# 2018 Malaysia Cup

The 2018 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2018) was the 92nd edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). Known as the unifi Malaysia Cup due to the start of a sponsorship deal with unifi.
The 2018 Malaysia Cup began on August with a preliminary round. 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 six matches qualified to the quarterfinals.
Johor Darul Ta'zim were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Terengganu in the semi-finals.

## Format

In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2018 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2018 Malaysia Premier League. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.

## Round and draw dates

The draw for the 2018 Malaysia Cup was held on 30 July 2018 at Damansara Performing Arts Centre on live telecast iflix with the participating team coaches and captains in attendance.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 30 July 2018 15:30 UTC+8 | 4–5 August 2018 | 4–5 August 2018 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 30 July 2018 15:30 UTC+8 | 10–12 August 2018 | 10–12 August 2018 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 30 July 2018 15:30 UTC+8 | 17–19 August 2018 | 17–19 August 2018 |
| Group stage | Matchday 4 | 30 July 2018 15:30 UTC+8 | 25–26 & 28 August 2018 | 25–26 & 28 August 2018 |
| Group stage | Matchday 5 | 30 July 2018 15:30 UTC+8 | 31 August – 2 September 2018 | 31 August – 2 September 2018 |
| Group stage | Matchday 6 | 30 July 2018 15:30 UTC+8 | 15–17 September 2018 | 15–17 September 2018 |
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | 30 July 2018 15:30 UTC+8 | 21–23 & 25 September 2018 | 28–30 September 2018 |
| Knockout stage | Semi-finals | 30 July 2018 15:30 UTC+8 | 6–7 October 2018 | 20–21 October 2018 |
| Knockout stage | Final | 30 July 2018 15:30 UTC+8 | 27 October 2018 | 27 October 2018 |

## Seeding

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zimPerakPKNSPahang | TerengganuKedahMelaka UnitedSelangor | PKNPKuala LumpurKelantanFELDA United | FelcraMISC-MIFAPDRMSabah |

## Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 30 July 2018, 15:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the Damansara Performing Arts Centre in Petaling Jaya, Selangor and has been broadcast live on iflix and Unifi TV. The 16 teams were drawn into 4 groups. In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TER | PRK | FLC | KL |
| 1 | Terengganu | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| 2 | Perak | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 3–4 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Felcra | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 8 | | 1–4 | 2–1 | — | 1–4 |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 6 | | 1–5 | 0–2 | 3–4 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PKNS | FEL | MEL | PDRM |
| 1 | PKNS | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| 2 | FELDA United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Melaka United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 9 | | 3–3 | 6–1 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | PDRM | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 | −20 | 1 | | 2–5 | 0–5 | 1–6 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JDT | KEL | MIFA | KED |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Kelantan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | MISC-MIFA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | | 0–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Kedah | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAB | PAH | SEL | PKNP |
| 1 | Sabah | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Pahang | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Selangor | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–3 |
| 4 | PKNP | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | — |

## Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
* In the draw for the quarter final, the fourth group winners were seeded, and the fourth group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
* In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| B2 | FELDA United | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| A1 | Terengganu | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| A1 | Terengganu | 2 | 4 | 6 | Terengganu | 1 | 2 | 3 | | |
| | | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0 | 2 | 2 | | |
| D2 | Pahang | 1 | 0 | 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0 | 2 | 2 | | |
| C1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| C1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | Terengganu | 3 (1) |
| | | | | | | | | | Perak | 3 (4) |
| A2 | Perak | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Perak | 3 (4) |
| B1 | PKNS | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| B1 | PKNS | 0 | 0 | 0 | Perak | 5 | 2 | 7 | | |
| | | | | | Sabah | 0 | 2 | 2 | | |
| C2 | Kelantan | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sabah | 0 | 2 | 2 | | |
| D1 | Sabah (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 21, 22, 23 & 25 September, and the second legs were played on 28, 29 and 30 September 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| FELDA United | 4–6 | Terengganu | 1–2 | 3–4 |
| Kelantan | 2–2 (a) | Sabah | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Pahang | 1–3 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Perak | 2–0 | PKNS | 0–0 | 2–0 |

### Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 6 and 7 October, and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 October 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Terengganu | 3–2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Perak | 7–2 | Sabah | 5–0 | 2–2 |

### Final

The final was played on 27 October 2018 at the Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam.

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

    As of 28 October 2018
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by first name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Kipré Tchétché | Terengganu | 9 |
| 2 | Guilherme de Paula | Kuala Lumpur | 8 |
| 3 | Gilmar | Perak | 7 |
| 3 | Lee Tuck | Terengganu | 7 |
| 5 | Ifedayo Olusegun | Melaka United | 6 |
| 6 | Gilberto Fortunato | FELDA United | 5 |
| 6 | Fernando Márquez | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 5 |
| 6 | Wander Luiz | Perak | 5 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Kipré Tchétché | Terengganu | Kuala Lumpur | 1–5 | 4 August 2018 |
| Thiago Fernandes | Felda United | PDRM | 0–5 | 12 August 2018 |
| Guilherme de Paula$^4$ | Kuala Lumpur | Felcra | 1–4 | 12 August 2018 |
| Lee Tuck | Terengganu | Felcra | 1–4 | 25 August 2018 |
| Bruno Matos | PKNS | PDRM | 5–0 | 15 September 2018 |
| Ifedayo Olusegun | Melaka United | Felda United | 6–1 | 15 September 2018 |
$^4$ Player scored four goals