马来西亚FAM杯

马来西亚FAM杯

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The FAM Cup (Malay: Piala FAM) was a knock-out tournament for teams in both the Malaysia M3 League and the Malaysia M4 League in Malaysia. The tournament was a cup format, but from 2008 to 2018 was held as a third-tier league tournament and used the FAM League (Malay: Liga FAM) name.

The competition was first held in September 1951. Up to 1973, the competition was open to state teams that also competed in the Malaysia Cup, before the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) opened up the competition to club sides from 1974 onwards.

History

Piala FAM was established in August 1951 as a secondary knockout competition to the more prestigious Malaya Cup. The competition was held between the state teams and uniformed units including Singapore, the Police, the Army, and the Malaysian Prison Department in its early days. The inaugural season started in September 1951 after the Malaya Cup final concluded. The final was held on 26 April 1952 between Penang and Selangor which was won by Penang. Starting in 1974, the state teams were barred from entering the competition and only club sides were allowed to enter.

With the advent of the two-division Semi-Pro League in 1989, the FAM Cup became a third-tier competition. In 1993, the format of the competition was changed to include a two-group league which was followed by a traditional knockout format. Promotion to the professional M-League was introduced for the first time in 1997, with Johor FC and NS Chempaka becoming the first two sides to be promoted that year.

The final knockout competition format was played out for the 2007 season where four clubs were promoted including the champions, runners-up and the losing semi-finalists. In 2008, further changes were made when the knockout stages were abolished and a double round-robin league format was introduced. The tournament was now known as Liga FAM.

In 2016, the FAM decided to rename the competition again from Liga FAM back to its original name, the Piala FAM. However, the format of the competition was still contested as a league tournament as before. The final match for the 2016 season was broadcast by Astro Arena. A total of 16 clubs competed in the competition for the 2017 season and was divided into two groups. On 15 February 2017, Sungai Ara withdrew from the league and left the competition with 15 clubs in total.

It was announced on 19 December 2018 that the format was changed back to a straight knock-out tournament, starting from the 2019 season. This proposal was scrapped however as the Football Association of Malaysia rebranded the competition as the Malaysia M3 League from the 2019 season onwards, with the FAM taking control of both the Malaysia M3 League and the Malaysia M4 League as well.

马来西亚FAM杯是一项由马来西亚足球协会举办的足球赛事,该赛事始于2016年,是马来西亚的一项重要赛事。该赛事吸引了来自马来西亚各地足球俱乐部参加,每个俱乐部都有机会争夺冠军头衔。

马来西亚FAM杯是一项高水平的赛事,因为它是根据马来西亚足球联赛的规则举办的。该赛事不仅包括马来西亚国内最好的俱乐部,还吸引了来自国际足联的顶级俱乐部参与其中。因此,这项赛事对于马来西亚足球的发展具有重要意义,为当地足球运动员提供了锻炼和学习的机会。

在马来西亚FAM杯中,每支球队需要进行单循环比赛,即每支球队与其他球队进行一场比赛。在赛季结束后,排名前四名的球队将进入半决赛,排名前八名的球队将进入季后赛。半决赛和季后赛将采用主客场两回合淘汰制,胜者将进入决赛。

在马来西亚FAM杯中,冠军球队将获得丰厚的奖金和荣誉,并有机会参加其他国际赛事。此外,亚军、季军和第四名也将获得奖金和荣誉,并且可以获得来自俱乐部的支持和发展机会。因此,许多足球俱乐部都将马来西亚FAM杯视为重要的赛事之一,他们努力争取赢得比赛的胜利,为俱乐部争取荣誉。