2023 Piala Emas Raja–Raja

2023 Piala Emas Raja–Raja
Piala Emas Raja-Raja
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Dates	1 Oct–12 November 2023
Teams	Malaysia ; 16 (from 1 association)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
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The 2023 Piala Emas Raja–Raja,^[1] also known as the 2023 Piala Emas Raja–Raja in Malay, was a football tournament held from 27 October to 12 November 2023 at four different host venues namely Perlis, Kelantan, Johor and Selangor in Malaysia. Selangor were the defending champions.^[2]

The Piala Emas Raja–Raja is one of the oldest and most prestigious tournaments in the world, with its first edition dating back to 1922. His Royal Highness the Regent of England Prince of Wales visited the East and this tournament was held in celebration in Singapore by Malaya's national footballing body Football Association of Malaysia.

Teams

The participating teams usually include representatives of the state teams of Malaysia. Sixteen teams will compete for the trophy in this edition.

The sixteen teams are divided into a groups of four, and they will play in a single round-robin format. The top two teams of each group will advance into the knockout stage which will be played in a single elimination format.

Venues

City	Stadium	Capacity
Bangi, Selangor	UKM Bangi Stadium	500
Kota Bharu	Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium	33,000
George Town, Penang	USM Football Field	500
Alor Setar & Jitra	Jitra Mini Stadium MADA Ampang Jajar Football Field	500

Round and draw dates

Phase	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Group stage	Matchday 1	22 July 2023 (Kuala Lumpur)	23 & 27 October 2023
	Matchday 2		24 & 28 October 2023
	Matchday 3		25 & 29 October 2023
Knockout phase	Quarter-finals		4 November 2023	11 November 2023
	Semi-finals		November 2023	November 2023
	Final		November 2023 at

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PHG	TER	KLU	PDR
Pahang	3	3	0	7	1	+6	9		2–0	2–0	3–1
Terengganu FA	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6	0–2		3–1	2–0
Kuala Lumpur	3	1	2	4	7	−3	3	0–2	1–3		3–2
PDRM	3	0	3	3	8	−5	0	1–3	0–2	2–3

Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2023. Source: https://web.facebook.com/PersatuanBolasepakMelayuMalaysia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

27 October 2023

16:30 UTC+8

Kuala Lumpur	0−2	Pahang

UKM Bangi Stadium, Bangi, Selangor

27 October 2023

16:30 UTC+8

Terengganu FA	2−0	PDRM

Padang B UKM Bangi, Bangi, Selangor

28 October 2023

16:30 UTC+8

Kuala Lumpur	1−3	Terengganu FA

UKM Bangi Stadium, Bangi, Selangor

28 October 2023

16:30 UTC+8

Pahang	3−1	PDRM

Padang B UKM Bangi, Bangi, Selangor

29 October 2023

16:30 UTC+8

PDRM	2−3	Kuala Lumpur

UKM Bangi Stadium, Bangi, Selangor

29 October 2023

16:30 UTC+8

Terengganu FA	0−2	Pahang

Padang B UKM Bangi, Bangi, Selangor

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PEN	BOM	SPR
Penang	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	4		0–0	3–0
Bomba Malaysia	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4	0–0		2–0
MySPRM-ACeIO	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0	0–3	0–2

Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2023. Source: https://web.facebook.com/PersatuanBolasepakMelayuMalaysia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

27 October 2023

16:30 UTC+8

Penang	3−0	MySPRM-ACeIO

USM Football Field

28 October 2023

16:30 UTC+8

MySPRM-ACeIO	0−2	Bomba Malaysia

USM Football Field

29 October 2023

16:30 UTC+8

Bomba Malaysia	0−0	Penang

USM Football Field

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	KED	SEL	PRK	PEL
Kedah	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6		2–0	2–1	0–1
Selangor	3	2	1	4	3	+1	6	0–2		1–0	3–1
Perak	3	1	2	3	3	0	3	1–2	0–1		2–0
Perlis	3	1	2	2	5	−3	3	1–0	1–3	0–2

Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2023. Source: https://web.facebook.com/PersatuanBolasepakMelayuMalaysia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

27 October 2023

16:30 UTC+8

Kedah	2−0	Selangor
Al Amin 2' Syamim 90+6'

