| Piala Cabaran MFL 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Date | 18 September – 3 December 2023 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | PDRM |
| Runner-up | Kuching City |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 44 (3.14 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | (5 goals) Uche Agba |
The 2023 MFL Challenge Cup is the third edition of Malaysia Challenge Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Malaysian Football League (MFL). The tournament began on 18 September and ended on 3 December 2023. The qualified teams will compete on the knockout stage to compete in a two-legged single-elimination tournament beginning with the quarterfinals followed by semi-finals and the final. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.
A total of 8 teams competed in the knockout phase, which the eight losers of the Malaysia Cup round of 16 will participate into the tournament.[1] This was the first Challenge Cup to be held since the 2019 edition, after the previous 3 years saw the tournament not held due to various circumstances. This was also the first tournament under its new name, the MFL Challenge Cup.
PDRM defeated Kuching City in the final, with 4–1 on aggregate, thus winning the competition for the first time in club history.[2]