| Tourney Name: | Pestabola Merdeka |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Country: | Malaysia |
| Dates: | 13–19 August |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion: | New Zealand |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | Malaysia |
| Matches: | 7 |
| Goals: | 13 |
| Prevseason: | 1995 |
| Nextseason: | 2001 |
The 2000 Merdeka Tournament was the 36th incidence of the Merdeka Tournament and was held 13 to 19 August 2000.
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC style="width: 20px;" | Teams qualified for next phase |
Single Group Stage
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Malaysia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
 New Zealand | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
 Oman | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |
| Malaysia U-22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 |