Champions Kedah Matches played 61 Champion Kedah FA Goals scored 155 | Dates 12 Jul 2016 – 29 Oct 2016 Location Malaysia Teams 16 | |
Top goal scorer(s) (7 goals) Guilherme de Paula Similar 2016 Malaysia Super Le, 2015 Malaysia Super Le, 2014 Malaysia Super Le, 2016 AFC Cup, 2017 Malaysia Super Le |
The 2016 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2016) is the 90th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia.
Contents
- Format
- Round and draw dates
- Knockout stage
- Quarter finals
- Semi finals
- Final
- Top scorers
- Hat tricks
- References
The 2016 Malaysia Cup began on July with a preliminary round. 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. Selangor are the defending champions.
The 2016 Malaysia Cup Final will be played between Selangor and Kedah at the Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam, Selangor. It was the second time in the tournament's history that both finalists, after the same team faced each other in the last season's final, which Kedah been defeated by Selangor 2–0.
Format
In this competition, the top 11 teams from the First Round of 2016 Malaysia Super League is joined by the top 5 teams from the First Round of 2016 Malaysia Premier League. The teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams.
Round and draw dates
The draw for the 2016 Malaysia Cup was held on 23 May 2016 at Sri Pentas, Persiaran Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya on live telecast Scoreboard Extra Time with the participating team coaches and captains in attendance.
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 28 August 2016, and the second legs were played on 17 September 2016.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 30 September & 1 October 2016, and the second legs were played on 15 October 2016.
Final
The final were played on 30 October 2016 at the Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam, Selangor.
Top scorers
Statistics exclude play-off round.
Hat-tricks
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