1972 Merdeka Tournament

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1972 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
Dates12 July – 29 July
Teams12
Final positions
Champions South Korea (4th title)
Runners-up Malaysia
Third place Japan
Fourth placeMalaysia Malaysia B
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored142 (3.74 per match)
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The 1972 Merdeka Tournament was held from 12 July to 29 July 1972 in Malaysia. Twelve teams from 11 nations participated.

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaysia 5 5 0 0 18 3 +15 10
 Japan 5 4 0 1 21 6 +15 8
 Khmer Republic 5 2 1 2 12 14 −2 5
 Philippines 5 1 2 2 8 10 +−2 4
Myanmar Burma B 5 1 1 3 8 15 −7 3
 Sri Lanka 5 0 0 5 5 24 −19 0
Malaysia 4–1 Sri Lanka
Hamzah Hussein Goal 48'
Goal 56', 58', 61'		 Goal 76'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 15,000
Japan 4–1 Khmer Republic
Kamamoto Goal 50', 65', 72', 75' Goal 82'
Malaysia 1–0 Philippines
Goal 86' (o.g.)
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)
Khmer Republic 2–1Myanmar Burma B
Goal 11', 12' Goal 37'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Bishen Singh (Singapore)
Malaysia 4–0Myanmar Burma B
Wan Zawawi Goal 10'
Rahim Abdullah Goal 27'
Wong Choon Wah Goal 81'
Namat Abdullah Goal 87'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 25.000
Japan 5–0 Sri Lanka
Kamamoto Goal 5', 9', 58', 65', 89'
Khmer Republic 2–2 Philippines
Goal 40'
Goal 55'		 Goal 32'
Goal 56'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Japan 5–1 Philippines
Aritatsu Ogi Goal 22' (pen.)
Kozo Arai Goal 38', 46'
Yasuhiko Okudera Goal 44'
Kunishige Kamamoto Goal 69'		 M. Martinez Goal 62'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: K. Mahendran (Malaysia)
Burma B Myanmar5–2 Sri Lanka
Malaysia 6–1 Khmer Republic
Japan 6–1Myanmar Burma B
Kamamoto Goal 32', 42', 49'
Aritatsu Ogi Goal 56', 64'
Takaji Mori Goal 76' (pen.)		 Goal 39'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Philippines 4–1 Sri Lanka
Goal 34'
M. Martinez Goal 44'
Goal 59'
Miguel Crame Goal 63'		 Goal 70'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia 3–1 Japan
Wan Zawawi Goal 23'
S. Abdullah Goal 68', 86'		 Kunishige Kamamoto Goal 15'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 33.000
Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)
Khmer Republic 6–1 Sri Lanka
Goal 35'
Goal 39', 66'
Goal 42'
Goal 63' (pen.), 87'		 Goal 69'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Philippines 1–1Myanmar Burma B
Goal 84' Goal 33'

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 5 4 1 0 11 2 +9 9
Malaysia Malaysia B 5 4 0 1 11 5 61 8
 Hong Kong 5 2 2 1 8 7 +1 6
 Thailand 5 1 1 3 6 9 −3 3
 Indonesia 5 1 1 3 4 7 −3 3
 Singapore 5 0 1 4 2 12 −10 1
Malaysia B Malaysia1–3 South Korea
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Indonesia 0–0 Singapore
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Thaung Tin (Burma)
Hong Kong 0–0 South Korea
Thailand 2–0 Singapore
Chatchai Paholpat Goal 53' (pen.)
Niwat Srisawat Goal 76'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: S. Lourdes (Malaysia)
Malaysia B Malaysia2–1 Indonesia
Goal 24'
Goal 77'		 Goal 40'
South Korea 2–0 Thailand
Goal 51', 80' (pen.)
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Thaung Tin (Burma)
Hong Kong 4–1 Singapore
Goal 29'
Goal 35'
Goal 57'
Goal 67'		 Goal 17'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: B. Tolenttino (Philippines)
South Korea 4–1 Singapore
Ko Jae-wook Goal 13'
Cha Bum-kun Goal 23'
Dollah Kassim Goal 33' (o.g.)
Goal 50'		 Goal 44'
Referee: Meth Sak (Khmer Republic)
Malaysia B Malaysia4–1 Hong Kong
Mohammed Bakar Goal 28'
Goal 62'
Isa Bakar Goal 73'
Wan Hassan Goal 83'		 Goal 75'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Thaung Tin (Burma)
Thailand 2–3 Indonesia
Goal 12', 84' Goal 50'
Goal 64', 79'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala lumpur
Referee: T. Kimura (Japan)
Malaysia B Malaysia2–0 Thailand
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Hong Kong 1–0 Indonesia
Goal 89'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
South Korea 2–0 Indonesia
Lee Hoi-taek Goal 51'
Cha Bum-kun Goal 56'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: H.S Dhillon (Singapore)
Malaysia B Malaysia2–0 Singapore
Goal 43'
Goal 73'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Salam Sunaryo (Indonesia)
Hong Kong 2–2 Thailand
Goal 22' (pen.) Goal 69' Somnuk Goal 42'
Saman Goal 49'

Eleventh place[]

Singapore 6–1 Sri Lanka
S. P. Leong Goal 24', 62', 84'
Goal 44', 56'
Goal 87'		 Goal 25'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Ninth place[]

Burma B Myanmar3–2 Indonesia
Goal 44', 80'
Goal 89'		 Goal 10'
Goal 59'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Seventh place[]

Thailand 4–0 Philippines
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Fifth place[]

Khmer Republic 1–0 Hong Kong
Goal 49'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Knockout stage[]

Semi-finals[]

Malaysia 4–0Malaysia Malaysia B
Mokhtar Dahari Goal 12'
Wong Choon Wah Goal 21'
Soh Chin Aun Goal 59'
Goal 59'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 20.000
South Korea 3–0 Japan
Goal 27', 64'
Goal 58'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 30.000

Third place[]

Malaysia B Malaysia0–1 Japan
Kamamoto Goal 12'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Final[]

Malaysia 1–2 South Korea
Soh Chin Aun Goal 68' M. Chandran Goal 44' (o.g.)
Cha Bum-kun Goal 49'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: T. Kimura (Japan)

References[]

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