1962 Merdeka Tournament

1962 Merdeka Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Federation of Malaya
Dates	8 September – 19 September
Teams	9
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 played	18
Goals scored	65 (3.61 per match)
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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 Israel were originally invited but the invitation was later rescinded on September 3.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	4	4	0	0	16	1	+15	8
South Korea B	4	3	0	1	8	5	+3	6
South Vietnam	4	1	1	2	9	7	+2	3
Singapore	4	1	1	2	7	6	+1	3
Philippines	4	0	0	4	2	23	−21	0

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Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Pakistan	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Malaya	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	4
Burma	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	2
Japan	3	0	2	1	4	6	−2	2

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Third place play-off[]

Final[]

References[]

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