2025–26 Piala Presiden

2025–26 Piala Presiden
Malaysia President Cup
Tournament details
CountryMalaysia
Dates19 April 2025 – 2026
Teams11
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored29 (2.07 per match)

All statistics correct as of 8 May 2025.

The 2025–26 Piala Presiden (transl. President Cup) is the 39th season of the Piala Presiden since its establishment in 1985. It is the youth level (U-21) football league in Malaysia. JDT III are the defending champions.[1][2] 11 teams compete in this season, playing 20 home-and-away matches.[3][4]

Rules

Age limit

2025–26 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. Players must be under 20 years old, aligning with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) youth tournament cycles.[5][6]

Format

The tournament is played as follows:

  • League level: The tournament follows a double round-robin league format, where each of the 11 participating teams plays 20 matches (home and away). The winner of the final (over two legs) — via aggregate score, or penalties if necessary — is crowned the Piala Presiden Champion for the season.[7]

Teams

The following teams are participating in the 2025–26 Piala Presiden.[8]

Team Location Stadium
AMD U17 Gambang, Pahang Padang 10 AMD Gambang
Johor Darul Ta'zim III Pasir Gudang Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium
Kuala Lumpur City U20 Kuala Lumpur UM Arena Stadium
Kuching City FC U20 Miri Miri Stadium
Melaka FA U20 Melaka City Hang Tuah Stadium
Negeri Sembilan FC U20 Tampin Tampin Mini Stadium
PDRM FC U20 Cyberjaya MMU Mini Stadium
Penang FC II Bukit Mertajam Jalan Betek (KSJB) Sports Complex
Sabah FC II Penampang Penampang Sports Complex Stadium
Selangor FC U20 Kuala Lumpur UM Arena Stadium
Terengganu FC U20 Kuala Nerus UniSZA Mini Stadium

Personnel, kit and sponsoring

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
AMD U17 Amarul Nazar Mohamed Aisy Aqasha N/A N/A
Johor Darul Ta'zim III Pedro Collado Celda Adib Ibrahim Nike JDT Fan Token
Kuala Lumpur City U20 Iqbal Hanafi Masduki Izzat Irfan Ahmad Zahairi StarSports N/A
Kuching City FC U20 Hakimi Man Ariff Iskandar Siri StarSports City of Unity
Melaka FA U20 Sapian Abdul Wahid Mohamad Farish Ainun Aswadi ZeroFour N/A
Negeri Sembilan FC U20 Norhafiz Zamani Muhammad Zuryhakim Mohd Zafran Warrix N/A
PDRM FC U20 Alif Haikal Ganaeson Syazrul Haziq Lotto redONE mobile
Penang FC II Farkhis Fisol Muzhaffar Hamzah Kaki Jersi Penang2030
Sabah FC II Rafie Robert Angelo Christino Ansaman DFR N/A
Selangor FC U20 Muhammad Firdaus Aziz Ahmad Ariz Zuhayr Joma PKNS / MBI
Terengganu FC U20 Subri Sulong Farish Daniel Mohd Rahima ALX TFCPLAY

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim III 9 8 1 0 24 5 +19 25
2 AMD U17 9 6 1 2 18 12 +6 19
3 Terengganu FC U20 9 5 3 1 17 5 +12 18
4 Selangor FC U20 9 4 4 1 13 5 +8 16
5 Kuala Lumpur City U20 10 3 2 5 16 14 +2 11
6 Negeri Sembilan FC U20 8 2 5 1 12 10 +2 11
7 Sabah FC II 9 3 1 5 10 12 −2 10
8 Kuching City FC U20 9 2 2 5 9 15 −6 8
9 Melaka FA U20 9 2 2 5 5 14 −9 8
10 PDRM FC U20 8 0 4 4 5 19 −14 4
11 Penang FC II 9 0 3 6 4 22 −18 3
Updated to match(es) played on 3 July 2025. Source: FAM-CMS
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Position by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Johor Darul Ta'zim III34211111
AMD U171532332
Terengganu FC U205143223
Sabah FC II737784
Selangor FC U20965645
Negeri Sembilan FC U20689866
Kuching City FC U20221457
Melaka FA U204789998
Kuala Lumpur City U20111165789
PDRM FC U2010101110101010
Penang FC II891011111111
Leader
Source: FAM-CMS

