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).
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.
Johor Darul Ta'zim were the defending champions, having beaten Sri Pahang 2âÂÂ1 to secure a 5th title in the previous season's final.
In the competition, the top 13 teams from the 2025âÂÂ26 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top three teams from the 2025âÂÂ26 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.
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.
The draw for the 2026 Malaysia Cup was held on 2 January 2026.
The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams become hosting for the second leg of round of 16.
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:
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.
The final will be played in 23 May 2026 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.