2024–25 MFL Cup

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

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.

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

Foreign players

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Kelab Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Kedah Darul Aman
Kelantan Darul Naim South Korea Goo Ahh-woi South Korea Bae Kyeong-hwan
Kuala Lumpur City New Zealand Lawton Green
Kuching City Brazil Nando Welter Ivory Coast Kipré Tchétché
Negeri Sembilan South Korea An Sang-su
PDRM Nigeria Oluwaseun Aremu Timothy
Pulau Pinang
Perak II Kyrgyzstan Adilet Kanybekov Serbia Luka Milunović South Korea Lee Tae-min
Sabah Greece Haris Stamboulidis
Selangor II Ghana Alex Agyarkwa Venezuela Yohandry Orozco Afghanistan Omid Musawi
Sri Pahang Liberia Kpah Sherman
Terengganu Nigeria 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 14 10 3 1 31 9 +22 33
2 Kelantan Darul Naim 14 8 4 2 22 18 +4 28
3 Selangor II 13 8 3 2 30 8 +22 27
4 Terengganu II 14 6 5 3 21 12 +9 23
5 Kuala Lumpur City Extension 14 5 6 3 11 7 +4 21
6 Negeri Sembilan 14 5 6 3 9 7 +2 21
7 Sri Pahang 13 6 3 4 20 19 +1 21
8 Perak II 14 5 5 4 17 12 +5 20
9 PDRM 14 4 3 7 17 21 −4 15
10 Kedah Darul Aman B 14 4 3 7 14 22 −8 15
11 Penang 14 2 5 7 16 24 −8 11
12 Kuching City 14 1 3 10 11 31 −20 6
13 Sabah 14 0 3 11 10 39 −29 3
First match(es) will be played: 17 November 2024. Source: FAM-CMS
Rules for classification: 1) Mata; 2) Perbezaan gol; 3) Jumlah jaringan gol.

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 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–1
Kedah Darul Aman 0–2 0–3 2–0
Kelantan Darul Naim 0–0 3–2 2–1
Kuala Lumpur City 1–1 2–1 2–0
Kuching City 3–1 0–1 0–1
Negeri Sembilan 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1
PDRM 0–1 2–1 0–0 7–1
Penang 1–1 2–0 0–2
Perak II 1–2 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 NaimWDWWWWD
Johor Darul Ta'zim IIWWWLWDW
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 Malaysia Gabriel Nistelrooy Johor Darul Ta'zim II 12
2 Nigeria Chukwu Nnabuike Chijioke Terengganu II 4
Malaysia Wan Muhammad Fazli Kelantan Darul Naim II
4 Malaysia Akmal Hazim Ismail Perak II 3
Jordan 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
Malaysia Gabriel Nistelrooy Johor Darul Ta'zim II Sabah 3–0 (H) 20 May 2024
Nigeria Chukwu Nnabuike Chijioke Terengganu II PDRM 4–0 (H) 28 May 2024
Jordan 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".