1962 Merdeka Tournament

1962 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFederation of Malaya
Dates8 September – 19 September
Teams9
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Indonesia (1st title)
Runners-up Pakistan
Third place Malaya
Fourth place South Korea B
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored65 (3.61 per match)
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1963 →

The 1962 Merdeka Tournament was the fifth edition of the annual football 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 Israel were originally invited but the invitation was later rescinded on September 3.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
 Indonesia 4400161+158
 South Korea B 430185+36
 South Vietnam 411297+23
 Singapore 411276+13
 Philippines 4004223−210
South Korea B 3–2 Philippines
Lim Kook Chan 1', 17' (?) Report Wieneke 64', 65'
Referee: Oei Poh Hwa
Indonesia 2–0 Singapore
Mariojus 58'
Timisela 68'
South Korea B 3–0 South Vietnam
Kim Sam-nak 34'
Chun Kang-moon 65', 80'
Indonesia 9–0 Philippines
Solong 7', 35', 61'
Timisela 30', 79'
Majorijus 51'
Suwarman 53'
Tahir 66'		 Report
Singapore 5–0 Philippines
Stringfellow 20', 48', 62'
B. Yu 53'
Ariffin 72'
Indonesia 2–1 South Vietnam
Mubarak 43'
Timisela 50'		 Phan Duong Cam 46' (pen.)
South Korea B 2–0 Singapore
Lee Young-keun 13'
Lim Kook-chan 27'
South Vietnam 6–0 Philippines
Van Quang (?)
Thoi Vinh (?)
Van Yen (?)
Tran Tu (?)
Tran Ta (?)		 Report
South Vietnam 2–2 Singapore
29'
63'		 Report (?)
43'
South Korea B 0–3 Indonesia
Timisela 30'
Marinus Manuhutu 57'
Suidariman 70'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Pakistan 312021+15
 Malaya 312054+14
 Burma 31025502
 Japan 302146−22
Malaya 2–2 Japan
Choe 49' (pen.)
Ghani 64'		 Yaegashi 17'
Kawabuchi 41'
Pakistan 1–0 Burma
Jehan 44'
Pakistan 1–1 Japan
Moosa 29' Yaegashi 42'
Malaya 3–2 Burma
Ghani 15'
Noordin 53' (pen.)
Arthur 67'		 Ko Ko Gyi 48', 76'
Burma 3–1 Japan
Kawabuchi 64'
Malaya 0–0 Pakistan

Third place play-off

Malaya 3–1 South Korea B
Mahat Ambu 3'
Richard Choe 47'
Robert 56'		 Report Woo Jin 72'

Final

Indonesia 2–1 Pakistan
 Report Moosa 28'
Attendance: 30,000

Winner

 Football At The 1962 Merdeka Tournament 

Indonesia
Second title

References

  • Morrison, Neil. "Merdeka Tournament 1962 (Malaya)". RSSSF.
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