The 41st Merdeka Tournament were played from the 4th to 15 September 2013.Harimau Muda A Bawa Cabaran Malaysia Pada Pesta Bola Merdeka 2013 Malaysia Under-23 team earned a huge boost ahead of December’s Sea Games when they edged Myanmar 2–0 in the final. It was Malaysia’s 12th title in Asia’s oldest tournament (overall until this year edition), with the second title specifically for the Under-23 side, since its inception in 1957.
Teams The participating teams are mostly Under-23 squads preparing for the 2013 SEA Games.Kim Swee hopes to get full squad for Merdeka tourney – The Star, 2 August 2013. Jordan have withdrawn from Merdeka Tournament in Kuantan and the FA of Malaysia has invited Myanmar as the replacements.Syafwan stars in Tigers B win – New Straits Times, 3 August 2013.
Stadiums City Stadium Capacity Kuantan Darul Makmur Stadium 35,000 Temerloh Temerloh Mini Stadium 3,000
Tournament Group stage Times listed are UTC+8.
3rd/4th Place
Final
Winners
Most Valuable PlayerGolden Boot Wan Zack Haikal Rozaimi Abdul Rahman
Goalscorers 3 goals Rozaimi Rahman
1 goal
Junior Eldstål Irfan Fazail Nasir Basharudin Thamil Arasu Ambumamee Wan Zack Haikal Kyaw Ko Ko Kyaw Zayar Win Nay Lin Tun Soe Kyaw Kyaw Faris Ramli Shahfiq Ghani Chayawat Srinawong Hasan Maeroh Pakorn Prempak
Team statistics This table shows all team performance.
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