# 2023 Malaysia Cup final

The 2023 Malaysia Cup final was a football match played on 8 December 2023, to determine the champion of the 2023 Malaysia Cup. It was the final game of the 97th edition of the Malaysia Cup, organized by the Football Association of Malaysia.
The final was played at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. The match featured Johor Darul Ta'zim, defending champions of the competition, and Terengganu.
The final was refereed by S. Logeswaran in front of 80,550 spectators. Johor Darul Ta'zim scored first in the opening six minutes from Bergson, but Terengganu came back with goals from Ivan Mamut to level the match by the end of half time. Feroz Baharudin and Arif Aiman scored the winner in second half to secured a 4th victory in the competition for Johor Darul Ta'zim, also successfully defend the title.

## Teams

In the following table, finals until 1966 were in the Malaya Cup era, and since 1967 were in the Malaysia Cup era.
| Team | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 8 (1985, 1986, 1991, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022) |
| Terengganu | 6 (1973, 1982, 1998, 2001, 2011, 2018) |

## Route to the final

The Malaysia Cup began with 16 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of three rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Round | Terengganu | Terengganu | Terengganu |
| Opponent | Result | Legs | | Opponent | Result | Legs |
| Kelantan | 15–1 | 5–1 away; 10–0 home | Round of 16 | Kuala Lumpur Rovers | 7–0 | 4–0 away; 3–0 home |
| Negeri Sembilan | 7–1 | 3–0 away; 4–1 home | Quarter-finals | Selangor | 3–1 | 2–0 home; 1–1 away |
| Perak | 12–2 | 4–1 away; 8–1 home | Semi-finals | Kuala Lumpur City | 4–2 | 2–1 away; 2–1 home |

## Match
### Details

Team List and Official
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Terengganu |
| GK | 33 | Syihan Hazmi |
| RB | 2 | Matthew Davies | 63' |
| CB | 5 | Jordi Amat (c) | 21' |
| CB | 14 | Shane Lowry | 60' |
| LB | 22 | Corbin-Ong | 48' |
| CM | 4 | Afiq Fazail | 85' |
| CM | 6 | Hong Wan |
| RM | 42 | Arif Aiman | 90+5' |
| AM | 37 | Heberty |
| LM | 45 | Fernando Forestieri | 85' |
| CF | 9 | Bergson |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 26 | Farizal Marlias |
| DF | 15 | Feroz Baharudin | 87' | 60' |
| DF | 32 | Shahrul Saad |
| DF | 91 | Syahmi Safari | 68' | 48' |
| MF | 8 | Safiq Rahim | 85' |
| MF | 19 | Akhyar Rashid |
| MF | 20 | Juan Muñiz |
| MF | 30 | Natxo Insa | 85' |
| FW | 28 | Syafiq Ahmad |
| Coach: ||
| Esteban Solari ||
Suhaimi Husin :
| RB | 6 | Azam Azmi |
| CB | 5 | Shahrul Nizam |
| CB | 24 | Safwan Mazlan |
| LB | 32 | Ubaidullah Shamsul | 83' |
| CM | 10 | Habib Haroon (c) | 54' | 75' |
| CM | 97 | Nurillo Tukhtasinov | 83' |
| RM | 69 | Hakim Hassan | 75' |
| AM | 22 | Engku Nur Shakir | 41' | 79' |
| LM | 11 | Sony Nordé |
| CF | 7 | Ivan Mamut |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | Rahadiazli Rahalim |
| DF | 2 | Arif Fadzilah |
| DF | 3 | Sardor Kulmatov | 83' |
| MF | 8 | Liridon Krasniqi | 90+2' | 83' |
| MF | 13 | Zuasyraf Zulkiefle |
| MF | 18 | Syaiful Haqim | 75' |
| MF | 46 | Syahmi Zamri |
| FW | 9 | Adisak Kraisorn | 79' |
| FW | 88 | Nik Sharif | 75' |
| Coach: |||
| Tomislav Steinbrückner |||
| Man of the Match: Arif Aiman (Johor Darul Ta'zim) Assistant referees: Farhan Abdul Aziz Nadziran Eziz Fourth official: Juhairi Idris Reserve assistant referee: Fitri Maskon Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli | Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time |