The 2012 Malaysia Cup (
Malay: ''Piala Malaysia 2012'') was the 86th edition of
Malaysia Cup
The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popularity as the nation's o ...
. The competition began on 24 August 2012 and ended on 20 October 2012 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 6 matches qualified to the quarterfinals.
Negeri Sembilan FA
Negeri Sembilan Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club based in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, that competes in the 2022 edition of the Malaysia Super League. Founded in 1923, the club's home ground Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium. Nege ...
were the defending champions, having beaten
Terengganu FA 2–1 in last season's final.
For the first time since 1994, a Singapore team took part in the competition under the name
LIONSXII.
Format
In this competition, the top 12 teams from
2012 Malaysia Super League is joined by the top 4 teams from
2012 Malaysia Premier League
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. The teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams.
As part of the agreement between
Football Association of Malaysia
The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM, ms, Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia) is the national governing body of football in Malaysia responsible for organising the Malaysia national football team within the country. The Football Association o ...
and
Football Association of Singapore
The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football in Singapore. Established in 1892 as the Singapore Football Association (SFA), it is the oldest football association in all of A ...
, a Singapore team will participate in Malaysia Cup.
This marks the comeback of the Singapore team in Malaysia Cup having last participated 18 years before in 1994, where they won the competition, as the
Singapore Lions
Singapore FA was a representative team of footballers representing the Football Association of Singapore in domestic competitions run by the Football Association of Malaysia. This is separate from the Singapore national team. As it permits ...
. The new team will be known as
LIONSXII.
Seeding
The 16 teams were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing four teams. The standings in Super League and Premier League 2012 ended on 14 July 2012 – was used to seed the teams.
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 25,28 and 29 September, and the second legs were played on 2 October 2012.
First leg
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Second leg
LIONSXII won aggregate 3–2.
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ATM FA won aggregate 6–3.
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Kelantan FA won aggregate 4–3.
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Selangor FA won aggregate 5–2.
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Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 5 & 6 October, and the second legs were played on 11 & 12 October 2012.
First leg
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Second leg
Aggregate 2-2, ATM FA won penalty shoot-out 5–4.
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Kelantan FA won aggregate 3–0.
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Final
The final was played on 20 October 2012 at the
Shah Alam Stadium,
Shah Alam
Shah Alam () is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia and situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District. Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selango ...
in
Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sem ...
,
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...
.
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Winners
Statistics
Top Scorer
References
{{2012 in Asian Football (AFC)
2012 in Malaysian football
Malaysia Cup seasons