2001 Merdeka Tournament

The 2001 Merdeka Tournament is the 37th editions of the Merdeka Tournament and was held on 21 to 30 June 2001.

2001 Pestabola Merdeka
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
Dates21–30 June
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uzbekistan (1st title)
Runners-up Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored37 (2.47 per match)
2000
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Groups

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Group stage

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Teams qualified for next phase

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Bosnia-Herzegovina 7 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2
  Bahrain 6 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3
  Slovakia 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 –1
  Malaysia 1 3 0 1 2 4 8 –4
Slovakia  0–1  Bosnia-Herzegovina
Milan Jambor   63' (o.g.)

Malaysia  2–4  Bahrain
Abdul Ghani Malik   25'
Gilbert Cassidy Gawing   52'
Talal Yusuf   3'
Hussain Ali Ahmed   70', 85', 90'


Malaysia  0–2  Slovakia
Mario Breska   13', 41'

Bahrain  2–0  Slovakia
Rashed Jamal   35', 66'

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Uzbekistan 9 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4
  Malaysia U-23 6 3 2 0 1 4 4 0
  Thailand U-23 3 3 1 0 2 3 3 0
  India 0 3 0 0 3 2 6 –4



India  0–2  Thailand U-23
Manit Noyvach   17'
Nirut Surasiang   71'

Uzbekistan  2–1  India
Bakhtiyor Hamidullaev   19'
Anvar Berdiev   32'
I.M. Vijayan   45'

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 June -
 
 
  Bosnia-Herzegovina 2
 
30 June -
 
  Malaysia U-23 0
 
  Bosnia-Herzegovina 1
 
28 June -
 
  Uzbekistan (a.e.t.) 2
 
  Uzbekistan 2
 
 
  Bahrain 0
 

Semi finals

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Uzbekistan  2–0  Bahrain
Bakhodir Seytkamalov   89', 90'

Finals

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Award

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 2001 Merdeka Tournament winner 
 
Uzbekistan

1st title
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