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(September 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 1980 Merdeka Tournament Tournament details Host country Malaysia Teams 8 (from 2 confederations) Venue 1 (in 1 host city) Final positions Champions Morocco (1st title) Runners-up Malaysia Third place South Korea Fourth place Thailand Tournament statistics Matches played 29 Goals scored 73 (2.52 per match) ← 1979 1981 → International football competition The **1980 [Merdeka Tournament](/source/Merdeka_Tournament)** was held from 15 October to 2 November 1980 in [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia).[1] ## Group stage **One Group Stage** Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Malaysia 7 4 3 0 13 7 +6 11 Morocco 7 4 2 1 13 6 +7 10 South Korea 7 2 4 1 8 5 +3 8 Thailand 7 2 4 1 8 7 +1 8 New Zealand 7 2 3 2 9 9 0 7 Burma 7 1 3 3 9 12 -3 5 Indonesia 7 1 3 3 4 7 -3 5 Kuwait 7 1 0 6 6 17 -11 2 15 October 1980 Morocco 2 – 2 Burma [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 16 October 1980 South Korea 1 – 0 Indonesia [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 16 October 1980 Kuwait 0 – 1 Thailand [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 16 October 1980 Kuwait 1 – 5 New Zealand [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 17 October 1980 Malaysia 3 – 2 Burma [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 18 October 1980 South Korea 3 – 0 Kuwait [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 18 October 1980 Indonesia 1 – 1 Thailand [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 19 October 1980 South Korea 1 – 2 New Zealand [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 20 October 1980 Malaysia 2 – 2 Thailand [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 20 October 1980 South Korea 1 – 1 Morocco [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 21 October 1980 New Zealand 0 – 0 Indonesia [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 22 October 1980 Malaysia 1 – 1 South Korea [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 22 October 1980 Thailand 1 – 2 Morocco [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 23 October 1980 Kuwait 3 – 1 Burma [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 24 October 1980 Burma 1 – 1 New Zealand [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 24 October 1980 Malaysia 2 – 0 Morocco [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 24 October 1980 South Korea 0 – 0 Thailand [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 25 October 1980 Kuwait 1 – 2 Indonesia [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 26 October 1980 New Zealand 0 – 3 Morocco [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 27 October 1980 Malaysia 1 – 1 Indonesia [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 27 October 1980 Kuwait 0 – 3 Morocco [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 28 October 1980 New Zealand 1 – 1 Thailand [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 28 October 1980 Burma 1 – 2 Thailand [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 29 October 1980 Malaysia 2 – 1 Kuwait [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 29 October 1980 Indonesia 0 – 2 Morocco [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 30 October 1980 Malaysia 2 – 0 New Zealand [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 30 October 1980 Burma 1 – 1 South Korea [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) 31 October 1980 Burma 1 – 0 Indonesia [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) ### Final match 2 November 1980 Malaysia 1 – 2 Morocco Soh Chin Aun Report Khourrag Hamid Labid Khalifa [Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Merdeka Tournament 1980"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merdeka80.html). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2025. v t e Merdeka Tournament Seasons 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1991 1993 1995 2000 2001 2006 2007 2008 2013 2023 2024 History Trophy List of finals Final referees Winning managers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1980 Merdeka Tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Merdeka_Tournament) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Merdeka_Tournament?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.