Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian
super cup
A super cup is a competition, usually but not exclusively in association football, which often forms the 'curtain raiser' to a season, and typically involves only two teams who have qualified through success in other competitions during the prev ...
competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new
Malaysian football season, pitting the reigning
Malaysia Super League champions against the previous year's winners of the
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 ...
.
The 2022 edition was held between the Malaysia Super League champions,
Johor Darul Ta'zim, and the Malaysia Cup winners,
Kuala Lumpur City
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, with Johor winning their seventh Piala Sumbangsih title after winning the match 3–0.
History
The Piala Sumbangsih was first held in 1985, contested between
Selangor and
Pahang, with Selangor becoming the first winner after winning the match 2–1.
The cup format has changed when during early days it was contested by the previous year winners of the
Malaysia FA Cup
The Malaysia FA Cup ( ms, Piala FA) is an annual national knock-out football tournament in Malaysia. The cup was first held in 1990. The competition was previously managed by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), before being transferred to Fo ...
against the
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 ...
winners, and only in recent years it has changed to be contested between the last year league winners against the Malaysia Cup winners.
The Piala Sumbangsih match act as the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting the reigning
Malaysia Super League champions against the previous year’s winners of the Malaysia Cup where in the 2016 edition it also double as the first match of the league season where the match point was awarded.
Winners
Most successful teams
See also
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Malaysia Super League
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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 ...
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Malaysia FA Cup
The Malaysia FA Cup ( ms, Piala FA) is an annual national knock-out football tournament in Malaysia. The cup was first held in 1990. The competition was previously managed by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), before being transferred to Fo ...
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Piala Emas Raja-Raja
Piala Emas Raja–Raja ( en, Kings Gold Cup or Sultans Gold Cup) is an amateur annual football competition held between the states in Malaysia. It is a competition contested among Malay origin players in the states of Malaysia. The competition ...
References
{{National football Supercups (AFC region)
National association football supercups
Football cup competitions in Malaysia