1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup

1967 Quốc Khánh Cup
Vietnam National Day Tournament
Tournament details
Host country South Vietnam
City Saigon
Dates 4 November 1967 (1967-11-04)–
14 November 1967 (1967-11-14)
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions  Australia
Runners-up  South Korea
Third place  South Vietnam
Fourth place  Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 62 (3.88 per match)

The 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup (Vietnamese: 1967 Quốc Khánh Cup) was an invitational association football tournament.[1]

The competition took place during the Vietnam War. The participants were mostly national teams from the anti-communist nations. It was to become Australia's first honour in international football.

Participants

Group stage

Group A

South Vietnam  2–0  Singapore
Australia  5–3  New Zealand
South Vietnam  0–1  Australia
New Zealand  3–1  Singapore
South Vietnam  5–1  New Zealand
Australia  5–1  Singapore

Group B

Malaysia  3–2  Thailand
South Korea  1–0  Hong Kong
South Korea  3–1  Thailand
Hong Kong  0–2  Malaysia
Thailand  5–1  Hong Kong
South Korea  2–1  Malaysia

Knockout stage

 
Semi-FinalFinal
 
      
 
12 November
 
 
 Australia 1
 
14 November
 
 Malaysia 0
 
 Australia 3
 
12 November
 
 South Korea 2
 
 South Vietnam0
 
 
 South Korea 3
 
Third place playoff
 
 
14 November
 
 
 South Vietnam 4
 
 
 Malaysia 1

Semi-finals

Australia  1–0  Malaysia
South Vietnam  0–3  South Korea

Third place playoff

South Vietnam  4–1  Malaysia

Final

Australia  3–2  South Korea
Attendance: 14,547

References

  1. ↑ "(South) Vietnam Friendly Football Tournaments". rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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