{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = Merlion Cup | year = 1982 | image = | size = | caption = | country = Singapore | dates = 5–17 October 1982 | num_teams = 7 | confederations = 2 | venues = 1 | cities = 1 | champion = Australia | count = 1 | second = South Korea | third = Indonesia | fourth = Malaysia | matches = 13 | goals = 40 | attendance = | top_scorer = | player = | goalkeepr = | nextseason = [[1983 Merlion Cup|1983]] }} The '''1982 [[Merlion Cup]]''' is the inaugural edition of the invitational football tournament. Matches were held at the former [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] held from 5–17 October 1982.<ref name=merlioncup1982>{{cite web|last1=Erik|first1=Garin|last2=Morrison|first2=Neil|last3=Jovanovic|first3=Bojan|title=Merlion Cup 1982|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merlion82.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=13 January 2016}}</ref>
==Group stage== ===Group A=== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |team1=KOR |team2=MAS |team3=SIN |team4=BRU |result1=SF |result2=SF |result3= |result4=
|win_BRU=0 |draw_BRU=0 |loss_BRU=3 |gf_BRU= 1 |ga_BRU=15 |win_KOR=3 |draw_KOR=0 |loss_KOR=0 |gf_KOR= 9 |ga_KOR=2 |win_MAS=2 |draw_MAS=0 |loss_MAS=1 |gf_MAS= 6 |ga_MAS=3 |win_SIN=1 |draw_SIN=0 |loss_SIN=2 |gf_SIN= 7 |ga_SIN=3
|name_BRU={{fb|BRU}} |name_KOR={{fb|KOR|1949}} |name_MAS={{fb|MAS}} |name_SIN={{fb|SIN}}
|winpoints=2
|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Semifinal }} {{football box | date = 5 October 1982 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|SIN}} | score = 0–1 | report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merlion82.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|MAS}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 5 October 1982 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}} | score = 4–1 | report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merlion82.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|BRU}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 7 October 1982 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}} | score = 3–1 | report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merlion82.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|MAS}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 7 October 1982 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|SIN}} | score = 7–0 | report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merlion82.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|BRU}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 10 October 1982 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 4–0 | report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merlion82.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|BRU}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 10 October 1982 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|SIN}} | score = 0–2 | report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merlion82.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] | attendance = | referee = }}
===Group B=== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |team1=AUS |team2=INA |team3=THA |result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=
|win_AUS=2 |draw_AUS=0 |loss_AUS=0 |gf_AUS= 6 |ga_AUS=0 |win_INA=0 |draw_INA=1 |loss_INA=1 |gf_INA= 0 |ga_INA=2 |win_THA=0 |draw_THA=1 |loss_THA=1 |gf_THA= 0 |ga_THA=4
|name_AUS={{fb|AUS}} |name_INA={{fb|INA}} |name_THA={{fb|THA}}
|winpoints=2
|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Semifinal }} {{football box | date = 6 October 1982 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}} | score = 0–4 | report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1982A.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|AUS}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Phil O'Connor|O'Connor]] {{goal|}}<br>[[Gary Cole (footballer)|Cole]] {{goal|}}<br>[[John Kosmina|Kosmina]] {{goal|}} {{goal|}} | stadium = [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] | attendance = 3,000 | referee = N Chandra ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]) }} ---- {{football box | date = 9 October 1982 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|INA}} | score = 0–0 | report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merlion82.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|THA}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 11 October 1982 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|INA}} | score = 0–2 | report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1982A.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|AUS}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[David Mitchell (footballer born 1962)|Mitchell]] {{goal|73||77}} | stadium = [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] | attendance = 5,000 | referee = Lee Kok Leong ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]) }}
==Final round== ===Semifinals=== {{football box | date = 13 October 1982 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR}} | score = 1–0 | report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merlion82.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|INA}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 14 October 1982 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}} | score = 5–0 | report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1982A.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|MAS}} | goals1 = [[Peter Katholos|Katholos]] {{goal|19||37}}<br>[[John Kosmina|Kosmina]] {{goal|56}}<br>[[Phil O'Connor|O'Connor]] {{goal|64}} <br>[[Gary Cole (footballer)|Cole]] {{goal|}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] | attendance = 12,000 | referee = }}
===Third place play-off=== {{football box | date = 17 October 1982 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|INA}} | score = 0–0 | report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merlion82.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|MAS}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] | attendance = | aet = yes |penalties1 = |penaltyscore = 4–3 |penalties2 = | referee = }}
===Final=== {{football box | date = 17 October 1982 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}} | score = 3–2 | report = [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1982A.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}} | goals1 = [[Phil O'Connor|O'Connor]] {{goal|17}} <br> [[David Mitchell (footballer born 1962)|Mitchell]] {{goal|34}} <br> [[George Christopoulos|Christopoulos]] {{goal|61}} | goals2 = [[Oh Suk-jae]] {{goal|59}} <br> [[Park Chang-seun]] {{goal|83}} | stadium = [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] | attendance = 25,000 | referee = N Chandra ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]) }}
==Awards== {{winners|fb|1982 Merlion Cup champions|Australia|First}}
==References== {{reflist}}
[[Category:1982 in Singaporean football]]