2012 Malaysia FA Cup

The 2012 Malaysia FA Cup, also known as the Astro Piala FA due to the competition's sponsorship by Astro Arena, was the 23rd season of the Malaysia FA Cup, a knockout competition for Malaysia's state football association and clubs.^[1]

2012 Malaysia FA Cup

Piala FA
Tournament details
Country	Malaysia Singapore Cambodia
Teams	32
Defending champions	Terengganu FA
Final positions
Champions	Kelantan FA (1st title)
Runner-up	Sime Darby FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	37
Goals scored	96 (2.59 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	6 goals Patrick Ronaldinho Wleh (Sime Darby FC)
Best player	Mohd Norfarhan Mohamad (Kelantan FA)
← 2011 2013 →

Terengganu FA were the defending champions.

The cup winner qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup.

Format

Several changes have been made to the competition for 2012. The number of participating teams was increased from 30 to 32 and because of this, the defending champions and runners up in the first round would not receive byes as in previous seasons.

Just like the previous edition, the first two rounds would be single matches. The quarter finals and semi finals would be played over two legs while the final will be played at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, 19 May 2012.

Cambodian outfit Preah Khan Reach have been invited for the first time.^[2]

The winner of the 2012 edition will qualify for the 2013 AFC Cup.

Matches

The draw for the 2012 Piala FA was held on 13 December 2011 at Wisma FAM.

Bracket

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Terengganu FA	4
	PDRM FA	0			Terengganu FA	1
	ATM FA	0			Perak FA	0
	Perak FA	1							Terengganu FA	1	0	1
	Singapore LIONSXII	3							Singapore LIONSXII	0	0	0
	UiTM FC	0			Singapore LIONSXII	2
	Malacca FA	0			Betaria FC	0
	Betaria FC	4													Terengganu FA	1	0	1
	USM FC	2													Sime Darby FC	2	0	2
	Pos Malaysia FC	1			USM FC	0
	Sabah FA	0			Sime Darby FC	2
	Sime Darby FC	2							Sime Darby FC	3	2	5
	Negeri Sembilan FA	1							Johor FC	2	1	3
	Johor FC	2			Johor FC (p)	2(5)
	Selangor FA	4			Selangor FA	2(4)
	Shahzan Muda FC	0																			Sime Darby FC	0
	Kelantan FA	2																			Kelantan FA	1
	Sarawak FA	1			Kelantan FA	3
	Kuala Lumpur FA	3			Kuala Lumpur FA	2
	MP Muar FC	0							Kelantan FA	3	2	5
	Preah Khan Reach	2							SPA FC	0	0	0
	Penang AUCMS	1			Preah Khan Reach	0
	SPA FC	3			SPA FC	1
	MBJB FC	0													Kelantan FA (a)	1	2	3
	Kedah FA (p)	1(4)													Kedah FA	1	2	3
	PKNS FC	1(2)			Kedah FA	3
	SDM Navy FC	0			Perlis FA	2
	Perlis FA	3							Kedah FA	0	2	2
	Johor FA	0							T-Team FC	0	1	1
	T-Team FC	2			T-Team FC	3
	Pahang FA	1			Pahang FA	2
	Felda United FC	0

Round of 32

The legs were played on 17, 18 & 19 February 2012.

Perak FA v ATM FA

Friday 17 February	Perak FA	1–0	ATM FA	Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Perak
20:45 UTC+08:00	Michal Kubala 3'			Attendance: 20,000

SPA FC v MBJB FC

Saturday 18 February	SPA FC	3–0	MBJB FC	Petronas Mini Stadium, Bangi, Selangor
16:15 UTC+08:00	Fadzly iskandar 5' Shafiq Zahari 16' Zulkifli Affendi 26'			Attendance: 300

UiTM FC v Singapore LIONSXII

Saturday 18 February	UiTM FC	0–3	Singapore LIONSXII	UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor
16:15 UTC+08:00			Shaiful Esah 10' Madhu Mohana 15' Ahmad Shahir Ismail 83' (o.g.)	Attendance: 4000

Pos Malaysia FC v USM FC

Saturday 18 February	Pos Malaysia FC	1–2	USM FC	Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor
16:15 UTC+08:00	Fakhrul Aiman 88'		Edrisar Kaye 55' Muhd Afzan Zainal Abidin 70'	Attendance: 50

Betaria FC v Malacca FA

Saturday 18 February	Betaria FC	4–0	Malacca FA	Hang Tuah Stadium, Malacca
16:15 UTC+08:00	Mohd Saufi Ibrahim 39' S. Harivarman 66' Mohd Fauzi Abdul Kadar 78' 86'			Attendance: 8000

