The 41st

Merdeka Tournament Merdeka Tournament or Pestabola Merdeka is a friendly football tournament held in Malaysia to commemorate the Independence Day. The competition bears the Malay word for independence. As of 2022, it has been held 40 times, and decreasingly in r ...

were played from the 4th to 15 September 2013. 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

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’s oldest tournament (overall until this year edition), with the second title specifically for the Under-23 side, since its inception in

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Teams

The participating teams are mostly Under-23 squads preparing for the 2013 SEA Games. Jordan have withdrawn from Merdeka Tournament in Kuantan and the FA of Malaysia has invited Myanmar as the replacements.Syafwan stars in Tigers B win
– New Straits Times, 3 August 2013. * * replace * * Thailand Selected

Stadiums

Tournament

Group stage

*Times listed are

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3rd/4th Place

Final

Winners

Goalscorers

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Rozaimi Abdul Rahman Muhammad Rozaimi bin Abdul Rahman (born 6 October 1992) is a retired Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He previously played for the defunct Sarawak, Sabah, Selangor, Kedah and Johor Darul Ta'zim II. Rozaimi is a form ...

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Junior Eldstål Junior Gunnar Putera Eldstål (born 16 September 1991), commonly known as Junior Eldstål, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 1 club Dewa United and Malaysia national football team. Early life Born ...

Mohd Irfan Fazail Mohamad Irfan bin Fazail (born 12 April 1991) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sabah. Club career Irfan Fazail was born in Pontian, Johor. He was raised in Johor Bahru and starting playing football for local clubs. He ...

Mohd Nasir Basharuddin Mohamad Nasir Bin Basharudin (born 29 March 1990) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Petaling Jaya City and the Malaysia national team. Nasir mainly plays as a central midfielder but can also play as a defensive midfielder. ...

Thamil Arasu Ambumamee Thamil Arasu Ambumamee is a Malaysian footballer from Banting, Selangor who plays as a forward for Petaling Jaya City in the Malaysia Super League He was once was called up to play for the Malaysian senior team on 22 November 2010 for the 20 ...

Wan Zack Haikal Wan Zack Haikal bin Wan Noor (born 28 January 1991) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a striker or midfielder, for Perak FC in the Malaysia Super League. He is also a member of the Malaysia national team. Club career Kuala L ...

Kyaw Ko Ko Kyaw Ko Ko ( my, ကျော်ကိုကို; born 20 December 1992) is a Burmese professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker for the Myanmar national football team, Myanmar national team. He scored five goals in ...

Kyaw Zayar Win Kyaw Zayar Win ( Burmese: ကျော်ဇေယျာဝင်း; born 2 May 1991) is a former Burmese footballer who played as a winger. Club career Perak Zayar Win started his career at Kanbawza (now Shan United) in the Myanmar National ...

Nay Lin Tun Nay Lin Tun (born 19 March 1993) is a Burmese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ayeyawady United. He played for Myanmar U23 at the 2013 SEA Games and 2015 SEA Games. He appeared five times as captain and scored three times. He scored ...

Soe Kyaw Kyaw Soe Kyaw Kyaw ( my, စိုးကျော်ကျော်; born 16 February 1991) is a Burmese footballer who plays as a striker for the Myanmar national football team and Ayeyawady United. Club career He currently plays for Ayeyawady Un ...

Faris Ramli Muhammad Faris bin Ramli (born 24 August 1992) is a Singaporean professional footballer who last plays for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors, and the Singapore national team. Faris plays primarily as a winger. In 2012, Faris ...

Shahfiq Ghani Muhammad Shahfiq bin Ghani (born 17 March 1992), also known as just Shahfiq, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays mainly as a forward or midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International and the Singapore nation ...

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Pakorn Prempak Pakorn Prempak ( th, ปกรณ์ เปรมภักดิ์ born 2 February 1993), simply known as Bas ( th, บาส), is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a winger for Thai League 1 club Port and the Thailand national team. ...

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance.

References

External links

Merdeka Tournament Official Website
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