Tournament details | |
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Host country | Federation of Malaya |
Dates | 30 August – 6 September |
Teams | 7 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Malaya (2nd title) |
Runners-up | India |
Third place | South Vietnam |
Fourth place | Hong Kong |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 14 |
Goals scored | 52 (3.71 per match) |
The 1959 Merdeka Tournament was the third edition of the Merdeka Tournament which was an annual tournament hosted in Malaya. It took place from August 30 to September 6 with seven participating nations.
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.
India | 2–0 | Singapore |
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Rahmatullah 52' Balaram 61' | Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
Singapore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
South Korea | 4–1 | Singapore |
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South Korea | 0–0 | Japan |
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South Korea | 3–1 | Japan |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Malaya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
South Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Malaya | 4–3 | South Vietnam |
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India | 2–0 | Hong Kong |
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Zulfiqaruddin 8' Kannan 79' | Report |
South Vietnam | 2–2 | India |
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Do Thoi Vinh 20', 53' | Report | Zulfiqaruddin 8' Kannan 56' |
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