The 2024–25 Malaysia Cup knockout stage began on 20 November 2024 and concluded on April 2025 with the final at Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, to decide the champions of the 2024–25 Malaysia Cup. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout phase.
Qualified teams
The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams become hosting for the second leg of round of 16.[1]
For the draw, the teams were seeded and unseeded into two pots based on the following principles (introduced starting this season). The results seeding will be determined after week 13 of Super League and after week 14 of A1 Semi-Pro League:
Pot B contained the 9th until 13th placed teams from 2024–25 Super League, and the 3 teams selected from 2024–25 A1 Semi-Pro League, based on subject approval from the MFL Board of Directors.
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, then 30 minutes of extra time was played (the away goals rule was not applied).[2] If the score was still level at the end of extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level.
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg.
In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings.
Schedule
The draw for the 2024–25 Malaysia Cup was held on 11 November 2024.[1]
The first legs were played on 20 until 24 November, and the second legs were played on 27, 29, 30 November and 1 December 2024.[5] The losers were transferred to the MFL Challenge Cup.[1]
