2000 Merdeka Tournament

The 2000 Merdeka Tournament was the 36th incidence of the Merdeka Tournament and was held 13 to 19 August 2000.

2000 Pestabola Merdeka

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Dates	13–19 August
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-up	Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	13 (1.86 per match)
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Groups

Group stage

Teams qualified for next phase

Single Group Stage

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Malaysia	7	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4
New Zealand	7	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4
Oman	3	3	1	0	2	1	3	–2
Malaysia U-22	0	3	0	0	3	1	7	–6

13 August
18:30

Malaysia U-22	0–1	Oman
		Hani Al-Dhabet 90'

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13 August
20:30

New Zealand	0–0	Malaysia

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15 August
18:30

New Zealand	3–0	Malaysia U-22
Chris Killen 5', 23', 45'

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15 August
20:30

Oman	0–2	Malaysia
		Anuar Jusoh 53' Rusdi Suparman 84'

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17 August
18:30

Oman	0–1	New Zealand
		Brad Scott 63'

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17 August
20:30

Malaysia	3–1	Malaysia U-22
S. Sivaram 16' R. Suresh Kumar 65' Ooi Hoe Guan 89'		Leong Hong Seng 75'

Finals

19 August
20:30

Malaysia	0–2	New Zealand
		Ryan Nelsen 14' Paul Urlovic 37'

Award

2000 Merdeka Tournament winner
New Zealand 1st title

External links

• 2000 Merdeka Tournament at RSSF.com website