The 2023 Malaysia Cup final was a

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match played on 8 December 2023, to determine the champion of the

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. It was the final game of the 97th edition of the

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, organized by the

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. The final was played at the

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. The match featured

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, defending champions of the competition, and

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu) is a sultanate and States and federal territories of Malaysia, federal state of Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l-Iman (c ...

. The final was refereed by S. Logeswaran in front of 80,550 spectators. Johor Darul Ta'zim scored first in the opening six minutes from

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, but Terengganu came back with goals from Ivan Mamut to level the match by the end of half time.

Feroz Baharudin Muhammad Feroz bin Baharudin (born 2 April 2000) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team. Club career Johor Darul Ta'zim Feroz was a p ...

and Arif Aiman scored the winner in second half to secured a 4th victory in the competition for Johor Darul Ta'zim, also successfully defend the title.

Teams

''In the following table, finals until 1966 were in the Malaya Cup era, and since 1967 were in the Malaysia Cup era.''

Route to the final

The Malaysia Cup began with 16 teams in a

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knockout cup competition. There were a total of three rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of

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was played. If the score was still level, a

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was used to determine the winner.

Match

Details

Team List and Official

Notes

References

External links

FAM Official website
{{2023 in Malaysian football Malaysia Cup knockout phase Football cup competitions in Malaysia