| Pesta Bola Merdeka | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Malaysia |
| Dates | 4–15 September |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Malaysia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Myanmar |
| Third place |  Singapore |
| Fourth place |  Thailand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 17 (2.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Rozaimi Abdul Rahman (3 goals) |
| Best player | Wan Zack Haikal |
← 2008 2023 → | |
The 41st Merdeka Tournament were played from the 4th to 15 September 2013.[1] 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.
The participating teams are mostly Under-23 squads preparing for the 2013 SEA Games.[2] Jordan have withdrawn from Merdeka Tournament in Kuantan and the FA of Malaysia has invited Myanmar as the replacements.[3]
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 35,000 |
| Temerloh | Temerloh Mini Stadium | 3,000 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advanced to the final |
| Myanmar
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| Thailand
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| Singapore
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 1–0 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
Thamil Arasu  46' |
Report |
| Thailand | 1–1 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Chayawat 7' |
Report | Kyaw Zayar Win 11' |
| Malaysia | 2–1 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Irfan 64' Wan Zack 78' |
Report | Nay Lin Tun 38' |
| Singapore | 0–2 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kyaw Ko Ko 15' Soe Kyaw Kyaw 89' |
| Thailand | 1–2 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Hasan Maeroh 82' |
Report | Shahfiq 45+1' Faris 90+2' |
| 2013 Merdeka Tournament Winner |
|---|
 Malaysia 2nd title |
| Most Valuable Player | Golden Boot |
|---|---|
| Wan Zack Haikal
|
Rozaimi Abdul Rahman
|
This table shows all team performance.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| 2 | Myanmar
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| 3 | Singapore
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
| 4 | Thailand
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
