The 2018 Malaysia FA Cup final was the 29th final of the Malaysia FA Cup, the Malaysia football cup competition. Malaysia 2018 Pahang won the cup after defeating Selangor 2–0.

Background The final was played on 7 July 2018 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium.

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Selangor RoundOppositionScoreFirst RoundByeSecond RoundMOF (a) 3–0Third RoundTerengganu (a) 3–1Quarter-finalsKuala Lumpur (1st leg) (a) 3–0Kuala Lumpur (2nd leg) (h) 0–3Semi-finalPKNS (1st leg) (h) 4–0PKNS (2nd leg) (a) 1–1Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue.

Pahang RoundOppositionScoreFirst RoundByeSecond RoundATM (h) 2–1Third RoundKedah (h) 1–0Quarter-finalsJohor Darul Ta'zim (1st leg) (h) 0–0Johor Darul Ta'zim (2nd leg) (a) 3–0Semi-finalPKNP (1st leg) (h) 1–1PKNP (2nd leg) (a) 2–1Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue.

Ticket allocation Each club received an allocation of 80,000 tickets; 30,750 tickets for Selangor, 30,750 tickets for Pahang and 18,500 tickets for online purchase.

Rules The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner.

Match Details

GK 1 Khairulazhan KhalidRB 5 Amirul Ashraf CB 13 Razman Roslan CB 14 Alfonso de la Cruz LB 3 K. Kannan RM 17 Amri Yahyah (c) CM 8 Saiful RidzuwanLM 20 Syahmi Safari RW 30 D. Kugan CF 10 Rufino Segovia LW 18 Ilham ArmaiynSubstitutes:DF 2 A. NamathevanMF 4 Abdul Halim ZainalMF 6 Evan Dimas FW 12 Azamuddin Akil MF 19 Joseph Kalang Tie GK 21 Norazlan RazaliDF 24 Muhd Syukri AzmanHead Coach: Nazliazmi Nasir GK 1 Helmi ElizaRB 2 Matthew Davies (c)CB 12 Bunyamin UmarCB 24 Muslim AhmadLB 14 Faisal Rosli RM 26 Mohamadou Sumareh CM 21 Safuwan BaharudinCM 20 Azam Azih LM 9 Norshahrul Idlan CF 10 Patrick Cruz CF 29 Austin AmutuSubstitutes:DF 4 R. DineshMF 7 Faisal Halim MF 8 Wan Zaharulnizam DF 16 Zubir Azmi GK 22 Remezey Che RosMF 23 Salomon RajFW 28 Kogileswaran RajHead Coach: Dollah Salleh

Man of the Match: Mohamadou Sumareh (Pahang)

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used

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