2007 Pestabola Merdeka
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
Dates20–29 August
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Malaysia (1st title)
Runners-up Myanmar
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored44 (2.93 per match)
Top scorer(s)Malaysia Safee Sali , Yan Paing (4 goals)
2006
2008

The 2007 Merdeka Tournament is the 39th editions of the Merdeka Tournament and was held on 20 to 29 August 2007.

Groups

Group stage

Teams qualified for next phase

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Myanmar 9 3 3 0 0 4 1
 Malaysia U-23 6 3 2 0 1 7 2
 Lesotho 3 3 1 0 2 3 6
 Laos 0 3 0 0 3 1 6
Myanmar 1–0 Lesotho
Soe Myat Min 49'

Malaysia 2–0 Laos
Mohd Safee Mohd Sali 32'
Muhammad Shukor Adan 53'

Myanmar 2–1 Malaysia
Aung Myo Thant 42'
Yan Paing 50'
Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak 70'

Lesotho 3–1 Laos
Potse Refiloe 3'
Maipato Tefo 6'
Moleko Katleho 23'
Visay Phaphouvanin 26'

Malaysia 4–0 Lesotho
Muhammad Shukor Adan 44'
Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri 47'
Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak 50'
Norshahrul Idlan Talaha 59'

Myanmar 1–0 Laos
Yan Paing 30'

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Singapore 9 3 3 0 0 7 3
 Zimbabwe 6 3 2 0 1 6 6
 Indonesia U-23 3 3 1 0 2 2 2
Bangladesh Bangladesh B 0 3 0 0 3 2 5
Singapore 4–2 Zimbabwe
Agu Casmir 5'
Khairul Amri 22'
Ridhuan Muhammad 30'
Fazrul Nawaz 34'
Johannes Ngodzo 48'
Lionel Mtizwa 60'

Indonesia 1–0Bangladesh Bangladesh B
Cornelius Map 27'

Singapore 2–1Bangladesh Bangladesh B
Ridhuan Muhammad 43'
Fazrul Nawaz 45'
Zumratul Hossain Mithu 89'

Indonesia 1–2 Zimbabwe
Cornelius Map 45' Mutshumaveli Moyo 26'
Philip Marufu 57'

Indonesia 0–2 Singapore
Ridhuan Muhammad 7'
Agu Casmir 85'

Bangladesh B Bangladesh1–2 Zimbabwe
Saifur Rahman Moni 88' Lionel Mtizwa 38'
Johannes Ngodzo 58'

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 August - MBPJ Stadium
 
 
 Myanmar 3
 
29 August - Shah Alam Stadium
 
 Zimbabwe 1
 
 Myanmar 1
 
27 August - MBPJ Stadium
 
 Malaysia U-23 3
 
 Singapore 1
 
 
 Malaysia U-23 3
 

Semi finals

Myanmar 3–1 Zimbabwe
Yan Paing 32', 57'
Yazar Win Thein 88'

Malaysia 3–1 Singapore
Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri 14'
Mohd Safee Mohd Sali 18', 76'
Agu Casmir 48'

Finals

Myanmar 1–3 Malaysia
Tun Tun Win 73' Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak 12'
Khin Maung Lwin 56' (o.g.)
Mohd Safee Mohd Sali 60'

Award

 2007 Merdeka Tournament winner 

Malaysia

1st title