2024 Merdeka Tournament
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| Pestabola Merdeka 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Malaysia |
| Dates | 4–8 September 2024 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Malaysia (13th title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
| Third place | File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Merdeka Tournament (Malay: Pestabola Merdeka 2024) was the 43rd edition of the tournament organized by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). The tournament took place on September 4–8, 2024 featuring four participants.[1]
The host nation, Malaysia emerged champion for the record 13th time after defeating Lebanon 1–0 in the final. Defending champions Tajikistan, were defeated by Lebanon in the semi-finals.[2] Tajikistan however managed to salvage a podium finish by winning the third place match against the Philippines via a penalty shootout after regulation time.[3]
Participating nations
[edit | edit source]| Team | FIFA Ranking[a] | Confederation |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 117 | AFC |
| Malaysia (Host)
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134 | AFC |
| File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 147 | AFC |
| File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan | 102 | AFC |
Venue
[edit | edit source]All matches will be played at the following venue.
| Kuala Lumpur | |
|---|---|
| Bukit Jalil National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 87,411 | |
Knockout stage
[edit | edit source]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 September – Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 1 | |||||
| 8 September – Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan | 0 | |||||
| File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 0 | |||||
| 4 September – Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
| File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 September – Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 0 (3) | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| Lebanon File:Flag of Lebanon.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Ayoub File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' | Report |
Attendance: 460
Referee: Mohamad Kamil Zakaria Bin Ismail (Malaysia)
| Malaysia | 2–1 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Syamer File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Safawi File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' (pen.) |
Report | J. Tabinas File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' |
Third place
[edit | edit source]| Tajikistan File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Final
[edit | edit source]Winners
[edit | edit source]| 2024 Merdeka Tournament winner |
|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia 13th title |
Goalscorers
[edit | edit source]There were 5 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.25 goals per match.
1 goal
Notes
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| Intercontinental Cup | File:Flag of India.svg India (3–9 September) |
|---|---|
| King's Cup | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (4–7 September) |
| Merdeka Tournament | Malaysia (4–8 September) |
