1962 Merdeka Tournament

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.

1962 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFederation of Malaya
Dates8 September 19 September
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (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)

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 Israel were originally invited but the invitation was later rescinded on September 3.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 4004223210
South Korea B 3 2 Philippines

Indonesia 2 0 Singapore
Mariojus  58'
Hengki Timisela  68'
South Korea B 3 0 South Vietnam
Kim Sam-Nak  34'
Chun Kang-Moon  65'  80'

Indonesia 9 0 Philippines

Singapore 5 0 Philippines
Stringfellow  20'  48'  62'
B. Yu  53'
Ariffin  72'

Indonesia 2 1 South Vietnam
Mubarak  43'
Hengki Timisela  50'
Phan Duong Cam  46' (pen)

South Korea B 2 0 Singapore
Lee Young-Keun  13'
Lim Kook-Chan  27'


South Vietnam 2 2 Singapore
South Korea B 0 3 Indonesia
Hengki 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 30214622
Malaya 2 2 Japan
Robert Choe  49' (pen)
Abdul Ghani Minhat  64'
Shigeo Yaegashi  17'
Saburo Kawabuchi  41'

Pakistan 1 0 Burma

Pakistan 1 1 Japan
Moosa  29' Shigeo Yaegashi  42'

Malaya 3 2 Burma
Abdul Ghani Minhat  15'
Abdullah Noordin  53' (pen)
Arthur Koh  67'
Ko Ko  48'  76'

Burma 2 1 Japan
Saburo Kawabuchi  64'

Malaya 0 0 Pakistan

Third place play-off

Malaya 3 1 South Korea B

Final

Indonesia 2 1 Pakistan
Solong Hajah  35' Timisela  36' Moosa  28'
Attendance: 30,000

References

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