[1] On 12 November 2020, Malaysian Football League (MFL) confirmed that the tournament would not resume and be cancelled immediately.

That mean's closes the season for Malaysian football in 2020 following government's rejection of MFL's appeal, including with large parts of the country in Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) due to COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

Recently, the Malaysian Football League (MFL) format for the 2020 Malaysia Cup has been changed following the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the country.

Group stage competitions were cancelled and replaced with 16 teams by knockout, including matches in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.

The matches were played behind closed doors, though spectators could have been allowed following a review of the situation and the decisions of the national and local government.