2021 Malaysia Cup final

The 2021 Malaysia Cup final was a football match played on 30 November 2021, and determined the champion of the 2021 Malaysia Cup. It was the final of the 95th edition of the Malaysia Cup, a competition organised by the Football Association of Malaysia.

2021 Malaysia Cup final

Event	2021 Malaysia Cup
Kuala Lumpur City Johor Darul Ta'zim 2 0
Date	30 November 2021
Venue	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Man of the Match	Zhafri Yahya (Kuala Lumpur City)
Referee	Razlan Joffri Ali
Attendance	19,852
Weather	Good 29 °C (84 °F)
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It was played at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur between Kuala Lumpur City and Johor Darul Ta'zim.^[1]

Kuala Lumpur City won the match 2–0 and clinched their fourth title.^[2] They have also qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup.

Format

The final was played as a single match. If the game would be tied at the end of regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winning team.

Road to the final

Further information: 2021 Malaysia Cup

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. (H: home; A: away)

Kuala Lumpur City				Round	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Sri Pahang	3–1 (H)			Matchday 1	Kelantan	2–0 (H)
Penang	1–1 (A)			Matchday 2	Petaling Jaya City	1–0 (H)
Sarawak United	4–0 (H)			Matchday 3	Sabah	2–0 (A)
Sarawak United	2–2 (A)			Matchday 4	Sabah	3–0 (H)
Penang	1–0 (H)			Matchday 5	Petaling Jaya City	2–1 (A)
Sri Pahang	1–0 (A)			Matchday 6	Kelantan	4–0 (A)
Group A winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Kuala Lumpur City 6 14 2 Sarawak United 6 10 3 Sri Pahang 6 6 4 Penang 6 4 Source: MFL, FAM				Final standings	Group D winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 18 2 Sabah 6 8 3 Petaling Jaya City 6 5 4 Kelantan 6 2 Source: MFL, FAM
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Selangor	3–0	2–0 (A)	1–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Kedah Darul Aman	1–0	0–0 (A)	1–0 (H)
Melaka United	2–2 (5–3 p)	1–1 (H)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (A)	Semi-finals	Terengganu	4–1	1–1 (A)	3–0 (H)

Match

Details

30 November 2021

21:00 UTC+8

Kuala Lumpur City	2−0	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Zhafri 66' Josué 74'	Report

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 19,852^[3]

Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

Kuala Lumpur City

Johor Darul Ta'zim

GK 1 Kevin Ray Mendoza RB 4 Kamal Azizi CB 9 Giancarlo Gallifuoco CB 21 Kenny Pallraj  90+3' LB 3 Daniel Ting RM 8 Zhafri Yahya  86' CM 6 Ryan Lambert CM 14 Akram Mahinan  61' LM 19 J. Partiban  72' CF 7 Romel Morales CF 28 Paulo Josué (c) Substitutes: GK 22 Khatul Anuar DF 2 Wan Amirzafran DF 25 Anwar Ibrahim MF 12 Shukor Adan  90+3' MF 27 Hadin Azman  83'  72' MF 29 Arif Shaqirin  86' MF 30 Fakrul Aiman FW 23 Indra Putra FW 10 Safee Sali Manager: Bojan Hodak

GK 1 Farizal Marlias (c) RB 2 Matthew Davies CB 14 Shane Lowry CB 33 Maurício LB 12 S. Kunanlan  63' DM 4 Afiq Fazail  77' CM 10 Leandro Velázquez CM 30 Natxo Insa  90' LW 29 Safawi Rasid  67' CF 9 Bergson RW 42 Arif Aiman  77' Substitutions: GK 26 Haziq Nadzli DF 7 Aidil Zafuan DF 22 Corbin-Ong  63' DF 32 Shahrul Saad MF 13 Mohamadou Sumareh  77' MF 16 Danial Amier MF 21 Nazmi Faiz  67' FW 18 Hazwan Bakri FW 28 Syafiq Ahmad  77' Manager: Benjamin Mora

Officials[4] Assistant referees: Yusri Mohammad Mu'azi Zainal Abidin Fourth official: Azman Ismail Additional assistant referees: Suhaizi Shukri Ku Alauddin Ku Muhammad

Match Rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes.

Statistics

Overall

Statistic	Kuala Lumpur City	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Goals scored	2	0
Total shots	3	13
Shots on target	2	3
Ball possession	45%	55%
Corner kicks	1	6
Offsides	1	2
Yellow cards	2	1
Red cards	0	0