1981 Merdeka Tournament

1981 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Teams	11 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	20 (2.22 per match)
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The 1981 Merdeka Tournament was held from 30 August to 20 September 1981 in Malaysia. ^[1] ^[2]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Japan	5	3	2	0	10	5	+5	8	Semifinal
2	India	5	2	2	1	7	5	+2	6	Semifinal
3	New Zealand	5	2	2	1	2	1	+1	6
4	United Arab Emirates	5	2	0	3	6	10	−4	4
5	Indonesia	5	1	1	3	5	7	−2	3
6	Malaysia	5	1	1	3	4	6	−2	3

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:^{[citation needed]}

30 August 1981

Japan	2–0	Malaysia
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

1 September 1981

India	0–0	New Zealand
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

2 September 1981

United Arab Emirates	2–5	Indonesia
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

3 September 1981

India	2–3	Japan
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

4 September 1981

New Zealand	1–0	Malaysia
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

5 September 1981

India	2–0	United Arab Emirates
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

7 September 1981

New Zealand	0–0	Indonesia
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

8 September 1981

Japan	3–2	United Arab Emirates
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

9 September 1981

Indonesia	0–2	Malaysia
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

10 September 1981

New Zealand	0–1	United Arab Emirates
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

11 September 1981

India	1–0	Indonesia
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

12 September 1981

Japan	0–1	New Zealand
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

12 September 1981

United Arab Emirates	1–0	Malaysia
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

14 September 1981

Japan	2–0	Indonesia
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

14 September 1981

India	2–2	Malaysia
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1		4	4	0	0	12	2	+10	8	Semifinal
2	Iraq	4	2	1	1	13	4	+9	5	Semifinal
3	South Korea	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	4
4	Thailand	4	1	1	2	6	14	−8	3
5	Singapore	4	0	0	4	1	12	−11	0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:^{[citation needed]}

1 September 1981

Thailand	3–1	Singapore
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

3 September 1981

	2–1	Iraq
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

4 September 1981

South Korea	2–0	Singapore
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

7 September 1981

	2–0	South Korea
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

9 September 1981

	3–0	Singapore
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

10 September 1981

Iraq	7–1	Thailand
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

13 September 1981

Iraq	1–1	South Korea
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

14 September 1981

	5–1	Thailand
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

16 September 1981

Iraq	4–0	Singapore
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

16 September 1981

South Korea	1–1	Thailand
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Knockout stage[]

Semifinals		Final

18 September – Kuala Lumpur

Japan	0
		20 September – Kuala Lumpur
Iraq	2
			0
18 September – Kuala Lumpur
		Iraq	1
	2

India	0

Semifinals[]

18 September 1981

Japan	0–2	Iraq
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

18 September 1981

	2–0	India
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Final[]

20 September 1981

	0–1	Iraq
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

References[]

^ "Merdeka Tournament 1981". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/competition/overall/8376-merdeka_cup/1981/-

[1] "Merdeka Tournament 1981". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[2] ttps://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/competition/overall/8376-merdeka_cup/1981/-

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