The 2015 Malaysia Cup knockout phase began on 24 November 2015 and concluded on 12 December 2015 with the final at Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor, Malaysia to decide the champions of the 2015 Malaysia Cup. A total of 8 teams competed in the knockout phase.
Round and draw dates
The draw for the 2015 Malaysia Cup was held on 27 August 2015 at the Hilton Petaling Jaya with the participating team coaches and captains in attendance.[1][2]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play-off | Play-off round | 25 August 2015 | ||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 27 August 2015 (Kuala Lumpur) |
11–12 September 2015 | |
| Matchday 2 | 18–19 September 2015 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 26 September 2015 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 2–3 & 17 & 24 October 2015 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 17 & 27 October & 4 November 2015 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 4 & 21 November 2015 | |||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 24 November 2015 | 28 November 2015 | |
| Semi-finals | 2 December 2015 | 6 December 2015 | ||
| Final | 12 December 2015 | |||
Format
The knockout phase involved the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two 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, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
- In the draw for the quarter-final, the four group winners were seeded, and the four group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.
Qualified teams
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-final | final | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 |  LionsXII
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| D2 | Pahang | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Pahang | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Selangor | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| C1 | Selangor | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| B2 | Sarawak | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Selangor | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kedah | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| C2 | FELDA United | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| FELDA United | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Kedah | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| D1 | PKNS | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| A2 | Kedah | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 24 November, and the second legs were played on 28 November 2015.
- First leg
- Second leg
| LionsXII | 2–0 | Pahang |
|---|---|---|
van Huizen  12' Faris 18' |
Report |
Pahang won 4–3 on aggregate.
- First leg
- Second leg
Selangor won 3–2 on aggregate.
- First leg
| FELDA United | 1–1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
|---|---|---|
| Thiago 8' |
Report | Amirul 90+3' |
- Second leg
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1–2 | FELDA United |
|---|---|---|
| Safiq 50' |
Report | Thiago 4' (pen.) Zah Rahan 76' |
FELDA United won 3–2 on aggregate.
- First leg
- Second leg
Kedah won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 2 December, and the second legs were played on 6 December 2015.
- First leg
- Second leg
Selangor won 2–0 on aggregate.
- First leg
- Second leg
Kedah won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final
The final will be played on 12 December 2015 at the Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor, Malaysia.
References
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