Results table

Home \ Away AMD JDT KLC KUC MEL NEG PDR PEN SAB SEL TER
AMD U17 3–0 1–0 1–4 1–3
Johor Darul Ta'zim III 1–1 3–1 4–2 7–0 1–0
Kuala Lumpur City U20 0–1 0–2 2–2 6–0 3–1 0–3
Kuching City FC U20 1–3 2–0 0–2
Melaka FA U20 0–2 0–2 3–0 1–0 0–0
Negeri Sembilan FC U20 2–2 1–3 4–1 2–1
PDRM FC U20 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–1
Penang FC II 2–4 0–0 0–0 0–4
Sabah FC II 0–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–1
Selangor FC U20 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0
Terengganu FC U20 0–1 1–1 5–1 3–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 July 2025. Source: FAM-CMS
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by match played

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
AMD U17WLWWDWWWL
Johor Darul Ta’zimWWWWWWWDW
Kuala Lumpur CityLLWWLLLWDD
Kuching CityWDWLLLDLL
Melaka FA U20WLLLLWDLD
Negeri SembilanDDDWDPLWD
PDRMLDLLDPLDD
PenangLDLLLDLLD
SabahWLLWWLLLD
SelangorLWDDWDWDW
TerengganuDWDWWLDWW
Updated to match(es) played on 3 July 2025. Source: FAM-CMS
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; P = Postponed

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 12 June 2025 [9]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Izzuddin Afif AMD U17 7
2 Naim Zainudin Johor Darul Ta'zim III 6
3 Haziq Zamri Terengganu U20 5
4 Nabil Zakwan Zaki Kuala Lumpur City U20 4
5 Daniesh Amirruddin Johor Darul Ta'zim III 3
M Amran Shah Mohd Anuar Kuching City U20
Saifuddin Abdullah Sabah U20
Dainei Mat Disa Selangor U20
9 Aqim Hazmi Johor Darul Ta'zim III 2
Fakhrul Ezwan Radzi Kuala Lumpur City U20
Ariff Iskandar Siri Kuching City U20
Alif Haikal Azmi Melaka FA U20
Izzat Syahir Selangor U20
Syafiq Aiman Terengganu U20
15 37 players 10 clubs 1

Hat-trick

Player Team Against Result Date
Nabil Zakwan Mohd Zaki Kuala Lumpur City U20 PDRM U20 6–0 (H)[10] 8 May 2025
Muhammad Naim Zainudin4 Johor Darul Ta'zim III Penang II 7–0 (H)[11] 14 May 2025
Izzuddin Afif AMD U17 Kuching City U20 1–3 (A)[12] 15 May 2025
Note

4 Player with 4 goal
(H) Home dan (A) Away.

Own goals

Rank Player Team Against Date Goal
1 Adib Irfan Zulkifli Melaka FA U20 Sabah II 1 May 2025 (2025-05-01)[13] 1
Putra Ryan Edzri Negeri Sembilan U20 22 May 2025 (2025-05-22)[14]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "JDT III 'Luaskan Kuasa', muncul juara Piala Presiden". Harian Metro.
  3. ^ "Tak bertanding Piala Presiden, Kedah, Pahang, Perak, KDN hint tarik diri Liga Super 2025". Suria.
  4. ^ "JDT III, Selangor FC berentap pada perlawanan pembukaan Piala Presiden 2025". Bernama.
  5. ^ "Piala Presiden" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Piala Presiden, Piala Belia medan pemain muda berkembang" (in Malay). kosmo.com. 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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