# 2022 Malaysia Cup

The 2022 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2022), officially known as the TM Piala Malaysia 2022 for sponsorship reasons, was the 96th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the Malaysian Football League (MFL).
Kuala Lumpur City were the defending champions after defeating Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 in the previous final, but were eliminated by Terengganu in the quarter-finals.
Johor Darul Ta'zim won the final with score 2–1 over Selangor to clinch their third Malaysia Cup title.

## Format

In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2022 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2022 Malaysia Premier League. In this edition, the group stage was not played. The competition was played from 25 October to 26 November 2022, 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. On 19 October 2022, the Malaysian Football League (MFL) announced that the away goals rule had been abolished.

## Schedule and draw dates

The draw for the 2022 Malaysia Cup was held on 25 October 2022.
| Phase | Round | First leg | Second leg |
| Knockout phase | Round 16 | 26 & 27 October 2022 | 31 October & 1 November 2022 |
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 5 & 6 November 2022 | 11 & 12 November 2022 |
| Knockout phase | Semi-finals | 15 & 16 November 2022 | 20 & 21 November 2022 |
| Knockout phase | Final | 26 November 2022 | 26 November 2022 |

## Seeding

Teams were divided to their pots according to their placements in the 2022 Malaysia Super League and 2022 Malaysia Premier League. Pot A included the top 4 teams from the Super League, pot B included teams placed 5th and 6th in the Super League and the top 2 teams from the Premier League, and pot C included teams placed 7th to 11th in the Super League together with those placed 3rd to 5th in the Premier League.
| Pot A (R16 Away Team 4, 8, 12, 16) | Pot B (R16 Away Team 2, 6, 10, 14) | Pot C (R16 Home Team 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15) |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim Terengganu Sabah Negeri Sembilan | Selangor Kuala Lumpur City Kelantan Kuching City | Sri Pahang Kedah Darul Aman Petaling Jaya City Sarawak United Penang Kelantan United PDRM UiTM |

## 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

The bracket was decided after the draw for the round of 16, which was held on 6 October 2022 at the MFL House in Kuala Lumpur.
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | |
| Penang | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kuching City (a.e.t.) | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kuching City (a.e.t.) | 2 | 2 | 4 | Kuching City | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Sabah (a.e.t.) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| UiTM | 1 | 1 | 2 | Sabah (a.e.t.) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Sabah | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sabah | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | Sabah | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Sarawak United | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1 | 3 | 4 | | |
| Kelantan | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kelantan | 1 | 1 | 2 | Kelantan | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Petaling Jaya City | 0 | 0 | 0 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Selangor | 1 | |
| Kelantan United | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Selangor | 1 |
| Selangor | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Selangor | 2 | 1 | 3 | Selangor | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Negeri Sembilan | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Kedah Darul Aman | 1 | 0 | 1 | Negeri Sembilan | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Negeri Sembilan | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Negeri Sembilan | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | Selangor | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Terengganu | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| PDRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Terengganu | 1 | 1 | 2 | | |
| Kuala Lumpur City | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kuala Lumpur City | 3 | 1 | 4 | Kuala Lumpur City | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Terengganu | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Sri Pahang | 1 | 2 | 3 | Terengganu | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Terengganu | 5 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

The first legs were played on 26 and 27 October, and the second legs on 31 October and 1 November 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| UiTM | 2–3 | Sabah | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Sarawak United | 1–2 | Kelantan | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Kelantan United | 0–3 | Selangor | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Penang | 3–4 | Kuching City | 2–2 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Petaling Jaya City | 0–6 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Kedah Darul Aman | 1–2 | Negeri Sembilan | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| PDRM | 0–4 | Kuala Lumpur City | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Sri Pahang | 3–9 | Terengganu | 1–5 | 2–4 |

### Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 5 and 6 November, and the second legs on 11 and 12 November 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Kuching City | 1–2 | Sabah | 0–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Kelantan | 0–8 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0–3 | 0–5 |
| Selangor | 4–2 | Negeri Sembilan | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Kuala Lumpur City | 1–4 | Terengganu | 0–1 | 1–3 |

### Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 15 and 16 November, and the second legs on 20 and 21 November 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sabah | 1–4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Selangor | 3–2 | Terengganu | 3–1 | 0–1 |

### Final

The final was played on 26 November 2022 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Bergson | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7 |
| 1 | Kpah Sherman | Terengganu | 7 |
| 3 | Caion | Selangor | 6 |
| 4 | Fernando Forestieri | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4 |
| 5 | Lucas Silva | Penang | 3 |
| 5 | Kipré Tchétché | Terengganu | 3 |
| 7 | Syafiq Ahmad | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2 |
| 7 | Romel Morales | Kuala Lumpur City | 2 |
| 7 | Alif Hassan | Kuching City | 2 |
| 7 | Matheus Alves | Negeri Sembilan | 2 |
| 7 | Taiki Kagayama | Sabah | 2 |
| 7 | Baddrol Bakhtiar | Sabah | 2 |
| 7 | Steven Rodriguez | Sri Pahang | 2 |
| 7 | Faisal Halim | Terengganu | 2 |