2015 Malaysia FA Cup

The 2015 Malaysia FA Cup (2015 XOX Piala FA) was the 26th season of the Malaysia FA Cup, a knockout competition for Malaysia's state football association and clubs. Pahang were the defending champions after beating FELDA United 2–1 the previous season.

2015 Malaysia FA Cup

Piala FA
Country	Malaysia Singapore
Teams	34
Defending champions	Pahang FA
Champions	LionsXII (1st title)
Runners-up	Kelantan FA
Best player	Izwan Mahbud (LionsXII)[1]
← 2014 2016 →

34 teams entered this year's competition. Four teams entered at the 1st stage with two clubs making the round of 32. The draw for the competition was made on 14 December 2014 with games starting in February 2015.[2][3][4] Also starting in 2015, the finalists of the previous Piala FA have not been permitted with byes.

Singapore's LionsXII won the Piala FA title for the first time after defeating two-time winners, Kelantan FA in the final with a score of 3–1.[5] This marks the first time a foreign team has won the competition since its inception in 1990.

Matches

Bracket

1st Round						2nd Round						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
Pahang			1(4)
JDT			1(2)			Pahang			2
Sungai Ara			0			MISC-MIFA			1
MISC-MIFA			1									Pahang	2	2	4
NS Matrix			2									Penang	0	2	2
UiTM			0			NS Matrix			1
Penang			1			Penang			2
Perlis			0															Pahang	1	1	2
PBAPP			1															Kelantan	0	3	3
Sime Darby			5			Sime Darby			4
PDRM			3			PDRM			2
Sabah			0									Sime Darby	1	0	1
Sarawak			1									Kelantan	1	3	4
Kelantan			2			Kelantan			1
MOF			1			Kuala Lumpur			0
Kuala Lumpur			3																					Kelantan	1
FELDA United			2(2)																					LionsXII	3
Selangor			2(4)			Selangor			1
Malacca United			1			Terengganu			3
Terengganu			3									Terengganu	1	2	3
Shahzan Muda			1									Perak	1	0	1
Perak			3			Perak			2
T-Team			3			T-Team			1
ATM			0															Terengganu	1	3	4
Kedah United			0															LionsXII	2	2	4 (a)
LionsXII			4			LionsXII			4
SPA			3			SPA			0
Kuantan			0									LionsXII	2	2	4
Hanelang			0									JDT II	0	0	0
Kedah			1			Kedah			0
JDT II			2			JDT II			1
PKNS			1

Play-off round

Harimau Muda C v Kuala Lumpur FA

1 February	Harimau Muda C	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Kuala Lumpur FA	Maybank Stadium, Bangi, Selangor
16:45 UTC+08:00	Danial Asyraf  45,55'		Soné  61' Ekoule  66'

DRB-Hicom v PKNS

1 February	DRB-Hicom	0–2	PKNS	Proton City Stadium, Tanjung Malim, Perak
16:45 UTC+08:00			Farderin  59', 63'

Round of 32

The first round commenced on 27, 28 February & 2 March 2015.

Pahang v JDT

Monday 2 March	Pahang	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	JDT	Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang
20:45 UTC+08:00	Conti  20'		Hariss  80'	Attendance: 21,970 Referee: Wan Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim
	Penalties
	Conti Stewart Zesh Rehman Razman		Figueroa Safee Hariss Eldstal

Sungai Ara v MISC-MIFA

Friday 27 February	Sungai Ara	0–1	MISC-MIFA	Penang City Stadium, George Town, Pulau Pinang
20:45 UTC+08:00			Muhammad Fuzi  25'	Attendance: 693 Referee: Mohd Sarif Tahir

NS Matrix v UiTM

Friday 27 February	NS Matrix	2–0	UiTM	Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Negeri Sembilan
20:45 UTC+08:00	Doe  21', 81'			Attendance: 3,504 Referee: Azman Jamaluddin

Sime Darby v PBAPP

Friday 27 February	Sime Darby	5–1	PBAPP	Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor
20:45 UTC+08:00	Vidaković  11', 23', 56' Sharofetdinov  41' Perović  54'		Azri  30'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Shaharudin Man

PDRM v Sabah

Friday 27 February	PDRM	3–0	Sabah	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor
20:45 UTC+08:00	Ashfaq  27' Traoré  40', 45'			Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin

Sarawak v Kelantan

Friday 27 February	Sarawak	1–2	Kelantan	Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
20:45 UTC+08:00	Griffiths  30'		Carrillo  2' Kenmogne  64'	Attendance: 15,750 Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar

MOF v Kuala Lumpur

Friday 27 February	MOF	1–3	Kuala Lumpur	INSPEN Stadium, Bangi, Selangor
20:45 UTC+08:00	Juffry Omopor  63'		Shamirul  24' Kallé Soné  74' Saufi  90+2'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli

Malacca United v Terengganu

Saturday 28 February	Malacca United	1–3	Terengganu	Hang Jebat Stadium, Melaka
20:45 UTC+08:00	Nurshamil  88' (pen.)		Manaf  47' Paulo Rangel  52', 72' (pen.) Azlan Zainal  74'	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Mohd Jefri Zolkefli

FELDA United v Selangor

Saturday 28 February	FELDA United	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Selangor	Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor
20:45 UTC+08:00	Miladinović  47' (pen.) Makeche  51'		Hazwan  78' Guilherme  88' Andik  102'	Attendance: 7,328 Referee: Nagor Amir Nagor Mohamad
	Penalties
	Makeche Wilson Miladinović Shahrulnizam		Guilherme Hadi K. Gurusamy Cornthwaite

Penang v Perlis

Saturday 28 February	Penang	1–0	Perlis	Penang City Stadium, George Town, Pulau Pinang
20:45 UTC+08:00	Faiz Subri  70'			Attendance: 5,781 Referee: Mohd Nazri Saptu

Shahzan Muda v Perak

Saturday 28 February	Shahzan Muda	1–3	Perak	Temerloh Mini Stadium, Temerloh, Pahang
16:15 UTC+08:00	Sukri Jaafar  28'		Namkung  5', 48' Marco Tulio  45+1'	Attendance: 231 Referee: Ramli Mat Dahlan

T-Team v ATM

Saturday 28 February	T-Team	3–0 (a.e.t.)	ATM	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
20:45 UTC+08:00	Tadjiyev  101', 113' Safawi Rasid  110'			Attendance: 493 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

Kedah United v LionsXII

Saturday 28 February	Kedah United	0–4	LionsXII	Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Star, Kedah
20:45 UTC+08:00			Afiq  36' Sahil  47', 83' Gabriel  62'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Wan Zainuddin Wan Harun

SPA v Kuantan

Saturday 28 February	SPA	3–0	Kuantan	MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
16:15 UTC+08:00	Chukwubunna  56', 64', 80'			Attendance: 120 Referee: Sani Tari

Hanelang F.C. v Kedah

Friday 27 February	Hanelang F.C.	0–1	Kedah	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
16:15 UTC+08:00			Farhan  35'	Attendance: 450 Referee: Saiful Mohd Rodzali

JDT II v PKNS

Saturday 28 February	JDT II	2–1	PKNS	Pasir Gudang Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor
20:45 UTC+08:00	Velázquez  61' Ishak  90'		Ogawa  1' Khairu Azrin  65' Ronaldinho  90+3' Mohd Fazli  90+4'	Attendance: 8,298 Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

Round of 16

The second round commenced on 17, 18 & 21 March 2015.

NS Matrix v Penang

17 March 2015	NS Matrix	1–2	Penang	Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Negeri Sembilan
20:45 UTC+08:00	Shahrizal Saad  3'		Beto Gonçalves  13' Lee Kil-hoon  80'	Attendance: 5,066 Referee: Wan Mohd Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim

Sime Darby v PDRM

17 March 2015	Sime Darby	4–2	PDRM	Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor
20:45 UTC+08:00	Dilshod Sharofetdinov  45' Ivan Dragičević  50' Nemanja Vidaković  76', 80'		Dramane Traoré  1' Mamadou Sumareh  65'	Attendance: 750 Referee: Lismotia Mohem Mohd Tisan

Kelantan v Kuala Lumpur

17 March 2015	Kelantan	1–0	Kuala Lumpur	Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
20:45 UTC+08:00	Wan Zack Haikal  66'			Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mohd Jeffri Zolkifli

Perak v T-Team

17 March 2015	Perak	2–1	T-Team	Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Perak
20:45 UTC+08:00	Namkung Woong  17', 32'		Farhod Tadjiyev  15'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasarudin

Kedah v JDT II

17 March 2015	Kedah	0–1	JDT II	Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Star, Kedah
20:45 UTC+08:00			Akram Mahinan  88'	Attendance: 9,448 Referee: Samsudin Ibrahim

Selangor v Terengganu

18 March 2015	Selangor	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Terengganu	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor
20:45 UTC+08:00	Guilherme  21'		Bikana  89' Cornthwaite  104' (o.g.) Zairo Anuar  120'	Attendance: 14,300 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin

Pahang v MISC-MIFA

21 March 2015	Pahang	2–1	MISC-MIFA	Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang
20:45 UTC+08:00	Gopinathan  49' Fauzi  54'		Harivarman  90+1'	Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli

LionsXII v SPA

21 March 2015	LionsXII	4–0	SPA	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00	Madhu  16' Khairul Amri  26', 84' Gabriel Quak  57'			Attendance: 3,801 Referee: Lismotia Mohen Mohd Tisen

Quarter-finals

First leg

The first leg matches commenced on 7 & 8 April 2015.

Pahang v Penang

7 April 2015	Pahang	2–0	Penang	Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang
20:45 UTC+08:00	Hafiz Kamal  9' Nwakaeme  14'			Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob

Sime Darby v Kelantan

7 April 2015	Sime Darby	1–1	Kelantan	Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor
20:45 UTC+08:00	Vidaković  45+2'		Carrillo  45'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab

Terengganu v Perak

7 April 2015	Terengganu	1–1	Perak	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
20:45 UTC+08:00	Ismail Faruqi  57' Paulo Rangel  90+5' (pen.)		Zubir Azmi  45' (o.g.)	Attendance: 8,782 Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin

LionsXII v JDT II

8 April 2015	LionsXII	2–0	JDT II	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00	Khairul Amri  4' van Huizen  90+2'		Baihakki  45+1'  81'	Attendance: 3,828 Referee: Wan Mohamad Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim

Second leg

The second leg matches commenced on 21 & 22 April.

Kelantan v Sime Darby

21 April 2015	Kelantan	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	Sime Darby	Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
20:45 UTC+08:00	Badhri  40' (pen.) Amutu  57' Carrillo  74'			Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Samsudin Ibrahim

Perak v Terengganu

21 April 2015	Perak	0–2 (1–3 agg.)	Terengganu	Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Perak
20:45 UTC+08:00			Paulo Rangel  21' Nakajima-Farran  56'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Wan Mohd Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim

Penang v Pahang

22 April 2015	Penang	2–2 (2–4 agg.)	Pahang	City Stadium, George Town, Penang
20:45 UTC+08:00	Moreira  75', 87'		Nwakaeme  6', 10'

JDT II v LionsXII

22 April 2015	JDT II	0–2 (0–4 agg.)	LionsXII	Pasir Gudang Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor
20:45 UTC+08:00			Khairul Nizam  20' Nazrul Nazari  65'

Semi-finals

First leg

The first leg matches commenced on 9 May 2015.

Pahang v Kelantan

9 May 2015	Pahang	1–0	Kelantan	Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang
20:45 UTC+08:00	Matías Conti  2'			Attendance: 31,663 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamamed

LionsXII v Terengganu

9 May 2015	LionsXII	2–1	Terengganu	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00	Khairul Nizam  30' Faris Ramli  34'		Gustavo López  39'	Attendance: 5,891 Referee: Mohd Zamzaidi Katimin

Second leg

The second leg matches commenced on 16 May 2015.

Kelantan v Pahang

16 May 2015	Kelantan	3–1 (3–2 agg.)	Pahang	Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
20:45 UTC+08:00	Wan Zaharulnizam  18' Austin Amutu  74', 90+2'		Azamuddin Akil  33' R. Gopinathan  58'	Attendance: 14,253 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

Terengganu v LionsXII

16 May 2015	Terengganu	3–2 (4–4(a) agg.)	LionsXII	Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu
20:45 UTC+08:00	Paulo Rangel  22', 45+2'  90' Norshahrul Idlan  60' Gustavo López  90+3'  90+3'		Khairul Amri  18', 28'	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob

Final

Kelantan v LionsXII

23 May 2015	Kelantan	1–3	LionsXII	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+08:00	Wan Zack Haikal  62'		Faris Ramli  7' Sahil Suhaimi  81', 90++'

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