2013 Malaysia Cup
| Piala Malaysia | |||
| Country |
 Malaysia Singapore
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| Teams | 16 | ||
| Champions |
 Pahang FA
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| Runners-up |
 Kelantan FA
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| Matches played | 61 | ||
| Goals scored | 194 (3.18 per match) | ||
| Top goal scorer(s) | 9 goals Marlon Alex James Matías Conti
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| Best player |
Azamuddin Akil
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Piala Malaysia is a tournament held annually by Football Association of Malaysia.
The 2013 edition is the 87th season of Piala Malaysia and began on 20 August with a preliminary round and finished on 3 November 2013 with the final, held at Shah Alam Stadium. A total of 16 teams took part in this prestigious competition. The teams are divided into 4 groups of 4. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after 6 matches qualify to the quarterfinals.
Kelantan are the defending champions, having beaten ATM 3-2 in last season's final. For the second time, a Singaporean team, LIONSXII, also newly minted 2013 Malaysian Super League champions, will participate in this competition.
This 87th edition ended with Pahang won the title after beating Kelantan 1-0, scored by Matías Conti.
In this competition, the top 10 teams from 2013 Malaysia Super League is joined by the top 4 teams from 2013 Malaysia Premier League. The remaining 2 teams from 2013 Malaysia Super League and the team who finished 5th and 6th place in the 2013 Malaysia Premier League will battle it out in the playoffs for the remaining 2 spots. The teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams. Voting took place on 27 July at TM Convention Centre, Menara Telekom, Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur.
The draws are held at TM Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on 27 July 2013 .
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