Merdeka Tournament

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

2022

2023 - Tajikistan

2024 - Malaysia 

2025


Records

Malaya/Malaysia (11)

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