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2008 Merdeka Tournament
International football competition
International football competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | Pestabola Merdeka |
| year | 2008 |
| country | Malaysia |
| dates | 15–25 October |
| num_teams | 8 |
| venues | 3 |
| cities | 3 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 1 |
| second | Malaysia |
| matches | 15 |
| goals | 56 |
| top_scorer | MAS Mohd Safee Mohd Sali |
| (5 goals) | |
| prevseason | [2007](2007-merdeka-tournament) |
| nextseason | [2013](2013-merdeka-tournament) |
(5 goals)
The 40th Merdeka Tournament was played from 15 to 25 October 2008. The tournament was won by Vietnam, who defeated Malaysia 6–5 on penalties in the final.
Teams
- (host country)
-
- **
-
*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
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | Bukit Jalil National Stadium* | 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.
Group stages
All times local (UTC+8)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
Safee
Khyril
Azimi B. Gurung
Safee Aidil Adha
A. Kamara Kabia Foray S. Kamara
Turay Freeman
Nizaruddin Adha Safee Hairuddin
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
Đức Thiện
Đình Tùng
Quang Vinh
Zahid Thanh Bình
Peguenino Soe Myat Min Khin Maung Lwin
Knockout stages
All times local (UTC+8)
Bracket
|23 October |**** |**** | |2 (2) |23 October |**** |4 | |0 |25 October |**** |**** | |0 (5)}}
Semi-finals
Đức Thiện Foray Thanh Bình Công Huy Đức Thiện ?? ?? Kabia Bah
Safee Amirul Hadi
Final
Danh Ngọc Công Huy Đức Thiện Văn Duyệt Tiến Thành Safee Hardi Ashaari Daudsu Norhafiz
Winners
Goalscorers
;5 goals
- MAS Safee Sali
;4 goals
- MAS Indra Putra Mahayuddin
- VIE Phan Thanh Bình
;3 goals
- SLE Dwight Foray
;2 goals
- MAS Zaquan Adha
- MAS Ashaari Shamsuddin
- SLE Alusine Turay
- SLE Mohamed Kabia
- VIE Hoàng Đình Tùng
- VIE Nguyễn Đức Thiện
- VIE Trịnh Quang Vinh
- MYA Soe Myat Min ;1 goals
- SLE Lahai Freeman
- SLE Lajor Bah
- SLE Sulaiman Kamara
- SLE Amara Kamara
- MAS Amirul Hadi
- MAS Hairuddin Omar
- MAS Nizaruddin Yusof
- MAS Khyril Muhymeen
- MAS Aidil Zafuan
- AFG Hafizullah Qadami
- AFG Hashmatullah Barakzai
- AFG Sayed Bashir Azimi
- BAN Jahid Hasan Ameli
- BAN Mohamed Zahid Hossain
- NEP Jumanu Rai
- NEP Anil Gurung
- NEP Bijaya Gurung
- MOZ Francisco Jange
- MOZ Enio Saize
- MOZ Mauricio Peguenino
- MYA Zaw Htet Aung
- MYA Min Thu
- MYA Khin Maung Lwin
- VIE Nguyễn Văn Khải
References
References
- "Sathia sees the bright side of Merdeka tourney".
- "Shorter Hari Raya holidays for the national players".
- "Vietnam Name Merdeka Cup Squad".
- link. (6 October 2012 Thestar 18 October 2008.)
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