Merdeka Tournament 1979
Malaysia · 29 Jun 1979 – 13 Jul 1979
6Teams
15Matches
41Goals
Tournament summary
The Merdeka Tournament 1979 was played in Malaysia from 29 June 1979 to 13 July 1979. 6 teams took part, playing 15 matches with 41 goals (2.73 per match).
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 |
 Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
 Myanmar | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
 Indonesia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
 Singapore | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
 Thailand | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Friday 29 June 1979
Saturday 30 June 1979
- Indonesia 0–0 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
Sunday 1 July 1979
Tuesday 3 July 1979
- Myanmar 2–0 ThailandKuala Lumpur
Wednesday 4 July 1979
- Malaysia 1–1 IndonesiaKuala Lumpur
Thursday 5 July 1979
- Singapore 1–1 ThailandKuala Lumpur
Sunday 8 July 1979
Monday 9 July 1979
- Malaysia 3–0 SingaporeKuala Lumpur