2013 Merdeka Tournament

The 41st Merdeka Tournament were played from the 4th to 15 September 2013.^[1] Malaysia Under-23 team earned a huge boost ahead of December’s Sea Games when they edged Myanmar 2-0 in the final. It was Malaysia’s 12th title in Asia’s oldest tournament (overall until this year edition), with the second title specifically for the Under-23 side, since its inception in 1957.

2013 Merdeka Tournament

Pesta Bola Merdeka
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Dates	4–15 September
Teams	4
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Malaysia (2nd title)
Runners-up	Myanmar
Third place	Singapore
Fourth place	Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	17 (2.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Rozaimi Abdul Rahman (3 goals)
Best player(s)	Wan Zack Haikal
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Teams

The participating teams are mostly Under-23 squads preparing for the 2013 SEA Games.^[2] Jordan have withdrawn from Merdeka Tournament in Kuantan and the FA of Malaysia has invited Myanmar as the replacements.^[3]

•  Malaysia
•  Myanmar
•  Singapore
•  Thailand

Stadiums

City	Stadium	Capacity
Kuantan	Darul Makmur Stadium	35,000
Temerloh	Temerloh Mini Stadium	3,000

Tournament

Group stage

• Times listed are UTC+8.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Malaysia	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9	Advanced to the final
Myanmar	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Thailand	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
Singapore	3	0	0	3	0	4	−4	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Malaysia	1–0	Singapore
Thamil Arasu 46'	Report

7 September 2013

17:30

Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan

Referee: Teetichai Nualjan (Thailand)

Thailand	1–1	Myanmar
Chayawat 7'	Report	Kyaw Zayar Win 11'

7 September 2013

20:45

Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan

Referee: Mohd Nafreez Abd Wahab (Malaysia)

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Thailand	1–0	Singapore
Pakorn 34'	Report

9 September 2013

17:30

Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan

Referee: U Win Htut (Myanmar)

Malaysia	2–1	Myanmar
Irfan 64' Wan Zack 78'	Report	Nay Lin Tun 38'

9 September 2013

20:45

Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan

Referee: Malik Bashir (Singapore)

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Malaysia	3–0	Thailand
Nasir 11' Rozaimi 27', 80'	Report

11 September 2013

20:45

Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan

Referee: Malik Bashir (Singapore)

Singapore	0–2	Myanmar
	Report	Kyaw Ko Ko 15' Soe Kyaw Kyaw 89'

11 September 2013

20:45

Temerloh Mini Stadium, Temerloh

Referee: Mohd Nafreez Abd Wahab (Malaysia)

3rd/4th Place

Thailand	1–2	Singapore
Hasan Maeroh 82'	Report	Shahfiq 45+1' Faris 90+2'

14 September 2013

17:30

Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan

Referee: Mohd Nafreez Abd Wahab (Malaysia)

Final

Malaysia	2–0	Myanmar
Rozaimi 28' Eldstål 90+3'	Report

14 September 2013

20:45

Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan

Referee: Teetichai Nualjan (Thailand)

Winners

2013 Merdeka Tournament Winner
Malaysia 2nd title

Most Valuable Player	Golden Boot
Wan Zack Haikal	Rozaimi Abdul Rahman

Goalscorers

3 goals

• Rozaimi Abdul Rahman

1 goal

• Junior Eldstål
• Mohd Irfan Fazail
• Mohd Nasir Basharuddin
• Thamil Arasu Ambumamee
• Wan Zack Haikal
• Kyaw Ko Ko
• Kyaw Zayar Win
• Nay Lin Tun
• Soe Kyaw Kyaw
• Faris Ramli
• Shahfiq Ghani
• Chayawat Srinawong
• Hasan Maeroh
• Pakorn Prempak

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Malaysia	4	4	0	0	8	1	+7
2	Myanmar	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1
3	Singapore	4	1	0	3	2	5	−3
4	Thailand	4	1	1	2	3	6	−3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}