# 2023 Piala Presiden (Malaysia)

Piala Presiden (Malaysia) 2023 (referred to as Piala Presdiden) is the 1st season of the Piala Presiden since its inception in 1986. This league is currently for the football league in Malaysia youth level (U21).

## Rules
### Age limit

2023 Piala Presiden (Malaysia) is an amateur football competition in Malaysia for under-21 players. Since its inception in 1986, the Piala Presiden has been a major tournament for under-21 and under-23 players. In 2009, the format of the competition was changed with only under-20 players eligible to fill in for the tournament that. In 2015, the format of the competition reverted to its original format with players under 21.

### Format

The tournament is played as follows:
* League level: 16 teams are divided into four groups, from Group A to Group D. Teams will play matches against the teams in their respective groups.
** After 12 games in the group, the top two teams of each group qualify for league one, the remaining eight bottom teams of each group will be placed in league two.
* League level: 16 teams are divided into two group leagues, namely league one with eight teams and league two also with eight teams. Teams will play one single match with teams in their respective leagues, where the venue of the match will be determined by the organizers.
** After the league matches, the top five teams from league one and two teams from league two along with the winner of the play-off between the 6th-placed team in league one and the 3rd-placed team in league two will advance to the quarter-finals.
* Knockout stage: The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will be played back-to-back.

## Team

The following teams will participate in the 2023 Malaysia President's Cup.
| Team | Coach | Location |
| Akademi Mokhtar Dahari B17 | Osmera Omaro | Gambang |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim III | Gonzalo Zaballos | Pasir Gudang |
| Kedah Darul Aman C | Khairul Ismail | Alor Setar |
| Kelantan | Hasnan Ahmad | Kota Bharu |
| Kelantan United | Sazami Shafi’i | Kota Bharu |
| Kuala Lumpur City | Nidzam Adzha | Kuala Lumpur |
| Kuching City | Safri Amit | Kuching |
| Melaka | Remeli Junit | Krubong |
| Negeri Sembilan | Azlan Ahmad | Paroi |
| PDRM | Nadzim Din | Kuala Lumpur |
| Pulau Pinang | Rahim Hassan | Batu Kawan |
| Perak III | K. Nanthakumar | Ipoh |
| Sabah | Burhan Ajui | Penampang |
| Selangor B20 | irdaus Aziz | Salak Tinggi |
| Sri Pahang | Yazeed Hamzah | Kuantan |
| Terengganu III | Roshadi Wahab | Kuala Terengganu |

## Table

The match schedule is as follows.
| Phase | Round | First Match | Second Match |
| Group Stage | Matchday 1 | 16 May & 20 May 2023 | 16 May & 20 May 2023 |
| Group Stage | Matchday 2 | 21 May & 28 May 2023 | 21 May & 28 May 2023 |
| Group Stage | Matchday 3 | 3, 4 & 13 May 2023 | 3, 4 & 13 May 2023 |
| Group Stage | Matchday 4 | 10 May 2023 | 10 May 2023 |
| Group Stage | Matchday 5 | 17 & 18 May 2023 | 17 & 18 May 2023 |
| Group Stage | Matchday 6 | 24 May 2023 | 24 May 2023 |
| League Stage | Matchday 1 | 6 & 7 July 2023 | 6 & 7 July 2023 |
| League Stage | Matchday 2 | 12 July 2023 | 12 July 2023 |
| League Stage | Matchday 3 | 19 July 2023 | 19 July 2023 |
| League Stage | Matchday 4 | 26 July 2023 | 26 July 2023 |
| League Stage | Matchday 5 | 2 August 2023 | 2 August 2023 |
| League Stage | Matchday 6 | 8 & 9 August 2023 | 8 & 9 August 2023 |
| League Stage | Matchday 7 | 16 & 17 August 2023 | 16 & 17 August 2023 |
| Knock-out Stage | Quarter-finals | 28 August 2023 | 4 September 2023 |
| Knock-out Stage | Semi-finals | 11 September 2023 | 18 September 2023 |
| Knock-out Stage | Final | 24 September 2023 | 1 October 2023 |

## Group Stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Penyingkiran |
| 1 | Kedah Darul Aman C | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 14 | Qualify to League One |
| 2 | Terengganu III | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | Qualify to League One |
| 3 | Kelantan United U21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 9 | Qualify to League Two |
| 4 | Sri Pahang U21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | Qualify to League Two |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Penyingkiran |
| 1 | AMD U17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 13 | Qualify to League One |
| 2 | Perak III | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Qualify to League One |
| 3 | Pulau Pinang U21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | Qualify to League Two |
| 4 | Kelantan U21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 | Qualify to League Two |
* ↑ The FAM Disciplinary Committee decided that Perak III was given a 3-0 victory after the amended match on 20 May 2023 was canceled because the host, Kelantan U21 failed to provide a venue for the match.

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Penyingkiran |
| 1 | Selangor U20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | Qualify to League One |
| 2 | Negeri Sembilan U21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 11 | Qualify to League One |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur City U21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | Qualify to League Two |
| 4 | Sabah U21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 0 | Qualify to League Two |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Penyingkiran |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 15 | Qualify to League One |
| 2 | PDRM U21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 11 | Qualify to League One |
| 3 | Melaka U21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | Qualify to League Two |
| 4 | Kuching City U21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 4 | Qualify to League Two |

## League Stage
### League One

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 18 | Qualification to Knock-out Stage |
| 2 | Negeri Sembilan U21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 14 | Qualification to Knock-out Stage |
| 3 | Selangor U20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 14 | Qualification to Knock-out Stage |
| 4 | Perak III | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | Qualification to Knock-out Stage |
| 5 | AMD U17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 8 | Qualification to Knock-out Stage |
| 6 | Kedah Darul Aman C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | |
| 7 | Terengganu III | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 7 | |
| 8 | PDRM U21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | |

### League Two

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Sri Pahang U21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 16 | Qualification to Knock-out Stage |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur City U21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 15 | Qualification to Knock-out Stage |
| 3 | Kelantan United U21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 15 | Qualification to Knock-out Stage |
| 4 | Pulau Pinang U21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 10 | |
| 5 | Sabah U21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Melaka U21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | |
| 7 | Kuching City U21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7 | |
| 8 | Kelantan U21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 33 | −25 | 0 | |

## Knock-out Stage

The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will be held on a reciprocal basis (home and away).

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Sri Pahang U21 | Sri Pahang U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | | | | | | | | |
| Selangor U20 | Selangor U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| Selangor U20 | Selangor U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | Selangor U20 | Selangor U20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | Negeri Sembilan U21 | Negeri Sembilan U21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | |
| Kuala Lumpur City U21 | Kuala Lumpur City U21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Negeri Sembilan U21 | Negeri Sembilan U21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | |
| Negeri Sembilan U21 | Negeri Sembilan U21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Negeri Sembilan U21 | Negeri Sembilan U21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Negeri Sembilan U21 | Negeri Sembilan U21 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | 3 |
| AMD U17 | AMD U17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | 3 |
| Perak III | Perak III | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Perak III | Perak III | 0 | 0 | 0 | AMD U17 | AMD U17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| Kelantan United U21 | Kelantan United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim III | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |

### Quarter-final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sri Pahang U21 | (1) 0-0 (4) | Selangor U20 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kuala Lumpur City U21 | 3-6 | Negeri Sembilan U21 | 2-2 | 1-4 |
| AMD U17 | 1-0 | Perak III | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Kelantan United U21 | 0-1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | 0-0 | 0-1 |
"The winner on aggregate or penalty kicks or away goals rule advances to the semi-finals.
"The winner on aggregate or penalty kicks or away goals rule advances to the semi-finals.
"The winner on aggregate or penalty kicks or away goals rule advances to the semi-finals.
"The winner on aggregate or penalty kicks or away goals rule advances to the semi-finals.

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Winners on aggregate or penalty kicks or away goals rule advance to the final stage.
Winners on aggregate or penalty kicks or away goals rule advance to the final stage.

## Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

## Champion

* Malaysia President Cup Champion
* Johor Darul Ta'zim III
* Third Title

## Top Scorer

    As of 26 July 2023
| Ked | Player | Club | Goal |
| 1 | Haziq Jaffry | Sabah U21 | 6 |
| 1 | Harry Danish | Selangor U20 | 6 |
| 3 | Afiq Hilman | Kuala Lumpur City U21 | 5 |
| 3 | Khairil Faris | Kuala Lumpur City U21 | 5 |
| 5 | Haiqal Khairuddin | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | 4 |
| 5 | Nashaika Ghazali | Kelantan U21 | 4 |
| 5 | Ashraf Iqwan | Negeri Sembilan U21 | 4 |
| 5 | Danish Syamer | Negeri Sembilan U21 | 4 |
| 5 | Ammar Idzham | Perak III | 4 |
| 10 | Qahir Dzakirin | AMD U17 | 3 |
| 10 | Fergus Tierney | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | 3 |
| 10 | Mubin Wahab | Negeri Sembilan U21 | 3 |
| 10 | Aniq Afif | Pulau Pinang U21 | 3 |
| 10 | Ajwad Akhari | Sabah U21 | 3 |
| 10 | Danial Zhafirul | Terengganu III | 3 |
| 10 | Danish Hakim | Terengganu III | 3 |