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Sultan of Selangor's Cup

The Sultan of Selangor's Cup is an annual friendly football competition organized by the Football Association of Selangor, contested between two rival teams, Selangor FA and Singapore FA. The competition's official name was originally the Regent of Selangor's Cup, but it was renamed the Sultan of Selangor's Cup in 2003. The competition usually features two matches: Selangor Veterans versus Singapore Veterans and Selangor Selection versus Singapore Selection.

Sultan of Selangor's Cup
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001)
RegionMalaysia
Singapore
Number of teams2
Current championsSelangor Selangor Selection (11th title)
Most successful club(s)Selangor Selangor Selection (11 titles)
Television broadcastersSukan RTM

History

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The Sultan of Selangor Cup is founded by the current Sultan of Selangor, His Royal Highness Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah in 2001 to strengthen the ties between two rival teams, Selangor FA and Singapore FA and to rekindle their rivalry after Singapore pulled out of the Malaysian League in 1994.[1] The rivalry between two teams are very intense because of their status as the two most successful teams in Malaysian football history and matches between the two sides has even been dubbed as the Malayan El'Clasico.[2] Singapore FA squad consists of players from their own league.

In 2024, after a 7 years hiatus, the cup will be played at the legendary stadium, Merdeka Stadium to ignite and also educate the younger generations of the rivalry between the two teams in the past.

Past tournaments

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List of Sultan of Selangor's Cup matches
Year Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Attendance Ref.
2001 4 August   Selangor Selection 0–0
(4–2p) 		  Singapore Selection Shah Alam Stadium
2003 29 March   Selangor Selection 4–1   Singapore Selection Shah Alam Stadium
2004 16 May   Selangor Selectiona
  Singapore Selection 		2–2† — Singapore National Stadium 40,000 [3]
2005 24 May   Selangor Selection 3–1   Singapore Selection Shah Alam Stadium
2006 10 May   Singapore Selection 3–0   Selangor Selectiona Singapore National Stadium 22,560 [4]
2007 11 August   Singapore Selection 3–1   Selangor Selection Shah Alam Stadium
2008 6 July   Selangor Selection 2–2
(4–3p) 		  Singapore Selection Shah Alam Stadium
2009 4 October   Singapore Selection 3–0   Selangor Selection Jalan Besar Stadium
2010 16 October   Singapore Selection 6–0   Selangor Selection Shah Alam Stadium
2011 1 October   Singapore Selection 1–0   Selangor Selection Shah Alam Stadium
2012 29 September   Selangor Selection 3–1   Singapore Selection Shah Alam Stadium [5]
2013 28 September   Selangor Selection 3–2   Singapore Selection Shah Alam Stadium
2014 27 September   Selangor Selection 2–1   Singapore Selection Shah Alam Stadium [6]
2015 Cancelled due to 2015 Southeast Asian haze[7]
2016 8 May   Singapore Selection 1–1
(4–3p) 		  Selangor Selection Shah Alam Stadium 75,000 [8]
2017 6 May   Singapore Selection 3–2   Selangor Selectionb Singapore National Stadium [9]
2018 25 August   Selangor Selection 1–1
(5–3p) 		  Singapore Selection Shah Alam Stadium [10]
2019 24 August   Selangor Selection 1–0   Singapore Selection Shah Alam Stadium 60,000 [11]
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia[12]
2024 17 August   Selangor Selection 2–1   Singapore Selection Stadium Merdeka 20,000 [13][14]
Notes:
^† Both teams are announced as joint winners in 2004
^a On 2004 and 2006, Selangor was represented by MPPJ FC.
^b On 2017, Selangor was represented by PKNS FC

Performances

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By team

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Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
  Selangor Selection 11 7 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2024 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017
  Singapore Selection 8 10 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ^ BERNAMA. "Piala Sultan Selangor Ke-6 Sempena Sambutan Merdeka" (in Malay). Retrieved 3 February 2018.[dead link]
  2. ^ Syafiq Aznan (1 May 2016). "Aksi 'El Classico Malaya' di Shah Alam 7 Mei". bharian.com.my. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ S. Sivabalan (18 May 2004). "MPPJ give a good account of themselves against singapore". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Singapore wins Sultan of Selangor Cup". thestar.com.my. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Piala Sultan Selangor: Selangor 3 Singapura 1". faselangor.my. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Portal Kerajaan Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan". www.selangor.gov.my. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  7. ^ N Faizal Ghazali (24 October 2015). "Piala Sultan Selangor edisi 2015 batal". malaysiakini.com (in Malay). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  8. ^ BERNAMA (8 May 2016). "Pilihan Singapura juara menerusi sepakan penalti". utusan.com.my. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  9. ^ Kenneth Ho (6 May 2017). "Too little, too late for Selangor in SOS Cup". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Selangor rampas Piala Sultan Selangor". Berita Harian. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  11. ^ Zulfaizan Mansor (24 August 2019). "Selangor pertahan kejuaraan Piala Sultan Selangor". Berita Harian. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Sultan of Selangor's Cup on Aug 15 called off, says Selangor palace". Malay Mail. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  13. ^ SUHAIMI, MUHAMAD ARDIE PUTRA (2024-08-17). "Gergasi Merah juara Piala Sultan Selangor". Kosmo Digital (in Malay). Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  14. ^ Zulfaizan, Mansor (17 August 2024). "Hujan tak jejas kemeriahan Piala Sultan Selangor" [Rain does not affect the exuberance of the Sultan of Selangor's Cup]. Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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