1981 Merdeka Tournament

August 2025 Merdeka Tournament 1981 Malaysia 11 2 1 1 IRQ 1963 1 BRA Sao Paolo XI 9 20 1980 1982 The 1981 Merdeka Tournament was held from 30 August to 20 September 1981 in Malaysia.Merdeka Tournament 1981 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merdeka81.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 21 August 2020August 2025 Group stage Group A main WDL JPN IND NZL UAE IDN MAS SF SF 3 2 0 10 5 2 2 1 7 5 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 3 6 10 1 1 3 5 7 1 1 3 4 6 JPN IND NZL UAE IDN MAS 2 green1 Semifinal 30 August 1981 JPN 2–0 Report MAS Yokoyama 6 29 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 1 September 1981 IND 0–0 Report NZL Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 2 September 1981 UAE 2–5 Report IDN Ali 22Salim Khalifa 88 Stefanus Sirey 16 67 83Pattinasarany 30Nere 90+1 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 3 September 1981 IND 2–3 Report JPN Ali 30 Bhattacharya 89 pen. M. Kato 32Yokoyama 35 62 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 4 September 1981 NZL 1–0 Report MAS Taylor Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 5 September 1981 IND 2–0 Report UAE Harjinder Singh Xavier Pius Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 7 September 1981 NZL 0–0 Report IDN Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 8 September 1981 JPN 3–2 Report UAE H. Kato 18 pen.Hara 22Ozaki 58 Saim Badid 10Ahmed Abdullah 57 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 9 September 1981 IDN 0–2 Report MAS Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 10 September 1981 NZL 0–1 Report UAE Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 11 September 1981 IND 1–0 Report IDN Roy Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 12 September 1981 JPN 0–1 Report NZL Nelson 86 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 12 September 1981 UAE 1–0 Report MAS Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 14 September 1981 JPN 2–0 Report IDN Matsuura 58Ozaki 60 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 14 September 1981 IND 2–2 Report MAS Harjinder Singh Ibrahim Din Dahari Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Group B main WDL SAO IRQ KOR THA SIN SF SF 4 0 0 12 2 2 1 1 13 4 1 2 1 4 4 1 1 2 6 14 0 0 4 1 12 BRA Sao Paolo XI IRQ 1963 KOR THA SIN 2 green1 Semifinal 1 September 1981 THA 3–1 Report SIN Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 3 September 1981 Sao Paolo XI BRA 2–1 Report IRQ 1963 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 4 September 1981 KOR 2–0 Report SIN Hwang Seok-keun 20Byun Byung-joo 75 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 7 September 1981 Sao Paolo XI BRA 2–0 Report KOR Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 9 September 1981 Sao Paolo XI BRA 3–0 Report SIN Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 10 September 1981 IRQ 1963 7–1 Report THA Abdul-Sahib Aziz Farhan Khudhair Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 13 September 1981 IRQ 1963 1–1 Report KOR Aziz 60 Byun Byung-joo 40 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 14 September 1981 Sao Paolo XI BRA 5–1 Report THA Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 16 September 1981 IRQ 1963 4–0 Report SIN Aziz Ahmed Hussein Hassan Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 16 September 1981 KOR 1–1 Report THA Hwang Seok-keun 58 Chalor 25 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Knockout stage N4 yes high Semifinals Final Third place 18 September – Kuala Lumpur JPN 0 IRQ 1963 2 18 September – Kuala Lumpur BRA Sao Paolo XI 2 IND 0 20 September – Kuala Lumpur BRA Sao Paolo XI 0 IRQ 1963 1 Semifinals 18 September 1981 JPN 0–2 Report IRQ 1963 Hussein 9 Aziz 60 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 September 1981 Sao Paolo XI BRA 2–0 Report IND Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Final 20 September 1981 Sao Paolo XI BRA 0–1 Report IRQ 1963 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur References 1981 Merdeka Tournament, 1981 Merdeka Tournament, 1981 Mer