Merdeka Cup is the trophy given to the champions of Merdeka Football Tournament. Merdeka Tournament, also known as Pestabola Merdeka, is one of the oldest international football tournament conducted in Asia. Merdeka Cup Football Tournament is held in honour of Malaysian National Day.
This football sports game is organized annually – and the first edition of the game was held in Malaysia during August - September 1957. The first trophy was lifted by Hong Kong after defeating Indonesia. The tournament was organized every year until 1988. Due to several reasons the match was held only 7 times from 1989 to 2007.
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