| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Malaysia |
| Dates | 21–30 June |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uzbekistan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 37 (2.47 per match) |
The 2001 Merdeka Tournament is the 37th editions of the Merdeka Tournament and was held on 21 to 30 June 2001.
| Teams qualified for next phase |
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
 Bahrain | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
 Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
 Malaysia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 |
| Slovakia | 0–1 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
Milan Jambor  63' (o.g.) |
| Malaysia | 2–4 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Ghani Malik 25' Gilbert Cassidy Gawing 52' | Talal Yusuf 3' Hussain Ali Ahmed 70', 85', 90' |
| Malaysia | 0–2 | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Breska 13', 41' |
| Bahrain | 2–0 | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Rashed Jamal 35', 66' |
| Malaysia | 2–2 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| Rusdi Suparman 70' Ahmad Shahrul Azhar 83' | Mohd Imran Ahmad 48' (o.g.) Enes Mešanović 74' |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Malaysia U-23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Thailand U-23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 India | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | –4 |
| Malaysia U-23 | 2–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Indra Putra Mahayuddin 46' Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof 74' | Jules Alberto 85' |
| Malaysia U-23 | 0–2 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Andrey Vlasichev 62' Bakhodir Seytkamalov 71' |
| India | 0–2 | Thailand U-23 |
|---|---|---|
| Manit Noyvach 17' Nirut Surasiang 71' |
| Uzbekistan | 2–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Bakhtiyor Hamidullaev 19' Anvar Berdiev 32' | I.M. Vijayan 45' |
| Malaysia U-23 | 2–1 | Thailand U-23 |
|---|---|---|
| S. Jayaprakash 32' K. Rajan 84' | Wuttiya Yong-ant 75' |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 June - | ||||||
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 2 | |||||
| 30 June - | ||||||
| Malaysia U-23 | 0 | |||||
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1 | |||||
| 28 June - | ||||||
| Uzbekistan (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | 2 | |||||
| Bahrain | 0 | |||||
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 2–0 | Malaysia U-23 |
|---|---|---|
| Jasmin Hurić 12' Almin Kulenović 19' |
| Uzbekistan | 2–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Bakhodir Seytkamalov 89', 90' |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Velimir Brašnić 90' | Leonid Koshelev 83' Bakhtiyor Hamidullaev 119' |
| 2001 Merdeka Tournament winner |
|---|
 Uzbekistan 1st title |
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