Terengganu FA v PDRM FA

Saturday 18 February	Terengganu FA	4–0	PDRM FA	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
20:45 UTC+08:00	Abdul Hadi Yahya 10' Abdul Manaf Mamat 39' 66' Francis Forkey Doe 81'			Attendance: 5000

Negeri Sembilan FA v Johor FC

Saturday 18 February	Negeri Sembilan FA	1–2	Johor FC	Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Negeri Sembilan
20:45 UTC+08:00	Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona 31'		Arthuro Bernhardt 25' 81'	Attendance: 25,000

Shahzan Muda FC v Selangor FA

Saturday 18 February	Shahzan Muda FC	0–4	Selangor FA	Temerloh Mini Stadium, Temerloh, Pahang
20:45 UTC+08:00			Boško Balaban 24' Mohd Safiq Rahim 66' 74' Mohd Amri Yahyah 82'	Attendance: 3000

Kelantan FA v Sarawak FA

Saturday 18 February	Kelantan FA	2–1	Sarawak FA	Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
20:45 UTC+08:00	Indra Putra Mahayuddin 34' Mohd Norfarhan Mohamad 90+1'		Mohd Azizan Baba 18'	Attendance: 30,000

Kuala Lumpur FA v Muar Municipal Council FC

Saturday 18 February	Kuala Lumpur FA	3–0	Muar Municipal Council FC	Hang Jebat Stadium, Ayer Keroh, Malacca
20:45 UTC+08:00	Arman Fareez Ali 39' Khairul Anuar Shafie 63' Fazuan Abdullah 90'			Attendance: 100

Preah Khan Reach v Penang FA

Saturday 18 February	Preah Khan Reach	2–1	Penang FA	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
20:45 UTC+08:00	Phanny Ratha 28' Prak Mony Udom 86'		Hasmawi Hassan 88'	Attendance: 99

Kedah FA v PKNS FC

Saturday 18 February	Kedah FA	1 – 1 (a.e.t) (4–2 p)	PKNS FC	Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar, Kedah
20:45 UTC+08:00	Abdulfatah Safi 5'		Nazrin Syamsul Bahri 53'	Attendance: 12,000

Perlis FA v SDMS Kepala Batas FC

Saturday 18 February	Perlis FA	3–0	SDMS Kepala Batas FC	Utama Stadium, Kangar, Perlis
20:45 UTC+08:00	Khairool Anas 14' Rizal Gahazali 24' Lamin Conteh 90'			Attendance: 8000

Johor FA v PBDKT T-Team FC

Saturday 18 February	Johor FA	0–2	PBDKT T-Team FC	Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium, Johor Bahru, Johor
20:45 UTC+08:00			Zairo Anuar Zalani 12' Khairul Izwan 88'	Attendance: 2000

Sime Darby FC v Sabah FA

Sunday 19 February	Sime Darby FC	2–0	Sabah FA	Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor
16:15 UTC+08:00	Mohd Shazlan Alias 41' Patrick Wleh 45+1' (pen.)			Attendance: 5000

Felda United FC v Pahang FA

Sunday 19 February	Felda United FC	0–1	Pahang FA	Hang Jebat Stadium, Ayer Keroh, Malacca
20:45 UTC+08:00			Mohd Hafiz Kamal 41'

Round of 16

The legs were played on 9 & 10 March 2012.

T-Team FC v Pahang FA

Friday 9 March	T-Team FC	3–2	Pahang FA	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
20:45 UTC+08:00	Azrul Hazran 58' Mohd Fadzli Saari 63' Mohd Faiz Subri 90+3'		Hazuan Daud 50' Azamuddin Akil 59'	Attendance: 8000

Singapore LIONSXII v Betaria FC

Saturday 10 March	Singapore LIONSXII	2–0	Betaria FC	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00	Shahril Ishak 55' Sufian Anuar 84'			Attendance: 5000

Terengganu FA v Perak FA

Saturday 10 March	Terengganu FA	1–0	Perak FA	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
20:45 UTC+08:00	Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin 45+4'			Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Sokri Nor

USM FC v Sime Darby FC

Saturday 10 March	USM FC	0–2	Sime Darby FC	USM Athletics Stadium, Penang
20:45 UTC+08:00			Patrick Wleh 57' (pen.) Mohd Irme Mat 84'	Referee: 1900

