1959 Merdeka Tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Federation of Malaya |
| Dates | 30 August – 6 September |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Malaya (1950–1963).svg Malaya (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| Third place | File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam |
| Fourth place | Hong Kong Hong Kong |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 52 (3.71 per match) |
← 1958 1960 → | |
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The 1959 Merdeka Tournament was the third edition of the Merdeka Tournament which was an annual tournament hosted in Malaya. It took place from August 30 to September 6 with seven participating nations.
First round
A series of knockout ties was held to determine which teams would compete in the second round. The match between South Vietnam and Singapore required a replay as the score was level at the end of the first match.
| India File:Flag of India.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmatullah File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Balaram File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' |
Report |
Attendance: 20,000
Replay
Second round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Malaya (1950–1963).svg Malaya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | Champions |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 | |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| India File:Flag of India.svg | 2–0 | Hong Kong Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Zulfiqaruddin File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Kannan File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Report |
Attendance: 11,000
| Malaya File:Flag of Malaya (1950–1963).svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of India.svg India |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Choe File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' (pen.) | Report | Kannan File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
Attendance: 18,000
Consolation round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Play-off
References
- 1959 Merdeka Tournament at RSSSF
- Chaudhuri, Arunava (1999). "The Indian Senior Team at the 1959 Merdeka Cup". www.indianfootball.de. IndianFootball. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. (information given by Jaydeep Basu, Sunil Warrier, and Gautam Roy).