The MFL Cup (Malay: Piala MFL) is the reserve football tournament in Malaysia, organized by the Malaysian Football League (MFL), with 15 teams confirmed to participate.[1]

MFL Cup
Organising bodyMalaysian Football League
FoundedMarch 2023; 1 year ago (2023-03)
CountryMalaysia
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams15
Current championsTerengganu II (1st title)
Most championshipsTerengganu II (1 title)
Top goalscorerEbenezer Assifuah (16)
TV partnersMFL (YouTube)
Astro
Websitewww.malaysianfootballleague.com
Current: 2024-25 MFL Cup

Age limit

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This reserve tournament is dedicated to players under the age of 23. The MFL has also allowed a quota of 5 over-age players, including 3 foreign players in each team.

Format

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The Malaysian Football League (MFL) introduced another change involving the MFL Cup action when the 2024/25 season will feature a one-group league format instead of the two-group format used in the 2023 MFL Cup season.

The governing body explained that the league's format change was made after receiving a request from the team and as one of the initiatives to strengthen the development of the under-23 group of players (U-23).

"This format change is seen to provide more matches to the players and also as requested by the clubs to increase the readiness and exposure of the U-23 players before being absorbed into the Super League team at any time.

"In order to increase the competitiveness and intensity of the MFL Cup competition, the quota of over-age players and foreign players in this competition will also be opened to be used according to the needs and strategies of each club.

"A maximum of three foreign players and two over-age players on the pitch at any one time," said the MFL. [2][3]

Statistics

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List of MFL Cup finals
Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue Attendance Ref.
2023 Terengganu II 1–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Kuala Lumpur Stadium 3,055 [4]

Performance by team

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Team Winners Runners-up Winning seasons Runner-up seasons
Terengganu II 1 0 2023
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 0 1 2023

Awards

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Top scorers

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Season Player Team Goals
2023   Ebenezer Assifuah Kedah Darul Aman B 16

Man of the match (final)

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Season Player Team
2023   Ubaidullah Shamsul Terengganu II

Winning coaches

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Season Winning coach Team
2023   Hairuddin Omar Terengganu II

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "127 matches will be live on youtube". sukanz.com. 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ "format Piala MFL". 31 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Format baharu Piala MFL". January 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Terengganu FC II 1–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim II". FAM - CMS. Retrieved 2023-11-12.