# 2017 Piala Presiden (Malaysia)

The 2017 Piala Presiden (English: President Cup) is the 33rd season of the Piala Presiden, the youth level (Under-21) football league of Malaysia. The competition organized by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM).

## Rule changes

The Piala Presiden is the amateur football competition in Malaysia for under-21 players. Since its inception in 1985, Piala Presiden has been the major tournament for under-21 and under-23 players. In 2009, the format of the competition was changed with only under-20 players eligible to be fielded for the tournament. In 2015 the format of the competition reverted to the original format with under-21 players.

## Teams

| Team | Based |
| Kuala Lumpur | Bangi |
| Penang | Batu Kawan |
| Melaka | Paya Rumput |
| Pahang | Kuantan |
| Kedah | Alor Setar |
| PKNS | Kelana Jaya |
| PDRM | Kuala Lumpur |
| ATM | Kuala Lumpur |
| Felda United | Nilai |
| T-Team | Kuala Terengganu |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim III | Pasir Gudang |
| Negeri Sembilan | Paroi |
| Selangor | Salak Tinggi |
| Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu |
| Sarawak | Kuching |
| Kelantan | Kota Bharu |
| Perak | Ipoh |
| Sabah | Penampang |
| UiTM | Shah Alam |
| PKNP | Chemor |
The following teams will be participate in the 2017 Piala Presiden. In order by the number given by FAM.

## Team summaries
### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Coach | Captain | Kit | Shirt Sponsor |
| ATM U21 | Ahmad Hakim Yahya | Ashraf Rashidi | | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim III | Ervin Boban | Muhd Fahmi Faizal | Nike | Forest City |
| Kedah U21 | Victor Andrag | Mohd Norfiqrie Ab. Talib | Al-Ikhsan | Bina Darulaman Berhad |
| Kelantan U21 | Mohd Hashim Mustapha | Ahmad Syihan Hazmi Mohamed | HORC | None |
| Felda United U21 | Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian | | FBT | FELDA |
| Kuala Lumpur U21 | Khalid Shahdan | Khatul Anuar Md Jalil | | |
| Melaka United U21 | Hamdan Mohamad | Kamil Ismail | Kronos | Edra, CGN, Tag Marine |
| Negeri Sembilan U21 | Sazali Saidun | Faris Ariffin | | |
| Pahang U21 | Fuzzemi Ibrahim | Shahrul Nizam | Jako | Aras Kuasa |
| PDRM U21 | Mohd Ishak Kunju | Syahmi Shakir Salim | | |
| Perak U21 | Sayuddin Mohd Isa | Izzat Mohd Ramlee | | |
| Penang U21 | Manzoor Azwira Abdul Wahid | Khairul Akmal Rokisham | | |
| PKNP U21 | A. Pugelenthi | | | |
| Sabah U21 | Justin Ganai | | | |
| Sarawak U21 | S. Veloo | Norazizi Ramlee | Starsport | Sarawak Energy |
| Selangor U21 | Omar Ali | Muhammad Haziq Ridwan | Lotto | Selangor |
| PKNS U21 | Ridzuan Abu Shah | | Kappa | PKNS |
| Terengganu U21 | Mustaffa Kamal Abdul Wahab | Mohamad Fazikhikwan | Kobert | Chicken Cottage |
| T-Team U21 | Tengku Hazman Raja Hassan | Mohd Amirul Hafizul Syamsul | Kobert | Chicken Cottage |
| UiTM U21 | Anuar Abu Bakar | Muhammad Adib Rosli | Umbro | Soaring Upwards |

## League table
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kedah U21 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 34 | Qualification for Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Terengganu U21 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 30 | Qualification for Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 29 | Qualification for Knockout Stage |
| 4 | Kelantan U21 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 28 | Qualification for Knockout Stage |
| 5 | Felda United U21 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 27 | |
| 6 | Penang U21 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 23 | |
| 7 | UiTM U21 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 23 | |
| 8 | PDRM U21 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 21 | |
| 9 | Sarawak U21 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 20 | |
| 10 | Melaka U21 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 39 | −27 | 7 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Negeri Sembilan U21 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 35 | Qualification for Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Selangor U21 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 31 | Qualification for Knockout Stage |
| 3 | T-Team U21 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 30 | Qualification for Knockout Stage |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur U21 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 30 | Qualification for Knockout Stage |
| 5 | PKNP U21 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 30 | |
| 6 | PKNS U21 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 28 | |
| 7 | Pahang U21 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 24 | |
| 8 | Perak U21 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 17 | |
| 9 | Sabah U21 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 12 | |
| 10 | ATM U21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 63 | −53 | 5 | |

## Result table
### Group A

| Home \ Away | FEL | JDT | KED | KEL | MEL | PDRM | PEN | SWK | TRG | UIT |
| Felda United | | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Johor DT | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Kedah | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Kelantan | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | | 8–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 |
| Melaka United | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| PDRM | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Penang | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 |
| Sarawak | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Terengganu | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 3–0 |
| UiTM | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |

### Group B

| Home \ Away | ATM | KLU | NSE | PHG | PRK | PKP | PKN | SAB | SEL | TTE |
| ATM | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–7 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–5 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 6–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Negeri Sembilan | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Pahang | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Perak | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| PKNP | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| PKNS | 6–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Sabah | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Selangor | 6–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 |
| T–Team | 6–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |

## Knock-out stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Kuala Lumpur | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Kedah | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Kedah | 2 | 2 | 4 | Kedah | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Selangor (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| JDT III | 0 | 0 | 0 | Selangor (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Selangor | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Selangor | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | Selangor | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Terengganu | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kelantan (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Terengganu | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| N. Sembilan | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| N. Sembilan | 0 | 2 | 2 | Kelantan | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Terengganu (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| T-Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | Terengganu (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Terengganu | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 21 September, and the second legs were played on 26 September 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Kuala Lumpur | 1–4 | Kedah | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| JDT III | 0–2 | Selangor | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Kelantan | 2–2 (a) | N. Sembilan | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| T-Team | 2–3 | Terengganu | 1–1 | 1–2 |
First Leg
Second Leg
Kedah won 4–1 on aggregate.
First Leg
Second Leg
Selangor won 2–0 on aggregate.
First Leg
Second Leg
2–2 on aggregate. Kelantan won on away goals.
First Leg
Second Leg
Terengganu won 3–2 on aggregate.

### Semifinals

The first legs were played on 1 and 2 October, and the second legs were played on 6 October 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Selangor | 1–1 (a) | Kedah | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Terengganu | 3–3 (a) | Kelantan | 1–1 | 2–2 |
First Leg
Second Leg
1–1 on aggregate. Selangor won on away goals.
First Leg
Second Leg
3–3 on aggregate. Terengganu won on away goals.

## Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Selangor | 2–1 | Terengganu | 2–0 | 0–1 |
First Leg
Second Leg
Selangor won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Champions

* Champions
* Selangor U21

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of matches played on 9 March 2017.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sean Eugene Selvaraj | Negeri Sembilan U21 | 5 |
| 2 | Shahrul Nizam Ros Hasni | Kelantan U21 | 3 |
| 2 | Fazriel Hanafi | Sabah U21 | 3 |
| 2 | Syahidan Rajak | PKNS U21 | 3 |
| 2 | Nur Iqmal | PKNS U21 | 3 |