2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup

The 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup or Challenge Cup (Malay: Piala Cabaran Malaysia 2019) is the second edition of Malaysia Challenge Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Malaysian Football League (MFL).[1][2]

2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup
Piala Cabaran 2019
CountryMalaysia Malaysia
Date5 August – 12 October 2019
Teams7
ChampionsJohor Darul Ta'zim II (1st title)
Runners-upUKM
Matches played24
Goals scored64 (2.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Japan Bruno Suzuki
Croatia Mateo Roskam
Iran Milad Zanidpour
(6 goals)
Best playerMalaysia Khatul Anuar
← 2018
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 12 October 2019.

The 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup will start with a preliminary round. A total of 7 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into two groups, one group containing four teams and another with three teams. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after four or six matches qualified to the semi-finals.

Format

The competition will be one involving eight teams-one team from Malaysia Super League (12th placed team), seven teams from Malaysia Premier League (6th to 12th placed teams). However, due to the fact that Perlis were thrown out of the league, there are no teams will be invited into the Challenge Cup to replace them.

Round and draw dates

The draw for the 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup was held on 23 July 2019.

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Group stage Matchday 1 23 July 2019
15:30 UTC+8		 5–6 August 2019
Matchday 2 14–15 August 2019
Matchday 3 20–21 August 2019
Matchday 4 27–28 August 2019
Matchday 5 6–7 September 2019
Matchday 6 12 September 2019
Knockout stage Semi-finals 20–21 September 2019 27–28 September 2019
Final 4 October 2019 12 October 2019

Group stage
Main article: 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JDT2 SAR KEL
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 10 Advance to Semi-finals — 3–1 3–1
2 Sarawak 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4 0–0 — 0–3
3 Kelantan 4 1 0 3 4 6 −2 3 0–1 0–2 —
Source: Malaysian Football League

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UKM TER KLU SEU
1 UKM 6 3 3 0 12 6 +6 12 Advance to Semi-finals — 2–2 3–0 3–1
2 Terengganu II 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 2–2 — 2–1 2–0
3 Kuala Lumpur 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 1–2 1–0 — 3–1
4 Selangor United 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4 0–0 2–3 1–0 —
Source: Malaysian Football League

Knockout stage

Bracket
Semi-finals Finals
          
B2 Terengganu II 1 1 2
A1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2 2 4
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1 0 1 (6)
UKM 0 1 1 (5)
A2 Sarawak 0 1 1
B1 UKM 1 6 7

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Terengganu II 2–4 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1−2 1−2
Sarawak 1–7 UKM 0−1 1−6

Semi-finals
First Leg
Terengganu II1−2Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Bruno 60' Lok 65'
Kumaahran 83'
Second Leg
Johor Darul Ta'zim II2−1Terengganu II
Fernandez 53'
Rozaimi 66'		 Marcel 76'

Johor Darul Ta'zim II won 4−2 on aggregate.

First Leg
Sarawak0−1UKM
Milad 80'
Second Leg
UKM6−1Sarawak
Hafizi Amiruddin 5', 7'
Roskam 23', 31'
Milad 49', 73'		 Aliff Hasaan 37'

UKM won 7−1 on aggregate.

Final

The first legs will be played on 4 October 2019, and the second legs will be played on 12 October 2019

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1–1 UKM 1−0 1−0

1−1 on aggregate. Johor Darul Ta'zim II won 6−5 on penalty after extra time.

Statistics

Top scorers
As of matches played on 12 October 2019
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Japan Bruno Suzuki Terengganu II 6
Croatia Mateo Roskam UKM
Iran Milad Zanidpour UKM
4 Brazil Paulo Josué Kuala Lumpur 4
5 Malaysia Fauzi Roslan Kelantan 3
Malaysia Hafizi Amirudin UKM
Malaysia Nurshamil Abd Ghani Selangor United
Lebanon Mohamad Ghaddar Johor Darul Ta'zim II

Top assists

Players sorted first by assists, then by last name.

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Argentina Nicolás Fernández Johor Darul Ta'zim II 6
2 Iran Milad Zanidpour UKM 4
Malaysia Wan Muhammad Faiz UKM

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Brazil Paulo Josué Kuala Lumpur Selangor United 3–1  15 August 2019

Clean sheets
As of matches played on 4 October 2019
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Malaysia Haziq Nadzli Johor Darul Ta'zim II 3
Malaysia Khatul Anuar UKM
3 Malaysia Damien Lim Selangor United 2
Malaysia Saiful Wazizi Sarawak
5 Malaysia Fikri Che Soh Kelantan 1
Malaysia Shamirza Yusoff Terengganu II

See also

References
  1. "FMLLP bakal perkenal Piala Cabaran". SinarHarian.com. 31 July 2018. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. "FMLLP to introduce Challenge Cup". NST.com. 31 July 2018.
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