Borneo Cup

Borneo Cup
Founded 1950s
Region East Malaysia and Brunei
Current champions  Brunei (3rd titles)
Most successful team(s) Sabah Sabah (13 titles)
The winner of the first season of Borneo Cup in 1962, North Borneo football team, one year before the merger to form Malaysia.

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. 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. In 1978 the tournament served as the Malaysia Cup east zone qualifying round.[1]

Champions

Year Champions
1962 North Borneo
1963 Sabah Sabah
1964 Sabah Sabah
1965 Sarawak Sarawak
1966 Sarawak Sarawak
1967 Sabah Sabah
1968  Brunei
1969 Sarawak Sarawak
1970 Sabah Sabah
1971 Sabah Sabah
1972 Sabah Sabah
1973–76 No competition
1977 Sabah Sabah
1978 Sabah Sabah
1979 Sabah Sabah
1980 Sabah Sabah
1981 Sarawak Sarawak
1982 Sarawak Sarawak
1983 Sarawak Sarawak
1984 Sabah Sabah
1985 Sabah Sabah
1986 Sarawak Sarawak
1987  Brunei
1988  Brunei
1989-Now Sabah, Brunei and Sarawak join Malaysia League

References

  1. ↑ NORTH ZONE NOW FOR SINGAPORE – The Straits Times, 22 August 1977.
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