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The 2024–25 Malaysia Cup ( Malay: ''Piala Malaysia 2024–25''), officially known as the Unifi Piala Malaysia 2024–25 for sponsorship reasons, is the 98th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the Malaysian Football League (MFL). This is the second season of the tournament to have a two-year schedule, since the 2007–08 season. Johor Darul Ta'zim were the defending champions, having beaten Terengganu 3–1 to secure a 4th title in the previous season's final.


Format

In the competition, the top 13 teams from the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top three teams from the 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League. The competition was played from 20 November 2024 until 26 April 2025, with 16 teams in the knockout stage which began in the round of 16, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. This stage was played in two legs, except for the final which was played as a single leg.


Qualifying rounds

For this edition, a total of 16 teams will compete in the tournament, which qualifying results will be determined after week 13 of Super League and after week 14 of A1 Semi-Pro League. The top 8 teams from Super League will automatically qualify to the knockout stage as ''seeded''. Super League teams ranked 9th until 13th and A1 Semi-Pro League teams ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed will be drawn as ''unseeded''. Teams that fail to progress to the quarter-finals will automatically continue the challenge at the 2024–25 MFL Challenge Cup.


Schedule and draw dates

The draw for the 2024–25 Malaysia Cup was held on 11 November 2024.


Seeding

The ''seeded'' teams were drawn against the ''unseeded'' teams, with the ''seeded'' teams become hosting for the second leg of round of 16. For the draw, the teams were seeded and unseeded into two pots based on the following principles (introduced starting this season). The results seeding will be determined after week 13 of Super League and after week 14 of A1 Semi-Pro League: *Pot A contained the top 8 teams from 2024–25 Super League. *Pot B contained the 9th until 13th placed teams from 2024–25 Super League, and the 3 teams selected from 2024–25 A1 Semi-Pro League, based on subject approval from the ''MFL Board of Directors''.


Knockout stage

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the final which was played as a single-leg game.


Bracket


Round of 16


Quarter-finals


Semi-finals


Final

The final will be played in 26 April 2025 at the
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Statistics


Top goalscorers


Own goals


See also

* 2024 Piala Sumbangsih * 2024–25 Malaysia Super League * 2024 Malaysia FA Cup


References


External links

{{2024-25 in Asian football (AFC) Malaysia Cup seasons