2024 Merdeka Tournament
| Pestabola Merdeka 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Malaysia |
| Dates | 4–8 September 2024 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Malaysia (13th title) |
| Runners-up |  Lebanon |
| Third place |  Tajikistan |
| Fourth place |  Philippines |
← 2023 2025 → | |
International football competition
The 2024 Merdeka Tournament (Malay: Pestabola Merdeka 2024) is the 43rd edition of the tournament which is organized by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). The tournament is taking place on September 4–8, 2024 featuring four participants.[1]
The host nation, Malaysia emerged champion for the record 13th time after defeating Lebanon 1-0 in the final. Defending champions Tajikistan, were defeated by Lebanon in the semi-finals.[2] Tajikistan however managed to salvage a podium finish by winning the third place match against the Philippines via a penalty shootout after regulation time.[3]
Participating nations
| Team | FIFA Ranking[a] | Confederation |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 117 | AFC |
| Malaysia (Host) | 134 | AFC |
| Philippines | 147 | AFC |
| Tajikistan | 102 | AFC |
Venue
All matches will be played at the following venue.
| Kuala Lumpur | |
|---|---|
| Bukit Jalil National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 87,411 | |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 September – Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| Lebanon | 1 | |||||
| 8 September – Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| Tajikistan | 0 | |||||
| Lebanon | 0 | |||||
| 4 September – Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
| Philippines | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 September – Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| Tajikistan | 0 (4) | |||||
| Philippines | 0 (3) | |||||
Semi-finals
| Lebanon | 1–0 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
Ayoub  13' | Report |
Attendance: 460
Referee: Mohamad Kamil Zakaria Bin Ismail (Malaysia)
| Malaysia | 2–1 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Syamer 43' Safawi 73' (pen.) | Report | J. Tabinas 27' |
Third place
| Tajikistan | 0–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Final
Winners
| 2024 Merdeka Tournament winner |
|---|
 Malaysia 13th title |
Goalscorers
There were 5 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.25 goals per match.
1 goal
Notes
- ^ The ranking of participating national teams as of 20 June 2024.[4]
References
- ^ "Siaran Media: FAM Umum Pestabola Merdeka 2024 Akan Berlangsung September; 4 Pasukan Sahkan Penyertaan". Football Association of Malaysia (in Malay). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Lubnan kejutkan Tajikistan, mara ke final Pestabola Merdeka". BH. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Dioquino, Delfin (9 September 2024). "PH men's football team ends Merdeka Cup run optimistic about future". Rappler. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "FIFA mens football team rankings". www.fifa.com. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
