Tournament details | |
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Host country | Federation of Malaya |
Dates | 31 August – 7 September |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Hong Kong (1st title) |
Runners-up | Indonesia |
Third place | South Vietnam |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 85 (5 per match) |
1958 → |
The first edition of the Merdeka Tournament was held in August and September 1957 in Malaya (now Malaysia). It was won by Hong Kong League XI. [nb 1] Singapore won a consolation tournament for teams that did not qualify for the final round.
A series of knockout ties was held to determine which teams would compete in the second round. The match between South Vietnam and Singapore required a replay as the score was level at the end of the first match.
Hong Kong League XI | 6–2 | Cambodia |
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Law Kwok Tai 28' Chow Man Chi 32' Lau Yee 35' (pen.) Kwok Yau 64' Mok Chun Wah 64' Ho Ying Fan 69' | Nguon Ban 22' Cham Rong 71' |
South Vietnam | 5–5 (a.e.t.) | Singapore |
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Lê Hữu Đức 5', 8', 31', 92' Lê Văn Hồ 29' | Peter Corthine 13', 17' Hatch 57', 61' Arthur Koh 95' |
Malaya | 5–2 | Burma |
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Kong Leong 19' Abdul Ghani Minhat 23' Govindarajoo 25' Wai Hong 37' Rahim Omar 47' | Yaui Do 33' Vernon Styles 42' |
First Round Replay
South Vietnam | 2–1 | Singapore |
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Nguyễn Văn Tư 48' Trần Văn Đôn 51' | Peter Corthine 85' |
The winning teams from the first round played a series of matches against one another. The team finishing top of the group was the tournament winner.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
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Hong Kong League XI | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | Champions |
Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | |
South Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 | |
Malaya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 |
Hong Kong League XI | 2–1 | Indonesia |
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Law Kwok Tai 42' Szeto Man 53' | Aang Witarsa 20' |
Malaya | 1–4 | South Vietnam |
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Abdul Ghani Minhat 12' | Kane 2', 55' Lê Hữu Đức 54', 62' |
Malaya | 3–3 | Hong Kong League XI |
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Abdul Ghani Minhat 26', 33' Cheok Foo 79' (pen.) | Law Kwok Tai 10', 23' Szeto Man 30' |
Indonesia | 3–1 | South Vietnam |
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Tee San Liong 10' Omo Suratmo 17' Saari 50' | Trần Văn Đôn 78' |
Malaya | 2–4 | Indonesia |
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Abdul Ghani Minhat 18', 40' | Jasrin Jusron 32', 70' Saari 55', 63' |
Hong Kong League XI | 3–1 | South Vietnam |
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Lau Yee 16' Szeto Man [nb 2] 37' Law Kwok Tai 58' | [3] | 85' (o.g.) |
The losing teams from the first round played a series of matches against one another as a consolation tournament. The team finishing top of the group was the winner of this tournament.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Singapore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 5 |
Burma | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 |
Cambodia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Singapore | 6–0 | Thailand |
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Peter Corthine 12', 60' Arthur Koh 61', 68' Ibrahim Mansoor 65' Hatch 70' |
Burma | 2–0 | Cambodia |
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Maung Maung 65' Pe-khin 75' |
Burma | 5–2 | Thailand |
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Samuel Gordon 27' Vernon Styles 32' Tun Kyi 40', 72' own goal 49' | Santan 10', 50' |
Singapore | 3–2 | Burma |
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Peter Corthine 9' Hatch 22' Ibrahim Hassan 34' | Suk Bahadur 42', 66' |
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1. One source (P.S.S.I, "Kenang-Kenangan P.S.S.I. 50th 19 April 1930 – 19 April 1980", 1980.) report this match as a 4–2 victory to Malaya.
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