Johor FC v Selangor FA

Saturday 10 March	Johor FC	2 – 2 (a.e.t) (5–4 p)	Selangor FA	Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium, Johor Bahru, Johor
20:45 UTC+08:00	Ahmad Fauzi Shaari 59' Arthuro Bernhardt 68'		Azidan Sarudin 30' Asraruddin Putra 55'	Attendance: 20,000
	Penalties
	Ahmad Fauzi Shaari Riduwan M'aon Kaironnisam Sahabudin Jasazrin Jamaluddin Arthuro Bernhardt Zamri Chin		Amri Yahyah Boško Balaban Razman Roslan Amirul Hadi P. Gunalan K. Soley

Kelantan FA v Kuala Lumpur FA

Saturday 10 March	Kelantan FA	3–2	Kuala Lumpur FA	Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
20:45 UTC+08:00	Mohd Norfarhan Mohamad 30' Indra Putra Mahayuddin 43' Mohd Badri Mohd Radzi 70'		Afiq Azmi 39' Fazuan Abdullah 90+3'	Attendance: 30,000

Preah Khan Reach v SPA FC

Saturday 10 March	Preah Khan Reach	0–1	SPA FC	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
20:45 UTC+08:00			Zulkifli Affendi 52'	Attendance: 30

Kedah FA v Perlis FA

Saturday 10 March	Kedah FA	3–2	Perlis FA	Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar, Kedah
20:45 UTC+08:00	Khyril Muhymeen 6' 37' Amar Rohidan 27'		Mohd Nazrin Baharuddin 21' Henry Lewis 67'	Attendance: 15,000

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 23 and 24 March 2012, and the second legs on 27 March 2012.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Terengganu FA	1–0	Singapore LIONSXII	1–0	0 – 0
Sime Darby FC	5–3	Johor FC	3–2	2 – 1
SPA FC	0–5	Kelantan FA	0–3	0 – 2
Kedah FA	2–1	T-Team FC	0–0	2 – 1

First leg

Sime Darby FC v Johor FC

Friday 23 March	Sime Darby FC	3–2	Johor FC	Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor
16:15 UTC+08:00	Azmirul Azmi 6' Razali Umar Kandasamy 35' Patrick Wleh 68'		Arthuro Bernhardt 41' 80'	Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin

Terengganu FA v Singapore LIONSXII

Saturday 24 March	Terengganu FA	1–0	Singapore LIONSXII	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
20:45 UTC+08:00	Joseph Kalang Tie 66'

SPA FC v Kelantan FA

Saturday 24 March	SPA FC	0–3	Kelantan FA	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
20:45 UTC+08:00			Mohd Badri Mohd Radzi 45' Mohd Norfarhan Mohamad 53' 77'

Kedah FA v T-Team FC

Saturday 24 March	Kedah FA	0–0	T-Team FC	Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar, Kedah
20:45 UTC+08:00				Referee: Wan Mohd Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim

Second leg

Singapore LIONSXII v Terengganu FA

Tuesday 27 March	Singapore LIONSXII	0–0	Terengganu FA	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00

Johor FC v Sime Darby FC

Tuesday 27 March	Johor FC	1–2	Sime Darby FC	Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium, Johor Bahru, Johor
20:45 UTC+08:00	Ahmad Fauzi Shaari 77' (pen.)		Patrick Wleh 3' 22'	Referee: zofri tajudin

Kelantan FA v SPA FC

Tuesday 27 March	Kelantan FA	2–0	SPA FC	Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
20:45 UTC+08:00	Mohd Norfarhan Mohamad 16' Onyekachi Nwoha 71'

T-Team FC v Kedah FA

Tuesday 27 March	T-Team FC	1–2	Kedah FA	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
20:45 UTC+08:00	Azrul Hazran 69'		Hamidan Mohammed 65' 81'

Semi-finals

The first leg matches will be played on 21 April 2012, with the second legs to be held on 1 May 2012.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Terengganu FA	1–2	Sime Darby FC	1–2	0 – 0
Kelantan FA	3 – 3 (a)	Kedah FA	1–1	2 – 2

First leg

Terengganu FA v Sime Darby FC

Saturday 21 April	Terengganu FA	1–2	Sime Darby FC	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
20:45 UTC+08:00	Francis Forkey Doe 66'		Patrick Wleh 52' Syukor Saidin 90+3'	Referee: Mohd Zamzaidi Katimin

Kelantan FA v Kedah FA

Saturday 21 April	Kelantan FA	1–1	Kedah FA	Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
20:45 UTC+08:00	Norshahrul Idlan Talaha 17'		Vedran Gerc 30'	Referee: Shukri Nor

Second leg

Sime Darby FC v Terengganu FA

Tuesday 1 May	Sime Darby FC	0–0	Terengganu FA	Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor
20:45 UTC+08:00				Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab

Kedah FA v Kelantan FA

Tuesday 1 May	Kedah FA	2–2	Kelantan FA	Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar, Kedah
20:45 UTC+08:00	Khyril 31' 43'		Obinna 47' Ghaddar 60'	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mohd. Yusof Md. Karim

Final

Main article: 2012 Piala FA Final

The final was played at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, 19 May 2012.

