1995 Merdeka Tournament

1995 Merdeka Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Teams	6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq (2nd title)
Runners-up	Vasas SC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	20 (2.22 per match)
← 1994 2000 →

The 1995 Merdeka Tournament was held from 17 July to 2 August 1995 in Malaysia. [1]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Iraq	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4	Semifinal
2	Malaysia	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
3	South Korea U23	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^[citation needed]

17 July 1995

Malaysia	2–1	South Korea U23
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 15,000

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19 July 1995

South Korea U23	2–2	Iraq
Woo-young 35', 50'	Report	Obeid 61' Saadoun 63'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 10,000

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21 July 1995

Malaysia	1–2	Iraq
Bakar 89'	Report	Obeid 11', 61'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vasas SC	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	3	Semifinal
2	Bulgaria XI	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
3	Uzbekistan	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^[citation needed]

18 July 1995

Vasas SC	3–2	Uzbekistan
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 12,000

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20 July 1995

Bulgaria XI	0–0	Uzbekistan
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 7,500

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22 July 1995

Bulgaria XI	0–0	Vasas SC
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 8,000

Knockout stage

	Semifinals				Final
	25 July – Kuala Lumpur
	Iraq	1
					2 August – Kuala Lumpur
	Bulgaria XI	0
					Iraq	2
	26 July – Kuala Lumpur
					Vasas SC	0
	Malaysia	0
	Vasas SC	2

Semifinals

25 July 1995

Iraq	1–0	Bulgaria XI
Fawzi 69'	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 12,000

26 July 1995

Malaysia	0–2	Vasas SC
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 22,000

Final

2 August 1995

Iraq	2–0	Vasas SC
Mohammed 65' Chathir 70'	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 18,000

References

1. "Merdeka Tournament 1995". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2020.