 The winner of the first season of Borneo Cup in 1962, North Borneo football team, one year before the merger to form Malaysia. | |
| Founded | 1950s |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 1989 |
| Region | East Malaysia and Brunei |
| Last champions |  Sarawak (7th title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Sabah (13 titles) |
Borneo Cup (Malay: Piala Borneo) is a football tournament held in East Malaysia and Brunei. The tournament was played in Borneo since the 1950s, perhaps earlier. Before the establishment of Malaysia on 16 September 1963, the tournament was contested by three national teams, North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei.[1][2] After North Borneo and Sarawak formed Malaysia together with Malaya and Singapore, it competed as states of Malaysia.
In 1977, the tournament champions Sabah qualify for the Malaysia Cup. The following year, the tournament served as the Malaysia Cup east zone qualifying round.[2] In the 2010s, there is an effort to revive the Cup by the Sabah Football Association (SAFA), but with the absence of sponsors and the tight schedule of the Brunei team in the S.League became a major barrier to the efforts.[3]
- ^ "Borneo Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ a b "North Zone now for Singapore". The Straits Times. National Library Board. 22 August 1977. p. 31. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Kembalikan 'roh' Piala Borneo" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 8 December 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.