The Piala Presiden (English: President Cup) is a developmental football competition in Malaysia for Under-21 players. The cup consists of developmental squad from clubs competing in the top and second division of Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia Premier League. The cup exists alongside the youth competition for Under-19 players, the Piala Belia.

History

Since its inception in 1985, Piala Presiden has been the major tournament for Under-21 and Under-23 players. The format for the tournament has seen a lot of changes as in 2009 the format of the competition was changed with only Under-20 players eligible to be fielded for the tournament. In 2015, the format of the competition was reverted to the original format with Under-21 players and three overage players eligible to play.

In 2016, the tournament format was also changed with the competing clubs divided into two groups and played a round-robin leg with four top clubs from each group at the end of the season qualifying for the playoff round to determine the champion. The final match for the cup is broadcast by Astro Arena.

**Malaysia - President Cup**

Malasias President Cup er en årlig fotballturnering for lag under 21 år i Malaysia. Turneringen ble opprettet i 1962 og er den nest eldste fotballturneringen i landet, etter Malaysia Cup.

President Cup er delt inn i to divisjoner: Premier League og Premier League 2. Premier League består av 12 lag, mens Premier League 2 består av 16 lag. Begge divisjonene spilles over to runder, med hvert lag som spiller alle andre lag en gang på hjemme- og bortebane.

Vinneren av Premier League kåres til mester i President Cup. De to beste lagene i Premier League blir automatisk kvalifisert til Malaysia Cup.

President Cup er en viktig turnering for utvikling av unge fotballspillere i Malaysia. Turneringen har produsert mange av Malaysias beste spillere, inkludert Aidil Zafuan Radzak, Mohd Faiz Subri og Safawi Rasid.