1971 Merdeka Tournament

1971 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
Dates August
Teams 12
Final positions
Champions  Burma (3rd title)
Runners-up  Indonesia
Third place  South Korea
Fourth place  Taiwan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 37
Goals scored 126 (3.41 per match)

The 1971 Merdeka Tournament was held in August 1971 with 12 participating teams.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Korea Republic XI 540191+88
 Taiwan 531184+47
 Malaysia 521264+25
 South Vietnam 52038804
Japan Japan XI 5203611−54
 Thailand 5104615−92
Korea Republic XI South Korea 3 – 0 Japan Japan XI
Kang Chong-Tae  54'  78'
Na San-Soo  73'
Korea Republic XI South Korea 0 – 1  Taiwan
Tsang Kiang Hung  67' (pen)
Malaysia  0 – 1 South Korea Korea Republic XI
Kang Chong-Tae  86'
Korea Republic XI South Korea 1 – 0  South Vietnam
Na Seong-Soo  43'
Korea Republic XI South Korea 4 – 0  Thailand
Sultan Muhammad Stadium, Kota Bharu
Malaysia  0 – 0  Taiwan
Taiwan  3 – 2  South Vietnam
Ho Sun Wah  10'
Leung Siu Wah  44'
Chan Ciu Ki  82'		 Trat Tiet Anh  35'
Vo Ba Hung  43'
Japan XI Japan 2 – 0  Taiwan
Taiwan  4 – 0  Thailand
Tsang Keng Hong  20'
Chan Chiu Ki  28'
Cheung Chi Doy  75'
Cheung Tze Wai  80'
Malaysia  2 – 0  South Vietnam
Malaysia  4 – 1 Japan XI Japan
V. Krishnasamy  20'
Yap Eng Kok  48'
Bahwandi  54'  76'		 N. Hidaka  33'
Malaysia  0 – 2  Thailand
Jaroongsak  57'
Songthai  85'
Japan XI Japan 0 – 2  South Vietnam
Tran Van Xiah  20'
Cu Sinh  42'
South Vietnam  4 – 2  Thailand
Vo Ba Hung  4'
Cu Sinh  8'  77'
Tran Van Kinh  72'		 Suchin Kasiwat  15'
Nut Romrongvejt  24'
Japan XI Japan 3 – 2  Taiwan

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Indonesia 5410154+119
 Burma 5311174+137
 Singapore 5221911−26
 Hong Kong 5203511−64
 India 51131017−73
 Philippines 5014716−9'1
India  1 – 9  Burma
India  2 – 2  Singapore
Amar Bahadur  12'
Shyam Thapa  68'		 Quah Kim Lye  32'
R. Krishnan  88'
India  1 – 3  Indonesia
Mohammad Habib  42' Waskito  1'  55'  58'
India  5 – 1  Philippines
S. Bhowmick  17'  50'  62'
Mohammed Habib  38'
Shyam Thapa  42'		 Thomas Lozano  80'
India  1 – 2  Hong Kong
Syed Naeemuddin!S. Naeemuddin  85' Wo Kwok Hung  20'
Li Kwok  44'
Indonesia  2 – 2  Burma
Abdul Kadir  58'  79' Win Nyunt  38'
Hla Tay  82'
Indonesia  4 – 0  Singapore
Waskito  17'  63'  70'
Abdul Kadir  33'
Indonesia  3 – 0  Hong Kong
Indonesia  3 – 1  Philippines
Waskito  5'
Jacob Sihasale  22'
Djunaedi Abdillah  70'		 Miguel Crame  32'
Burma  0 – 1  Singapore
Dollah Kassim  33' (pen)
Burma  4 – 0  Hong Kong
Tin Aung Moe  3'  80'
Win Maung  38'
Tan Soe  72'
Burma  2 – 0  Philippines
Than Soe  16'  88'
Singapore  2 – 1  Hong Kong
Kua Kim Lai  30'
Chin Yoon Siang  56'		 Li Kwok Keung  17'
Singapore  4 – 4  Philippines
Hong Kong  2 – 1  Philippines
Tang Hung Cheong  40'
Lo Hung Hoi  67'		 Jose Mari Martinez  56'

Eleventh place

Philippines  3 – 1  Thailand

Ninth place

Japan XI Japan 1 – 0  India

Seventh place

South Vietnam  3 – 1  Hong Kong

Fifth place

Malaysia  4 – 2  Singapore
Salleh Ibrahim  12'  52'
Mohsein Alias  50'
Rahim Abdullah  76'		 Arshad Khamis  34'
Quah Kim Lye  83'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Korea Republic XI South Korea 0 – 1  Burma
Aye Maung  62'
Attendance: 15.000
Indonesia  1 – 0  Taiwan
Jacob Sihasale  39'
Attendance: 16.500

Third place

Korea Republic XI South Korea 2 – 0  Taiwan
Lee Chung-Wee  36'  58'

Final

Burma  1 – 0  Indonesia
Hla Tay  22'

References

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