2012 Malaysia Cup

The 2012 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2012) was the 86th edition of Malaysia Cup. The competition began on 24 August 2012 and ended on 20 October 2012 with the final, held at Shah Alam Stadium. A total of 16 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into four groups, each containing four teams. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after 6 matches qualified to the quarterfinals.

2012 Malaysia Cup

Piala Malaysia
Tournament details
Country	Malaysia Singapore
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Kelantan FA (2nd title)
Runners-up	ATM FA
Tournament statistics
Matches played	58
Goals scored	64 (1.1 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	12 goals Marlon Alex James
Awards
Best player	Norshahrul Idlan
← 2011 2013 →

Negeri Sembilan FA were the defending champions, having beaten Terengganu FA 2–1 in last season's final.

For the first time since 1994, a Singapore team took part in the competition under the name LIONSXII.

Format

In this competition, the top 12 teams from 2012 Malaysia Super League is joined by the top 4 teams from 2012 Malaysia Premier League.^[1] The teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams.

As part of the agreement between Football Association of Malaysia and Football Association of Singapore, a Singapore team will participate in Malaysia Cup.^[2] This marks the comeback of the Singapore team in Malaysia Cup having last participated 18 years before in 1994, where they won the competition, as the Singapore Lions. The new team will be known as LIONSXII.

Seeding

The 16 teams were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing four teams. The standings in Super League and Premier League 2012 ended on 14 July 2012 – was used to seed the teams.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Kelantan FA LIONSXII Selangor FA Perak FA	Terengganu FA Negeri Sembilan FA PKNS FC T-Team FC	Johor FC Felda United FC Sarawak FA Kedah FA	ATM FA Pahang FA Sime Darby FC Johor FA

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	LIONSXII (A)	6	2	3	1	4	2	+2	9
2	Johor FC (A)	6	2	3	1	6	6	0	9
3	Johor FA	6	2	2	2	7	5	+2	8
4	PKNS FC	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(A) Advanced to knockout stage

Wednesday 22 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

PKNS FC	1 – 1	Johor FA
Michaël Niçoise 85'	Report	Muriel Orlando 78' (pen.)

Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Wednesday 22 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Johor FC	0 – 0	LIONSXII

Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor

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Saturday 25 August

19:45 UTC+08:00

LIONSXII	3 – 1	PKNS FC
Khairul Amri 13' Shaiful Esah 18' Shahril Ishak 48'		Fazli Baharudin 8'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore

Attendance: 3,311

Saturday 25 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Johor FA	1 – 2	Johor FC
Muriel Orlando 60' (pen.)		Shahrizal Saad 39' Arthuro 70'

Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru, Johor

Attendance: 5000

Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar

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Tuesday 28 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Johor FA	0 – 0	LIONSXII

Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru, Johor

Tuesday 28 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

PKNS FC	1 – 1	Johor FC
Helmi Loussaief 60'		Shahrizal Saad 28'

Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

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Saturday 1 September

19:45 UTC+08:00

LIONSXII	1 – 0	Johor FA
Khairul Amri 2'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore

Attendance: 4,836

Saturday 1 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Johor FC	2 – 1	PKNS FC
Arthuro 63' 90'		Norhakim Hassan 38'

Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor

Attendance: 5000

Referee: Teoh Hee Loon (Melaka)

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Tuesday 4 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Johor FC	1 – 3	Johor FA
Arthuro 68'		Muriel Orlando 18' (pen.) Hadin Azman 38' Hadin Azman 53'

Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru, Johor

Tuesday 4 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

PKNS FC	1 – 0	LIONSXII
Helmi Loussaief 90'

Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

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Friday 14 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

LIONSXII	0 – 0	Johor FC

Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore

Attendance: 5,198

Friday 14 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Johor FA	2 – 0	PKNS FC
Muriel Orlando 1' 37'

Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru, Johor

Referee: Ahmad Tajudin Mohd Yusof

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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kelantan FA (A)	6	3	2	1	13	8	+5	11
2	ATM FA (A)	6	3	2	1	12	8	+4	11
3	Kedah FA	6	1	3	2	6	8	−2	6
4	Terengganu FA	6	1	1	4	6	13	−7	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(A) Advanced to knockout stage

Wednesday 22 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Kedah FA	0 – 2	ATM FA
		K. Reuben 20' Zaquan Adha 81' (pen.)

Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar, Kedah

Wednesday 22 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Terengganu FA	2 – 0	Kelantan FA
Francis Doe 3' Ismail Faruqi 89'

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu

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Saturday 25 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

ATM FA	2 – 1	Terengganu FA
Marlon 31' 74'		Joseph Kalang 76'

Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor

Saturday 25 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Kelantan FA	2 – 1	Kedah FA
Afiq Azmi 29' 45'		Khyril Muhymeen 4'

Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan

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Tuesday 28 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

ATM FA	1 – 1	Kelantan FA
Marlon 55'		Obinna Nwaneri 87'

Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor

Tuesday 28 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Kedah FA	2 – 1	Terengganu FA
Khyril Muhymeen 8' 49'		Hadi Yahya 20'

Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar, Kedah

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Saturday 1 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Kelantan FA	4 – 3	ATM FA
Afiq Azmi 7' Norshahrul 28' Norfarhan Mohamad 75' Nurul Azwan 85'		Marlon 26' 35' Hairuddin Omar 43'

Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Attendance: 25,000

Saturday 1 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Terengganu FA	1 – 1	Kedah FA
Francis Doe 24'		Sharbinee Allawee 78' (o.g.)

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu

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Tuesday 4 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Terengganu FA	0 – 2	ATM FA
		Marlon 73' Martelotto 83'

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu

Tuesday 4 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Kedah FA	0 – 0	Kelantan FA

Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar, Kedah

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Friday 14 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

ATM FA	2 – 2	Kedah FA
Marlon 18' Martelotto 33'		Abdulfatah Safi 65' Khyril Muhymeen 76'

Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor

Friday 14 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Kelantan FA	6 – 1	Terengganu FA
Afiq Azmi 13' Norfarhan Mohamad 29' 47' Badri Radzi 76' 81' Indra Putra 86'		Hasmizan Kamarodin 79'

Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan

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Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Negeri Sembilan FA (A)	6	2	4	0	8	3	+5	10
2	Felda United FC (A)	6	1	4	1	13	12	+1	7
3	Perak FA	6	1	3	2	7	9	−2	6
4	Sime Darby FC	6	1	3	2	9	13	−4	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(A) Advanced to knockout stage

Wednesday 22 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Felda United FC	1 – 1	Negeri Sembilan FA
Eddy Viator 80'		Khairul Izuan 49'

Hang Jebat Stadium, Ayer Keroh, Malacca

Attendance: 2,427

Wednesday 22 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Sime Darby FC	1 – 1	Perak FA
Leandro Teofilo 64'		Fahrul Razi 89'

Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor

Attendance: 3,480

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Saturday 25 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Negeri Sembilan FA	4 – 0	Sime Darby FC
Effa Owona 1' 60' 83' Khairul Izuan 51'

Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Negeri Sembilan

Saturday 25 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Perak FA	2 – 4	Felda United FC
Nazri Kamal 62' 86'	Report	Antoine-Curier 27' Nasir Basharuddin 32' (o.g.) Fakri Saarani 38' Raimi Mohd Nor 68'

Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Perak

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Tuesday 28 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Negeri Sembilan FA	0 – 0	Perak FA

Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Negeri Sembilan

Tuesday 28 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Felda United FC	2 – 3	Sime Darby FC
S. Sivanesan 41' Fakri Saarani 62'		Patrick Wleh 10' 51' Faiz Isa 22'

Hang Jebat Stadium, Ayer Keroh, Malacca

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Saturday 1 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Perak FA	0 – 1	Negeri Sembilan FA
		Effa Owona 45+3' (pen.)

Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Perak

Attendance: 7,000

Saturday 1 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Sime Darby FC	3 – 3	Felda United FC
Leandro Teofilo 15' Patrick Wleh 54' 83'		Antoine-Curier 20' 40' 82'

Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor

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Tuesday 4 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Sime Darby FC	1 – 1	Negeri Sembilan FA
Patrick Wleh 10'		Alif Shamsudin 62'

Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor

Tuesday 4 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Felda United FC	2 – 2	Perak FA
Farderin Kadir 7' Mickaël Antoine 83'		Shahrom Kalam 3' Fazrul Hazli 48'

Hang Jebat Stadium, Ayer Keroh, Malacca

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Friday 14 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Negeri Sembilan FA	1 – 1	Felda United FC
Effa Owona 76'		Farderin Kadir 19'

Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Negeri Sembilan

Friday 14 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Perak FA	2 – 1	Sime Darby FC
Bodjongo 12' 48'		Faiz Isa 90+4'

Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Perak

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Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Selangor FA (A)	6	4	1	1	12	6	+6	13
2	Pahang FA (A)	6	3	1	2	17	13	+4	10
3	Sarawak FA	6	2	1	3	10	13	−3	7
4	T-Team	6	1	1	4	7	14	−7	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(A) Advanced to knockout stage

Wednesday 22 August

20:15 UTC+08:00

Sarawak FA	2 – 1	Selangor FA
Ashri Chuchu 17' Sharudin Yakup 63'		Syed Muhammad 8' (o.g.)

Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak

Wednesday 22 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Pahang FA	3 – 2	PBDKT T-Team FC
Azamuddin 17' Hafiz Kamal 49' Faizol Hussien 84'		Syed Md 64' Zairo 90'

Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang

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Saturday 25 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

PBDKT T-Team FC	0 – 0	Sarawak FA

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu

Saturday 25 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Selangor FA	2 – 2	Pahang FA
Safiq Rahim 17' Boško Balaban 65'		Maycon 15' Fauzi Roslan 25'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor

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Tuesday 28 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

PBDKT T-Team FC	0 – 1	Selangor FA
		Safiq Rahim 80' (pen.)

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu

Tuesday 28 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Pahang FA	6 – 0	Sarawak FA
Syed Md 33' 45' 88' Boris Kochkin 61' Hafiz Kamal 72' R. Gopinathan 90'

Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang

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Saturday 1 September

20:15 UTC+08:00

Sarawak FA	2 – 3	Pahang FA
Rasyid Aya 12' Joël Epalle 37'		Maycon 21' Azamuddin 59' 68'

Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak

Saturday 1 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Selangor FA	2 – 1	PBDKT T-Team FC
Boško Balaban 4' 28'		Fadzli Saari 80'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor

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Tuesday 4 September

20:15 UTC+08:00

Sarawak FA	6 – 1	PBDKT T-Team FC
Joel Epalle 41' 65' Mohd Azizan Baba 57' Bobby Gonzales 73' Rasyid Aya 76' Sharudin Yakup 82'		Zairo 90' (pen.)

Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak

Tuesday 4 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Pahang FA	1 – 4	Selangor FA
Mohd Hafiz Kamal 74' (pen.)		Mohd Amri Yahyah 15' 51' Boško Balaban 33' Rozaimi Abdul Rahman 55'

Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang

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Friday 14 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

PBDKT T-Team FC	3 – 2	Pahang FA
Faiz Subri 29' Marco Tulio 55' Zairo 90'		Azamuddin 10' Faizol Hussien 16'

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu

Friday 14 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Selangor FA	2 – 0	Sarawak FA
Amri Yahyah 66' 73'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor

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Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	D2	Pahang FA	2	0	2
	A1	LIONSXII	1	2	3
								A1	LIONSXII	1	1(4)	2(4)
								B2	ATM FA (p)	1	1(5)	2(5)
	B2	ATM FA	3	3	6
	C1	Negeri Sembilan	2	1	3
															B2	ATM FA			2
															B1	Kelantan FA			3
	C2	Felda United FC	1	2	3
	B1	Kelantan FA	2	2	4
								B1	Kelantan FA	1	2	3
								D1	Selangor FA	0	0	0
	A2	Johor FC	1	1	2
	D1	Selangor FA	3	2	5

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 25,28 and 29 September, and the second legs were played on 2 October 2012.

First leg

Tuesday 25 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Pahang FA	2 – 1	LIONSXII
Fauzi Roslan 9' Hafiz Kamal 75'		Jalaluddin Jaafar 20' (o.g.)

Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang

Attendance: 25,000

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Friday 28 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

ATM FA	3 – 2	Negeri Sembilan FA
D. Christie Jayaseelan 56' Bruno Martelotto 61' Hairuddin Omar 80'		Firdaus Azizul 74' Shakir Ali 89'

Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor

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Saturday 29 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Felda United	1 – 2	Kelantan FA
Khairan Ezuan 79'		Nurul Azwan 56' Indra Putra 75'

Hang Jebat Stadium, Ayer Keroh, Malacca

Referee: Amirul Izwan yaakub (Perak)

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Tuesday 25 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Johor FC	1 – 3	Selangor FA
Akmal Nor 53'		Safiq Rahim 11' Bunyamin Omar 21' Amri Yahyah 24'

Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor

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Second leg

Tuesday 2 October

20:45 UTC+08:00

LIONSXII	2 – 0	Pahang FA
Shahril Ishak 35' 79'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore

Attendance: 7,500

Referee: Teoh Hee Loon (Melaka)

LIONSXII won aggregate 3–2.

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Tuesday 2 October

20:45 UTC+08:00

Negeri Sembilan FA	1 – 3	ATM FA
Alif Shamsudin 5'		Aidil Zafuan 9' Marlon 42' 58'

Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Negeri Sembilan

Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin (Melaka)

ATM FA won aggregate 6–3.

