Burnley Cup
| Founded | 1962 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Malaysia |
| Confederation | AFC |
Burnley Cup or Piala Razak was a youth football competition for under-19 players in Malaysia.
History
On 25 January 1961, Mr.
In 1973, the Burnley Cup tournament was replaced by the Razak Cup (Malay:Piala Razak), after
The missing cup
Efforts have been made to locate the Burnley Cup as FAM admitted that they have not seen the youth trophy since it was last won in 1972. While earlier guesses was the trophy could be with the last tournament winner (at first assumed to be with the state of Sarawak),[2] a senior journalist refuted that assumption by sharing a complete set of statistics on past results of the Burnley Cup.[4] The final edition of the Under-19 tournament was said to be held in Sultan Nasiruddin Shah Stadium in Kuala Terengganu, where Terengganu and Penang were both declared joint winners after a tie.
Despite the new leads, FAM was still unable to trace its whereabouts, with insiders suggesting the trophy could be with the Museums Department. However, based on the museum's records, the Burnley Cup was never gifted to them, and only the HMS Malaya Cup was given to their custody in 1968.[5]
Datuk Yap Nyim Keong, the Selangor skipper whose team won the cup in 1970, as well as a former FAM assistant secretary, said a trophy would generally be retained by the winning team before it was returned to the organisers for the following editions.[3]
Tournament results
The following results was compiled by senior journalist Devinder Singh.[4]
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Selangor |
Perak |
4–2 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1963 | Selangor |
Singapore |
3-1 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1964 | Selangor |
Singapore |
3–2 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
| 1964/1965 | Penang |
Perak |
3–1 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1965 | Selangor |
Perak |
2–0 | Perak Stadium, Ipoh |
| 1966 | Selangor (joint winners) |
2–2 | City Stadium, George Town | |
| 1967 | No tournament | |||
| 1968 | Perak |
Selangor |
2–1 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1968/1969 | Perak |
Selangor |
2–0 | Darulaman Stadium, Kedah
|
| 1969 | Selangor (joint winners) |
1–1 | Melaka
| |
| 1970 | Selangor |
Perak |
1-0 | Station Padang, Seremban |
| 1971 | Perak |
Terengganu |
1-0 | Jubilee Ground, Kuching |
| 1972 | Penang (joint winners) |
2–2 | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Terengganu | |
See also
References
- ^ Existance [sic] Of Burnley Cup In Malaya. Malaysia Football Museum. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Where is the Burnley Cup?". TwentyTwo13. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Sad and frustrating, says ex-Selangor skipper Yap Nyim Keong over missing Burnley Cup". TwentyTwo13. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Burnley Cup could be in Terengganu or Penang". TwentyTwo13. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Museums Department doesn't have Burnley Cup, FAM still clueless of its whereabouts". TwentyTwo13. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
