The 2026 Malaysia Cup final is a football match that was played on 23 May 2026, to determine the champion of the 2026 Malaysia Cup. It is the final game of the 99th edition of the Malaysia Cup, organized by the Football Association of Malaysia.
The final is played at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. The match was contested by Super League clubs Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) and Kuching City. JDT were appearing in their seventh major cup final, and Kuching City were appearing in their first major Malaysian cup final for the first time in their history.
Teams In the following table, finals until 1966 were in the Malaya Cup era, and since 1967 were in the Malaysia Cup era.
Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) Johor Darul Ta'zim 7 (2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025) Kuching City None
Route to the final
The Malaysia Cup began with 16 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of three rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
Johor Darul Ta'zimRoundKuching CityOpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsPDRM 11–110–1 away ; 1–0 homeRound of 16Penang 2–10–1 away ; 2–0 homeMelaka 8–15–0 home ; 3–1 awayQuarter-finals DPMM FC 6–23–1 away ; 3–1 homeKuala Lumpur City 8–14–0 away ; 4–1 homeSemi-finalsSelangor 2–11–1 away ; 1–0 home
Match Details
GK 16 Syihan HazmiCB 5 Antonio Glauder CB 15 Feroz Baharudin CB 23 Eddy Israfilov RWB 24 Óscar Arribas CM 4 Afiq Fazail (c) CM 28 Nacho Méndez LWB 22 Corbin-Ong RW 88 Manuel Hidalgo CF 9 Bérgson LW 95 Marcos Guilherme Substitutes:GK 1 Christian Abad DF 91 Syahmi Safari MF 12 Stuart Wilkin MF 20 Teto Martín MF 30 Natxo Insa MF 41 Syamer Kutty Abba MF 42 Arif Aiman MF 47 Ager Aketxe FW 97 Yago César Coach: Xisco Muñoz GK 20 Haziq Nadzli RWB 2 Jimmy Raymond CB 3 Rodney Celvin CB 35 James Okwuosa (c) CB 77 Yuki Tanigawa LWB 23 Ariff Farhan CM 10 Petrus Shitembi CM 25 Moses Atede RW 22 João Pedro CF 11 Jerome Etame LW 7 Ramadhan SaifullahSubstitutes:GK 39 Wan AzraieDF 5 Scott Woods DF 27 Filemon Anyie MF 21 Danial Amier MF 44 Alif HassanMF 99 Ahmad Israiwah FW 17 Danial Asri FW 18 Ronald Ngah FW 19 Gabriel NistelrooyCoach: Aidil Sharin
Man of the Match: Arif Aiman (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
Assistant referees: Yousuf Al Shamari (Qatar) Khaled Khalaf (Qatar) Fourth official: Razlan Joffri Ali Video assistant referee: Meshari Al Shamari (Qatar) Assistant video assistant referee: Shafiq Ahmad SaidMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time
Notes
See also 2025 Malaysia FA Cup 2026 MFL Challenge Cup
References
External links FAM Official website