| Piala Cabaran MFL 2024–25 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Date | 10 December 2024 – 22 February 2025 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | PDRM |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Selangor |
| Runners-up | PDRM |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 47 (3.36 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | (4 goals) Ronnie Fernández |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Ronnie Fernández (Selangor) |
All statistics correct as of 22 February 2025. | |
The2024–25 MFL Challenge Cup is the fourth edition ofMalaysia Challenge Cup tournament organised byFootball Association of Malaysia (FAM) andMalaysian Football League (MFL). The tournament began on 10 December 2024 and ended on 22 February 2025. This is the first season of the tournament to have a two-year schedule.
PDRM were defending champions, defeatedKuching City in the final with 4–1 on aggregate, but were eliminated by the eventual winners Selangor in the final.[1]
Selangor clinch their first Challenge Cup title after beating defending championsPDRM 7–0 on aggregate in the final.[2][3]
A total of 8 teams competed in the knockout phase, which the eight losers of theMalaysia Cup round of 16 will participate into the tournament.[4]
The qualified teams will compete on the knockout stage to compete in atwo-leggedsingle-elimination tournament beginning with the quarter-finals followed by semi-finals and the final. Each tie is played on a home-and-awaytwo-legged basis. Theaway goals rule,extra time andpenalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.
All 8 teams eliminated from theMalaysia Cup round of 16 will enter the tournament.[4] List of the teams are shown below:
| Key to colours |
|---|
| Losers ofround of 16 enter2024–25 MFL Challenge Cup |
| Team |
|---|
| Kedah Darul Aman |
| Kelantan Darul Naim |
| Kuala Lumpur Rovers |
| Melaka |
| PDRM |
| Penang |
| PT Athletic |
| Selangor |
Each tie in theknockout phase was played overtwo legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, then 30 minutes ofextra time was played (theaway goals rule was not applied). If the score was still level at the end of extra time, the winners were decided by apenalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level.
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
The schedule was as follows (all draws were held at theMalaysian Football League headquarters inPetaling Jaya,Selangor).[5]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 10 & 12–13 December 2024 | 21–23 December 2024 |
| Semi-finals | 18–19 January 2025 | 1–2 February 2025 |
| Final | 15 February 2025 | 22 February 2025 |
In theknockout phase, teams played against each other overtwo legs on a home-and-away basis.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Penang | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| PT Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Penang | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Selangor | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Kelantan Darul Naim | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Selangor | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Selangor | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| PDRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| PDRM | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Melaka | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| PDRM (p) | 3 | 1 | 4(5) | ||||||||||||||
| Kedah Darul Aman | 3 | 1 | 4(4) | ||||||||||||||
| Kedah Darul Aman | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Kuala Lumpur Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
The first legs were played on 10, 12 and 13 December, and the second legs were played on 21, 22 and 23 December 2024.[6]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penang | 6–0 | PT Athletic | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| PDRM | 4–3 | Melaka | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Kelantan Darul Naim | 1–8 | Selangor | 1–5 | 0–3 |
| Kedah Darul Aman | 6–0 | Kuala Lumpur Rovers | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Penang | 4–0 | PT Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| PT Athletic | 0–2 | Penang |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Penang won 6–0 on aggregate.
PDRM won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Selangor | 3–0 | Kelantan Darul Naim |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Selangor won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Kuala Lumpur Rovers | 0–3 | Kedah Darul Aman |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Kedah Darul Aman won 6–0 on aggregate.
The first legs were played on 18 and 19 January, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 February 2025.[15]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDRM | 4–4 (5–4p) | Kedah Darul Aman | 3–3 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Penang | 0–2 | Selangor | 0–1 | 0–1 |
4–4 on aggregate; PDRM won 5–4 on penalties.
Selangor won 2–0 on aggregate.
The first leg was played on 15 February, and the second leg was played on 22 February 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selangor | 7–0 | PDRM | 3–0[a] | 4–0 |
| PDRM | 0–4 | Selangor |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Selangor won 7–0 on aggregate.
| 2024–25 MFL Challenge Cup |
|---|
 Selangor |
| Player | Team | Against | Date | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rafael Vitor | Penang | Selangor | 19 January 2025 | 1 |
