Both Piala FA semi-final first legs were played on Friday 23 October, and JDT and Selangor take leads into the second legs on 8 November.
DPMM 0-2 JDT (Fri 23 Oct, Berakas)
A crowd of 13,000 at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium saw Bergson score first for JDT in the 9th minute. Eddy Israfilov headed in the second in the 72nd. Brunei's Crown Prince was among the crowd, according to Pelita Brunei. DPMM coach Jamie McAllister praised his players for their effort against a stronger side.
Second leg of the Piala FA semi-final
Sun 8 Nov, Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Iskandar Puteri, 8.15pm MYT (MFL FA Cup schedule, updated 12 Oct).
Selangor 2-1 Kuching City (Fri 23 Oct, MBPJ)
Selangor played without injured captain Faisal Halim and went behind in the 9th minute, when Ramadhan Saifullah beat Safuwan Baharudin and fired in. Eduardo Sosa equalised in the 19th minute from Hugo Boumous's pass. He scored again just after half-time from a Chrigor Moraes ball. Kuching keeper Haziq Nadzli saved from Moraes in the 80th minute, which kept the deficit at one.
Second leg
Sun 8 Nov, Stadium Taha Ariffin, Kuching, 7.45pm MYT (MFL FA Cup schedule, updated 12 Oct).
Piala FA semi-final: the bigger picture
A JDT v Selangor final would be the obvious one, and the final is on 16 January 2027 (MFL calendar). Our key dates calendar has every cup round, and you can read more on JDT's title defence.
Sources
MFL – Malaysian Football League (Piala FA semi-final schedule PDF, updated 12 Oct 2026)
Also: Pelita Brunei, 24 Oct 2026; Utusan Malaysia, 24 Oct 2026 (match reports).
