The 2026 Liga Remaja Kebangsaan () is the inaugural season of the Liga Remaja Kebangsaan (LRK), the premier national youth football league in Malaysia. The tournament is co-organized by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the National Sports Council of Malaysia (MSN). The league serves as a foundational platform for the National Football Development Programme of Malaysia (NFDP), aiming to streamline talent identification and provide competitive match minutes for elite youth players across the country.
Domestic synergy The competition operates in tandem with localized state-level youth leagues. Affiliate bodies, such as the Negeri Sembilan Football Association (PBNS) partnering with Negeri Sembilan FC, launched parallel competitions like the Liga Remaja Negeri Sembilan 2026 to act as direct feeder systems to the national platform.
Venue All matches throughout the tournament are hosted centrally at a single location at Mokhtar Dahari National Football Academy (AMD), located in Gambang, Pahang.
Format The tournament structure is split into two distinct stages:
League phase: The league phase takes place over a five-month period, with matches played exclusively on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays). It is scheduled to run from 6 June to 8 November 2026. Teams play in a round-robin format within their respective age categories to determine seeding for the knockout stage.
Finals phase: The tournament concludes with a centralized, continuous 11-day knockout tournament. It is scheduled to take place from 28 November to 8 December 2026 to crown the national champions of each division.
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows. +Schedule for 2026 Liga Remaja KebangsaanPhaseNumber of fixturesDateFirst registration windowRegistration window15 – 25 May 2026 League stageLeague stage25–296 June – 8 November 2026 Knock-out stageQuarter-finals428 November 2026Semi-finals2 December 2026Final18 December 2026
Team A total of 34 teams participate in the 2026 edition, distributed across three age-group categories:Under-12 (B-12): 12 teams Under-15 (B-15): 12 teams Under-16 (B-16): 10 teams Participating entities include state football associations, club academies, and developmental invitationals. Notably, the Malaysian Malay's Football Association (PBMM) enters squads across all three age brackets.
Under-12
Standings
Under-15
Standings
Under-16
Standings
See also 2026–27 Piala Presiden 2026–27 Piala Belia
References
External links Football Association of Malaysia