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2024 Merdeka Tournament
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The 2024 Merdeka Tournament (Malay: Pestabola Merdeka 2024) was the 43rd edition of the tournament organized by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). The tournament took place on September 4–8, 2024 featuring four participants.[1]
The host nation, Malaysia emerged champion for the record 13th time after defeating Lebanon 1–0 in the final. Defending champions Tajikistan, were defeated by Lebanon in the semi-finals.[2] Tajikistan however managed to salvage a podium finish by winning the third place match against the Philippines via a penalty shootout after regulation time.[3]
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Participating nations
Venue
All matches will be played at the following venue.
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 September – Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
 Lebanon | 1 | |||||
| 8 September – Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
 Tajikistan | 0 | |||||
| Lebanon | 0 | |||||
| 4 September – Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
 Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
 Philippines | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 September – Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| Tajikistan | 0 (4) | |||||
| Philippines | 0 (3) | |||||
Semi-finals
Attendance: 460
Referee: Mohamad Kamil Zakaria Bin Ismail (Malaysia)
Third place
Final
Winners
| 2024 Merdeka Tournament winner |
|---|
 Malaysia 13th title |
Goalscorers
There were 5 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.25 goals per match.
1 goal
Notes
- The ranking of participating national teams as of 20 June 2024.[4]
References
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