Football at the 1985 Brunei Merdeka Games

Football at the 1985 Brunei Merdeka Games
Tournament details
Host countryBrunei
Dates24 March – 31 March
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsSingapore Singapore XI (1st title)
Runners-up Brunei
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored28 (3.11 per match)
1986 →

The football tournament at the 1985 Brunei Merdeka Games was held from June 24 to 31 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.

Teams

The standard of the teams is not clear. Brunei and Philippines were probably the full national teams. Singapore is unlikely to have been the national team. Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand were definitely not (their full national teams were playing in World Cup qualifiers during this period). Indonesia was represented by a selection from the Perserikatan league.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Singapore Singapore XI 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 3
 Brunei 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 3
 Philippines 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Brunei 4 – 1 Philippines
Singapore XI Singapore4 – 0 Philippines
Brunei 1 – 1Singapore Singapore XI

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Malaysia Malaysia XI 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 4
Indonesia Indonesia XI 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
Thailand Thailand XI 2 0 0 2 4 1 −3 0
Malaysia XI Malaysia2 – 1Thailand Thailand XI
Malaysia XI Malaysia2 – 0Indonesia Indonesia XI
Indonesia XI Indonesia2 – 0Thailand Thailand XI

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Brunei 4 – 2Malaysia Malaysia XI
Singapore XI Singapore2 – 0Indonesia Indonesia XI

Bronze medal match

Bronze medal match unknown (if any).

Gold medal match

Brunei 1 – 1Singapore Singapore XI
Penalties
1 – 3

References