Sime Darby FC	0–1	Kelantan FA
		Ghaddar 59' (pen.)

Saturday 19 May

20:45 UTC+08:00

National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 85,000

Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

Winners

2012 Piala FA Winner
Kelantan
1st Title

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Patrick Wleh	Sime Darby FC	6
2	Mohd Norfarhan Mohamad	Kelantan FA	5
	Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt	Johor FC	5
4	Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri	Kedah FA	4
5	Fauzi Abdul Kadar	Betaria FC	2
	Ahmad Fauzi Shaari	Johor FC	2
	Hamidan Mohammed	Kedah FA	2
	Indra Putra Mahayuddin	Kelantan FA	2
	Mohd Badri Mohd Radzi	Kelantan FA	2
	Mohammed Ghaddar	Kelantan FA	2
	Safiq Rahim	Selangor FA	2
	Fadzly iskandar	SPA FC	2
	Zulkifli Affendi	SPA FC	2
	Abdul Manaf Mamat	Terengganu FA	2
	Azrul Hazran	PBDKT T-Team FC	2
	Khairul Izwan	PBDKT T-Team FC	2
17	Mohd Saufi Ibrahim	Betaria FC	1
	S.Harivarman	Betaria FC	1
	Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin	Terengganu FA	1
	Abdul Hadi Yahya	Terengganu FA	1
	Joseph Kalang Tie	Terengganu FA	1
	Francis Forkey Doe	Terengganu FA	1
	Zairo Anuar Zalani	PBDKT T-Team FC	1
	Mohd Fadzli Saari	PBDKT T-Team FC	1
	Mohd Faiz Subri	PBDKT T-Team FC	1
	Mohd Azamuddin Md Akil	Pahang FA	1
	Hafiz kamal	Pahang FA	1
	Hazuan Daud	Pahang FA	1
	Khairool Anas	Perlis FA	1
	Mohd Nazrin Baharuddin	Perlis FA	1
	Mohd Rizal Gahazali	Perlis FA	1
	Henry Lewis	Perlis FA	1
	Lamin Conteh	Perlis FA	1
	Amar Rohidan	kedah FA	1
	Abdulfatah Safi	kedah FA	1
	Vedran Gerc	kedah FA	1
	Norshahrul Idlan Talaha	Kelantan FA	1
	Obinna Nwaneri	Kelantan FA	1
	Onyekachi Nwoha	Kelantan FA	1
	Mohd Amri Yahyah	Selangor FA	1
	Mohd Asraruddin Putra Omar	Selangor FA	1
	Azidan Sarudin	Selangor FA	1
	Boško Balaban	Selangor FA	1
	Nazrin Syamsul Bahri	PKNS FC	1
	Madhu Mohana	Singapore LIONSXII	1
	Shahril Ishak	Singapore LIONSXII	1
	Shaiful Esah	Singapore LIONSXII	1
	Sufian Anuar	Singapore LIONSXII	1
	Michal Kubala	Perak FA	1
	Mohd Azizan Baba	Sarawak FA	1
	Mohd Irme Mat	Sime Darby FC	1
	Azmirul Azmi	Sime Darby FC	1
	Razali Umar Kandasamy	Sime Darby FC	1
	Syukor Saidin	Sime Darby FC	1
	Phanny Ratha	Preah Khan Reach	1
	Prak Mony Udom	Preah Khan Reach	1
	Fahkrul Aiman	Pos Malaysia FC	1
	Afiq Azmi	Kuala Lumpur FA	1
	Arman fareez Ali	Kuala Lumpur FA	1
	Fazuan Abdullah	Kuala Lumpur FA	1
	Khairul Anuar Shafie	Kuala Lumpur FA	1
	Fazuan Abdullah	Kuala Lumpur FA	1
	Shafiq Zahari	SPA FC	1
	Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona	Negeri Sembilan FA	1
	Hasmawi Hassan	Penang FA	1
	Afzan Zainal Abidin	USM FC	1
	Edrisar Kaye	USM FC	1

^[3]

See also

• 2012 Malaysia Super League
• 2012 Malaysia Premier League
• 2012 Malaysia FAM League

References

1. Malaysia 2012
2. "Piala FA IS A GREAT STEP FOR US: KIMCHHUN". aseanfootball.org. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
3. "Super League 2011 – Goal Scorers". Malaysia Super League. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.