2001 Merdeka Tournament
{{Short description|2001 Merdeka Tournament is the 37th Editions}}{{EngvarB|date=November 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Pestabola Merdeka
| year = 2001
| other_titles =
| image =
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| caption =
| country = Malaysia
| dates = 21–30 June
| num_teams = 8
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = Uzbekistan
| count = 1
| second = Bosnia
| third =
| fourth =
| matches = 15
| goals = 37
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
| player =
| prevseason = 2000
| nextseason = 2006
}}
The 2001 Merdeka Tournament is the 37th editions of the Merdeka Tournament and was held on 21 to 30 June 2001.
Groups
=Group stage=
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|Teams qualified for next phase |
Group A
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| width="165"|Team
!width="20"|Pts !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|GF !width="20"|GA !width="20"|GD | |||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Bosnia-Herzegovina |7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Bahrain}} Bahrain |6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia |3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia |1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 |
{{footballbox
|date=21 June
18:30
|team1=Slovakia {{flagicon|Slovakia}}
|score= 0–1
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|team2={{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Bosnia-Herzegovina
|goals1=
|goals2=Milan Jambor {{goal|63|o.g.}}
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|attendance=
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{{footballbox
|date=21 June
20:30
|team1=Malaysia {{flagicon|Malaysia}}
|score= 2–4
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|Bahrain}} Bahrain
|goals1=Abdul Ghani Malik {{goal|25}}
Gilbert Cassidy Gawing {{goal|52}}
|goals2=Talal Yusuf {{goal|3}}
Hussain Ali Ahmed {{goal|70||85||90}}
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{{footballbox
|date=23 June
18:30
|team1=Bosnia-Herzegovina {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
|score= 1–0
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|Bahrain}} Bahrain
|goals1=Almin Kulenović {{goal|3}}
|goals2=
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|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=23 June
20:30
|team1=Malaysia {{flagicon|Malaysia}}
|score= 0–2
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia
|goals1=
|goals2= Mario Breska {{goal|13||41}}
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|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=25 June
18:30
|team1=Bahrain {{flagicon|Bahrain}}
|score= 2–0
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia
|goals1=Rashed Jamal {{goal|35||66}}
|goals2=
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}}
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{{footballbox
|date=25 June
20:30
|team1=Malaysia {{flagicon|Malaysia}}
|score= 2–2
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Bosnia-Herzegovina
|goals1=Rusdi Suparman {{goal|70}}
Ahmad Shahrul Azhar {{goal|83}}
|goals2= Mohd Imran Ahmad {{goal|48|o.g.}}
Enes Mešanović {{goal|74}}
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Group B
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| width="165"|Team
!width="20"|Pts !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|GF !width="20"|GA !width="20"|GD | |||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan |9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| style="background: #ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia U-23 |6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand U-23 |3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|India}} India |0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | –4 |
{{footballbox
|date=22 June
18:30
|team1=Thailand U-23 {{flagicon|Thailand}}
|score= 0–1
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan
|goals1=
|goals2=Bakhtiyor Hamidullaev {{goal|69}}
|stadium=
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=22 June
20:30
|team1=Malaysia U-23 {{flagicon|Malaysia}}
|score= 2–1
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|India}} India
|goals1=Indra Putra Mahayuddin {{goal|46}}
Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof {{goal|74}}
|goals2=Jules Alberto {{goal|85}}
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}}
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{{footballbox
|date=24 June
18:30
|team1=Malaysia U-23 {{flagicon|Malaysia}}
|score= 0–2
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan
|goals1=
|goals2=Andrey Vlasichev {{goal|62}}
Bakhodir Seytkamalov {{goal|71}}
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}}
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{{footballbox
|date=24 June
20:30
|team1=India {{flagicon|India}}
|score= 0–2
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand U-23
|goals1=
|goals2= Manit Noyvach {{goal|17}}
Nirut Surasiang {{goal|71}}
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|referee=
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=26 June
18:30
|team1=Uzbekistan {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}}
|score= 2–1
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|India}} India
|goals1=Bakhtiyor Hamidullaev {{goal|19}}
Anvar Berdiev {{goal|32}}
|goals2=I.M. Vijayan {{goal|45}}
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}}
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{{footballbox
|date=26 June
20:30
|team1=Malaysia U-23 {{flagicon|Malaysia}}
|score= 2–1
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand U-23
|goals1=S. Jayaprakash {{goal|32}}
K. Rajan {{goal|84}}
|goals2= Wuttiya Yong-ant {{goal|75}}
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|referee=
}}
Knockout stage
{{Round4
|28 June - | {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Bosnia-Herzegovina | 2 | {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia U-23 | 0
|28 June - | {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan | 2 | {{flagicon|Bahrain}} Bahrain | 0
|30 June - | {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1 | {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan (a.e.t.) | 2}}
=Semi finals=
{{footballbox
|date=28 June
18:30
|team1=Bosnia-Herzegovina {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
|score= 2–0
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia U-23
|goals1=Jasmin Hurić {{goal|12}}
Almin Kulenović {{goal|19}}
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{{footballbox
|date=28 June
20:30
|team1=Uzbekistan {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}}
|score= 2–0
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|Bahrain}} Bahrain
|goals1=Bakhodir Seytkamalov {{goal|89||90}}
|goals2=
|stadium=
|attendance=
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=Finals=
{{footballbox
|date=30 June
20:30
|team1=Bosnia-Herzegovina {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
|score= 1–2 (a.e.t.)
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan
|goals1=Velimir Brašnić {{goal|90}}
|goals2=Leonid Koshelev {{goal|83}}
Bakhtiyor Hamidullaev {{goal|119}}
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|attendance=
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Award
{{winners|fb|2001 Merdeka Tournament winner|Uzbekistan|1st}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merdeka01.html 2001 Merdeka Tournament at RSSF.com website]
{{Pestabola Merdeka}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Merdeka}}