1975 Merdeka Tournament

1975 Merdeka Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Federation of Malaya
Dates	29 July – 17 August 1975
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (1st title)
Runners-up	Malaysia
Third place	Burma
Fourth place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	105 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Yu Kwok Kit (8 goals)
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The 1975 Merdeka Tournament was the nineteenth edition of the annual football tournament hosted by Malaysia. It took place from 29 July to 17 August 1975 with eight participating nations.

Venues

Kuala Lampur
Merdeka Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	7	7	0	0	25	5	20	14
Malaysia	7	6	0	1	14	6	8	12
Burma	7	4	0	3	18	8	10	8
Japan	7	4	0	3	14	8	6	8
Hong Kong	7	3	0	4	17	13	4	6
Indonesia	7	3	0	4	12	16	−4	6
Thailand	7	0	1	6	2	18	−16	1
Bangladesh	7	0	1	6	3	31	−28	1

29 July 1975 (1975-07-29)

Malaysia	1–3	South Korea
Mokhtar 90'		Kim Jin-kook 2' Cha Bum-kun 38' Park Sung-hwa 84'

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

29 July 1975 (1975-07-29)

Indonesia	4–0	Bangladesh
Junaedi 2', 24' Waskito 7', 80'

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

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30 July 1975 (1975-07-30)

Japan	0–2	Hong Kong
	Report	Yu Kwok Kit Unknown (o.g.)

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Attendance: 8,000

30 July 1975 (1975-07-30)

Burma	1–0	Thailand
Thein Aung	Report

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

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1 August 1975 (1975-08-01)

Burma	2–0	Indonesia
Thein Aung 1' Than Soe 35'	Report

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Attendance: 30,000

1 August 1975 (1975-08-01)

South Korea	1–0	Hong Kong
Kim Jin-kook 68'	Report

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: G.Abeysekra (Malaysia)

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2 August 1975 (1975-08-02)

Thailand	1–1	Bangladesh
Sithipok 5' (pen.)	Report	Salahuddin 56'

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Referee: Chen Tam Shing (Hong Kong)

2 August 1975 (1975-08-02)

Malaysia	2–0	Japan
Isa 6' Wong Choon Wah 16'	Report

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: U Tin Htut (Burma)

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3 August 1975 (1975-08-03)

Hong Kong	2–3	Indonesia
Fung Chi Ming 18', 37'	Report	Risdianto 71', 85' Waskito 82'

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

3 August 1975 (1975-08-03)

South Korea	3–2	Burma
Cho Dong-hyun 8' Kim Jae-han 10' Kim Ho-kon 49' (pen.)	Report	Than Soe 23' Khin Maung Tint 45'

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Referee: S.Kathiravale (Malaysia)

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4 August 1975 (1975-08-04)

Japan	3–0	Bangladesh
Kamamoto 12', 88' Fujishima 58'	Report

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Attendance: 4,000

4 August 1975 (1975-08-04)

Malaysia	1–0	Thailand
Mokhtar 85'	Report

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Referee: Toshio Asami (Japan)

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6 August 1975 (1975-08-06)

Malaysia	3–0	Bangladesh
Ali 5' Isa 55' Mokhtar 59'	Report

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Chen Tam Shing (Hong Kong)

6 August 1975 (1975-08-06)

Burma	5–0	Hong Kong
Aye Maung Lay 36' Khin Maung Tint 61', ?' Thein Aung 86' Mya Kyaing ?'	Report

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

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7 August 1975 (1975-08-07)

Japan	3–1	Indonesia
Kamamoto 30', 38' Fujishima 32'	Report	Waskito 19'

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

7 August 1975 (1975-08-07)

South Korea	6–0	Thailand
Kim Jin-kook 14', 20', 43' Cha Bum-kun 41' Park Byung-chul 74' Lee Young-moo 83'	Report

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Referee: Koh Guan Kiat (Malaysia)

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8 August 1975 (1975-08-08)

Burma	7–1	Bangladesh
Than Soe 29', 33', 35' Khin Maung Tint 38', 73' Mya Kyaing 53', 61'	Report	Salahuddin 67'

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

8 August 1975 (1975-08-08)

Malaysia	3–1	Hong Kong
Isa ?' Mokhtar 56' Wong Choon Wah 61'	Report	Lau Wing Yip 89'

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Referee: Toshio Asami (Japan)

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9 August 1975 (1975-08-09)

Thailand	2–1	Indonesia
Preecha 88'	Report	Risdianto 55' Amnart ?' (o.g.)

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Attendance: 1,000

9 August 1975 (1975-08-09)

South Korea	3–1	Japan
Cha Bum-kun 4', 42', 47'	Report	Ochiai 17'

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

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10 August 1975 (1975-08-10)

Hong Kong	9–1	Bangladesh
Kwok Ka Ming 6' Yu Kwok Kit ?', 32', ?', ?' Lai Yik Shu 40' Sze Kin Hay 42', ?' Fung Chi Ming ?'	Report	Salahuddin 85'

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

10 August 1975 (1975-08-10)

Malaysia	2–1	Burma
Shah Norbit 36' Mokhtar ?'	Report	Tin Sein 53'

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Toshio Asami (Japan)

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11 August 1975 (1975-08-11)

South Korea	5–1	Indonesia
Cha Bum-kun 22' Cho Dong-hyun 39', 59' Yoo Dong-chun 82' Park Sung-hwa 84'	Report	Junaedi 89' (pen.)

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Referee: Zainal Abidin (Malaysia)

11 August 1975 (1975-08-11)

Japan	4–0	Thailand
Fujishima 9' Yoshimura 25' Watanabe 67' Ochiai 85'	Report

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

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14 August 1975 (1975-08-14)

Burma	0–2	Japan
	Report	Watanabe 31' Kamamoto 35'

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

14 August 1975 (1975-08-14)

Malaysia	2–1	Indonesia
Soh Chin Ann 43' Salleh 85'	Report	Nobon 87'

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Referee: Chen Tam Shing (Hong Kong)

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15 August 1975 (1975-08-15)

South Korea	4–0	Bangladesh
Kim Jin-kook 41' Park Sung-hwa 57', 60' Cha Bum-kun 87'	Report

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

15 August 1975 (1975-08-15)

Thailand	0–3	Hong Kong
	Report	Yu Kwok Kit 5', 11', 65'

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Final

17 August 1975 (1975-08-17)

South Korea	1–0	Malaysia
Lee Young-moo 31'	Report

Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lampur

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Toshio Asami (Japan)

References

• Morrison, Neil. "Merdeka Tournament 1975 (Malaysia)". RSSSF.com
• "MERDEKA TURNAMENT: REVISED FIXTURES The Straits Times, 26 July 1975, Page 31". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025.