2000 Merdeka Tournament

2000 Pestabola Merdeka

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Dates	13 - 19 August
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-up	Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	13 (1.86 per match)

The 2000 Merdeka Tournament was the 36th incidence of the Merdeka Tournament and was held August 13 to August 19, 2000.

Groups

Group stage

Teams qualified for next phase

Single Group Stage

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Malaysia	7	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4
New Zealand	7	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4
Oman	3	3	1	0	2	1	3	-2
Malaysia U-22	0	3	0	0	3	1	7	-6

Malaysia U-22 v Oman

13 August 18:30

Malaysia U-22	0 – 1	Oman
		Hani Al-Dhabet  90'

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New Zealand v Malaysia

13 August 20:30

New Zealand	0 – 0	Malaysia

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New Zealand v Malaysia U-22

15 August 18:30

New Zealand	3 – 0	Malaysia U-22
Chris Killen  05', 23', 45'

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Oman v Malaysia

15 August 20:30

Oman	0 – 2	Malaysia
		Anuar Jusoh  53' Rusdi Suparman 84'

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Oman v New Zealand

17 August 18:30

Oman	0 – 1	New Zealand
		Brad Scott  63'

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Malaysia v Malaysia U-22

17 August 20:30

Malaysia	3 – 1	Malaysia U-22
S. Sivaram  16' R. Suresh Kumar  65' Ooi Hoe Guan  89'		Leong Hong Seng  75'

Finals

Malaysia v New Zealand

19 August 20:30

Malaysia	0 – 2	New Zealand
		Ryan Nelsen  14' Paul Urlovic  37'

Award

2000 Merdeka Tournament Winner
New Zealand 1st title

External links

• 2000 Merdeka Tournament at RSSF.com website