The Merdeka Tournament or Pestabola Merdeka was created to commemorate the Independence Day of Malaya, which is now also known as Malaysia's National Day. The competition is based on invitation and the final match supposedly would be held in Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. These are the champions.
1957 - Hong Kong League XI
1958 - Malaya
1959 - Malaya
1960 - Malaya & South Korea
1961 - Indonesia
1962 - Pakistan
1963 - Taiwan
1964 - Burma
1965 - South Korea & Taiwan
1966 - South Vietnam
1967 - Yangzee FC (South Korea) & Burma
1968 - Malaysia
1969 - Indonesia
1970 - South Korea
1971 - Burma
1972 - South Korea
1973 - Malaysia
1974 - Malaysia
1975 - South Korea
1976 - Malaysia
1977 - South Korea
1978 - South Korea
1979 - Malaysia & South Korea B
1980 - Morocco
1981 - Iraq
1982 - Santa Carina XI (Brazil)
1983 - Buenos Aires XI (Argentina)
1984 - South Korea B
1985 - South Korea B
1986 - Malaysia
1987 - Czechoslovakia Olympic Team
1988 - Hamburger SV (West Germany)
1989
1990
1991 - SK Admira Wacker (Austria)
1992
1993 - Malaysia
1994
1995 - Iraq
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 - New Zealand
2001 - Uzbekistan
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 - Myanmar
2007 - Malaysia U-23
2008 - Vietnam U-22
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013 - Malaysia U-23
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2023 - Tajikistan
2024
Records
Malaya/Malaysia (10)
South Korea (7)
Burma/Myanmar (3)
Indonesia (3)
Iraq (2)
Morocco (1)
New Zealand (1)
Pakistan (1)
South Vietnam (1)
Taiwan (1)
Uzbekistan (1)
Tajikistan (1)
South Korea B (3)
Malaysia U-23 (2)
Czechoslovakia Olympic Team (1)
Hong Kong League XI (1)
Vietnam U-22 (1)
Hamburger SV (1)
SK Admira Wacker (1)
Yangzee FC (1)
Buenos Aires XI (1)
Santa Carina XI (1)
Unrelated tournaments
*Dunhill Cup: 1994; 1997, 1999
*Airmarine Cup: 2019