In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2022 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2022 Malaysia Premier League. In this edition, the group stage was not played. The competition was played from 25 October to 26 November 2022, with 16 teams in the knockout stage which began in the round of 16, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. This stage was played in two legs, except for the final which was played as a single leg.[2] On 19 October 2022, the Malaysian Football League (MFL) announced that the away goals rule had been abolished.[3]
Schedule and draw dates
The draw for the 2022 Malaysia Cup was held on 25 October 2022.[4][5]
Phase
Round
First leg
Second leg
Knockout phase
Round 16
26 & 27 October 2022
31 October & 1 November 2022
Quarter-finals
5 & 6 November 2022
11 & 12 November 2022
Semi-finals
15 & 16 November 2022
20 & 21 November 2022
Final
26 November 2022
Seeding
Teams were divided to their pots according to their placements in the 2022 Malaysia Super League and 2022 Malaysia Premier League. Pot A included the top 4 teams from the Super League, pot B included teams placed 5th and 6th in the Super League and the top 2 teams from the Premier League, and pot C included teams placed 7th to 11th in the Super League together with those placed 3rd to 5th in the Premier League.
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the final which was played as a single-leg game.
Bracket
The bracket was decided after the draw for the round of 16, which was held on 6 October 2022 at the MFL House in Kuala Lumpur.
