1925 Malaya Cup

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

1925 Malaya Cup
Piala Malaya
Tournament details
CountryMalaya
Teams7
Final positions
ChampionsSingapore Singapore (4th title)
Runner-upSelangor Selangor
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored27 (3.86 per match)
← 1924
1926 →

This is the fifth 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 Anson Road Stadium on 29 August 1925 where Singapore recorded their first hat-trick of winning Malaya Cup, by defeating Selangor with scoreline 2–1. The match was a rematch of last year's final and first final in Singapore.

Conference Round

Six teams participated the second edition of the Malaya Cup, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Singapore, Penang, Selangor and Perak. The teams were divided into two conference, the Northern Section and Southern Section. The Northern Section comprises 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 6 2 +4 4
Perak 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
Penang 2 0 0 2 2 7 -5 0'
July 25, 1925
Penang 0–2 Perak[1]
August 8, 1925
Perak 0–1 Selangor
August 15, 1925
Selangor 5–2 Penang

Southern Section

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Singapore 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 4
Negeri Sembilan 2 1 0 1 1 5 -4 2
Malacca 2 0 0 2 1 8 -7 0
August 8, 1925
Malacca 0–1 Negeri Sembilan
August 15, 1925
Negeri Sembilan 0–5 Singapore[2]
August 22, 1925
Singapore 7–1 Malacca[3]

Final

The final were held at Anson Road Stadium, Singapore on 29 August 1925. The match was a rematch of last year's final, with Singapore recorded their first hat-trick of winning Malaya Cup, by defeating Selangor with scoreline 2–1. This is the first final played in Singapore.

Singapore2 – 1Selangor
Smith ?'
Yong Lian ?'		 Hong Kuan ?'

Winners

1925 Malaya Cup Winner
Singapore
Singapore
Fourth Title

References

  1. ^ "Malaya Cup Soccer-Penang Vs. Perak".
  2. ^ "Malaya Cup".
  3. ^ "Malaya Cup Team".