2013 King's Gold Cup

2013 King's Gold Cup

Piala Emas Raja-Raja
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Dates	8–11 November 2013 (group stage) 16 November – 21 December 2013 (knockout phase)
Teams	Malaysia Singapore 15 (from 2 associations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33

The 2013 King's Gold Cup, also known as the 2013 Piala Emas Raja-Raja in Malay, will be held from 8 November to 21 December 2013 at four different host venues namely Perlis, Kelantan, Johor and Selangor in Malaysia. Perak are the defending champions.^[1]

The King's Gold Cup is one of the oldest and 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 and neighbouring country Singapore. Fifteen teams will compete for the trophy in this edition.

The fifteen teams are divided into a group of three and three 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.

Take note that Singapore Malays are not the Singapore Lions, and they do not represent the Football Association of Singapore in this tournament.

Venues

City	Stadium	Capacity	Location
Perlis	Stadium Kompleks Sukan Syed Sirajuddin Areeb Putra	3,000	6°15′54″N 100°08′38″E / 6.2650°N 100.1439°E / 6.2650; 100.1439 (Universiti Malaysia Perlis)
Kelantan	Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium	22,000	6°04′21″N 102°08′37″E / 6.0726°N 102.1437°E / 6.0726; 102.1437 (Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium)
Johor	Stadium Kluang	1,000	2°02′01″N 103°19′10″E / 2.0336°N 103.3194°E / 2.0336; 103.3194 (Stadium Majlis Perbandaran Kluang)
Selangor	UiTM Stadium	10,000	2°12′10″N 102°14′43″E / 2.2027°N 102.2454°E / 2.2027; 102.2454 (UiTM Stadium)

Round and draw dates

Phase	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Group stage	Matchday 1	26 October 2013 (Kuala Lumpur)	8–9 November 2013
	Matchday 2		9–10 November 2013
	Matchday 3		10–11 November 2013
Knockout phase	Quarter-finals		16 November 2013	23 November 2013
	Semi-finals		30 November 2013	7 December 2013
	Final		21 December 2013 at Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held in Kuala Lumpur on 26 October 2013. The 15 teams were allocated into three groups of four and a group of three. A total of two football associations under one confederation are represented in the group stage.

In each group, teams will play against each other once in a single round-robin format. The matchdays were 8–9 November, 9–10 November and 10–11 November 2013. The group winners and runners-up will advance to the round of 16.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16
Teams that are knocked out in the group stage before all matches are played

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Selangor 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Perlis 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Malacca 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1

PRL SEL MEL Perlis — 0–2 — Selangor — — 0–0 Malacca 0–3 — —

Updated to games played on 7 November 2013.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Perak 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Kuala Lumpur 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6 Kelantan 3 1 1 1 6 1 +5 4 ATM 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0

KEL PER KUL ATM Kelantan — 0–0 0–1 — Perak — — — 2–0 Kuala Lumpur — 0–1 — — ATM 0–6 — 0–2 —

Updated to games played on 7 November 2013.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Terengganu 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Pahang 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6 Johor 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 Negeri Sembilan 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0

JHR TER NSE PAH Johor — — 5–1 1–2 Terengganu 0–0 — — 2–1 Negeri Sembilan — 0–3 — — Pahang — — 6–2 —

Updated to games played on 10 November 2013.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Kedah 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Singapore 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 PDRM 3 1 0 2 6 4 +2 3 MASUM 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1

UMA KED SIN PDR MASUM — 0–0 1–2 — Kedah — — — 3–2 Singapore — 1–2 — — PDRM 4–0 — 0–1 —

Updated to games played on 10 November 2013.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams will play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	A1	Selangor	1	1	2
	B2	Kuala Lumpur	1	0	1
								A1	Selangor	0	1	1
								D1	Kedah	1	3	4
	D1	Kedah	3	2	5
	C2	Pahang	1	1	2
															D1	Kedah
														A2	Perlis
	B1	Perak	0	0(5)	(5)
	A2	Perlis	0	0(6)	(6)
								A2	Perlis	2	0	2
								C1	Terengganu	1	0	1
	C1	Terengganu	1	0	1
	D2	Singapore	0	0	0

Quarter-finals

The first legs will be played on 16 November 2013, and the second legs will be played on 23 November 2013.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Selangor	2-1	Kuala Lumpur FA	1–1	1-0
Kedah	5–2	Pahang	3–1	2-1
Perak	(5)-(6)	Perlis	0–0	0(5)-0(6)
Terengganu FA	1–0	Singapore	1–0	0–0

First leg

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Second leg

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Semi-finals

The first legs will be played on 30 November 2013, and the second legs will be played on 7 December 2013.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Selangor	1-4	Kedah	0-1	1–3
Perlis	2-1	Terengganu	2–1	0–0

First leg

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Second leg

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Final

The final will be played on 29 December 2013 at Darul Aman Stadium in Kedah, Malaysia.

Winners

Champions of 2013 King's Gold Cup

References