2024–25 MFL Cup

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2024–25 MFL Cup, the reserve football tournament in Malaysia, it is organized by the Malaysian Football League (MFL), after the restructure of Malaysia Premier League, with 13 teams confirmed to participate.

MFL Cup
Season2024–25
Dates20 May 2024 – 14 April 2025[1]
Matches played46
Goals scored121 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorerGabriel Nistelrooy (14 goals)
Highest attendance550
(Penang II 1–1 Kedah Darul Aman B)
(27 May 2024)
Lowest attendance28
(Perak II 1–2 Sri Pahang U23
(9 July 2024)
Attendance6,355 (138 per match)
2023

Age limit

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The 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 foreigners.

Format changes

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The tournament will be played under a single-group match, where each team will face every other team both at home and away in a round-robin fashion. The team that tops the standings after all group matches will be crowned as the champions. A total of 13 teams have confirmed their participation.[2]

Teams and stadiums

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Perak FC II Ipoh Perak Stadium 42,500
Kuching City FC II Kuching Sarawak State Stadium 40,000
Sri Pahang FC II Temerloh Temerloh Mini Stadium 40,000
Sabah FC II Kota Kinabalu Likas Stadium 35,000
Kedah Darul Aman FC II Alor Setar Darul Aman Stadium 32,387
Pulau Pinang FC II George Town City Stadium, Penang 25,000
Kelantan Darul Naim FC II Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 22,000
Kuala Lumpur City FC II Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Stadium 18,000
PDRM FC II Selayang Selayang Stadium 16,000
Terengganu II Kuala Terengganu Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium 15,000
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Pasir Gudang, Johor Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium 15,000
Selangor FC II Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 10,000
Negeri Sembilan FC II Tampin Tampin Mini Stadium 3,000

Staff, kits and sponsors

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Team Head Coach Captain Kits Manufacture Sponsor
Johor Darul Ta'zim II   Juan Miguel Munoz   Gabriel Nistelrooy Tamin   Nike JDT Fan Token
Kedah Darul Aman   Khairul Ismail   Afeeq Iqmal   ALX
Kelantan Darul Naim   Khairan Eroza Razali   Syahir Ab Rashid   PUC Sport Visit Kelantan 2024
Kuala Lumpur City   Nidzam Adzha   Khairul Naim Zainal Abidin   HUNDRED UBB Amanah Berhad, KL Bandaraya Rendah Karbon
Kuching City   Oleg Kuzmianok   Abang Muhammad Haiqal   StarSports Press Metal
Negeri Sembilan   Ishak Kunju   Vimal Nair Sugu   Kelme Matrix Concept, Negeri Roadstone, MBI NS
PDRM   Azmi Mohamed   Iqbal Azmi   Lotto redONE
Penang II   Manzoor Azwira   Aidil Danial Izhar   Kakijersi Penang2030, Bertam Resort
Perak II   Chan Wing Hoong   Hafizy Daniel Termizi   Cheetah XOX
Sabah   Johnny Dominicus   Alias Alan   Lotto Jetama
Selangor II   Abdifitaah Hassan   Muhammad Abu Khalil   Joma PKNS, MBI
Sri Pahang   Yazeed Hamzah   Voltra Invest in Pahang
Terengganu II   Hairuddin Omar   Syafiq Danial Romzi   ALX Agarbomb Performance

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
Johor Darul Ta'zim II   Murilo   Shane Lowry
Kedah Darul Aman B
Kelantan Darul Naim
Kuala Lumpur City Extension   Lawton Green
Kuching City   Nando Welter   Kipré Tchétché
Negeri Sembilan   An Sang-su
PDRM   Aremu Timothy   Um-Deuk
Penang II   Neto
Perak II   Adilet Kanybekov   Luka Milunović
Sabah II   Haris Stamboulidis
Selangor   Alex Agyarkwa   Yohandry Orozco   Omid Musawi
Sri Pahang   Kpah Sherman
Terengganu II   Chukwu Chijioke

Source:https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/teams

Standings

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 17 11 4 2 33 11 22 37
2 Selangor II 16 11 3 2 38 13 25 36
3 Terengganu II 17 7 7 3 24 14 10 28
4 Kelantan Darul Naim 16 8 4 4 24 22 2 28
5 Kuala Lumpur City Extension 17 7 6 4 16 10 6 27
6 Sri Pahang 16 7 5 4 28 23 5 26
7 Perak II 16 6 6 4 18 12 6 24
8 Negeri Sembilan 17 5 8 4 11 10 1 23
9 Kedah Darul Aman B 15 5 3 7 17 24 −7 18
10 PDRM 15 4 3 8 17 22 −5 15
11 Penang 17 3 5 9 21 30 −9 14
12 Kuching City 15 1 3 11 12 34 −22 6
13 Sabah 16 0 3 13 13 47 −34 3
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2024. Source: FAM-CMS
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away JDT KDA KDN KLC KUC NSE PDRM PEN PRK SAB SEL SRP TER
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 3–0 3–3 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–1
Kedah Darul Aman 0–2 0–3 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–3 2–0
Kelantan Darul Naim 2–3 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 2–1
Kuala Lumpur City 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–2
Kuching City 3–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–1 0–5 0–3 2–3
Negeri Sembilan 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0
PDRM 0–1 1–1 3–2 3–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 7–1 0–1
Penang 0–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–4 2–2
Perak II 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–2
Sabah 1–4 1–1 2–3 1–2
Selangor 5–1 2–1 6–0
Sri Pahang 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1
Terengganu II 1–0 0–0 0–0 4–0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 August 2024. Source: MFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by match played

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Kelantan Darul NaimWDWWWWDLDLDWWWLL
Johor Darul Ta'zim IIWWWLWDWDWDWWWWDL
Kuala Lumpur CityWDDDWWD
Sri Pahang-LDWWWL
Selangor IIW-WLWPW
Terengganu IIDWDWDLD
Negeri SembilanDWLDLWD
Perak IILW-WLD
PDRMWLW-LL
Kuching CityLLDWL-L
Kedah Darul AmanLDLL-W
Pulau PinangLDLLLLW
SabahLLLLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 07 August 2024. Source: FAM-CMS
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; P = Postponed

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of 07 August 2024 [3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Gabriel Nistelrooy Johor Darul Ta'zim II 12
2   Chukwu Nnabuike Chijioke Terengganu II 4
  Wan Muhammad Fazli Kelantan Darul Naim II
4   Akmal Hazim Ismail Perak II 3
  Reziq Bani Hani Selangor II
6 8 players 6 clubs 2
15 38 players 13 clubs 1

Hat-trick

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Player For Against Result Date
  Gabriel Nistelrooy Johor Darul Ta'zim II Sabah 3–0 (H) 20 May 2024
  Chukwu Nnabuike Chijioke Terengganu II PDRM 4–0 (H) 28 May 2024
  Reziq Bani Hani Selangor II Sabah 6–0 (H) 17 July 2024

Notes (H) – Home team (A) – Away team 4 – Player scored 4 goals

Own goals

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References

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  1. ^ "Schedule MFL Cup 2024-25" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ "MFL Cup 2024-25 Teams". 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Top Goalscorers".