Tournament details | |
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Host country | Federation of Malaya |
Dates | 26 July – 12 August 1973 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
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Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 75 (2.34 per match) |
← 1972 1974 → |
The 1973 Merdeka Tournament was the seventeenth edition of the annual football tournament hosted by Malaysia. It took place from 26 July to 12 August 1973 with ten participating nations.
Kuala Lampur |
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Merdeka Stadium |
Capacity: 20,000 |
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Singapore ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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2–1 |
India ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Bangladesh ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
5–6 |
Burma ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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5–4 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
South Korea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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India ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Malaysia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 8 |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
South Vietnam ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Kuwait ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Bangladesh ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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South Vietnam ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Burma ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Kuwait ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Singapore ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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South Vietnam ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
| 5–4 |
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South Korea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Burma ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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