2008 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Malaysia |
Dates | 15 – 25 October |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 56 (3.73 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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The 40th Merdeka Tournament was played from the 15th to the 5th of October 2008.[1] The tournament was won by Vietnam Under-22s who defeated Malaysia 6-5 through a penalty kick in the final.
Teams
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*Mozambique replaced Kazakhstan following Kazakhstan’s failure to confirm participation.[2] Mozambique will play with their Under 20 squad.
**Sierra Leone will be sending their Under 20 squad.
***Vietnam will be sending their Under 22 squad.[3]
Stadiums
City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Kuala Lumpur | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil* | 100,000 |
Shah Alam | Shah Alam Stadium | 81,000 |
Petaling Jaya | MBPJ Stadium | 25,000 |
*Venue for last group match change because of the poor pitch condition at the MBPJ Stadium.[4]
Group Stages
All times local (UTC+8)
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 1 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 1 |
17 October 2008 18:30 |
Afghanistan ![]() |
2 – 2 | ![]() |
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Barakzai ![]() Sayed Bashir Azimi ![]() |
Report | A Gurung ![]() B Gurung ![]() |
17 October 2008 20:45 |
Malaysia ![]() |
4 – 0 | ![]() |
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Indra Putra ![]() Safee ![]() Aidil Zafuan ![]() Zaquan Adha ![]() |
Report |
MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 1,500 |
19 October 2008 18:30 |
Afghanistan ![]() |
1–6 | ![]() |
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Hafizullah Qadami ![]() |
Report | Turay ![]() Amara Kamara ![]() Kabia ![]() Foray ![]() ![]() Sulaiman Kamara ![]() |
20 October 2008 20:45 |
Malaysia ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
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Ashaari ![]() ![]() Nizaruddin ![]() Zaquan Adha ![]() Safee ![]() Hairuddin ![]() |
Report |
National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Attendance: 3,000 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
16 October 2008 18:30 |
Myanmar ![]() |
1 – 3 | ![]() |
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Zaw Htet Aung ![]() |
Report | Thanh Binh ![]() ![]() Duc Thien ![]() |
18 October 2008 18:30 |
Mozambique U-20 ![]() |
0 – 4 | ![]() |
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Report | Thanh Binh ![]() Dinh Tung ![]() ![]() Quang Vinh ![]() |
20 October 2008 18:30 |
Bangladesh ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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Jahid ![]() Zahid ![]() |
Report | Van Khai ![]() Thanh Binh ![]() |
20 October 2008 18:30 |
Mozambique U-20 ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
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Saize ![]() Peguenino ![]() |
Report | Min Thu ![]() Soe Myat Min ![]() Khin Maung Lwin ![]() |
Knockout stages
All times local (UTC+8)
Knockout map
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
23 October | |||||||
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2 (3) | ||||||
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2 (2) | ||||||
25 October | |||||||
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0 (6) | ||||||
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0 (5) | ||||||
23 October | |||||||
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4 | ||||||
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0 |
Semi finals
23 October 2008 17:45 |
Vietnam U-22 ![]() |
2 – 2 (aet) |
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Quang Vinh ![]() Duc Thien ![]() |
Report | Kabia ![]() Foray ![]() |
Penalties | ||
3–2 |
National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Attendance: 5,000 |
23 October 2008 20:45 |
Malaysia ![]() |
4 – 0 | ![]() |
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Indra Putra ![]() ![]() Safee ![]() Amirul Hadi ![]() |
Report |
Finals
Winners
2008 Merdeka Tournament Winner |
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![]() Vietnam 1st title |
Goalscorers
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References
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