Country Malaya Runners-up Perak Goals scored 30 (3 per match) | Teams 7 Matches played 10 | |
Champions Singapore (Second title) | ||
Malaya Cup was a tournament held annually by a Malaya Cup committee.
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This is the third season of Malaya Cup (later known as Malaysia Cup). It were contested by states in Malaya.The final were contested by the southern and northern champions in their respective conference round.Seven states sent their teams.The final were held at Selangor Club Field on 25 August 1923 where Singapore collected their second title in three consecutive final appearances against Perak with scoreline 2-1.It was during this year a newspaper described it as “by far the greatest sporting event of the year (in Malaya)”.
Conference Round
Seven teams participated the third edition of the Malaya Cup, Johor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Singapore, Penang, Selangor and Perak. The teams were divided into two conference, the Northern Section and Southern Section. The Northern Section comprises Penang, Selangor and Perak while Southern Section represented by Johor,Negeri Sembilan, Malacca and Singapore.Each team will play with each other (two games per team) and the winners of each conference will play in the final.Each win will give the team 2 points while losing will give 0 points. A draw means a point were shared between two teams.
Final
The final were held at Selangor Club Field on 25 August 1923. Singapore won the match 2-1 against Perak.It was Singapore second title in three consecutive final appearances.