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Saturday, November 02, 2013

 

Malaysia Cup Final - Did You Know

1 - The first final was held in 1921 between Singapore and Selangor.
2 - Singapore appeared in the first 21 finals
3 - Selangor and Singapore have met in the final 23 times
4 - The first final that did not feature either Selangor or Singapore came in 1970, between Perak and Kelantan.
5 - 1999 saw Brunei and Sarawak meet in all all Borneo final
6 - Kuala Lumpur have won the Cup three times. Each time, '87, '88, '89, they beat Kedah in the Final.
7 - Kedah appeared in six finals in a seven year period but only won twice, '90, '93.
8 - Kelantan's first final appearance came in 1955. They lost to Singapore.
9 - Pahang's first final appearance came in 1983 when they beat Selangor.
10 - The winning team has scored 8 goals in the final on three occasions.
11 - The trophy has been shared twice, '28 and '29, between Selangor and Singapore.
12 - Selangor have appeared in 47 finals, Singapore, who last competed in 1994, have appeared in 43
13 - Only Perak, 18, Penang 13 and Kedah, 10 have appeared in more than 10 finals apart from the big two.
14 - Kelantan are appearing in their 6th final,and their 4th in five years.
15 - Only MPPJ and Brunei have never been defeated in a Malaysia Cup final
16 - Sabah, Sarawak and ATM have appeared in finals and lost them all.
17 - Perlis appeared in their first final in 2004. They then appeared in 2005 and 2006.
18 - The final has gone to a replay twice, in '48 and '58.
19 - The final has gone to penalties twice, in '96 and '98.
20 - Singapore beat Penang in the 1941 final, just months before the Japanese invaded.

Comments:
Awesome post, wow!
 
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