1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia

1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Dates	21 February – 2 March
Teams	8
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	China (1st title)
Runners-up	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	38 (2.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Fan Zhiyi Gilbert Mushangazhike Asim Hrnjić (3 goals)
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The 1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia was a friendly international football tournament held in Malaysia in 1997. It was won by China.

Groups

Group A

Teams qualified for next phase

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9
Malaysia	3	1	1	1	2	3	–1	4
Finland	3	1	0	2	3	4	–1	3
Singapore	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

21 February 1997

Malaysia	2–1	Finland
K. Sanbagamaran 6', 75'	Report	Tervonen 55'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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21 February 1997

18:30 UTC+8

China	3–1	Singapore
Fan Zhiyi 6' (pen.) Li Jinyu 59' Su Maozhen 82'	Report	Nazri Nasir 73'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Selearajan Subramaniam (Malaysia)

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23 February 1997

China	2–1	Finland
Li Ming 16' Hao Haidong 55'	Report	Sun Jihai 53' (o.g.)

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)

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23 February 1997

21:00 UTC+8

Malaysia	0–0	Singapore
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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25 February 1997

Finland	1–0	Singapore
Puhakainen 6'	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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25 February 1997

China	2–0	Malaysia
Su Maozhen 60' Sui Dongliang 72'	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)

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Group B

Teams qualified for next phase

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7
Zimbabwe	3	1	2	0	8	2	+6	5
Indonesia	3	1	1	1	1	2	–1	4
Vietnam	3	0	0	3	0	11	−11	0

22 February 1997

Indonesia	0–0	Zimbabwe
	Report

Kuala Lumpur

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22 February 1997

Vietnam	0–4	Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Muharemović 29' Pintul 45' (pen.) Smječanin 52' (pen.) Repuh 87'

Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Nik Ahmad Haji Yaakub (Malaysia)

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24 February 1997

Zimbabwe	2–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dinyero 24' Gorowa 75'		Hrnjić 58' Muharemović 67'

Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Selearajin Subramaniam (Malaysia)

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24 February 1997

Indonesia	1–0	Vietnam
Widodo Putro 3'	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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26 February 1997

Zimbabwe	6–0	Vietnam
Mushangazhike 5', 8', 55' Bunjira 7', 83' Zviripayi 70'	Report

Kuala Lumpur

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26 February 1997

Indonesia	0–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Pintul 30' (pen.) Hrnjić 44'

Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Nik Ahmad Yaakub (Malaysia)

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Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	28 February – Kuala Lumpur
	China	3
					2 March – Kuala Lumpur
	Zimbabwe	1
					China	3
	28 February – Kuala Lumpur
					Bosnia and Herzegovina	0
	Malaysia	0
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1

Semifinals

28 February 1997

China	3–1	Zimbabwe
Fan Zhiyi 22', 58' Li Ming 29'	Report	Nkathazo 88'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Nik Ahmad Yaakub (Malaysia)

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28 February 1997

Malaysia	0–1	Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Hrnjić 36'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Kim Young-yoo (South Korea)

Finals

2 March 1997

China	3–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Li Jinyu 54' Zhang Xiaorui 59' Hao Haidong 81'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Hazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

Award

1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia winner
China 1st title