1971 Merdeka Tournament

1971 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
Dates August
Teams 12
Final positions
Champions  Burma (3rd title)
Runners-up  Indonesia
Third place  South Korea
Fourth place  Taiwan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 37
Goals scored 126 (3.41 per match)

The 1971 Merdeka Tournament was held in August 1971 with 12 participating teams.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Korea Republic XI 540191+88
 Taiwan 531184+47
 Malaysia 521264+25
 South Vietnam 52038804
Japan Japan XI 520361154
 Thailand 510461592

09.08.1971
Korea Republic XI South Korea 3 0 Japan Japan XI
Kang Chong-Tae  54'  78'
Na San-Soo  73'

10.08.1971
Korea Republic XI South Korea 0 1  Taiwan
Tsang Kiang Hung  67' (pen)

12.08.1971
Malaysia  0 1 Korea Republic XI South Korea
Kang Chong-Tae  86'

15.08.1971
Korea Republic XI Japan 1 0  South Vietnam
Na Seong-Soo  43'

06.08.1971
Korea Republic XI South Korea 4 0  Thailand
Sultan Muhammad Stadium, Kota Bharu

07.08.1971
Malaysia  0 0  Taiwan

12.08.1971
Taiwan  3 2  South Vietnam
Ho Sun Wah  10'
Leung Siu Wah  44'
Chan Ciu Ki  82'
Trat Tiet Anh  35'
Vo Ba Hung  43'

??.08.1971
Japan XI Japan 2 0  Taiwan

09.08.1971
Taiwan  4 0  Thailand
Tsang Keng Hong  20'
Chan Chiu Ki  28'
Cheung Chi Doy  75'
Cheung Tze Wai  80'

04.08.1971
Malaysia  2 0  South Vietnam

11.08.1971
Malaysia  4 1 Japan XI Japan
V. Krishnasamy  20'
Yap Eng Kok  48'
Bahwandi  54'  76'
N. Hidaka  33'

15.08.1971
Malaysia  0 2  Thailand
Jaroongsak  57'
Songthai  85'

??.08.1971
Japan XI Japan 0 2  South Vietnam
Tran Van Xiah  20'
Cu Sinh  42'

11.08.1971
South Vietnam  4 2  Thailand
Vo Ba Hung  4'
Cu Sinh  8'  77'
Tran Van Kinh  72'
Suchin Kasiwat  15'
Nut Romrongvejt  24'

04.08.1971
Japan XI Japan 3 2  Taiwan

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Indonesia 5410154+19
 Burma 5311174+137
 Singapore 522191126
 Hong Kong 520351164
 India 5113101773
 Philippines 50147169'1

06.08.1971
India  1 9  Burma

10.08.1971
India  2 2  Singapore
Amir Bahadur  12'
Shyam Thapa  68'
Quah Kim Lye  32'
R. Krishnan  88'

08.08.1971
India  1 3  Indonesia
Mohammad Habeeb  42' Waskito  1'  55'  58'

16.08.1971
India  5 1  Philippines
S. Bhowmick  17'  50'  62'
Mohammed Habeeb  38'
Shyam Thapa  42'
Thomas Lozano  80'

14.08.1971
India  1 2  Hong Kong
S. Neemudin  85' Wo Kwok Hung  20'
Li Kwok  44'

09.08.1971
Indonesia  2 2  Burma
Abdul Kadir  58'  79' Win Nyunt  38'
Hla Tay  82'

13.08.1971
Indonesia  4 0  Singapore
Waskito  17'  63'  70'
Abdul Kadir  33'

??.08.1971
Indonesia  3 0  Hong Kong

11.08.1971
Indonesia  3 1  Philippines
Waskito  5'
Jacob Sihasale  22'
Djunaedi Abdillah  70'
Miguel Crame  32'

08.08.1971
Burma  0 1  Singapore
Dollah Kassim  33' (pen)

??.08.1971
Burma  4 0  Hong Kong
Tin Aung Moe  3'  80'
Win Maung  38'
Tan Soe  72'

14.08.1971
Burma  2 0  Philippines
Than Soe  16'  88'

05.08.1971
Singapore  2 1  Hong Kong
Kua Kim Lai  30'
Chin Yoon Siang  56'
Li Kwok Keung  17'

??.08.1971
Singapore  4 4  Philippines

09.08.1971
Hong Kong  2 1  Philippines
Tang Hung Cheong  40'
Lo Hung Hoi  67'
Jose Mari Martinez  56'

Eleventh place

17.08.1971
Philippines  3 1  Thailand

Ninth place

18.08.1971
Japan XI Japan 1 0  India

Seventh place

??.08.1971
South Vietnam  3 1  Hong Kong

Fifth place

20.08.1971
Malaysia  4 2  Singapore
Salleh Ibrahim  12'  52'
Mohsein Alias  50'
Rahim Abdullah  76'
Arshad Khamis  34'
Quah Kim Lye  83'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

17.08.1971
Korea Republic XI South Korea 0 1  Burma
Aye Maung  62'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 15.000

18.08.1971
Indonesia  1 0  Taiwan
Jacob Sihasale  39'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 16.500

Third place

20.08.1971
Korea Republic XI South Korea 2 0  Taiwan
Lee Chung-Wee  36'  58'

Final

21.08.1971
Burma  1 0  Indonesia
Hla Tay  22'

References

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