- Merlion Cup
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The Merlion Cup is an invitational football tournament that was held in Singapore annually from 1982-1986, in 1992 and in 2009. Participants included full national sides, Olympic sides, Invitational XI's and club teams. In the 1986 tournament, four Canadian players were suspended after a match-fixing scandal.
Contents
1982
- winner: Australia
- 2nd: Korea Republic "B", 3rd: Indonesia, 4th: Malaysia
- other participants: Singapore, Brunei, Thailand
1983
- winner: Australia
- 2nd: Singapore, 3rd: China, 4th: South Korea
- other participants: Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand B, Singapore B
1984
- winner: Iraq
- 2nd: Korea Republic U-23, semifinalists: Australia XI, Netherlands XI
- other participants: Argentina XI, Chile XI, Singapore, Indonesia
1985
- winner: Joint Champions:Singapore & Yugoslavia Olympic Team
- Semifinalists: Eintracht Frankfurt, Malaysia
- other participants: Malaysia, Indonesia B, Brunei
1986
- winner: China PR
- 2nd: North Korea, 3rd: Canada, 4th: Singapore
- other participants: Indonesia, Malaysia
1992
- winner: South Korea "B"
- 2nd: China, semifinalists: Singapore, Lokomotiv Moskva
- other participants: FC Nitra, Poland Olympic team, Thailand Olympic team, Malaysia
2009
- Winner: Liverpool FC
- 2nd: Singapore
External links
- RSSSF archive - includes details of all matches
Categories:- International football (soccer) competitions hosted by Singapore
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