# 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup

The 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup or Challenge Cup (Malay: Piala Cabaran Malaysia 2019) is the second edition of Malaysia Challenge Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Malaysian Football League (MFL).
The 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup will start with a preliminary round. A total of 7 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into two groups, one group containing four teams and another with three teams. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after four or six matches qualified to the semi-finals.

## Format

The competition will be one involving eight teams-one team from Malaysia Super League (12th placed team), seven teams from Malaysia Premier League (6th to 12th placed teams). However, because Perlis were thrown out of the league, there are no teams will be invited into the Challenge Cup to replace them.

## Round and draw dates

The draw for the 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup was held on 23 July 2019.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 23 July 2019 15:30 UTC+8 | 5–6 August 2019 | 5–6 August 2019 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 23 July 2019 15:30 UTC+8 | 14–15 August 2019 | 14–15 August 2019 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 23 July 2019 15:30 UTC+8 | 20–21 August 2019 | 20–21 August 2019 |
| Group stage | Matchday 4 | 23 July 2019 15:30 UTC+8 | 27–28 August 2019 | 27–28 August 2019 |
| Group stage | Matchday 5 | 23 July 2019 15:30 UTC+8 | 6–7 September 2019 | 6–7 September 2019 |
| Group stage | Matchday 6 | 23 July 2019 15:30 UTC+8 | 12 September 2019 | 12 September 2019 |
| Knockout stage | Semi-finals | 23 July 2019 15:30 UTC+8 | 20–21 September 2019 | 27–28 September 2019 |
| Knockout stage | Final | 23 July 2019 15:30 UTC+8 | 4 October 2019 | 12 October 2019 |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JDT2 | SAR | KEL |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 | Advance to Semi-finals | — | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Sarawak | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | Advance to Semi-finals | 0–0 | — | 0–3 |
| 3 | Kelantan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UKM | TER | KLU | SEU |
| 1 | UKM | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Terengganu II | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Advance to Semi-finals | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Selangor United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| B2 | Terengganu II | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| A1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| A1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2 | 2 | 4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 1 | 0 | 1 (6) |
| | | | | | UKM | UKM | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) |
| A2 | Sarawak | 0 | 1 | 1 | UKM | UKM | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) |
| B1 | UKM | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Terengganu II | 2–4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Sarawak | 1–7 | UKM | 0−1 | 1−6 |

### Semi-finals
#### Second Leg

Johor Darul Ta'zim II won 4−2 on aggregate.

#### Second Leg

UKM won 7−1 on aggregate.

### Final

The first legs will be played on 4 October 2019, and the second legs will be played on 12 October 2019
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 1–1 | UKM | 1−0 | 1−0 |
1−1 on aggregate. Johor Darul Ta'zim II won 6−5 on penalty after extra time.

## Statistics
### Top scorers

    As of matches played on 12 October 2019
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Bruno Suzuki | Terengganu II | 6 |
| 1 | Mateo Roskam | UKM | 6 |
| 1 | Milad Zanidpour | UKM | 6 |
| 4 | Paulo Josué | Kuala Lumpur | 4 |
| 5 | Fauzi Roslan | Kelantan | 3 |
| 5 | Hafizi Amirudin | UKM | 3 |
| 5 | Nurshamil Abd Ghani | Selangor United | 3 |
| 5 | Mohamad Ghaddar | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 3 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Paulo Josué | Kuala Lumpur | Selangor United | 3–1 | 15 August 2019 |

### Clean sheets

    As of matches played on 4 October 2019
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Haziq Nadzli | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 3 |
| 1 | Khatul Anuar | UKM | 3 |
| 3 | Damien Lim | Selangor United | 2 |
| 3 | Saiful Wazizi | Sarawak | 2 |
| 5 | Fikri Che Soh | Kelantan | 1 |
| 5 | Shamirza Yusoff | Terengganu II | 1 |