1978 Merdeka Tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Malaysia |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Iraq |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
← 1977 1979 → | |
The 1978 Merdeka Tournament was held in Malaysia from 12 to 29 July. South Korea won the tournament for the fifth time, beating Iraq in the final.[1][2]
Matches
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 14 | Final |
| 2 | Iraq
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 10 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | |
| 6 |  Singapore
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 5 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 5 | |
| 8 |  Syria
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
| Indonesia File:Flag of Indonesia.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Timo Kapisa File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' | Report |
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| Syria | 1–2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| File:Soccerball shade.svg | Report | Hassan File:Soccerball shade.svg Subhi File:Soccerball shade.svg |
| Indonesia File:Flag of Indonesia.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Timo Kapisa File:Soccerball shade.svg 66', 68' | Report | Fujishima File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' (pen.) |
| Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 3–2 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Usui File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 8' Ochiai File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' |
Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' |
| Iraq | 4–0 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| File:Soccerball shade.svg Farhan File:Soccerball shade.svg Subhi File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Report |
| South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg | 4–0 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
|---|---|---|
| File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Report |
| Iraq | 3–0 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Saeed File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg | Report |
| Singapore | 2–1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
|---|---|---|
| File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' |
Report | Usui File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' |
| Malaysia | 1–2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| File:Soccerball shade.svg | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg Ahmed File:Soccerball shade.svg |