The 2026–27 Malaysia FA Cup was the 36th edition of the Malaysia FA Cup, a knockout competition for Malaysian association football clubs. The FA Cup is the main domestic cup competition for men's football teams in Malaysia. The tournament proper starting on 1 September 2026. The winners, if eligible, would be assured a place in the 2027–28 AFC Champions League Two group stage.
Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) are the fourth-time defending champions, having beaten Sabah in the last final.
Qualified teams The FA Cup is a knockout competition with 16 teams taking part all trying to reach the final at Bukit Jalil National Stadium on 16 January 2027. The competition consisted of 12 teams from the Super League and 4 teams from A1 Semi-Pro League.
The following teams played in the competition. Reserve teams were excluded. Malaysia Super Leaguethe 12 teams of the 2026–27 season Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro Leaguethe 4 teams of the 2026–27 season DPMM Johor Darul Ta'zim Kelantan Red Warrior Kuching City Kuala Lumpur City Melaka Negeri Sembilan Penang Sabah Selangor Star City TerengganuKedah FA Kelantan City Perak FA UM-Damansara United
Format The Malaysian Football League (MFL) announced a same format where only 16 teams will be involved in this competition. The final stages of the competition would feature a format change: The round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals will be played two legs (home & away), except for the final which was played as a single leg. Accordingly, if in a two-legged tie two teams scored the same number of aggregate goals, the winner of the tie would not be decided by the number of away goals scored by each team but always by 30 minutes of extra time, and if the two teams scored the same number of goals in extra time, the winner would be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
Seeding The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams become hosting for the round of 16.
For the draw, the teams were seeded and unseeded into two pots based on the following principles (introduced starting this season): Pot A contained the final standings of top 8 teams from 2025–26 Super League. Pot B contained the final standings of 9th until 12th placed teams from 2025–26 Super League, and the 4 teams selected from 2026–27 A1 Semi-Pro League, based on subject approval from the MFL Board of Directors.
Key to colours Teams from 2026–27 Malaysia Super League Teams from 2026–27 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League +Pot A(seeded)Team1 Johor Darul Ta'zim2 Kuching City3 Selangor4 Kuala Lumpur City5 Terengganu6 Star City7 Negeri Sembilan8 Penang+Pot B(unseeded) Team9 Sabah10 DPMM11 Melaka 12 Kelantan Red Warrior (P)13 Kedah FA 14 Perak FA 15 UM-Damansara United16 Kelantan City Note: (P) – Promoted.
Draw dates The draw for the 2026–27 Malaysia FA Cup was held on 24 August 2026. PhaseRoundFirst legSecond legKnockout phaseRound of 161–2 September 20268–9 September 2026Quarter-finals19–20 September 20269–11 October 2026Semi-finals23–24 October 20267–8 November 2026Final16 January 2027
Bracket The bracket was decided after the draw.
Round of 16 A total of 16 teams played in the Round of 16. Ties were scheduled to be played in the week commencing August 2026. The first legs were played on 1 and 2 September, and the second legs were played on 8 and 9 September 2026.
Key: (1) = Super League; (2) = A1 Semi-Pro League
Summary
Matches First leg
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Johor Darul Ta'zim won 14–1 on aggregate.
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Kuala Lumpur City won 1–0 on aggregate.
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DPMM won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Second leg
Kuching City won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Selangor won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Penang won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Kelantan City won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Star City won 4–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals The first legs were played on 19 and 20 September, and the second legs were played on 9, 10 and 11 October 2026.
Key: (1) = Super League; (2) = A1 Semi-Pro League
Summary
Matches First leg
Second leg
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Semi-finals The first legs were played on 23 and 24 October, and the second legs were played on 7 and 8 November 2026.
Key: (1) = Super League; (2) = A1 Semi-Pro League
Summary
Matches First leg
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Final
The final will be played at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Chrigor Selangor 5 2 Jordan Murray DPMM 43 Shahab Zahedi Johor Darul Ta'zim3 Stoichkov Johor Darul Ta'zim5 Miguel Oliveira DPMM2 Eddy IsrafilovJohor Darul Ta'zim Brad Tapp Johor Darul Ta'zim Daniesh Amirruddin Johor Darul Ta'zim Manuel Hidalgo Johor Darul Ta'zim Stuart Wilkin Johor Darul Ta'zim Paulo Josué Kuala Lumpur City Ronald Ngah Kuching City Enzo Célestine Penang Douglas Oliveira Star City Pedro Henrique Star City Ubaidullah Shamsul Terengganu 17 36 players 15 clubs 1
Own goals
RankPlayerTeamAgainstDateGoal 1 To be determined To be determined To be determined TBD 1
See also 2026 Piala Sumbangsih 2026–27 Malaysia Super League 2027 Malaysia Cup 2027 MFL Challenge Cup
Notes
References
External links Football Malaysia LLP website - Piala FA Result Reports