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5 unusual facts about Malaysia Cup


Borneo Cup

In 1977, the tournament champions Sabah qualify for the Malaysia Cup.

Football in Singapore

The sport reached its peak in the 1980s and 1990s during the Singapore Lions' time in the Malaysia Cup, where they dominated the competition.

The Singapore Lions, the team which plays in the Malaysia Cup, is not counted due to the team being more like a club, since there is the allowance of foreign players or transfers in the team, and the Malaysia Cup being a club competition among Malaysian states and Singapore.

Joining the Malaysia Cup in 1921, known as the Malaya Cup at that time, Singapore were the champions of the inaugural competition.

Rugby union in Malaysia

A soccer cup of the same name began at the same time, but has since changed its name to the Malaysia Cup.


Azizi Matt Rose

He together with Indra Putra and Nor Farhan Muhammad leaving Kelantan at the end of 2010 after Kelantan won their first Malaysia Cup.

Juan Arostegui

The win earned the Petaling Jaya club the accolade of being the only football club in Malaysia to ever win the prestigious Malaysia Cup trophy (all previous winners were state sides of Malaysia).

This was capped off by a hat-trick in the 3–0 win against Sabah FA in the 2003 Malaysia Cup final held in National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia Semi-Pro League

The Semi-Pro League, involving nine teams in Division One and eight in Division Two, will serve as the preliminary round for the Malaysia Cup.

Marlon James

On 8 September 2007, his two goals enabled Kedah FA to clinch the Malaysia Cup title in a 3–0 win over Perak FA at National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, and also brought Kedah FA to the highest level in Malaysian football history.

Mohd Rafdi Abdul Rashid

He was considered a hero for Kedah and Perak fans, after getting their team to final match of Malaysia Cup and eventually becomes a hot prospect.

Mohd Rahman Zabul

He start his career with Negeri Sembilan in 2002 and always play as a right back.Rahman will always be remembered by Deer fans because his hardworking in help Negeri Sembilan to win Malaysia Cup(2009), FA Cup(2003 and 2010) and Malaysian Super League(2006).

Muhamad Radhi Mat Din

Radhi was an integral part in the golden era of the Darul Aman based club during the 1980s and 1990s where Kedah reached the Malaysia Cup final matches for seven times from 1987 to 1993.


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