2015 Malaysia FA Cup

2015 Malaysia FA Cup
Piala FA
Tournament details
Country	Malaysia; Singapore
Teams	34
Defending champions	Pahang FA
Final positions
Champions	LionsXII (1st title)
Runner-up	Kelantan FA
Tournament statistics
Best player	Izwan Mahbud (LionsXII)
	← 2014 2016 →

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.

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

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'

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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'

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.

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

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.

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

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

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++'

References

^ Izwan Puts In A Man-Of-The-Match Performance Goal.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
^ "Pahang pertaruh Piala FA jumpa JDT". Stadium Astro. 14 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ "Undia Piala FA 2015: Pahang temu JDT di pusingan pertama". Sokernet. 14 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ "Jadual Piala FA 2015". Sokernet. 14 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ Nair, Sanjay (23 May 2015). "Football: LionsXII clinch Malaysian FA Cup after 3-1 victory over Kelantan". The Straits Times.

[1] Izwan Puts In A Man-Of-The-Match Performance Goal.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

[2] "Pahang pertaruh Piala FA jumpa JDT". Stadium Astro. 14 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[3] "Undia Piala FA 2015: Pahang temu JDT di pusingan pertama". Sokernet. 14 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[4] "Jadual Piala FA 2015". Sokernet. 14 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[5] Nair, Sanjay (23 May 2015). "Football: LionsXII clinch Malaysian FA Cup after 3-1 victory over Kelantan". The Straits Times.

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Piala FA
Tournament details
Country	Malaysia Singapore
Teams	34
Defending champions	Pahang FA
Final positions
Champions	LionsXII (1st title)
Runner-up	Kelantan FA
Tournament statistics
Best player	Izwan Mahbud (LionsXII)^[1]
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