Jitra Mini Stadium, Jitra

27 October 2023

16:30 UTC+8

Perak	2−0	Perlis

MADA Ampang Jajar Football Field, Alor Setar

28 October 2023

16:30 UTC+8

Kedah	2−1	Perak

Jitra Mini Stadium, Jitra

28 October 2023

16:30 UTC+8

Selangor	3−1	Perlis

MADA Ampang Jajar Football Field, Alor Setar

29 October 2023

16:30 UTC+8

Perak	0−1	Selangor

Jitra Mini Stadium, Jitra

29 October 2023

16:30 UTC+8

Perlis	1−0	Kedah

MADA Ampang Jajar Football Field, Alor Setar

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	KEL	MEL	ATM	JAK
Kelantan	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7		1–1	4–0	2–0
Melaka	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5	1–1		1–0	2–2
ATM	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	3	0–4	0–1		1–0
JAKIM	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1	0–2	2–2	0–1

Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: https://web.facebook.com/PersatuanBolasepakMelayuMalaysia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

23 October 2023

19:45 UTC+8

ATM	1−0	JAKIM
Yaa Omar 45'

Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

23 October 2023

21:45 UTC+8

Kelantan	1−1	Melaka
Aiman Yusof 2'		Wan Zulfahmi 63'

Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

24 October 2023

19:45 UTC+8

Kelantan	2−0	JAKIM
Ikmal Izzudin 57' Airen Adam 89'

Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

24 October 2023

21:45 UTC+8

Melaka	1−0	ATM
Hakimi 79'

Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

25 October 2023

19:45 UTC+8

JAKIM	2−2	Melaka

Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

25 October 2023

21:45 UTC+8

Kelantan	4−0	ATM
Hakim Baihaqi 5' Muhammad Aiman 74' Zulhisyam 80' Mukhriz Nekmat 85'

Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

Knock-out stage

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

Pahang	1	3	4

Bomba Malaysia	0	2	2
				Pahang	0	2	2(4)

				Selangor	2	0	2(2)
Kelantan	0	0	0

Selangor	0	2	2
								Pahang	4

								Terengganu FA	1
Penang	2	2	4(2)

Terengganu FA	2	2	4(4)
				Terengganu FA	1	2	3

				Kedah	0	1	1
Kedah	0	1	1(5)

Melaka	0	1	1(4)

Quarter-finals

First leg

4 November 2023

16:15 UTC+8

Penang	2−2	Terengganu FA

USM A Football Field, Gelugor

4 November 2023

16:15 UTC+8

Kedah	0−0	Melaka

Majlis Perbandaran Kubang Pasu Mini Stadium, Kubang Pasu

6 November 2023

16:15 UTC+8

Pahang	1−0	Bomba Malaysia

Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan

6 November 2023

16:15 UTC+8

Kelantan	0−0	Selangor

Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu

Second leg

11 November 2023

16:00 UTC+8

Bomba Malaysia	2−3	Pahang

UPM Stadium, Serdang

11 November 2023

16:00 UTC+8

Selangor	2−0	Kelantan

UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam

11 November 2023

20:15 UTC+8

Melaka	1−1 (a.e.t.)	Kedah

Penalties
	4−5

UTeM Stadium, Melaka

11 November 2023

20:30 UTC+8

Terengganu FA	2−2 (a.e.t.)	Penang

Penalties
	4−2

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu

Semi-finals

First leg

20 November 2023

20:30 UTC+8

Terengganu FA	1−0	Kedah

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu

21 November 2023

16:00 UTC+8

Pahang	0−2	Selangor

Akademi Bolasepak Negara Mokhtar Dahari, Gambang, Pahang

Second leg

25 November 2023

16:00 UTC+8

Kedah	1−2	Terengganu FA

Majlis Perbandaran Kubang Pasu Mini Stadium, Kubang Pasu

25 November 2023

20:30 UTC+8

Selangor	0−2 (a.e.t.)	Pahang

Penalties
	2−4

UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam

Finals

10 December 2023

20:30 UTC+8

Pahang	4-1	Terengganu FA

Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan

Winners

Champions of 2023 Piala Emas Raja–Raja

Pahang
5th title

References

^ "Piala Emas Raja-Raja 2023 dijangka lebih meriah". Kosmo!. 22 July 2023.
^ "Selangor julang Piala Emas Raja-Raja 2022". Kosmo!. 13 Nov 2023.

[1] "Piala Emas Raja-Raja 2023 dijangka lebih meriah". Kosmo!. 22 July 2023.

[2] "Selangor julang Piala Emas Raja-Raja 2022". Kosmo!. 13 Nov 2023.

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