Malaysia match added to Blues’ pre-season 2026

The Blues will face local side Johor Darul Ta’z, the reigning Malaysian Super League champions, at their iconic Sultan Ibrahim Stadium which opened as recently as 2020 and has the capacity for 40,000 fans.

The fixture date of Tuesday 11 August (kick-off 8pm local time) makes this match the final stop on the tour ahead of the Premier League season resuming on Saturday 22 August, following on from two matches in Sydney, Australia, and one apiece in Hong Kong and the Indonesian capital Jakarta.

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Tickets for Chelsea’s match against Johor Darul Ta’zim in Malaysia will firstly be available via a pre-sale beginning tomorrow - Thursday 21 May at 10am MYT (Malaysia time zone). Supporters eligible for this pre-sale window will be contacted by email.

General sale of seats starts on Friday 22 May at 12pm MYT.

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Chelsea played in Malaysia on multiple occasions between 2003 and 2013 but the return there after 13 years away will be our first match staged outside of Kuala Lumpur.

The debut visit was to contest the Premier League Asia Cup, with Newcastle beaten on penalties in the final after the Malaysia national side had been overcome in the semi-final, and Malaysia select sides were the opposition in 2008, 2011 and 2013.

Our 2026 opponents, Johor Darul Ta’z, have dominated Malaysian football since we last played there and are widely regarded as one of Asia’s leading clubs.

They are nicknamed the Southern Tigers, and Chelsea fans in the region can now look forward to them taking on the Blues.