1972 Merdeka Tournament

The 1972 Merdeka Tournament was held from 12 July to 29 July 1972 in Malaysia. Twelve teams from 11 nations participated.

1972 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
Dates12 July – 29 July
Teams12
Final positions
Champions South Korea (4th title)
Runners-up Malaysia
Third place Japan
Fourth place Malaysia B
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored142 (3.74 per match)

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaysia 5500183+1510
 Japan 5401216+158
 Khmer Republic 52121214−25
 Philippines 5122810+−24
Burma B 5113815−73
 Sri Lanka 5005524−190
Malaysia 4 – 1 Sri Lanka
Hamzah Hussein  48'
S. Abdullah  56'  58'  61'		 M. Nizarden  76'
Attendance: 15.000
Japan 4 – 1 Khmer Republic
Kamamoto  50'  65'  72'  75' Doeuk Miladord  82'
Malaysia 1 – 0 Philippines
Edmundo Veloso  86' (o.g)
Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)
Khmer Republic 2 – 1 Burma B
Sok Sun Hean  11'  12' Pan Sit  37'
Referee: Bishen Singh (Singapore)
Malaysia 4 – 0 Burma B
Wan Zawawi  10'
Rahim Abdullah  27'
Wong Choon Wah  81'
Namat Abdullah  87'
Attendance: 25.000
Japan 5 – 0 Sri Lanka
Kamamoto  5'  9'  58'  65'  89'
Khmer Republic 2 – 2 Philippines
Doeuk Miladord  40'
Dan Phalla  55'		 I. Lozano  32'
Miguel Grame  56'
Japan 5 – 1 Philippines
Aritatsu Ogi  22' (pen)
Kozo Arai  38'  46'
Yasuhiko Okudera  44'
Kunishige Kamamoto  69'		 M. Martinez  62'
Referee: K. Mahendran (Malaysia)
Burma B 5 – 2 Sri Lanka
Malaysia 6 – 1 Khmer Republic
Japan 6 – 1 Burma B
Kamamoto  32'  42'  49'
Aritatsu Ogi  56'  64'
Takaji Mori  76' (pen)		 Maung Maung Khin  39'
Philippines 4 – 1 Sri Lanka
Juan Gutierrez  34'
M. Martinez  44'
I.Lozano  59'
Miguel Crame  63'		 Hasshimdeen  70'
Malaysia 3 – 1 Japan
Wan Zawawi  23'
S. Abdullah  68'  86'		 Kunishige Kamamoto  15'
Attendance: 33.000
Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)
Khmer Republic 6 – 1 Sri Lanka
Doeur Soekhom  35'
Sea Cheng Eang  39'  66'
Sok Sun Seah  42'
Doeuk Miladord  63' (pen)  87'		 Hashimdeen  69'
Philippines 1 – 1 Burma B
 84'  33'

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 5410112+99
Malaysia B 5401115618
 Hong Kong 522187+16
 Thailand 511369−33
 Indonesia 511347−33
 Singapore 5014212−101
Malaysia B 1 – 3 South Korea
Indonesia 0 – 0 Singapore
Referee: Thaung Tin (Burma)
Hong Kong 0 – 0 South Korea
Thailand 2 – 0 Singapore
Chatchai Paholpat  53' (pen)
Niwat Srisawat  76'
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: S. Lourdes (Malaysia)
Malaysia B 2 – 1 Indonesia
 24'
 77'		  40'
South Korea 2 – 0 Thailand
Park Yi-Chun  51'  80' (pen)
Referee: Thaung Tin (Burma)
Hong Kong 4 – 1 Singapore
Cheng Kwok Kan  29'
Wong Tak Choi  35'
Cheung Yiu Kwok  57'
Ip Kuk Kwong  67'		 Samat Alipitchay  17'
Referee: B. Tolenttino (Philippines)
South Korea 4 – 1 Singapore
Ko Jae-Wook  13'
Cha Bum-Kun  23'
Dollah Kassim  33' (o.g)
Park Yi-Chun  50'		 Samat Alipitchay  44'
Referee: Meth Sak (Khmer Republic)
Malaysia B 4 – 1 Hong Kong
Mohammed Bakar  28'
Rada Gopal  62'
Isa Bakar  73'
Wan Hassan  83'		 Chung Cor Wai  75'
Referee: Thaung Tin (Burma)
Thailand 2 – 3 Indonesia
Sutdtha Sudsaraat  12'  84' Sarman Panggabean  50'
Tumsila  64'  79'
Referee: T. Kimura (Japan)
Malaysia B 2 – 0 Thailand
Hong Kong 1 – 0 Indonesia
Wong Tak Choi  89'
South Korea 2 – 0 Indonesia
Lee Hoi-Taek  51'
Cha Bum-Kun  56'
Referee: H.S Dhillon (Singapore)
Malaysia B 2 – 0 Singapore
Zulkifli Norbit  43'
Mahadi Yusoff  73'
Referee: Salam Sunaryo (Indonesia)
Hong Kong 2 – 2 Thailand
C.Y Kwok  22' (pen)  69' Somnuk  42'
Saman  49'

Eleventh place
Singapore 6 – 1 Sri Lanka
S. P. Leong  24'  62'  84'
Samat Alipitchay  44'  56'
S. Rajagopal  87'		 Clement da Silva  25'

Ninth place
Burma B 3 – 2 Indonesia
Khin Maung Tin  44'  80'
Nyi Nyi Tun  89'		 Andi Lala  10'
Karno Wahid  59'

Seventh place
Thailand 4 – 0 Philippines

Fifth place
Khmer Republic 1 – 0 Hong Kong
Sleyman Selim  49'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Malaysia 4 – 0 Malaysia B
Mokhtar Dahari  12'
Wong Choon Wah  21'
Soh Chin Aun  59'
Harun Jusoh  59'
Attendance: 20.000
South Korea 3 – 0 Japan
Park Soo-Duk  27'  64'
Park Yi-Chun  58'
Attendance: 30.000

Third place
Malaysia B 0 – 1 Japan
Kunishige Kamamoto  12'

Final
Malaysia 1 – 2 South Korea
Soh Chin Aun  68' M.Chandran  44' (o.g)
Cha Bum-Kun  49'
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: T. Kimura (Japan)

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