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2013 Merdeka Tournament

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Host country
  
Malaysia

Teams
  
4

Champions
  
Malaysia (2nd title)

Dates
  
4 – 15 September

Venue(s)
  
2 (in 2 host cities)

Runners-up
  
Myanmar

The 41st Merdeka Tournament were played from the 4th to the 15th of 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 Asia’s oldest tournament (overall until this year edition), with the second title specifically for the Under-23 side, since its inception in 1957.

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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 Jordan have withdrawn from Merdeka Tournament in Kuantan and the FA of Malaysia has invited Myanmar as the replacements.

Group Stage

  • Times listed are UTC+8.

    • Goalscorers

    3 goals
  • Rozaimi Abdul Rahman
    • 1 goal

    Team statistics

    This table shows all team performance.

    References

    2013 Merdeka Tournament Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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