# 2024–25 MFL Cup

The 2024–25 MFL Cup, a reserve football tournament in Malaysia, is organized by the Malaysian Football League (MFL). The tournament was established following the restructuring of the Malaysia Premier League. A total of 13 teams have been confirmed to participate in the competition.

## Age limit

The reserve tournament is limited to players under the age of 23. The MFL has also permitted a quota of five over-age players, including three foreigners.

## Format changes

The tournament will be played in a single-group format, where each team will face every other team at home and away in a round-robin fashion. The team that tops the standings after all group matches will be crowned champions.

## Teams and stadiums

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Perak FC II | Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 42,500 |
| Kuching City FC II | Kuching | Sarawak State Stadium | 40,000 |
| Sri Pahang FC II | Temerloh | Temerloh Mini Stadium | 40,000 |
| Sabah FC II | Kota Kinabalu | Likas Stadium | 35,000 |
| Kedah Darul Aman FC II | Alor Setar | Darul Aman Stadium | 32,387 |
| Pulau Pinang FC II | George Town | City Stadium, Penang | 25,000 |
| Kelantan Darul Naim FC II | Kota Bharu | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium | 22,000 |
| Kuala Lumpur City FC II | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur Stadium | 18,000 |
| PDRM FC II | Selayang | Selayang Stadium | 16,000 |
| Terengganu II | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Pasir Gudang, Johor | Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
| Selangor FC II | Shah Alam | UiTM Stadium | 10,000 |
| Negeri Sembilan FC II | Tampin | Tampin Mini Stadium | 3,000 |

### Staff, kits and sponsors

| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kits Manufacture | Sponsor |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Juan Miguel Munoz | Gabriel Nistelrooy Tamin | Nike | JDT Fan Token |
| Kedah Darul Aman | Khairul Ismail | Afeeq Iqmal | ALX | |
| Kelantan Darul Naim | Khairan Eroza Razali | Syahir Ab Rashid | PUC Sport | Visit Kelantan 2024 |
| Kuala Lumpur City | Nidzam Adzha | Khairul Naim Zainal Abidin | HUNDRED | UBB Amanah Berhad, KL Bandaraya Rendah Karbon |
| Kuching City | Oleg Kuzmianok | Abang Muhammad Haiqal | StarSports | Press Metal |
| Negeri Sembilan | Ishak Kunju | Vimal Nair Sugu | Kelme | Matrix Concept, Negeri Roadstone, MBI NS |
| PDRM | Azmi Mohamed | Iqbal Azmi | Lotto | redONE |
| Penang II | Manzoor Azwira | Aidil Danial Izhar | Kakijersi | Penang2030, Bertam Resort |
| Perak II | Chan Wing Hoong | Hafizy Daniel Termizi | Cheetah | XOX |
| Sabah | Johnny Dominicus | Alias Alan | Lotto | Jetama |
| Selangor II | Abdifitaah Hassan | Muhammad Abu Khalil | Joma | PKNS, MBI |
| Sri Pahang | Yazeed Hamzah | | Voltra | Invest in Pahang |
| Terengganu II | Hairuddin Omar | Syafiq Danial Romzi | ALX | Agarbomb Performance |

## Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Murilo | Shane Lowry | | |
| Kedah Darul Aman B | | | | |
| Kelantan Darul Naim | | | | |
| Kuala Lumpur City Extension | Lawton Green | | | |
| Kuching City | Nando Welter | Kipré Tchétché | Pedro Henrique | |
| Negeri Sembilan | An Sang-su | | | |
| PDRM | Aremu Timothy | Um-Deuk | | |
| Penang II | Neto | | | |
| Perak II | Adilet Kanybekov | | | |
| Sabah II | Haris Stamboulidis | Gabriel Peres | Telmo Castanheira | Park Tae-soo |
| Selangor | Alex Agyarkwa | Yohandry Orozco | Omid Musawi | |
| Sri Pahang | Kpah Sherman | | | |
| Terengganu II | Chukwu Chijioke | | | |
Source:https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/teams

## Standings
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 16 | +33 | 50 |
| 2 | Selangor II | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 49 |
| 3 | Terengganu II | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 41 |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur City Extension | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 35 |
| 5 | Kelantan Darul Naim | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 34 |
| 6 | Sri Pahang | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 32 |
| 7 | Perak II | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 | PDRM | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 27 |
| 9 | Negeri Sembilan | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 26 |
| 10 | Kedah Darul Aman B | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 25 |
| 11 | Penang | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 24 |
| 12 | Kuching City | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 47 | −30 | 10 |
| 13 | Sabah | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 55 | −33 | 10 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | JDT | KDA | KDN | KLC | KUC | NSE | PDRM | PEN | PRK | SAB | SEL | SRP | TER |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | – | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Kedah Darul Aman | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Kelantan Darul Naim | 0–5 | 2–3 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | – | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | – | 0–5 |
| Kuala Lumpur City | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 |
| Kuching City | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | – | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| Negeri Sembilan | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| PDRM | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Penang | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | – | 2–2 |
| Perak II | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Sabah | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | – | 2–2 | 2–3 | | 2–3 | 1–2 | – |
| Selangor | 1–2 | – | 1–0 | – | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Sri Pahang | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–2 | | 1–1 |
| Terengganu II | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |

### Results by match played

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | – | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | – | |
| Kedah Darul Aman | L | D | L | L | – | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | – | L | W | L | D | L | L | | |
| Kelantan Darul Naim | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | – | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | – | P | L | L | | |
| Kuala Lumpur City | W | D | D | D | W | W | – | D | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | – | D | W | D | W | | |
| Kuching City | L | L | D | W | L | – | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | – | L | W | L | L | D | | |
| Negeri Sembilan | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | – | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | – | L | | |
| PDRM | W | L | W | – | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | P | – | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | | |
| Pulau Pinang | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | – | D | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | – | D | L | | |
| Perak II | L | W | – | W | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | – | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | | |
| Sabah | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | – | L | D | L | L | P | L | L | W | L | L | P | D | – | | |
| Selangor II | W | – | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | – | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | | |
| Sri Pahang | – | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | – | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | D | | |
| Terengganu II | D | W | D | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | – | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | | – |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of 18 January 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Gabriel Nistelrooy | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 19 |
| 2 | Chukwu Nnabuike | Terengganu II | 10 |
| 3 | Afeeq Iqmal Rosli | Kedah Darul Aman | 9 |
| 3 | Abdul Rahman Daud | Selangor II | 9 |
| 3 | Asraff Aliffuddin Yasin | Kelantan Darul Naim | 9 |
| 6 | Airil Zafran Azrul | Sri Pahang | 5 |
| 6 | Alif Zikri Zaini Anuar | Perak II | 5 |
| 6 | Fitri Aziq Wahid | Sri Pahang | 5 |
| 6 | Lokman Bah Din | Sri Pahang | 5 |

### Hat-trick

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Gabriel Nistelrooy | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Sabah | 3–0 (H) | 20 May 2024 |
| Chukwu Nnabuike Chijioke | Terengganu II | PDRM | 4–0 (H) | 28 May 2024 |
| Reziq Bani Hani | Selangor II | Sabah | 6–0 (H) | 17 July 2024 |
Notes (H) – Home team (A) – Away team $^4$ – Player scored 4 goals