2026 Malaysia Cup

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2026 Malaysia Cup
Piala Malaysia 2026
Tournament details
CountryMalaysia
Dates17 January 2026 – 23 May 2026
Teams16
Defending champions Johor Darul Ta'zim
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored36 (3.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)(6 goals)
Teto Martín
←  2024–25
2027  →

All statistics correct as of 23 January 2026.

The 2026 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2026), is the 99th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the Malaysian Football League (MFL).

Contents

The competition were represented by foreign clubs for the first time since 2015, where Brunei-based club DPMM FC, will compete in the tournament as an invited club. [1]

Johor Darul Ta'zim were the defending champions, having beaten Sri Pahang 2–1 to secure a 5th title in the previous season's final. [2] [3]

Format

In the competition, the top 13 teams from the 2025–26 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top three teams from the 2025–26 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League. The competition was played from 17 January 2026 until 23 May 2026, with 16 teams in the knockout stage which began in the round of 16, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. This stage was played in two legs, except for the final which was played as a single leg. [4]

Qualifying rounds

For this edition, a total of 16 teams will compete in the tournament, which qualifying results will be determined after the first round of Super League and A1 Semi-Pro League matches. The top 8 teams from Super League will automatically qualify to the knockout stage as seeded. Super League teams ranked 9th until 13th and three teams from A1 Semi-Pro League teams will be drawn as unseeded. Teams that fail to progress to the quarter-finals will automatically continue the challenge at the 2026 MFL Challenge Cup. [4]

Schedule and draw dates

The draw for the 2026 Malaysia Cup was held on 2 January 2026. [4]

PhaseRoundFirst legSecond leg
Knockout phaseRound of 1617–19 January 202622–25 January 2026
Quarter-finals7–8 February 202613–15 February 2026
Semi-finals3 & 5 April 202617 & 19 April 2026
Final23 May 2026 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Seeding

The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams become hosting for the second leg of round of 16. [4] [5]

For the draw, the teams were seeded and unseeded into two pots based on the following principles (introduced starting this season). The results seeding will be determined after the first round of Super League and A1 Semi-Pro League matches:

Key to colours
Teams from 2025–26 Malaysia Super League
Teams from 2025–26 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
Pot A
(seeded)
RankTeam
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim
2 Kuching City
3 Selangor
4 Kuala Lumpur City
5 Terengganu
6 Negeri Sembilan
7 Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM
8 Sabah
Pot B
(unseeded)
RankTeam
9 Immigration
10 Kelantan The Real Warriors
11 Penang
12 Melaka
13 PDRM
14 Perak
15 UM-Damansara United
16 Kelantan Red Warrior

Knockout stage

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the final which was played as a single-leg game.

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
              
UM-Damansara United 0 0 0
Terengganu 2 5 7
Terengganu
 
Perak 2
Kuala Lumpur City 0
 
 
Melaka 2 3 5
Sabah 2 0 2
Melaka
 
PDRM 1
Johor Darul Ta'zim 10
 
 
Immigration 0
Negeri Sembilan 0
 
Selangor
Kelantan The Real Warriors 1 0 1
Selangor 2 3 5
 
 
Kelantan Red Warrior 0
Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM 2
 
 
Penang 1
Kuching City 0

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 17, 18 and 19 January, and the second legs were played on 22, 23, 24 and 25 January 2026. [6] [7] The losers were transferred to the MFL Challenge Cup. [4]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Immigration – Negeri Sembilan 0–0 25 Jan
Melaka 5–2 Sabah 2–2 3–0
Kelantan Red Warrior – Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM 0–2 24 Jan
Penang – Kuching City 1–0 24 Jan
PDRM – Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–10 24 Jan
Perak – Kuala Lumpur City 2–0 25 Jan
UM-Damansara United 0–7 Terengganu 0–2 0–5
Kelantan The Real Warriors 1–5 Selangor 1–2 0–3

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 7 and 8 February, and the second legs were played on 13, 14 and 15 February 2026.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Terengganu – Winner RO16 2 7 Feb 13 Feb
Melaka – Winner RO16 4 7 Feb 14 Feb
Winner RO16 5 – Selangor 8 Feb 14 Feb
Winner RO16 7 – Winner RO16 8 8 Feb 15 Feb

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 3 and 5 April, and the second legs were played on 17 and 19 April 2026.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner Quarter-final 1 – Winner Quarter-final 2 3 Apr 17 Apr
Winner Quarter-final 3 – Winner Quarter-final 4 5 Apr 19 Apr

Final

The final will be played in 23 May 2026 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.

Winner Semi-final 1vWinner Semi-final 2
Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [8]
1 Flag of Spain.svg Teto Martín Johor Darul Ta'zim 6
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Faisal Halim Selangor 3
Flag of Brazil.svg Careca Terengganu
Flag of Malaysia.svg Engku Shakir Terengganu
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Guilherme Johor Darul Ta'zim 2
Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Shamsaldin Melaka
Flag of Brazil.svg Chrigor Selangor
8 Flag of Argentina.svg Manuel Hidalgo Johor Darul Ta'zim 1
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nazmi Faiz Johor Darul Ta'zim
Flag of the Philippines.svg Simen Lyngbø Kelantan The Real Warriors
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ramadhan Sananta Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM
Flag of Malaysia.svg Syafiq Ahmad Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Kwang-il Melaka
Flag of Malaysia.svg Che Rashid Melaka
Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahrel Fikri Melaka
Flag of Malaysia.svg Imran Samso PDRM
Flag of Brazil.svg Douglas Coutinho Penang
Flag of Malaysia.svg Daniel Hakimi Perak
Flag of Malaysia.svg Fadhil Azmi Perak
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ajdin Mujagić Sabah
Flag of Malaysia.svg Fergus Tierney Sabah

Own goals

PlayerTeamAgainstDateGoal
Flag of Malaysia.svg Shivan Pillay UM-Damansara United Terengganu 19 January 20261

See also

References

  1. ↑ "DPMM FC Club will boost the Malaysia League Competition for The 2025–2028 season" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Thani, Sukhairi; Mansor, Zulfaizan (26 April 2025). "JDT bangkit tewaskan Sri Pahang 2-1". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Hashim, Firdaus (26 April 2025). "JDT cemas sebelum julang Piala Malaysia". hmetro.com.my. Harian Metro. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Undian Piala Malaysia Melibatkan 16 Pasukan". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Abdullah, Meor (31 December 2025). "Senarai Lengkap Pasukan Bakal Beraksi Dalam Piala Malaysia 2025/26". thevocket.com. Vocket. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Pemakluman Jadual Pertandingan Piala Malaysia 2025–2026" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Kemaskini Jadual Perlawanan Piala Malaysia 2025–2026" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "List Top Scorers Malaysia Cup 2026". fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
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