2012 Malaysia Cup
| Piala Malaysia | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Malaysia Singapore  | 
| Teams | 16 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Kelantan FA (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up | ATM FA | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 58 | 
| Goals scored | 64 (1.1 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | 12 goals Marlon Alex James | 
| Awards | |
| Best player | Norshahrul Idlan | 
The 2012 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2012) was the 86th edition of Malaysia Cup. The competition began on 24 August 2012 and ended on 20 October 2012 with the final, held at Shah Alam Stadium. A total of 16 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into four groups, each containing four teams. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after 6 matches qualified to the quarterfinals.
Negeri Sembilan FA were the defending champions, having beaten Terengganu FA 2–1 in last season's final.
For the first time since 1994, a Singapore team took part in the competition under the name LIONSXII.
Format
In this competition, the top 12 teams from 2012 Malaysia Super League is joined by the top 4 teams from 2012 Malaysia Premier League.[1] The teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams.
As part of the agreement between Football Association of Malaysia and Football Association of Singapore, a Singapore team will participate in Malaysia Cup.[2] This marks the comeback of the Singapore team in Malaysia Cup having last participated 18 years before in 1994, where they won the competition, as the Singapore Lions. The new team will be known as LIONSXII.
Seeding
The 16 teams were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing four teams. The standings in Super League and Premier League 2012 ended on 14 July 2012 – was used to seed the teams.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | 
|---|---|---|---|
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | 
(A) Advanced to knockout stage
| PKNS FC  | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Michaël Niçoise  |  Report | Muriel Orlando  |  
| LIONSXII  | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khairul Amri  Shaiful Esah Shahril Ishak  |  Fazli Baharudin  |  
| Johor FA  | 1 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muriel Orlando  |  Shahrizal Saad  Arthuro  |  
| PKNS FC  | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Helmi Loussaief  |  Shahrizal Saad  |  
| LIONSXII  | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khairul Amri  |  
| Johor FC  | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Arthuro  |  Norhakim Hassan  |  
| Johor FC  | 1 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Arthuro  |  Muriel Orlando  Hadin Azman Hadin Azman  |  
| Johor FA  | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muriel Orlando  |  
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 | |
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 | 
(A) Advanced to knockout stage
| Kedah FA  | 0 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| K. Reuben  Zaquan Adha  |  
| Terengganu FA  | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Doe  Ismail Faruqi  |  
| ATM FA  | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Marlon  |  Joseph Kalang  |  
| Kelantan FA  | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Afiq Azmi  |  Khyril Muhymeen  |  
| ATM FA  | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Marlon  |  Obinna Nwaneri  |  
| Kedah FA  | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khyril Muhymeen  |  Hadi Yahya  |  
| Kelantan FA  | 4 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Afiq Azmi  Norshahrul Norfarhan Mohamad Nurul Azwan  |  Marlon  Hairuddin Omar  |  
| Terengganu FA  | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Doe  |  Sharbinee Allawee  |  
| Terengganu FA  | 0 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Marlon  Martelotto  |  
| ATM FA  | 2 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Marlon  Martelotto  |  Abdulfatah Safi  Khyril Muhymeen  |  
| Kelantan FA  | 6 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Afiq Azmi  Norfarhan Mohamad Badri Radzi Indra Putra  |  Hasmizan Kamarodin  |  
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 6 | 
(A) Advanced to knockout stage
| Felda United FC  | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eddy Viator  |  Khairul Izuan  |  
| Sime Darby FC  | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Leandro Teofilo  |  Fahrul Razi  |  
| Negeri Sembilan FA  | 4 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Effa Owona  Khairul Izuan  |  
| Perak FA  | 2 – 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nazri Kamal  |  Report | Antoine-Curier  Nasir Basharuddin Fakri Saarani Raimi Mohd Nor  |  
| Felda United FC  | 2 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| S. Sivanesan  Fakri Saarani  |  Patrick Wleh  Faiz Isa  |  
