1981 Merdeka Tournament

1981 Merdeka Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Teams	11 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up	Sao Paolo XI
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	20 (2.22 per match)
← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 Merdeka Tournament was held from 30 August to 20 September 1981 in Malaysia.^[1][2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Japan	5	3	2	0	10	5	+5	8	Semifinal
2	India	5	2	2	1	7	5	+2	6
3	New Zealand	5	2	2	1	2	1	+1	6
4	United Arab Emirates	5	2	0	3	6	10	−4	4
5	Indonesia	5	1	1	3	5	7	−2	3
6	Malaysia	5	1	1	3	4	6	−2	3

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sao Paolo XI	4	4	0	0	12	2	+10	8	Semifinal
2	Iraq	4	2	1	1	13	4	+9	5
3	South Korea	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	4
4	Thailand	4	1	1	2	6	14	−8	3
5	Singapore	4	0	0	4	1	12	−11	0

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	Semifinals				Final
	18 September – Kuala Lumpur
	Japan	0
					20 September – Kuala Lumpur
	Iraq	2
					Sao Paolo XI	0
	18 September – Kuala Lumpur
					Iraq	1
	Sao Paolo XI	2
	India	0

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