# 2017 Malaysia Cup final

The 2017 Malaysia Cup Final was a football match which were played on 4 November 2017, to determine the champion of the 2017 Malaysia Cup. It was the final of the 91st edition of the Malaysia Cup, competition organised by the Football Association of Malaysia.
It was played at the Shah Alam Stadium, in Shah Alam, Selangor, between Kedah and Johor Darul Ta'zim. Johor Darul Ta'zim won the match 2–0 to secure their first title in this competition. The defending champions Kedah, have successfully reach the final for the third time in a row (2015, 2016, 2017). However, Kedah lost this year, for eight time in thirteen finals reached.

## Venue

Shah Alam Stadium was announced as the final venue on 4 November 2017, following the decision of the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP) on 12 September 2017, after the Bukit Jalil National Stadium had already been booked for another event.

## Road to final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.
| Kedah | Kedah | Kedah | Kedah | Round | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Melaka United | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | Sarawak | 4–0 (H) | 4–0 (H) | 4–0 (H) |
| UiTM | 5–0 (A) | 5–0 (A) | 5–0 (A) | Matchday 2 | Terengganu | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) |
| Kelantan | 1–3 (A) | 1–3 (A) | 1–3 (A) | Matchday 3 | Selangor | 2–3 (A) | 2–3 (A) | 2–3 (A) |
| Melaka United | 6–2 (A) | 6–2 (A) | 6–2 (A) | Matchday 4 | Sarawak | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) |
| UiTM | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 5 | Terengganu | 5–0 (H) | 5–0 (H) | 5–0 (H) |
| Kelantan | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Selangor | 3–1 (H) | 3–1 (H) | 3–1 (H) |
| Group C winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Kedah 6 15 2 Melaka United 6 9 3 Kelantan 6 6 4 UiTM 6 6 Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2017. Source: FAM FMLLP | Group C winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Kedah 6 15 2 Melaka United 6 9 3 Kelantan 6 6 4 UiTM 6 6 Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2017. Source: FAM FMLLP | Group C winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Kedah 6 15 2 Melaka United 6 9 3 Kelantan 6 6 4 UiTM 6 6 Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2017. Source: FAM FMLLP | Group C winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Kedah 6 15 2 Melaka United 6 9 3 Kelantan 6 6 4 UiTM 6 6 Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2017. Source: FAM FMLLP | Final standings | Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 13 2 Selangor 6 10 3 Sarawak 6 5 4 Terengganu 6 4 Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2017. Source: FAM FMLLP | Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 13 2 Selangor 6 10 3 Sarawak 6 5 4 Terengganu 6 4 Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2017. Source: FAM FMLLP | Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 13 2 Selangor 6 10 3 Sarawak 6 5 4 Terengganu 6 4 Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2017. Source: FAM FMLLP | Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 13 2 Selangor 6 10 3 Sarawak 6 5 4 Terengganu 6 4 Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2017. Source: FAM FMLLP |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Selangor | 4–2 | 3–2 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Melaka United | 5–2 | 4–1 (A) | 1–1 (H) |
| FELDA United | 3–1 | 1–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Perak | 4–1 | 1–1 (A) | 3–0 (H) |

## Match details

| Kedah | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
Ifwat Akmal :
| RB | 15 | Rizal Ghazali |
| CB | 13 | Khairul Helmi (c) |
| CB | 4 | Zac Anderson |
| LB | 27 | Ariff Farhan |
| RM | 7 | Baddrol Bakhtiar | | 78' |
| CM | 8 | Liridon Krasniqi |
| CM | 16 | Amirul Hisyam |
| LM | 22 | Syazwan Zainon | | 82' |
| CF | 10 | Sandro | | 83' |
| CF | 9 | Ken Ilsø | 90+3' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 1 | Abdul Hadi |
| DF | 2 | Syawal Nordin |
| DF | 3 | Fitri Omar | 90+2' | 82' |
| MF | 12 | Akram Mahinan | | 83' |
| FW | 14 | Fakri Saarani |
| DF | 17 | Syazwan Tajuddin |
| MF | 19 | Farhan Roslan | | 78' |
| Manager: ||||
| Nidzam Adzha ||||
Izham Tarmizi :
| RB | 12 | S. Kunanlan | 15' |
| CB | 7 | Aidil Zafuan | | 60' |
| CB | 17 | Fadhli Shas |
| LB | 15 | Fazly Mazlan | | 85' |
| RM | 8 | Safiq Rahim (c) |
| CM | 13 | Gary Steven Robbat | | 58' |
| LM | 50 | Natxo Insa |
| RW | 11 | Gonzalo Cabrera |
| CF | 9 | Hazwan Bakri |
| LW | 10 | Gabriel Guerra | 31' |
| Substitutions: ||||
| MF | 4 | Afiq Fazail | 65' | 58' |
| DF | 20 | Azrif Nasrulhaq | | 85' |
| MF | 21 | Nazmi Faiz |
| FW | 22 | Mohammed Ghaddar |
| DF | 25 | Junior Eldstål | | 60' |
| FW | 28 | Darren Lok |
| GK | 30 | Haziq Nadzli |
| Manager: ||||
| Ulisses Morais ||||
| Officials Assistant referees: Mohd Yusri Mohd Muhd Juhairi Idris Fourth Official: Anuar Musa @ Majid Additional assistant referees: Suhaimi Mat Hassan Suresh Jayaraman | Match Rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. |

### Statistics

Overall :
| Statistic | Kedah | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| Goals scored | 0 | 2 |
| Total shots | 4 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 1 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Ball possession | 55% | 45% |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 1 |
| Fouls committed | 14 | 13 |
| Offsides | 4 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |