# 2013 Malaysia Cup

The 2013 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2013) was the 87th season of Malaysia Cup and began on 20 August with a preliminary round and finished on 3 November 2013 with the final, held at Shah Alam Stadium. 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.
Kelantan were the defending champions, having beaten ATM 3–2 in last season's final. For the second time, a Singaporean team, LIONSXII, also newly minted 2013 Malaysian Super League champions, participated in this competition.
This 87th edition ended with Pahang winning the title after beating Kelantan 1–0, with a goal scored by Matías Conti.

## Format

In this competition, the top 10 teams from 2013 Malaysia Super League is joined by the top 4 teams from 2013 Malaysia Premier League. The remaining 2 teams from 2013 Malaysia Super League and the team who finished 5th and 6th place in the 2013 Malaysia Premier League will battle it out in the playoffs for the remaining 2 spots. The teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams. Voting took place on 27 July at TM Convention Centre, Menara Telekom, Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur.

## Round and draw dates

The draws are held at TM Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on 27 July 2013 .
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Play-off | Play-off round | | 10 July 2013 | 10 July 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 27 July 2013 (Kuala Lumpur) | 20 August 2013 | 20 August 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 27 July 2013 (Kuala Lumpur) | 24 August 2013 | 24 August 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 27 July 2013 (Kuala Lumpur) | 27 August 2013 | 27 August 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 4 | 27 July 2013 (Kuala Lumpur) | 31 August 2013 | 31 August 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 5 | 27 July 2013 (Kuala Lumpur) | 17 September 2013 | 17 September 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 6 | 27 July 2013 (Kuala Lumpur) | 21 September 2013 | 21 September 2013 |
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 27 July 2013 (Kuala Lumpur) | 27 & 28 September 2013 | 4 & 5 October 2013 |
| Knockout phase | Semi-finals | 27 July 2013 (Kuala Lumpur) | 18 & 19 October 2013 | 25 & 26 October 2013 |
| Knockout phase | Final | 27 July 2013 (Kuala Lumpur) | 3 November 2013 at Shah Alam Stadium | 3 November 2013 at Shah Alam Stadium |

## Seeding

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| LionsXII Selangor Darul Takzim FC Kelantan FA | Pahang ATM Perak PKNS | Terengganu T-Team Sarawak Sime Darby | Kedah Johor FELDA United Negeri Sembilan |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ATM | SIM | JOH | SEL |
| ATM FA (A) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 9 | | 3–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Sime Darby FC (A) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 9 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Johor FA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | 3–3 | 2–2 | | 0–0 |
| Selangor FA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |

### Group B

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PKNS | JDT | TTM | FEL |
| PKNS FC (A) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 15 | | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| Johor Darul Takzim (A) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| T–Team FC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 9 | 0–1 | 2–3 | | 2–1 |
| FELDA United FC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | |

### Group C

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KEL | PAH | NEG | TER |
| Kelantan FA (A) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 | | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Pahang FA (A) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Negeri Sembilan FA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 8 | 1–1 | 3–5 | | 2–2 |
| Terengganu FA | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |

### Group D

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Sarawak FA (A) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 |
| LionsXII (A) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 |
| Perak FA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 |
| Kedah FA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| D2 | LionsXII | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| A1 | ATM FA | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| A1 | ATM FA | 0 | 4 | 4 | A1 | ATM FA | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | C1 | Kelantan FA | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| C1 | Kelantan FA | 2 | 6 | 8 | C1 | Kelantan FA | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| B2 | Johor Darul Takzim | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Johor Darul Takzim | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | C1 | Kelantan FA | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | C2 | Pahang FA | 1 |
| C2 | Pahang FA | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | C2 | Pahang FA | 1 |
| B1 | PKNS FC | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| B1 | PKNS FC | 2 | 1 | 3 | C2 | Pahang FA | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | D1 | Sarawak FA | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| A2 | Sime Darby FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | D1 | Sarawak FA | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| D1 | Sarawak FA | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 27 & 28 September 2013, and the second legs were played on 4 & 5 October 2013.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pahang FA | 5–3 | PKNS FC | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| LionsXII | 2–4 | ATM FA | 1–0 | 1–4 |
| Sime Darby FC | 1–3 | Sarawak FA | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Johor Darul Takzim FC | 5–8 | Kelantan FA | 4–2 | 1–6 |

### Second leg

ATM FA won 4–2 on aggregate.
Pahang FA won 5–3 on aggregate.
Sarawak FA won 3–1 on aggregate.
Kelantan FA won 8–5 on aggregate.

## Semi-finals

The first leg will be played on 18 & 19 October while the second leg will be played on 25 & 26 October.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| ATM FA | 3–4 | Kelantan FA | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Pahang FA | 4–2 | Sarawak FA | 3–1 | 1–1 |

### Second leg

Kelantan FA won 4–3 on aggregate.
Pahang FA won 4–2 on aggregate.

## Final

The Final will be played on 3 Nov 2013 at Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam.

## Winners

* 2013 Piala Malaysia Winner
* Pahang
* 3rd Title

## Statistics
### Top Scorer

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Marlon Alex James | ATM FA | 9 |
| 1 | Matías Conti | Pahang FA | 9 |
| 3 | Patrick Ronaldinho Wleh | PKNS FC | 7 |
| 3 | Muamer Salibašić | Sarawak FA | 7 |
| 5 | Dickson Nwakaeme | Kelantan FA | 6 |
| 6 | Indra Putra Mahayuddin | Kelantan FA | 5 |
| 6 | Mohd Badri Radzi | Kelantan FA | 5 |
| 6 | Fabio Leandro Barbosa | Negeri Sembilan FA | 5 |
| 6 | S. Sivanesan | Negeri Sembilan FA | 5 |
| 6 | Mohd Azamuddin Akil | Pahang FA | 5 |
| 11 | Norshahrul Idlan Talaha | Johor Darul Takzim FC | 4 |
| 11 | Alen Guć | Kedah FA | 4 |
| 11 | Roman Chmelo | PKNS FC | 4 |
| 11 | Bobby Gonzales | Sarawak FA | 4 |
| 11 | Karlo Primorac | Sime Darby FC | 4 |

### Own goals

| Rank | Player | For | Club | Own Goal |
| 1 | Hariss Harun | ATM FA | LionsXII | 1 |
| 1 | Shakir Hamzah | Sarawak FA | LionsXII | 1 |
| 1 | Mohd Khairi Kiman | Sarawak FA | Perak FA | 1 |
| 1 | Hasmizan Kamarodin | Kelantan FA | Terengganu FA | 1 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| S. Sivanesan | Negeri Sembilan FA | Pahang FA | 3-5 | 24 August 2013 |
| Dickson Nwakaeme | Kelantan FA | Pahang FA | 4-0 | 21 September 2013 |
| Muamer Salibašić | Sarawak FA | Perak FA | 6-1 | 21 September 2013 |
| Matías Conti | Pahang FA | PKNS FC | 3-2 | 27 September 2013 |
| Marlon Alex James | ATM FA | LionsXII | 4-1 | 4 October 2013 |
| Muamer Salibašić | Sarawak FA | Sime Darby FC | 3-1 | 5 October 2013 |