2024–25 MFL Challenge Cup
| Piala Cabaran MFL 2024–25 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Date | 10 December 2024 – 22 February 2025 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | PDRM |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 17 (4.25 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | (2 goals) Mukhairi Ajmal Ronnie Fernández |
All statistics correct as of 13 December 2024. | |
The 2024–25 MFL Challenge Cup is the fourth edition of Malaysia Challenge Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Malaysian Football League (MFL). The tournament began on 10 December 2024 and ended on 22 February 2025. This is the first season of the tournament to have a two-year schedule.
PDRM were defending champions, defeated Kuching City in the final with 4–1 on aggregate.[1]
Qualifying rounds
[edit]A total of 8 teams competed in the knockout phase, which the eight losers of the Malaysia Cup round of 16 will participate into the tournament.[2]
The qualified teams will compete on the knockout stage to compete in a two-legged single-elimination tournament beginning with the quarter-finals followed by semi-finals and the final. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.
Teams
[edit]All 8 teams eliminated from the Malaysia Cup round of 16 will enter the tournament.[2] List of the teams are shown below:
| Key to colours |
|---|
| Losers of round of 16 enter 2024–25 MFL Challenge Cup |
| Team |
|---|
| Kedah Darul Aman |
| Kelantan Darul Naim |
| Kuala Lumpur Rovers |
| Melaka |
| PDRM |
| Penang |
| PT Athletic |
| Selangor |
Format
[edit]Each tie in the knockout phase was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, then 30 minutes of extra time was played (the away goals rule was not applied). If the score was still level at the end of extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level.
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
- In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner would be designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue).
Schedule
[edit]The schedule was as follows (all draws were held at the Malaysian Football League headquarters in Petaling Jaya, Selangor).[3]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 10 & 12–13 December 2024 | 21–23 December 2024 |
| Semi-finals | 19 January 2025 | 2 February 2025 |
| Final | 15 February 2025 | 22 February 2025 |
Knockout-stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| PDRM | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Melaka | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kedah Darul Aman | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuala Lumpur Rovers | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Penang | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| PT Athletic | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kelantan Darul Naim | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Selangor | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]The first legs were played on 10, 12 and 13 December, and the second legs were played on 21, 22 and 23 December 2024.[4]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penang | – | PT Athletic | 4–0 | 23 Dec |
| PDRM | – | Melaka | 2–2 | 21 Dec |
| Kelantan Darul Naim | – | Selangor | 1–5 | 22 Dec |
| Kedah Darul Aman | – | Kuala Lumpur Rovers | 3–0 | 22 Dec |
Matches
[edit]- First leg
| Penang | 4–0 | PT Athletic |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
- Second leg
| PT Athletic | v | Penang |
|---|---|---|
- First leg
- Second leg
| Melaka | v | PDRM |
|---|---|---|
- First leg
- Second leg
| Selangor | v | Kelantan Darul Naim |
|---|---|---|
- First leg
- Second leg
| Kuala Lumpur Rovers | v | Kedah Darul Aman |
|---|---|---|
Semi-finals
[edit]The first legs were played on 19 January, and the second legs were played on 2 February 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | – | TBD | 19 Jan | 2 Feb |
| TBD | – | TBD | 19 Jan | 2 Feb |
Matches
[edit]- First leg
- Second leg
- First leg
- Second leg
Final
[edit]The first leg was played on 15 February, and the second leg was played on 22 February 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | – | TBD | 15 Feb | 22 Feb |
Matches
[edit]- First leg
- Second leg
Winner
[edit]| 2024–25 MFL Challenge Cup |
|---|
|
TBD |
Statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ PT Athletic played their home matches at City Stadium, George Town, instead of their regular home stadium MMU Stadium, Cyberjaya respectively, which did not meet MFL requirements.
- ^ PDRM played their home matches at Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong, instead of their regular home stadium Selayang Municipal Council Stadium, Selayang.
- ^ Kelantan Darul Naim will play their home matches at MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, instead of their regular stadium, Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, which is being renovated.
References
[edit]- ^ Suhaimi, Muhamad Ardie Putra (3 December 2023). "PDRM FC juara Piala Cabaran 2023". kosmo.com.my. Kosmo. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ a b "16 Clubs Will Participate In Unifi Piala Malaysia Draw" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Kemaskini Jadual Liga Malaysia 2024-2025" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Kemaskini Jadual Perlawanan MFL Challenge Cup 2024-2025" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Quarter-finals 1st leg – Penang v PT Athletic". cms.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Quarter-finals 1st leg – PDRM v Melaka". cms.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Quarter-finals 1st leg – Kelantan Darul Naim v Selangor". cms.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Quarter-finals 1st leg – Kedah Darul Aman v Kuala Lumpur Rovers". cms.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "LIST TOP SCORERS MFL CHALLENGE CUP 2024–25". fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 November 2024.