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Singapore Champions Pahang FA Matches played 61 | Teams 16 Runners-up Kelantan FA Goals scored 194 (3.18 per match) | |
Malaysia Cup is a tournament held annually by Football Association of Malaysia.
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The 2013 edition is the 87th season of Malaysia Cup and began on 20 August with a preliminary round and finished on 3 November 2013 with the final, held at Shah Alam Stadium. A total of 16 teams took part in this prestigious competition. The teams are divided into 4 groups of 4. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after 6 matches qualify to the quarterfinals.
Kelantan are the defending champions, having beaten ATM 3-2 in last season's final. For the second time, a Singaporean team, LIONSXII, also newly minted 2013 Malaysian Super League champions, will participate in this competition.
This 87th edition ended with Pahang won the title after beating Kelantan 1-0, scored by Matías Conti.
Format
In this competition, the top 10 teams from 2013 Malaysia Super League is joined by the top 4 teams from 2013 Malaysia Premier League. The remaining 2 teams from 2013 Malaysia Super League and the team who finished 5th and 6th place in the 2013 Malaysia Premier League will battle it out in the playoffs for the remaining 2 spots. The teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams. Voting took place on 27 July at TM Convention Centre, Menara Telekom, Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur.
Round and draw dates
The draws are held at TM Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on 27 July 2013 .
Quarter Finals
The first legs were played on 27 & 28 September 2013, and the second legs were played on 4 & 5 October 2013.
Second leg
ATM FA won 4–2 on aggregate.
Pahang FA won 5–3 on aggregate.
Sarawak FA won 3–1 on aggregate.
Kelantan FA won 8–5 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The first leg will be played on 18 & 19 October while the second leg will be played on 25 & 26 October.
Second Leg
Kelantan FA won 4–3 on aggregate.
Pahang FA won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
The Final will be played on 3 Nov 2013 at Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam.