2023 Malaysia Cup final

The 2023 Malaysia Cup final was a football match played on 8 December 2023, to determine the champion of the 2023 Malaysia Cup. It was the final game of the 97th edition of the Malaysia Cup, organized by the Football Association of Malaysia.

2023 Malaysia Cup final

The match took place at Bukit Jalil National Stadium.
Event	2023 Malaysia Cup
Johor Darul Ta'zim Terengganu 3 1
Date	8 December 2023
Venue	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
Man of the Match	Arif Aiman (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
Referee	S. Logeswaran (Malaysia)
Attendance	80,550
Weather	Rainy 26 °C (79 °F)
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The final was played at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. The match featured Johor Darul Ta'zim, defending champions of the competition, and Terengganu.

The final was refereed by S. Logeswaran in front of 80,550 spectators. Johor Darul Ta'zim scored first in the opening six minutes from Bergson, but Terengganu came back with goals from Ivan Mamut to level the match by the end of half time. Feroz Baharudin and Arif Aiman scored the winner in second half to secured a 4th victory in the competition for Johor Darul Ta'zim, also successfully defend the title.

Teams

In the following table, finals until 1966 were in the Malaya Cup era, and since 1967 were in the Malaysia Cup era.

Team	Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Johor Darul Ta'zim	8 (1985, 1986, 1991, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Terengganu	6 (1973, 1982, 1998, 2001, 2011, 2018)

Route to the final

Further information: 2023 Malaysia Cup

The Malaysia Cup began with 16 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of three rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.^[1]

Johor Darul Ta'zim			Round	Terengganu
Opponent	Result	Legs		Opponent	Result	Legs
Kelantan	15–1	5–1 away; 10–0 home	Round of 16	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	7–0	4–0 away; 3–0 home
Negeri Sembilan	7–1	3–0 away; 4–1 home	Quarter-finals	Selangor	3–1	2–0 home; 1–1 away
Perak	12–2	4–1 away; 8–1 home	Semi-finals	Kuala Lumpur City	4–2	2–1 away; 2–1 home

Match

Details

Team List and Official^[2]

8 December 2023

21:00 UTC+8

Johor Darul Ta'zim	3–1	Terengganu
Bergson 6' (pen.) Feroz 73' Arif Aiman 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Mamut 21' (pen.)

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 80,550^[3]

Referee: S. Logeswaran (Malaysia)

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Terengganu

GK 33 Syihan Hazmi RB 2 Matthew Davies  63' CB 5 Jordi Amat (c)  21' CB 14 Shane Lowry  60' LB 22 Corbin-Ong  48' CM 4 Afiq Fazail  85' CM 6 Hong Wan RM 42 Arif Aiman  90+5' AM 37 Heberty LM 45 Fernando Forestieri  85' CF 9 Bergson Substitutes: GK 26 Farizal Marlias DF 15 Feroz Baharudin  87'  60' DF 32 Shahrul Saad DF 91 Syahmi Safari  68'  48' MF 8 Safiq Rahim  85' MF 19 Akhyar Rashid MF 20 Juan Muñiz MF 30 Natxo Insa  85' FW 28 Syafiq Ahmad Coach: Esteban Solari

GK 38 Suhaimi Husin RB 6 Azam Azmi CB 5 Shahrul Nizam CB 24 Safwan Mazlan LB 32 Ubaidullah Shamsul  83' CM 10 Habib Haroon (c)  54'  75' CM 97 Nurillo Tukhtasinov  83' RM 69 Hakim Hassan  75' AM 22 Engku Nur Shakir  41'  79' LM 11 Sony Nordé CF 7 Ivan Mamut Substitutes: GK 1 Rahadiazli Rahalim DF 2 Arif Fadzilah DF 3 Sardor Kulmatov  83' MF 8 Liridon Krasniqi  90+2'  83' MF 13 Zuasyraf Zulkiefle MF 18 Syaiful Haqim  75' MF 46 Syahmi Zamri FW 9 Adisak Kraisorn  79' FW 88 Nik Sharif  75' Coach: Tomislav Steinbrückner

Man of the Match: Arif Aiman (Johor Darul Ta'zim) Assistant referees: Farhan Abdul Aziz Nadziran Eziz Fourth official: Juhairi Idris Reserve assistant referee: Fitri Maskon Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 1]

Notes

1. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

1. The tournament have a two-year schedule, 2024–25.

See also

• 2023 Malaysia FA Cup