| Piala Cabaran MFL 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Date | 6 February 2026 – 18 April 2026 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | Selangor |
All statistics correct as of 15 January 2026. | |
The 2026 MFL Challenge Cup is the fifth edition of Malaysia Challenge Cup tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Malaysian Football League (MFL). The tournament began on 6 February 2026 and ended on 18 April 2026.
Selangor were defending champions, defeated PDRM in the final with 7–0 on aggregate. [1] [2] They were unable to defend their title after advancing to the quarter-finals of Malaysia Cup knockout stage.
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. [3]
The qualified teams will compete on the knockout stage to compete in a two-legged single-elimination tournament beginning with the quarter-finals 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.
All 8 teams eliminated from the Malaysia Cup round of 16 will enter the tournament. [3] List of the teams are shown below:
| Key to colours |
|---|
| Losers of round of 16 enter 2026 MFL Challenge Cup |
| Team |
|---|
| Kelantan The Real Warriors |
| Sabah |
| UM-Damansara United |
| To be determined |
| To be determined |
| To be determined |
| To be determined |
| To be determined |
Each tie in the knockout phase was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, then 30 minutes of extra time was played (the away goals rule was not applied). If the score was still level at the end of extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
The schedule was as follows (all draws were held at the Malaysian Football League headquarters in Petaling Jaya, Selangor). [4]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 6–7 February 2026 | 14–15 February 2026 |
| Semi-finals | 4 March 2026 | 11 March 2026 |
| Final | 4 April 2026 | 18 April 2026 |
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
The first legs were played on 6 and 7 February, and the second legs were played on 14 and 15 February 2026.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To be determined | – | To be determined | 6 Feb | 14 Feb |
| To be determined | – | To be determined | 6 Feb | 14 Feb |
| To be determined | – | To be determined | 7 Feb | 15 Feb |
| To be determined | – | To be determined | 7 Feb | 15 Feb |
The first legs were played on 4 March, and the second legs were played on 11 March 2026.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To be determined | – | To be determined | 4 Mar | 11 Mar |
| To be determined | – | To be determined | 4 Mar | 11 Mar |
The first leg was played on 4 April, and the second leg was played on 18 April 2026.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To be determined | – | To be determined | 4 Apr | 18 Apr |
| 2026 MFL Challenge Cup |
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| To be determined |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals [5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To be determined | To be determined | TBC |
| Player | Team | Against | Date | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | TBC 2026 | TBC |