Merdeka Tournament 1978
Malaysia · 12 Jul 1978 – 29 Jul 1978
8Teams
29Matches
87Goals
Tournament summary
The Merdeka Tournament 1978 was played in Malaysia from 12 July 1978 to 29 July 1978. 8 teams took part, playing 29 matches with 87 goals (3.00 per match).
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 |
 Iraq | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
 Malaysia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 |
 Thailand | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 |
 Japan | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
 Singapore | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 |
 Indonesia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
 Syria | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -13 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Wednesday 12 July 1978
- Malaysia 1–3 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
Thursday 13 July 1978
Friday 14 July 1978
- Malaysia 6–0 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
- South Korea 3–0 ThailandKuala Lumpur
Saturday 15 July 1978
Sunday 16 July 1978
- Malaysia 2–0 ThailandKuala Lumpur
- South Korea 2–0 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 1–0 IndonesiaKuala Lumpur
Monday 17 July 1978
Tuesday 18 July 1978
Wednesday 19 July 1978
- Japan 0–4 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
Thursday 20 July 1978
Friday 21 July 1978
- Malaysia 4–1 JapanKuala Lumpur
Saturday 22 July 1978
- Indonesia 0–3 ThailandKuala Lumpur
- Iraq 0–2 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
Sunday 23 July 1978
Monday 24 July 1978
Tuesday 25 July 1978
- Indonesia 0–2 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
- Singapore 4–1 SyriaKuala Lumpur
Wednesday 26 July 1978
Thursday 27 July 1978
- Indonesia 0–0 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
- South Korea 2–0 SyriaKuala Lumpur
Saturday 29 July 1978
- Iraq 0–2 South KoreaKuala Lumpur