[1][2] Johor Darul Ta'zim were the defending champions, having beaten Terengganu 3–1 to secure a 4th title in the previous season's final.
The competition was played from 20 November 2024 until April 2025, with 16 teams in the knockout stage which began in the round of 16, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final.
The top 8 teams from Super League will automatically qualify to the knockout stage as seeded.
[6] For the draw, the teams were seeded and unseeded into two pots based on the following principles (introduced starting this season).
[12] The final will be played in April 2025 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.