2017 Malaysia FA Cup Final

The 2017 Malaysia FA Cup Final was the 28th final of the Malaysia FA Cup, the Malaysia football cup competition.[1] Kedah won the cup after defeating Pahang 3–2 and were assured a place for the 2018 AFC Cup group stage.

2017 Malaysia FA Cup Final

The match programme cover
Event	2017 Malaysia FA Cup
Pahang Kedah 2 3
Date	20 May 2017
Venue	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
Man of the Match	Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah)
Referee	Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed
Attendance	78,898
Weather	Clear

Background

The final was played on 20 May 2017 at Shah Alam Stadium.

Route to the final

Pahang Round Opposition Score First Round Bye Second Round Johor Darul Ta'zim II (a) 4–2 Third Round Melaka United (h) 2–0 Quarter-finals Johor Darul Ta'zim (1st leg) (h) 3–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim (2nd leg) (a) 1–2 Semi-final Negeri Sembilan (1st leg) (h) 1–0 Negeri Sembilan (2nd leg) (a) 2–1 Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue.

Kedah Round Opposition Score First Round Bye Second Round Kuala Lumpur (h) 4–2 Third Round Perak (a) 2–0 Quarter-finals PKNP (1st leg) (h) 6–1 PKNP (2nd leg) (a) 0–1 Semi-final Terengganu (1st leg) (h) 1–0 Terengganu (2nd leg) (a) 3–0 Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue.

Ticket allocation

Each club received an allocation of 72,000 tickets; 32,750 tickets for Pahang, 32,750 tickets for Kedah and 6,500 tickets for purchase online.

Rules

The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner.

Match

Details

20 May 2017

21:00 (UTC+8)

Pahang	2–3	Kedah
Heo Jae-won  45+3' Sumareh  80'	Report	20' Ken Ilsø  45+1', 72' Baddrol

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Attendance: 78,898

Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed

Pahang

Kedah

GK 27 Wan Azraie RB 2 Matthew Davies (c) CB 15 Heo Jae-won CB 24 Muslim Ahmad LB 14 Faisal Rosli DM 9 Kiko Insa  25'  32' RM 26 Mohamadou Sumareh CM 11 Syamim Yahya  85' CM 10 Yamil Romero LM 8 Wan Zaharulnizam  78' CF 29 Matheus Alves Substitutes: GK 1 Helmi Eliza Elias DF 3 Saiful Nizam Miswan DF 19 Afif Amiruddin MF 6 Christie Jayaseelan MF 17 Joseph Kalang Tie MF 20 Azam Azih  85' FW 5 Ashari Samsudin  78' Head Coach: Dollah Salleh

GK 25 Ifwat Akmal RB 15 Rizal Ghazali  73' CB 13 Khairul Helmi (c) CB 2 Syawal Nordin LB 3 Fitri Omar  61' RM 7 Baddrol Bakhtiar  90' CM 12 Akram Mahinan CM 8 Liridon Krasniqi  89' LM 22 Syazwan Zainon  72' AM 10 Sandro CF 9 Ken Ilsø  84' Substitutes: GK 21 Farhan Abu Bakar DF 17 Syazwan Tajuddin  90+4'  84' DF 24 Asri Mardzuki MF 23 Hanif Dzahir MF 33 Akhyar Abdul Rashid FW 14 Fakri Saarani  90' FW 20 Syafiq Ahmad  79'  72' Head Coach: Nidzam Adzha

Man of the Match: Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah) Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used

References

1. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay2017.html Malaysia 2017