1962 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Federation of Malaya |
Dates | 8 September – 19 September |
Teams | 9 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 65 (3.61 per match) |
The 1962 Merdeka Tournament was the fifth edition of the annual tournament hosted by Malaya. It took place from September 8 to September 19 with nine participating nations.
Teams
Thailand withdrew on August 31. Israel were originally invited but the invitation was later rescinded on September 3. All participating teams are the national teams except for South Korea. They was represented by a reserve team with some senior players, which flew directly from Seoul. Their senior national team returned home after finishing second in the Asian Games in Jakarta on September 4.
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 8 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 |
14 September 1962 |
Indonesia ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Mubarak ![]() Hengki Timisela ![]() |
Phan Duong Cam ![]() |
17 September 1962 |
South Korea B ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
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Hengki Timisela ![]() Marinus Manuhutu ![]() Suidariman ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
8 September 1962 |
Malaya ![]() |
2 – 2 | ![]() |
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Robert Choe ![]() Abdul Ghani Minhat ![]() |
Shigeo Yaegashi ![]() Saburo Kawabuchi ![]() |
13 September 1962 |
Malaya ![]() |
3 – 2 | ![]() |
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Abdul Ghani Minhat ![]() Abdullah Noordin ![]() Arthur Koh ![]() |
Ko Ko ![]() ![]() |
Third place play-off
Final
References
- Morrison, Neil. "Merdeka Tournament 1962 (Malaya)". RSSSF.com
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