| Perak FA  | 0 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Effa Owona  |  
| Sime Darby FC  | 3 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Leandro Teofilo  Patrick Wleh  |  Antoine-Curier   |  
| Sime Darby FC  | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Wleh  |  Alif Shamsudin  |  
| Felda United FC  | 2 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Farderin Kadir  Mickaël Antoine  |  Shahrom Kalam  Fazrul Hazli  |  
| Negeri Sembilan FA  | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Effa Owona  |  Farderin Kadir  |  
| Perak FA  | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bodjongo  |  Faiz Isa  |  
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 10 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | 
(A) Advanced to knockout stage
| Sarawak FA  | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ashri Chuchu  Sharudin Yakup  |  Syed Muhammad  |  
| Pahang FA  | 3 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Azamuddin  Hafiz Kamal Faizol Hussien  |  Syed Md  Zairo  |  
| PBDKT T-Team FC  | 0 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Selangor FA  | 2 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Safiq Rahim  Boško Balaban  |  Maycon  Fauzi Roslan  |  
| PBDKT T-Team FC  | 0 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Safiq Rahim  |  
| Pahang FA  | 6 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Syed Md  Boris Kochkin Hafiz Kamal R. Gopinathan  |  
| Sarawak FA  | 2 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rasyid Aya  Joël Epalle  |  Maycon  Azamuddin  |  
| Selangor FA  | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Boško Balaban  |  Fadzli Saari  |  
| Sarawak FA  | 6 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Epalle  Mohd Azizan Baba Bobby Gonzales Rasyid Aya Sharudin Yakup  |  Zairo  |  
| Pahang FA  | 1 – 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mohd Hafiz Kamal  |  Mohd Amri Yahyah  Boško Balaban Rozaimi Abdul Rahman  |  
| PBDKT T-Team FC  | 3 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Faiz Subri  Marco Tulio Zairo  |  Azamuddin  Faizol Hussien  |  
| Selangor FA  | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Amri Yahyah  |  
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | 1 | 1(4) | 2(4) | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | 1 | 1(5) | 2(5) | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| D1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 25,28 and 29 September, and the second legs were played on 2 October 2012.
First leg
| Pahang FA  | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fauzi Roslan  Hafiz Kamal  |  Jalaluddin Jaafar  |  
| ATM FA  | 3 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| D. Christie Jayaseelan  Bruno Martelotto Hairuddin Omar  |  Firdaus Azizul  Shakir Ali  |  
| Felda United  | 1 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khairan Ezuan  |  Nurul Azwan  Indra Putra  |  
| Johor FC  | 1 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Akmal Nor  |  Safiq Rahim  Bunyamin Omar Amri Yahyah  |  
Second leg
| LIONSXII  | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shahril Ishak  |  
LIONSXII won aggregate 3–2.
| Negeri Sembilan FA  | 1 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alif Shamsudin  |  Aidil Zafuan  Marlon  |  
ATM FA won aggregate 6–3.
| Kelantan FA  | 2 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Norfarhan Mohamad  Mohammed Ghaddar  |  Antoine-Curier  Mafry Balang  |  
Kelantan FA won aggregate 4–3.
| Selangor FA  | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| S. Veenod  Fitri Shazwan  |  Fernando  |  
Selangor FA won aggregate 5–2.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 5 & 6 October, and the second legs were played on 11 & 12 October 2012.
First leg
| LIONSXII  | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Safuwan Baharudin  |  Marlon  |  
| Kelantan FA  | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Norfarhan Mohamad  |  
Second leg
| ATM FA  | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Marlon  |  Agu Casmir  |  |
| Penalties | ||
| Marlon  Aidil Zafuan Rezal Zambery K. Reuben Bruno Martelotto A. Varanthan Fitri Omar  |  5–4 | |
Aggregate 2-2, ATM FA won penalty shoot-out 5–4.
| Selangor FA  | 0 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Ghaddar  Badri Radzi  |  
Kelantan FA won aggregate 3–0.
Final
The final was played on 20 October 2012 at the Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam in Selangor, Malaysia.
| ATM FA  | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Rezal Zambery  Marlon  |  Norshahrul  Indra Putra  |  
Winners
| 2012 Malaysia Cup winner | 
|---|
| Kelantan FA 2nd title  | 
Statistics
Top Scorer
References
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 - ^ "Singapore to field a team in M-League, Malaysia Cup". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2011-06-12.