Piala Presiden (Malaysia) 2023 (referred to as Piala Presdiden) is the 1st season of the Piala Presiden since its inception in 1986. This league is currently for the football league in Malaysia youth level (U21).[1]
2023 Piala Presiden (Malaysia) is an amateur football competition in Malaysia for under-21 players. Since its inception in 1986, the Piala Presiden has been a major tournament for under-21 and under-23 players. In 2009, the format of the competition was changed with only under-20 players eligible to fill in for the tournament that. In 2015, the format of the competition reverted to its original format with players under 21.
League level: 16 teams are divided into four groups, from Group A to Group D. Teams will play matches against the teams in their respective groups.[citation needed]
After 12 games in the group, the top two teams of each group qualify for league one, the remaining eight bottom teams of each group will be placed in league two.[citation needed]
League level: 16 teams are divided into two group leagues, namely league one with eight teams and league two also with eight teams. Teams will play one single match with teams in their respective leagues, where the venue of the match will be determined by the organizers.[citation needed]
After the league matches, the top five teams from league one and two teams from league two along with the winner of the play-off between the 6th-placed team in league one and the 3rd-placed team in league two will advance to the quarter-finals.[citation needed]
Knockout stage: The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will be played back-to-back.[citation needed]
Source: FAM-CMS Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored. Notes:
^The FAM Disciplinary Committee decided that Perak III was given a 3-0 victory after the amended match on 20 May 2023 was canceled because the host, Kelantan U21 failed to provide a venue for the match.
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