# 2023 MFL Cup

The 2023 MFL Cup (Malay: Piala MFL 2023) is the 1st season of the MFL Cup, the reserve football tournament in Malaysia. It is organized by the Malaysian Football League (MFL), after the restructure of Malaysia Premier League, with 15 teams confirmed to participate.

## Age limit

The reserve tournament is dedicated to players under the age of 23. The MFL has also allowed a quota of 5 over-age players, including 3 foreigners.

## Format

The tournament is played as follows:
* League level: 15 teams are divided into two groups, namely group A will consist of 8 teams and group B will consist of 7 teams each drawn from the Central Zone, North, South, East, Borneo and Club 1 State.
** Round 1 Divided into two groups, each team will play at home and away to determine the position in the group. The top four teams in each group will advance to Round 2
** Round 2 Consists of a group of eight teams, each team will play at home and away to determine the position in the group. The top two teams in the group will advance to the knockout stages
* Knockout stage: The knockout stage is the final match to determine the winner, it will be played in a single match.

## Teams and stadiums

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Pasir Gudang, Johor | Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
| Kedah Darul Aman B | Alor Setar | Darul Aman Stadium | 32,387 |
| Kelantan | Kota Bharu | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium | 22,000 |
| Kelantan United | Kota Bharu | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium | 22,000 |
| Kuala Lumpur City Extension | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur Stadium | 18,000 |
| Kuching City | Kuching | Sarawak State Stadium | 26,000 |
| Negeri Sembilan | Seremban | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | 45,000 |
| PDRM | Shah Alam | UiTM Stadium | 10,000 |
| Penang | George Town | City Stadium, Penang | 25,000 |
| Perak II | Manjung | Manjung Municipal Council Stadium | 17,000 |
| Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | Likas Stadium | 35,000 |
| Selangor U-23 | Shah Alam | UiTM Stadium | 10,000 |
| Sri Pahang | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000 |
| FAM-MSN Project | Shah Alam | UiTM Stadium | 10,000 |
| Terengganu II | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |

### Draws

The draw ceremony was held on 31 January 2023, at 15:00 (MST) which was broadcast live on YouTube MFL.
Central Zone :
| Central Zone Teams Kuala Lumpur City Selangor U-23 PDRM FAM-MSN Project | North Zone Teams Kedah Darul Aman B Perak II Penang | South Zone Teams Johor Darul Ta'zim II Negeri Sembilan | East Zone Teams Terengganu II Sri Pahang | Borneo Zone Teams Sabah Kuching City | 1 State Clubs Teams Kelantan Kelantan United |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | TER | JDT | PDM | KED | PEN | SAB | FMP | KLU |
| 1 | Terengganu II | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 34 | Advance to Champions Round | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 29 | Advance to Champions Round | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | PDRM | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 28 | Advance to Champions Round | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 4 | Kedah Darul Aman B | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 25 | Advance to Champions Round | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Penang | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 22 | | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 6 | Sabah | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 12 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| 7 | FAM-MSN Project | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 10 | | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 8 | Kelantan United | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 3 | | | | | | | | | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | SEL | KUL | SRI | PRK | NSE | KUC | KEL |
| 1 | Selangor U-23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 22 | Advance to Champions Round | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 20 | Advance to Champions Round | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Sri Pahang | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 | Advance to Champions Round | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Perak II | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 16 | Advance to Champions Round | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| 5 | Negeri Sembilan | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 15 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| 6 | Kuching City | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 10 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 |
| 7 | Kelantan | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 9 | | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |

### Champions Round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | TER | JDT | SRI | SEL | PDM | KUL | PRK | KED |
| 1 | Terengganu II | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 17 | Advance to Final | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | TBD | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | Advance to Final | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Sri Pahang FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 11 | | 0–0 | TBD | — | 1–0 | TBD | TBD | 1–0 | TBD |
| 4 | Selangor FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 | | TBD | 0–1 | TBD | — | TBD | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 | PDRM FC | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | TBD | — | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur City Extension | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | | TBD | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — | TBD | TBD |
| 7 | Perak II | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 | | TBD | TBD | 0–1 | TBD | 1–1 | TBD | — | 3–0 |
| 8 | Kedah Darul Aman B | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 1 | | 1–2 | - | 3–4 | TBD | 0–2 | 1–1 | TBD | — |

## Winner

* MFL Cup 2023 Champions
* Terengganu II
* 1st title

## Top scorers

    As of 31 July 2023
| Ked | Pemain | Kelab | Gol |
| 1 | Gabriel Nistelrooy | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 12 |
| 2 | Ebenezer Assifuah | Kedah Darul Aman B | 11 |
| 3 | Chukwu Chijioke | PDRM | 9 |
| 4 | Daryl Sham | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 5 |
| 4 | Syahmi Zamri | Terengganu II | 5 |
| 6 | Harith Akif | Kelantan | 4 |
| 6 | Cornelius Ornley | Kuching City | 4 |
| 6 | Harith Samsuri | Negeri Sembilan | 4 |
| 6 | Jacque Faye | PDRM | 4 |
| 6 | Hakimi Isa | Perak II | 4 |
| 6 | Azhad Harraz | Sabah | 4 |
| 6 | Nasyrullah Zaki | Sri Pahang | 4 |
| 6 | Muslihuddin Atiq | Terengganu II | 4 |