1972 Merdeka Tournament
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Malaysia |
Dates | 12 July – 29 July |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 38 |
Goals scored | 142 (3.74 per match) |
The 1972 Merdeka Tournament was held from 12 July to 29 July 1972 in Malaysia. Twelve teams from 11 nations participated.
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 10 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 8 | |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 5 | |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +−2 | 4 | |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 0 |
Malaysia | 4–1 | |
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Hamzah Hussein S. Abdullah |
M. Nizarden |
Attendance: 15,000
Japan | 4–1 | |
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Kamamoto |
Doeuk Miladord |
Malaysia | 1–0 | |
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Edmundo Veloso |
Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)
Khmer Republic | 2–1 | |
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Sok Sun Hean |
Pan Sit |
Referee: Bishen Singh (Singapore)
Malaysia | 4–0 | |
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Wan Zawawi Rahim Abdullah Wong Choon Wah Namat Abdullah |
Attendance: 25.000
Khmer Republic | 2–2 | |
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Doeuk Miladord Dan Phalla |
I. Lozano Miguel Grame |
Japan | 5–1 | |
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Aritatsu Ogi Kozo Arai Yasuhiko Okudera Kunishige Kamamoto |
M. Martinez |
Referee: K. Mahendran (Malaysia)
Burma B | 5–2 | |
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Japan | 6–1 | |
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Kamamoto Aritatsu Ogi Takaji Mori |
Maung Maung Khin |
Philippines | 4–1 | |
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Juan Gutierrez M. Martinez I. Lozano Miguel Crame |
Hasshimdeen |
Malaysia | 3–1 | |
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Wan Zawawi S. Abdullah |
Kunishige Kamamoto |
Khmer Republic | 6–1 | |
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Doeur Soekhom Sea Cheng Eang Sok Sun Seah Doeuk Miladord |
Hassimdeen |
Philippines | 1–1 | |
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Group B
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 61 | 8 | |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
Malaysia B | 1–3 | |
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Hong Kong | 0–0 | |
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Thailand | 2–0 | |
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Chatchai Paholpat Niwat Srisawat |
Malaysia B | 2–1 | |
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South Korea | 2–0 | |
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Park Yi-chun |
Referee: Thaung Tin (Burma)
Hong Kong | 4–1 | |
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Cheng Kwok Kan Wong Tak Choi Cheung Yiu Kwok Ip Kuk Kwong |
Samat Alipitchay |
Referee: B. Tolenttino (Philippines)
South Korea | 4–1 | |
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Ko Jae-wook Cha Bum-kun Dollah Kassim Park Yi-chun |
Samat Alipitchay |
Referee: Meth Sak (Khmer Republic)
Malaysia B | 4–1 | |
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Mohammed Bakar Rada Gopal Isa Bakar Wan Hassan |
Chung Cor Wai |
Referee: Thaung Tin (Burma)
Thailand | 2–3 | |
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Sutdtha Sudsaraat |
Sarman Panggabean Tumsila |
Referee: T. Kimura (Japan)
Malaysia B | 2–0 | |
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South Korea | 2–0 | |
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Lee Hoi-taek Cha Bum-kun |
Referee: H.S Dhillon (Singapore)
Malaysia B | 2–0 | |
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Zulkifli Norbit Mahadi Yusoff |
Referee: Salam Sunaryo (Indonesia)
Eleventh place
[edit]Singapore | 6–1 | |
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S. P. Leong Samat Alipitchay S. Rajagopal |
Clement da Silva |
Ninth place
[edit]Burma B | 3–2 | |
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Khin Maung Tin Nyi Nyi Tun |
Andi Lala Karno Wahid |
Seventh place
[edit]Fifth place
[edit]Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Malaysia | 4–0 | |
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Mokhtar Dahari Wong Choon Wah Soh Chin Aun Harun Jusoh |
Attendance: 20.000
South Korea | 3–0 | |
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Park Soo-duk Park Yi-chun |
Attendance: 30.000
Third place
[edit]Final
[edit]Malaysia | 1–2 | |
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Soh Chin Aun |
M. Chandran Cha Bum-kun |
References
[edit]- Morrison, Neil; Jovanovic, Bojan. "Merdeka Tournament 1972 (Malaysia)". RSSSF.com