1924 Malaya Cup

Malaya Cup was a tournament held annually by a Malaya Cup committee.

1924 Malaya Cup
Piala Malaya
Tournament details
CountryMalaya
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsSingapore Singapore (3rd title)
Runner-upSelangor Selangor
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored20 (2.86 per match)
← 1923
1925 →

This is the fourth season of Malaya Cup (later known as Malaysia Cup). It were contested by states in Malaya. The final were contested by the southern and northern champions in their respective conference round. Six states sent their teams. The final were held at Selangor Club Field on 23 August 1924 where Singapore avenged their defeat against Selangor in a rematch of 1922 final's with a sole goal by Rogers.

Conference Round

Six teams participated the third edition of the Malaya Cup, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Singapore, Penang, Selangor and Perak. Johor were unable to raise a team. The teams were divided into two conference, the Northern Section and Southern Section. The Northern Section consists of Penang, Selangor and Perak while Southern Section represented by Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca and Singapore. Each team will play with each other (two games per team) and the winners of each conference will play in the final. Each win will give the team 2 points while losing will give 0 points. A draw means a point were shared between two teams.

Northern Section

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Selangor 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 4*
Penang 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2*
Perak 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 0
July 12, 1924
Selangor 3–1 Perak[1][2]
July 19, 1924
Selangor beat Penang*
July 26, 1924
Penang 2–1 Perak

*missing goals for July 19 match.

Southern Section

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Singapore 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 4
Negeri Sembilan ** 3 0 1 1 1 6 -5 1
Malacca ** 3 0 1 1 1 6 -5 1
July 21, 1924
Negeri Sembilan 1–1 Malacca
August 2, 1924
Singapore 5–0 Negeri Sembilan
August 16, 1924
Malacca 0–5 Singapore

**Both teams share second place.

Final

The final were held at Selangor Club Field on 23 August 1924 where Singapore avenged their defeat against Selangor[3] in a rematch of 1922 final's with a sole goal by Rogers. It was Singapore second successive title in four consecutive final appearances.[4]

Singapore1 – 0Selangor
Rogers 45'
Attendance: 8,000~10,000

Winners

1924 Malaya Cup Winner
Singapore
Singapore
Third Title

References

  1. ^ "The Malaya Cup".
  2. ^ "Malaya Cup".
  3. ^ "The Malaya Cup".
  4. ^ "Malaya Cup Final".