The 2020 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2020) was the 94th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Malaysian Football League (MFL). Winners would qualify directly to 2021 AFC Cup group stage. Since the tournament had been cancelled, the spot was passed down to the third-placed team in the League.

On 12 November 2020, Malaysian Football League (MFL) confirmed that the tournament would not resume and be cancelled immediately. That mean's closes the season for Malaysian football in 2020 following government's rejection of MFL's appeal, including with large parts of the country in Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) due to COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

Format

In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2020 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2020 Malaysia Premier League. On 28 October 2020, Sabah FA has been excluded from the competition due to the failure to obtain the National Security Council's permission to leave the state of Sabah, which has been placed under a COVID-19 lockdown.

Recently, the Malaysian Football League (MFL) format for the 2020 Malaysia Cup has been changed following the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the country. Group stage competitions were cancelled and replaced with 16 teams by knockout, including matches in the quarter-finals and semi-finals. This competition would feature a format change: the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final would be played in a single-leg format. The matches were played behind closed doors, though spectators could have been allowed following a review of the situation and the decisions of the national and local government.

Round and draw dates

The draw for the 2020 Malaysia Cup will be held on 1 November 2020.

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst leg
Knockout stageRound of 161 November 2020 11:00 UTC+86–8 November 2020
Quarter-finals12–13 November 2020
Semi-finals17 November 2020
Final22 November 2020 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Seeding

Pot 1Pot 2
Johor Darul Ta'zim Kedah Terengganu Perak Selangor UiTM Pulau Pinang Kuala LumpurPJ City Pahang Melaka United Sabah (considered as "bye") FELDA United Kelantan Kuching Kelantan United

Knockout stage

The competition would be played as a mini-tournament style with remaining fixtures to be played as single legged ties. All remaining ties of the competition were played behind closed doors due to the remaining presence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

Key

• c/d = Cancelled

Bracket

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Penang3
FELDA United1
Penangc/d
UiTMc/d
UiTM3
Kelantan2
Winner Quarter-final 1c/d
Winner Quarter-final 2c/d
Johor Darul Ta'zim1
Kuching0
Johor Darul Ta'zimc/d
Kuala Lumpurc/d
Kuala Lumpur
TBD – Bukit Jalil National Stadium
Bye
Winner Semi-final 1c/d
Winner Semi-final 2c/d
Terengganu1
Petaling Jaya City0
Terengganuc/d
Perakc/d
Perak4
Kelantan United0
Winner Quarter-final 3c/d
Winner Quarter-final 4c/d
Kedah3
Pahang2
Kedahc/d
Selangorc/d
Selangor2
Melaka United1

Round of 16

The matches were played from 6 to 8 November 2020.

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Pulau Pinang3–1FELDA United
Johor Darul Ta'zim1–0Kuching
Kedah3–2Pahang
Terengganu1–0Petaling Jaya City
Perak4–0Kelantan United
UiTM3–2Kelantan
Selangor2–1Melaka United
Kuala LumpurBye
Pulau Pinang3–1FELDA United
Casagrande 37' Amer 62' Lee 76'Vélez 49'

Johor Darul Ta'zim1–0Kuching
Arif 19'

Kedah3–2Pahang
Shakir 17' Sherman 36' Tchétché 44'Muslim 49' Faizal 88'

Terengganu1–0Petaling Jaya City
Shaakhmedov 37'

Perak4–0Kelantan United
Leandro 7', 21', 49' Careca 90+1'

UiTM3–2Kelantan
Arif 13', 67' Rafie 16'Danial 61', 64'

Selangor2–1Melaka United
Ifedayo 21' Sandro 52'Agba 57'

Quarter-finals

The matches should have played from 12 to 13 November 2020, but it be cancelled immediately by the MFL on 12 November 2020 following government's rejection of MFL's appeal due to COVID-19 Pandemic hit that country.

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Pulau PinangCancelledUiTM
Johor Darul Ta'zimCancelledKuala Lumpur
TerengganuCancelledPerak
KedahCancelledSelangor
Pulau PinangCancelledUiTM

Johor Darul Ta'zimCancelledKuala Lumpur

TerengganuCancelledPerak

KedahCancelledSelangor

Semi-finals

The matches were played in 17 November 2020.

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Winner Quarter-final 1CancelledWinner Quarter-final 2
Winner Quarter-final 3CancelledWinner Quarter-final 4
Winner Quarter-final 1CancelledWinner Quarter-final 2

Winner Quarter-final 3CancelledWinner Quarter-final 4

Final

The final were played on 22 November 2020 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Winner Semi-final 1CancelledWinner Semi-final 2

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of matches played on 8 November 2020

Players sorted first by goals, then by last name.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Brazil Leandro Dos SantosPerak3
2Malaysia Danial AshrafKelantan2
Malaysia Arif AnwarUiTM
316 players1

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Brazil Leandro Dos SantosPerakKelantan United4–07 November 2020

Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

As of matches played on 8 November 2020.

Players sorted first by clean sheets, then by last name.

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1Malaysia Izham TarmiziJohor Darul Ta'zim1
Malaysia Hafizul HakimPerak1
Malaysia Rahadiazli RahalimTerengganu1

See also

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