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 19 April 2026.
Selangor were defending champions, defeated PDRM in the final with 7âÂÂ0 on aggregate. 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.
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. List of the teams are shown below:
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. <section begin=Format /> 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).
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis. <section begin=Bracket /> <section end=Bracket />
<section begin=QF /> The first legs were played on 6, 7 and 8 February, and the second legs were played on 13, 14, 15 and 16 February 2026.
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Perak won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Kelantan The Real Warriors won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Penang won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Sabah won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
<section begin=QF /> The first legs were played on 3 and 4 March, and the second legs were played on 11 March 2026.
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Penang won 6âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Sabah won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
<section begin=F /> The first leg was played on 4 April, and the second leg was played on 19 April 2026.<section end=F /> <section begin=F />
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