Merdeka Tournament 1981
Malaysia · 30 Aug 1981 – 18 Sep 1981
10Teams
22Matches
58Goals
Tournament summary
The Merdeka Tournament 1981 was played in Malaysia from 30 August 1981 to 18 September 1981. 10 teams took part, playing 22 matches with 58 goals (2.64 per match).
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
 Iraq | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
 India | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
 New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
 South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
 Indonesia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
 Malaysia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
 Thailand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -4 |
 Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Sunday 30 August 1981
- Malaysia 0–2 JapanKuala Lumpur
Tuesday 1 September 1981
- India 0–0 New ZealandKuala Lumpur
- Singapore 1–3 ThailandKuala Lumpur
Wednesday 2 September 1981
- Indonesia 5–2 United Arab EmiratesKuala Lumpur
Thursday 3 September 1981
Friday 4 September 1981
- South Korea 2–0 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 0–1 New ZealandKuala Lumpur
Saturday 5 September 1981
- India 2–0 United Arab EmiratesKuala Lumpur
Monday 7 September 1981
- Indonesia 0–0 New ZealandKuala Lumpur
Tuesday 8 September 1981
- Japan 3–2 United Arab EmiratesKuala Lumpur
Wednesday 9 September 1981
- Malaysia 2–0 IndonesiaKuala Lumpur
Thursday 10 September 1981
- Iraq 7–1 ThailandKuala Lumpur
- New Zealand 0–1 United Arab EmiratesKuala Lumpur
Friday 11 September 1981
Saturday 12 September 1981
- Japan 0–1 New ZealandKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 0–1 United Arab EmiratesKuala Lumpur
Sunday 13 September 1981
- Iraq 1–1 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
Monday 14 September 1981
Tuesday 15 September 1981
- Malaysia 2–2 IndiaKuala Lumpur
Wednesday 16 September 1981
- Iraq 4–0 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
- South Korea 1–1 ThailandKuala Lumpur