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1980 Merdeka Tournament

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Merdeka Tournament

| year = 1980

| other_titles =

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = Malaysia

| dates =

| num_teams = 8

| confederations = 2

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| champion_other = {{fb|MAR}}

| count = 1

| second_other = {{fb|MAS}}

| third_other = {{fb|KOR}}

| fourth_other = {{fb|THA}}

| matches = 29

| goals = 73

| attendance =

| top_scorer =

| player =

| prevseason = 1979

| nextseason = 1981

}}

The 1980 Merdeka Tournament was held from 15 October to 2 November 1980 in Malaysia.{{cite web|title=Merdeka Tournament 1980 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merdeka80.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=11 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/competition/overall/8381-merdeka_cup/1980|title=Merdeka Cup|work=Football Database|access-date=11 February 2025}}

Group stage

One Group Stage

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width="175"|Team

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|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MAS}}

|7

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|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Morocco}}

|7

421136+710
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|KOR}}

|7

24185+38
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|THA}}

|7

24187+18
bgcolor=

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|New Zealand}}

|7

2329907
bgcolor=

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Burma|1948}} Burma

|7

133912|
35
bgcolor=

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|INA}}

|7

13347|
35
bgcolor=

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|KUW}}

|7

106617|
112

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|date= 15 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|Morocco}}

|score= 2 – 2

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|Burma|1948}} Burma

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

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|date=16 October 1980

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|score= 1 – 0

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|date=16 October 1980

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|score= 0 – 1

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|date=16 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|KUW}}

|score= 1 – 5

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{{footballbox

|date=17 October 1980

|team1= {{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score= 3 – 2

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|team2={{flagicon|Burma|1948}} Burma

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{{footballbox

|date=18 October 1980

|team1= {{fb-rt|KOR}}

|score= 3 – 0

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|team2={{fb|KUW}}

|goals1=

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|date=18 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|INA}}

|score= 1 – 1

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{{footballbox

|date=19 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|KOR}}

|score= 1 – 2

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|team2={{fb|New Zealand}}

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{{footballbox

|date=20 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score= 2 – 2

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|date=20 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|KOR}}

|score= 1 – 1

|report=

|team2={{fb|Morocco}}

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{{footballbox

|date=21 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|New Zealand}}

|score= 0 – 0

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{{footballbox

|date=22 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score= 1 – 1

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|date=22 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|THA}}

|score= 1 – 2

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|team2={{fb|Morocco}}

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|stadium=Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

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{{footballbox

|date=23 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|KUW}}

|score= 3 – 1

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{{footballbox

|date=24 October 1980

|team1=Burma {{flagicon|Burma|1948}}

|score= 1 – 1

|report=

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|date=24 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score= 2 – 0

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|date=24 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|KOR}}

|score= 0 – 0

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{{footballbox

|date=25 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|KUW}}

|score= 1 – 2

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{{footballbox

|date=26 October 1980

|team1= {{fb-rt|New Zealand}}

|score= 0 – 3

|report=

|team2={{fb|Morocco}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance=

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{{footballbox

|date=27 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score= 1 – 1

|report=

|team2={{fb|INA}}

|goals1=

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|date=27 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|KUW}}

|score= 0 – 3

|report=

|team2={{fb|Morocco}}

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{{footballbox

|date=28 October 1980

|team1={{fb-rt|New Zealand}}

|score= 1 – 1

|report=

|team2={{fb|THA}}

|goals1=

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|date=28 October 1980

|team1=Burma {{flagicon|Burma|1948}}

|score= 1 – 2

|report=

|team2={{fb|THA}}

|goals1=

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|stadium=Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

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{{footballbox

|date=29 October 1980

|team1= {{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score= 2 – 1

|report=

|team2={{fb|KUW}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance=

|referee=

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|date=29 October 1980

|team1= {{fb-rt|INA}}

|score= 0 – 2

|report=

|team2={{fb|Morocco}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance=

|referee=

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{{footballbox

|date=30 October 1980

|team1= {{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score= 2 – 0

|report=

|team2={{fb|New Zealand}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance=

|referee=

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{{footballbox

|date=30 October 1980

|team1= Burma {{flagicon|Burma|1948}}

|score= 1 – 1

|report=

|team2={{fb|KOR}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=31 October 1980

|team1= Burma {{flagicon|Burma|1948}}

|score= 1 – 0

|report=

|team2={{fb|INA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

=Final match=

{{footballbox

| date = 2 November 1980

|team1= {{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score= 1 – 2

|report= [https://www.11v11.com/matches/malaysia-v-morocco-02-november-1980-236194/ Report]

|team2= {{fb|Morocco}}

|goals1= Soh Chin Aun {{goal|}}

|goals2= Khourrag Hamid {{goal|}}
Labid Khalifa {{goal|}}

|stadium=Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

References

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{{Pestabola Merdeka}}

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