1982 Merlion Cup

1982 Merlion Cup
Tournament details
Host country Singapore
Dates 5–17 October 1982
Teams 7 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Australia (1st title)
Runners-up  South Korea
Third place  Indonesia
Fourth place  Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 13
Goals scored 40 (3.08 per match)

The 1982 Merlion Cup is the inaugural edition of the invitational football tournament. Matches were held at the former Singapore National Stadium held from 5–17 October 1982.[1]

Group Stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 6 Semifinal
2  Malaysia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
3  Singapore 3 1 0 2 7 3 +4 2
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Australia 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 4 Semifinal
2  Indonesia 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
3  Thailand 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

6 October 1982
Thailand  0–4  Australia
Report O'Connor
Cole
Kosmina  2x'
Singapore National Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: N Chandra (Singapore)

11 October 1982
Indonesia  0–2  Australia
Report Mitchell  73', 77'
Singapore National Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore)

Final round

Semifinals

14 October 1982
Australia  5–0  Malaysia
Katholos  19', 37'
Kosmina  56'
O'Connor  64'
Cole 		Report
Singapore National Stadium
Attendance: 12,000

Third place play-off

17 October 1982
Indonesia  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Malaysia
Report
  Penalties  
4–3

Final

17 October 1982
Australia  3–2  South Korea
O'Connor  17'
Mitchell  34'
Christopoulos  61'		 Report Oh Suk Jae  59'
Park Chang Seun  83'
Singapore National Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: N Chandra (Singapore)

Awards

 1982 Merlion Cup Champions 

Australia
First title

References

  1. ↑ Erik, Garin; Morrison, Neil; Jovanovic, Bojan. "Merlion Cup 1982". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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