Football at the 1985 Brunei Merdeka Games

Football at the 1985 Brunei Merdeka Games

Tournament details
Host country	Brunei
Dates	24 March – 31 March
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Singapore XI (1st title)
Runners-up	Brunei
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	28 (3.11 per match)

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 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

24.03.1985

Brunei	4 – 1	Philippines

Bandar Seri Begawan

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25.03.1985

Singapore XI	4 – 0	Philippines

Bandar Seri Begawan

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26.03.1985

Brunei	1 – 1	Singapore XI

Bandar Seri Begawan

Group B

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

25.03.1985

Malaysia XI	2 – 1	Thailand XI

Bandar Seri Begawan

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26.03.1985

Malaysia XI	2 – 0	Indonesia XI

Bandar Seri Begawan

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27.03.1985

Indonesia XI	2 – 0	Thailand XI

Bandar Seri Begawan

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

29.03.1985

Brunei	4 – 2	Malaysia XI

Bandar Seri Begawan

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29.03.1985

Singapore XI	2 – 0	Indonesia XI

Bandar Seri Begawan

Bronze medal match

Bronze medal match unknown (if any).

Gold medal match

31.03.1985

Brunei	1 – 1	Singapore XI
Penalties
	1 – 3

Bandar Seri Begawan

References

• Morrison, Neil. "Brunei Merdeka Games 1985". RSSSF.