16 teams in the knockout stage which began in the round of 16, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and the

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. This stage was played in

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, except for the final which was played as a single leg.

Qualifying rounds

For this edition, the 8 top teams from Super League will automatically qualify to the

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as ''seeded''. Super League teams ranked 9th until 14th and M3 League teams ranked 1st and 2nd placed will be drawn as ''unseeded''. Teams that fail to progress to the quarter-finals will automatically continue the challenge at the 2023 MFL Challange Cup.

Schedule and draw dates

The draw for the 2023 Malaysia Cup was held on 15 June 2023.

Seeding

Teams were divided to their pots according to their placements in the

and

. Pot A included the top 8 teams from the Super League, Pot B included the ranked 9th until 14th placed from the Super League. The Pot C included the top two teams from M3 League will represent the tournament subject to approval from the ''MFL Board of Directors''. The results will be determined after week 13 league matches.

Knockout stage

In the

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, teams played against each other over

on a home-and-away basis, except for the

which was played as a single-leg game.

Bracket

Round of 16

The first legs were played on TBD August, and the second legs on TBD. The losers were transferred to the MFL Challenge Cup.

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Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on TBD, and the second legs on TBD.

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Semi-finals

The first legs were played on TBD, and the second legs on TBD.

Final

The final was played on TBD December 2023 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in

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Format

Qualifying rounds

Schedule and draw dates

Seeding

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top goalscorers

See also

References

External links