2008 Merdeka Tournament
The 40th Merdeka Tournament was played from 15 to 25 October 2008. The tournament was won by Vietnam, who defeated Malaysia 6–5 on penalties in the final.
Teams
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**Sierra Leone will be sending their Under 20 squad.
***''Vietnam will be sending their Under 22 squad.''
Stadiums
*Venue for last group match change because of the poor pitch condition at the MBPJ Stadium.Group stages
All times localGroup A
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
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Knockout stages
All times localSemi-finals
----Goalscorers
;5 goals;4 goals
;3 goals
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- Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak|Zaquan Adha]
- Ashaari Shamsuddin
- Alusine Turay
- Mohamed Kabia
- Hoàng Đình Tùng
- Nguyễn Đức Thiện
- Trịnh Quang Vinh
- Soe Myat Min
- Lahai Freeman
- Lajor Bah
- Sulaiman Kamara
- Amara Kamara
- Amirul Hadi Zainal|Amirul Hadi]
- Hairuddin Omar
- Nizaruddin Yusof
- Khyril Muhymeen Zambri|Khyril Muhymeen]
- Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak|Aidil Zafuan]
- Hafizullah Qadami
- Hashmatullah Barakzai
- Sayed Bashir Azimi
- Jahid Hasan Ameli
- Mohamed Zahid Hossain
- Jumanu Rai
- Anil Gurung
- Bijaya Gurung
- Francisco Jange
- Enio Saize
- Mauricio Peguenino
- Zaw Htet Aung
- Min [Thu (footballer)|Min Thu]
- Khin Maung Lwin
- Nguyễn Văn Khải