1972 Merdeka Tournament

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1972 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
Dates 12 July – 29 July
Teams 12
Final positions
Champions  South Korea (4th title)
Runners-up  Malaysia
Third place  Japan
Fourth place Malaysia Malaysia B
Tournament statistics
Matches played 38
Goals scored 142 (3.74 per match)
1971
1973

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

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaysia 5 5 0 0 18 3 +15 10
 Japan 5 4 0 1 21 6 +15 8
 Khmer Republic 5 2 1 2 12 14 −2 5
 Philippines 5 1 2 2 8 10 +−2 4
Myanmar Burma B 5 1 1 3 8 15 −7 3
 Sri Lanka 5 0 0 5 5 24 −19 0

12.07.1972
Malaysia  4 – 1  Sri Lanka
Hamzah Hussein Goal 48'
S. Abdullah Goal 56' Goal 58' Goal 61'
M. Nizarden Goal 76'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 15.000

12.07.1972
Japan  4 – 1  Khmer Republic
Kamamoto Goal 50' Goal 65' Goal 72' Goal 75' Doeuk Miladord Goal 82'

14.07.1972
Malaysia  1 – 0  Philippines
Edmundo Veloso Goal 86' (o.g)
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)

14.07.1972
Khmer Republic  2 – 1 Myanmar Burma B
Sok Sun Hean Goal 11' Goal 12' Pan Sit Goal 37'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Bishen Singh (Singapore)

16.07.1972
Malaysia  4 – 0 Myanmar Burma B
Wan Zawawi Goal 10'
Rahim Abdullah Goal 27'
Wong Choon Wah Goal 81'
Namat Abdullah Goal 87'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 25.000

16.07.1972
Japan  5 – 0  Sri Lanka
Kamamoto Goal 5' Goal 9' Goal 58' Goal 65' Goal 89'

18.07.1972
Japan  5 – 1  Philippines
Aritatsu Ogi Goal 22' (pen)
Kozo Arai Goal 38' Goal 46'
Yasuhiko Okudera Goal 44'
Kunishige Kamamoto Goal 69'
M. Martinez Goal 62'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: K. Mahendran (Malaysia)

18.07.1972
Burma B Myanmar 5 – 2  Sri Lanka


20.07.1972
Japan  6 – 1 Myanmar Burma B
Kamamoto Goal 32' Goal 42' Goal 49'
Aritatsu Ogi Goal 56' Goal 64'
Takaji Mori Goal 76' (pen)
Maung Maung Khin Goal 39'

22.07.1972
Malaysia  3 – 1  Japan
Wan Zawawi Goal 23'
S. Abdullah Goal 68' Goal 86'
Kunishige Kamamoto Goal 15'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 33.000
Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)

22.07.1972
Khmer Republic  6 – 1  Sri Lanka
Doeur Soekhom Goal 35'
Sea Cheng Eang Goal 39' Goal 66'
Sok Sun Seah Goal 42'
Doeuk Miladord Goal 63' (pen) Goal 87'
Hashimdeen Goal 69'

23.07.1972
Philippines  1 – 1 Myanmar Burma B
Goal 84' Goal 33'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 5 4 1 0 11 2 +9 9
Malaysia Malaysia B 5 4 0 1 11 5 61 8
 Hong Kong 5 2 2 1 8 7 +1 6
 Thailand 5 1 1 3 6 9 −3 3
 Indonesia 5 1 1 3 4 7 −3 3
 Singapore 5 0 1 4 2 12 −10 1

13.07.1972
Malaysia B Malaysia 1 – 3  South Korea

13.07.1972
Indonesia  0 – 0  Singapore
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Thaung Tin (Burma)

15.07.1972
Hong Kong  0 – 0  South Korea

15.07.1972
Thailand  2 – 0  Singapore
Chatchai Paholpat Goal 53' (pen)
Niwat Srisawat Goal 76'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: S. Lourdes (Malaysia)

16.07.1972
Malaysia B Malaysia 2 – 1  Indonesia
Goal 24'
Goal 77'
Goal 40'

17.07.1972
South Korea  2 – 0  Thailand
Park Yi-Chun Goal 51' Goal 80' (pen)
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Thaung Tin (Burma)

17.07.1972
Hong Kong  4 – 1  Singapore
Cheng Kwok Kan Goal 29'
Wong Tak Choi Goal 35'
Cheung Yiu Kwok Goal 57'
Ip Kuk Kwong Goal 67'
Samat Alipitchay Goal 17'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: B. Tolenttino (Philippines)

19.07.1972
South Korea  4 – 1  Singapore
Ko Jae-Wook Goal 13'
Cha Bum-Kun Goal 23'
Dollah Kassim Goal 33' (o.g)
Park Yi-Chun Goal 50'
Samat Alipitchay Goal 44'
Perak Stadium, Ipoh
Referee: Meth Sak (Khmer Republic)

19.07.1972
Malaysia B Malaysia 4 – 1  Hong Kong
Mohammed Bakar Goal 28'
Rada Gopal Goal 62'
Isa Bakar Goal 73'
Wan Hassan Goal 83'
Chung Cor Wai Goal 75'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Thaung Tin (Burma)

19.07.1972
Thailand  2 – 3  Indonesia
Sutdtha Sudsaraat Goal 12' Goal 84' Sarman Panggabean Goal 50'
Tumsila Goal 64' Goal 79'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala lumpur
Referee: T. Kimura (Japan)

21.07.1972
Malaysia B Malaysia 2 – 0  Thailand

23.07.1972
South Korea  2 – 0  Indonesia
Lee Hoi-Taek Goal 51'
Cha Bum-Kun Goal 56'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: H.S Dhillon (Singapore)

23.07.1972
Malaysia B Malaysia 2 – 0  Singapore
Zulkifli Norbit Goal 43'
Mahadi Yusoff Goal 73'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Salam Sunaryo (Indonesia)

23.07.1972
Hong Kong  2 – 2  Thailand
C.Y Kwok Goal 22' (pen) Goal 69' Somnuk Goal 42'
Saman Goal 49'

Eleventh place

25.07.1972
Singapore  6 – 1  Sri Lanka
S. P. Leong Goal 24' Goal 62' Goal 84'
Samat Alipitchay Goal 44' Goal 56'
S. Rajagopal Goal 87'
Clement da Silva Goal 25'

Ninth place

26.07.1972
Burma B Myanmar 3 – 2  Indonesia
Khin Maung Tin Goal 44' Goal 80'
Nyi Nyi Tun Goal 89'
Andi Lala Goal 10'
Karno Wahid Goal 59'

Seventh place

Fifth place

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

25.07.1972
Malaysia  4 – 0 Malaysia Malaysia B
Mokhtar Dahari Goal 12'
Wong Choon Wah Goal 21'
Soh Chin Aun Goal 59'
Harun Jusoh Goal 59'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 20.000

26.07.1972
South Korea  3 – 0  Japan
Park Soo-Duk Goal 27' Goal 64'
Park Yi-Chun Goal 58'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 30.000

Third place

28.07.1972
Malaysia B Malaysia 0 – 1  Japan
Kunishige Kamamoto Goal 12'

Final

29.07.1972
Malaysia  1 – 2  South Korea
Soh Chin Aun Goal 68' M.Chandran Goal 44' (o.g)
Cha Bum-Kun Goal 49'
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: T. Kimura (Japan)

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