# 2023 Piala Emas Raja–Raja

The 2023 Piala Emas Raja–Raja, also known as the 2023 Piala Emas Raja–Raja in Malay, was a football tournament held from 27 October to 12 November 2023 at four different host venues namely Perlis, Kelantan, Johor and Selangor in Malaysia. Selangor were the defending champions.
The Piala Emas Raja–Raja is one of the oldest and most prestigious tournaments in the world, with its first edition dating back to 1922. His Royal Highness the Regent of England Prince of Wales visited the East and this tournament was held in celebration in Singapore by Malaya's national footballing body Football Association of Malaysia.

## Teams

The participating teams usually include representatives of the state teams of Malaysia. Sixteen teams will compete for the trophy in this edition.
The sixteen teams are divided into a groups of four, and they will play in a single round-robin format. The top two teams of each group will advance into the knockout stage which will be played in a single elimination format.
* Kuala Lumpur
* Pahang
* Terengganu FA
* PDRM
* Penang
* MySPRM-ACeIO
* Bomba Malaysia
* Kedah
* Selangor
* Perak
* Perlis
* Kelantan
* Malacca
* Angkatan Tentera Malaysia
* JAKIM

## Venues

| City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bangi, Selangor | UKM Bangi Stadium | 500 |
| Kota Bharu | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium | 33,000 |
| George Town, Penang | USM Football Field | 500 |
| Alor Setar & Jitra | Jitra Mini Stadium MADA Ampang Jajar Football Field | 500 |

## Round and draw dates

| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 22 July 2023 (Kuala Lumpur) | 23 & 27 October 2023 | 23 & 27 October 2023 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 22 July 2023 (Kuala Lumpur) | 24 & 28 October 2023 | 24 & 28 October 2023 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 22 July 2023 (Kuala Lumpur) | 25 & 29 October 2023 | 25 & 29 October 2023 |
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 22 July 2023 (Kuala Lumpur) | 4 November 2023 | 11 November 2023 |
| Knockout phase | Semi-finals | 22 July 2023 (Kuala Lumpur) | November 2023 | November 2023 |
| Knockout phase | Final | 22 July 2023 (Kuala Lumpur) | November 2023 at | November 2023 at |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PHG | TER | KLU | PDR |
| Pahang | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Terengganu FA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | | 3–2 |
| PDRM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PEN | BOM | SPR |
| Penang | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Bomba Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 0–0 | | 2–0 |
| MySPRM-ACeIO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KED | SEL | PRK | PEL |
| Kedah | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Selangor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Perak | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 2–0 |
| Perlis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KEL | MEL | ATM | JAK |
| Kelantan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Melaka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| ATM | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| JAKIM | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |

## Knock-out stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Pahang | Pahang | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Bomba Malaysia | Bomba Malaysia | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Bomba Malaysia | Bomba Malaysia | 0 | 2 | 2 | Pahang | Pahang | 0 | 2 | 2(4) | | | |
| | | | | | Selangor | Selangor | 2 | 0 | 2(2) | | | |
| Kelantan | Kelantan | 0 | 0 | 0 | Selangor | Selangor | 2 | 0 | 2(2) | | | |
| Selangor | Selangor | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Selangor | Selangor | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | Pahang | Pahang | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Terengganu FA | Terengganu FA | 1 |
| Penang | Penang | 2 | 2 | 4(2) | | | | | | | | | Terengganu FA | Terengganu FA | 1 |
| Terengganu FA | Terengganu FA | 2 | 2 | 4(4) | | | | | | | | |
| Terengganu FA | Terengganu FA | 2 | 2 | 4(4) | Terengganu FA | Terengganu FA | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | Kedah | Kedah | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Kedah | Kedah | 0 | 1 | 1(5) | Kedah | Kedah | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Melaka | Melaka | 0 | 1 | 1(4) | | | | | | | | |

### Finals
## Winners

* Champions of 2023 Piala Emas Raja–Raja
* Pahang
* 5th title