Country Malaysia Divisions Under 21 | Confederation AFC Number of teams 20 | |
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Founded 1985; 32 years ago (1985) Current champions Kelantan U21 (7 titles) | ||
The Piala Presiden (English: President Cup) is a developmental football competition in Malaysia for the under-21 players.
Contents
The cup consist of developmental squad from clubs competing in the top and second division of Malaysian league, the Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Premier League.
The cup exist alongside the youth competition for under-19 players, the Piala Belia.
History
Since its inception, in 1985, Piala Presiden has been the major tournament for under-21 and under-23 players. The format for the tournament has seen changes a lot as in 2009, the format of the competition was changed with only under-20 players eligible to be fielded for the tournament. In 2015 the format of the competition reverted to the original format with under-21 players and three over age players eligible to play.
In 2016, the tournament format was also changed with the clubs was divided into two groups and played a round-robin leg with four top clubs from each group at the end of the season will qualify for the playoff round to determine the champion. The final match for the cup has been broadcast by Astro Arena.
Logo evolution
Since the inception of the competition in 1985, numerous logo has been introduced to reflect the sponsorship. During the introduction of 2017 season a new logo has been unveiled.