Teams 8 | Dates 15 – 25 October Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities) | |
The 40th Merdeka Tournament was played from the 15th to the 5th of October 2008. The tournament was won by Vietnam Under-22s who defeated Malaysia 6-5 through a penalty kick in the final.
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Teams
*Mozambique replaced Kazakhstan following Kazakhstan’s failure to confirm participation. 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.
Stadiums
*Venue for last group match change because of the poor pitch condition at the MBPJ Stadium.
Group Stages
All times local (UTC+8)
Knockout stages
All times local (UTC+8)
References
2008 Merdeka Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA