| Piala Cabaran 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Date | 7 August – 15 October 2018 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Terengganu II(1st title) |
| Runners-up | UKM |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 77 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Michael Ijezie(13 goals) |
2019 → All statistics correct as of 15 October 2018. | |
The2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup orChallenge Cup (Malay:Piala Cabaran Malaysia 2018) is the first edition ofMalaysia Challenge Cup tournament organised byFootball Association of Malaysia (FAM) andFootball Malaysia LLP (FMLLP).[1][2]
The 2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup will start with a preliminary round. A total of 8 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into two groups, each containing four teams. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after six matches qualified to the semi-finals.
The competition will be one involving eight teams-one team fromMalaysia Super League (12th placed team), seven teams fromMalaysia Premier League (6th to 12th placed teams). However becauseKuantan were thrown out of the league, another team will be invited into the Challenge Cup to replaced them.[3]
The draw for the 2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup was held on 1 August 2018.[4]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 1 August 2018 15:30 UTC+8 | 7–8 August 2018 | |
| Matchday 2 | 14–15 August 2018 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 28–29 August 2018 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 4–5 September 2018 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 11–12 September 2018 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 18–19 September 2018 | |||
| Knockout stage | Semi-finals | 24 September 2018 | 1 October 2018 | |
| Final | 8 October 2018 | 15 October 2018 | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TER | UKM | NSE | SAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terengganu II | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | UKM | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 10 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Negeri Sembilan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Sarawak | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JDT | ATM | UiTM | PEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 13 | Advance to Semi-finals | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | ATM | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | UiTM | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | 2–3 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Penang | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 5 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — |
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A2 | UKM | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| B1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| UKM | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Terengganu II | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| B2 | ATM | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| A1 | Terengganu II | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKM | 2-1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 1−1 | 1-0 |
| ATM | 0-5 | Terengganu II | 0−2 | 0-3 |
| UKM | 1−1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
|---|---|---|
Michael Ijezie 82' (pen.) | S. Kumaahran 12' |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 0-1 | UKM |
|---|---|---|
| Faiz Hanif 52' |
UKM won 2−1 on aggregate.
| Terengganu II | 3−0 | ATM |
|---|---|---|
| Zuasyraf Zulkiefle 15' Akanni-Sunday Wasiu 27' 83' (pen.) |
Terengganu II won 5−0 on aggregate.
The first legs will be played on 8 October 2018, and the second legs will be played on 15 October 2018
| Terengganu II | 2−0 | UKM |
|---|---|---|
| Akanni-Sunday Wasiu 22',53' |
Terengganu II won 4−2 on aggregate.
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ijezie5 | UKM | Sarawak | 5–1 | 7 August 2018 |
5Player scored five goals
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shamirza Yusoff | Terengganu II | 4 |
| 2 | Hafizuddin Azuhar | ATM | 3 |
| Haziq Nadzli | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ||
| Azam Jais | UiTM | ||
| 5 | Al- Hafiz Hamzah | Penang | 2 |
| Haziq Aris | UKM | ||
| 7 | Ernest Wong | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 1 |
| Saiful Amar Sudar | Negeri Sembilan | ||
| Hazrul Hafiz | Penang | ||
| Suhaimi Husin | Terengganu II |
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