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Tuesday 2 October

20:45 UTC+08:00

Kelantan FA	2 – 2	Felda United
Norfarhan Mohamad 71' Mohammed Ghaddar 93'		Antoine-Curier 43' Mafry Balang 55' (o.g.)

Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Referee: Jefferi Zolkifli (Perak)

Kelantan FA won aggregate 4–3.

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Tuesday 2 October

20:45 UTC+08:00

Selangor FA	2 – 1	Johor FC
S. Veenod 28' Fitri Shazwan 82'		Fernando 64'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor

Selangor FA won aggregate 5–2.

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Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 5 & 6 October, and the second legs were played on 11 & 12 October 2012.

First leg

Friday 5 October

20:45 UTC+08:00

LIONSXII	1 – 1	ATM FA
Safuwan Baharudin 81'		Marlon 55'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore

Attendance: 7,479

Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

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Saturday 6 October

20:45 UTC+08:00

Kelantan FA	1 – 0	Selangor FA
Norfarhan Mohamad 62'

Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Mohd Yusof Mat Karim

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Second leg

Thursday 11 October

20:45 UTC+08:00

ATM FA	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	LIONSXII
Marlon 90+7'		Agu Casmir 27'
Penalties
Marlon Aidil Zafuan Rezal Zambery K. Reuben Bruno Martelotto A. Varanthan Fitri Omar	5–4	Khairul Amri Shahdan Sulaiman Hariss Harun Shaiful Esah Izwan Mahbud Baihakki Khaizan Yasir Hanapi

Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor

Referee: Samsudin Ibrahim (Terengganu)

Aggregate 2-2, ATM FA won penalty shoot-out 5–4.

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Friday 12 October

20:45 UTC+08:00

Selangor FA	0 – 2	Kelantan FA
		Mohammed Ghaddar 85' Badri Radzi 90+3'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor

Referee: Amirul izwan Yaakub (Perak)

Kelantan FA won aggregate 3–0.

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Final

Main article: 2012 Malaysia Cup Final

The final was played on 20 October 2012 at the Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam in Selangor, Malaysia.

Saturday 20 October

20:45 UTC+08:00

ATM FA	2 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Kelantan FA
Rezal Zambery 49' Marlon 62'		Norshahrul 44' 50' Indra Putra 96'

Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia

Attendance: 80,925

Referee: Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Johor)

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Winners

2012 Malaysia Cup winner
Kelantan FA 2nd title

Statistics

Top Scorer

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Marlon Alex James	ATM FA	12
2	Mickaël Antoine-Curier	Felda United FC	6
3	Mohd Amri Yahyah	Selangor FA	5
	Mohd Norfarhan Mohamad	Kelantan FA	5
	Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona	Negeri Sembilan FA	5
	Mohd Fauzi Roslan	Pahang FA	5
	Muriel Orlando	Johor FA	5
	Patrick Wleh	Sime Darby FC	5
4	Boško Balaban	Selangor FA	4
	Afiq Azmi	Kelantan FA	4
	Mohd Azamuddin Md Akil	Pahang FA	4
	Mohd Hafiz Kamal	Pahang FA	4
	Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt	Johor FC	4
	Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri	Kedah FA	4
5	Mohd Badri Mohd Radzi	Kelantan FA	3
	Norshahrul Idlan Talaha	Kelantan FA	3
	Indra Putra Mahayuddin	Kelantan FA	3
	Mohd Safiq Rahim	Selangor FA	3
	Bruno Martelotto	ATM FA	3
	Shahril Ishak	LIONSXII	3
	Joël Epalle	Sarawak FA	3
	Zairo Anuar Zalani	PBDKT T-Team FC	3
6	Mohammed Ghaddar	Kelantan FA	2
	Mohd Nurul Azwan Roya	Kelantan FA	2
	Maycon Carvalho Inez	Pahang FA	2
	Mohd Faizol Hussien	Pahang FA	2
	Mohd Alif Shamsudin	Negeri Sembilan FA	2
	Khairul Izuan Abdullah	Negeri Sembilan FA	2
	Mohd Nazri Mohd Kamal	Perak FA	2
	Albert Ebossé Bodjongo	Perak FA	2
	Leandro Teofilo Santos Pinto	Sime Darby FC	2
	Mohd Faiz Mohd Isa	Sime Darby FC	2
	Hairuddin Omar	ATM FA	2
	Khairul Amri	LIONSXII	2
	Mohd Farderin Kadir	Felda United FC	2
	Helmi Loussaief	PKNS FC	2
	Francis Forkey Doe	Terengganu FA	2
	Sharudin Yakup	Sarawak FA	2
	Shahrizal Saad	Johor FC	2
	Hadin Azman	Johor FA	2