1958 Merdeka Tournament

1958 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host country	Federation of Malaya
Dates	30 August – 4 September
Teams	5
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Malaya (1st title)
Runners-up	Hong Kong
Third place	Indonesia
Fourth place	Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	38 (3.8 per match)

The 1958 Merdeka Tournament was the second edition of the annual tournament hosted by Malaya. It took place from August 30 to September 4 with five participating nations.

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Malaya	4	3	1	0	8	2	+6	7
Hong Kong League XI	4	3	0	1	9	7	+2	6
Indonesia	4	2	0	2	9	6	+3	4
Singapore	4	0	2	2	4	8	−4	2
South Vietnam	4	0	1	3	8	15	−7	1

Results

30 August 1958

Malaya	3–2	Indonesia

30 August 1958

Singapore	4–4	South Vietnam

31 August 1958

Hong Kong League XI	5–3	South Vietnam

31 August 1958

Indonesia	2–0	Singapore

1 September 1958

Malaya	3–0	Hong Kong League XI

2 September 1958

Malaya	0–0	Singapore

2 September 1958

Indonesia	4–1	South Vietnam

3 September 1958

Hong Kong League XI	2–0	Singapore

4 September 1958

Malaya	2–0	South Vietnam

4 September 1958

Hong Kong League XI	2–1	Indonesia

References

RSSSF

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