Football tournament
The Malaysia Futsal Cup (abbreviated as MFC) also known as the CUCKOO Malaysia Futsal Cup due to sponsorship reason is an annual futsal club competition in Malaysia organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). Teams qualify for the competition based on their performance in Malaysia Premier Futsal League (MPFL).
First contested in the 2022 season, the competition serves as a domestic cup for futsal in Malaysia. The competition is contested by 8 teams, 6 teams qualify directly and 2 teams from the qualifying round. The winners of the competition are awarded with a slot to compete in the AFF Futsal Club Championship. Selangor MAC were the inaugural winners of the competition, having beaten Pahang Rangers 4–3 in the 2022 final.[1]
History
Beginnings
The first Malaysia Futsal Cup took place during 2022 season, eight teams participated : Negeri Sembilan, Pahang Rangers, PDRM, Pulau Pinang, Selangor MAC, Selangor TOT United, Shah Alam City and Terengganu. The first Malaysia Futsal Cup match took place on 11 June 2022, and ended with Selangor MAC win over Shah Alam City with a score of 2–1 in Panasonic Sport Complex, Shah Alam, Selangor. The first goal in Malaysia Futsal Cup history was scored by Silva Matheus Vasconcelos of Selangor MAC.[2] The inaugural final took place at the Panasonic Sport Complex between Selangor MAC and Pahang Rangers on 23 July 2022. Selangor MAC defeated Pahang Rangers with a dramatic 4–3 win.[3] The final was attended by 798 peoples. Ridzwan Bakri of Pahang Rangers and Amirul Radzi of Pulau Pinang became the inaugural top scorers of the competition as they scored 6 goals respectively.
Format
Qualification
Qualification to the Malaysia Futsal Cup is split into two paths – the first path is the top three teams of Group A and B in the Malaysia Premier Futsal League (MPFL) will qualify directly to knockout stage, meanwhile the second path is the fourth and fifth place teams of Group A and B in the MPFL will play in qualification round to qualify to knockout stage.
In the qualification round, teams from Group A and B in the MPFL will play against each to achieve qualification to knockout stage. Means fourth place teams of Group A will play against fifth place teams of Group B and fourth place teams of Group B will play against fifth place teams of Group A.
Knockout stage
The format sees knockout stage – home and away, starting from the quarter finals, semi-finals and final. 8 teams – 6 teams that qualify directly and 2 teams from qualification round winners will be drawn respectively.[4]
Malaysia
2023 Malaysia Futsal Cup
