2025 Malaysia FA Cup final

2025 Malaysia FA Cup final
The match took place at Bukit Jalil National Stadium.
Event2025 Malaysia FA Cup
Date14 December 2025 (2025-12-14)
VenueBukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
Man of the MatchManuel Hidalgo
(Johor Darul Ta'zim)
RefereeKamil Zakaria
Attendance40,044
WeatherGood
29 °C (84 °F)

The 2025 Malaysia FA Cup final was an association football match between Johor Darul Ta'zim and Sabah on 14 December 2025 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. It was the 36th FA Cup final overall and was the showpiece match of Malaysian football's primary cup competition, the Malaysian Football Association Challenge Cup (Malaysia FA Cup), organised by the Football Association of Malaysia and Malaysian Football League.

Johor Darul Ta'zim won the match 5–0 for their 5th FA Cup title. As winners, Johor Darul Ta'zim qualified for the group stage of the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two.

Background

The Malaysian League competition schedule, which includes the FA Cup competition, has been released by the Malaysian Football League. The final match schedule is anticipated to take place on 14 December 2025.[1]

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Johor Darul Ta'zim[2] Round Sabah[3]
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
UM-Damansara United 13–3 5–0 (A) 5–3 (H) Round of 16 Bunga Raya 6–0 6–0 (A) 0–0 (H)
Penang 5–1 2–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Quarter-finals Kelantan The Real Warriors 5–2 2–1 (A) 3–1 (H)
Kuching City 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals Selangor 5–5 (5–4 p) 2–2 (H) 3–3 (a.e.t.) (A)

Match

Details

Johor Darul Ta'zim5–0Sabah
Report
Attendance: 40,044[4]
Referee: Kamil Zakaria
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Sabah
GK 16 Syihan Hazmi
CB 3 Shahrul Saad
CB 5 Antonio Glauder
CB 23 Eddy Israfilov  16'
RM 24 Óscar Arribas
CM 4 Afiq Fazail
CM 30 Natxo Insa (c)  59'
LM 33 Jonathan Silva  59'
AM 28 Nacho Méndez
CF 11 Jairo
CF 88 Manuel Hidalgo
Substitutes:
GK 1 Christian Abad
DF 13 Park Jun-heong  69'  16'  78'
DF 22 Corbin-Ong  59'
DF 50 Junior Eldstål
DF 91 Syahmi Safari
MF 6 Hong Wan
MF 21 Nazmi Faiz
MF 20 Teto  78'
FW 37 Heberty  59'
Coach:
Xisco Muñoz
GK 31 Damien Lim  74'
RB 23 Dane Ingham
CB 2 Rawilson Batuil (c)  55'
CB 14 Dean Pelekanos
LB 5 Daniel Ting
CM 10 Miguel Cifuentes  7'  49'
CM 22 Stuart Wilkin
RM 11 Jafri Firdaus  74'
AM 28 Darren Lok  74'
LM 15 Fergus Tierney
CF 21 Ajdin Mujagić  45+1'
Substitutes:
GK 19 Khairul Fahmi  74'
DF 13 Dinesh Rajasingam  55'
DF 33 Dominic Tan
DF 76 Rozacklye Yanam
MF 8 Farhan Roslan  74'
MF 20 Gary Steven Robbat  90'  45+1'
MF 70 Fakrul Iman
FW 30 Shahrol Nizam
FW 72 Harith Naem  74'
Coach:
Jean-Paul de Marigny

Man of the Match:
Manuel Hidalgo (Johor Darul Ta'zim)

Assistant referees:
Shafiq Ahmad Said
Saharudin Ishak
Fourth official:
Izzul Fikri
Video assistant referee:
Khairulsyahmi Ahmad Khalidi
Assistant video assistant referee:
Shukri Haron

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 1]

Notes

  1. ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kemaskini Jadual Pertandingan Liga Malaysia 2025–26" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Road to Final Piala FA 2025-2026: Johor Darul Ta'zim". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Road to Final Piala FA 2025-2026: Sabah FC". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Full Time Report – Johor Darul Ta'zim v Sabah". cms.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.