title: 2017 Malaysia FA Cup final
text: # 2017 Malaysia FA Cup final
  
  The 2017 Malaysia FA Cup Final was the 28th final of the Malaysia FA Cup, the Malaysia football cup competition. Kedah won the cup after defeating Pahang 3–2 and were assured a place for the 2018 AFC Cup group stage.
  
  ## Background
  
  The final was played on 20 May 2017 at Shah Alam Stadium.
  
  ## Ticket allocation
  
  Each club received an allocation of 72,000 tickets; 32,750 tickets for Pahang, 32,750 tickets for Kedah and 6,500 tickets for purchase online.
  
  ## Rules
  
  The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner.
  
  ## Match
  
  ### Details
  
  | Pahang | Kedah |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 27 | Wan Azraie |
  | RB | 2 | Matthew Davies (c) |
  | CB | 15 | Heo Jae-won |
  | CB | 24 | Muslim Ahmad |
  | LB | 14 | Faisal Rosli |
  | DM | 9 | Kiko Insa | 25' 32' |
  | RM | 26 | Mohamadou Sumareh | |
  | CM | 11 | Syamim Yahya | | 85' |
  | CM | 10 | Yamil Romero |
  | LM | 8 | Wan Zaharulnizam | | 78' |
  | CF | 29 | Matheus Alves |
  | Substitutes: ||
  | GK | 1 | Helmi Eliza Elias |
  | DF | 3 | Saiful Nizam Miswan |
  | DF | 19 | Afif Amiruddin |
  | MF | 6 | Christie Jayaseelan |
  | MF | 17 | Joseph Kalang Tie |
  | MF | 20 | Azam Azih | | 85' |
  | FW | 5 | Ashari Samsudin | | 78' |
  | Head Coach: ||
  | Dollah Salleh ||
  | GK | 25 | Ifwat Akmal |
  | RB | 15 | Rizal Ghazali | 73' |
  | CB | 13 | Khairul Helmi (c) |
  | CB | 2 | Syawal Nordin |
  | LB | 3 | Fitri Omar | 61' |
  | RM | 7 | Baddrol Bakhtiar | | 90' |
  | CM | 12 | Akram Mahinan |
  | CM | 8 | Liridon Krasniqi | 89' |
  | LM | 22 | Syazwan Zainon | | 72' |
  | AM | 10 | Sandro |
  | CF | 9 | Ken Ilsø | | 84' |
  | Substitutes: ||
  | GK | 21 | Farhan Abu Bakar |
  | DF | 17 | Syazwan Tajuddin | 90+4' | 84' |
  | DF | 24 | Asri Mardzuki |
  | MF | 23 | Hanif Dzahir |
  | MF | 33 | Akhyar Abdul Rashid |
  | FW | 14 | Fakri Saarani | | 90' |
  | FW | 20 | Syafiq Ahmad | 79' | 72' |
  | Head Coach: ||
  | Nidzam Adzha ||
  
  * Man of the Match:
  * Baddrol Bakhtiar (Kedah)
  * Match rules
  * 90 minutes
  * 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  * Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  * Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used
  