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'

16.07.1972
Khmer Republic  2 – 2  Philippines
Doeuk Miladord Goal 40'
Dan Phalla Goal 55'		 I. Lozano Goal 32'
Miguel Grame Goal 56'

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

19.07.1972
Malaysia  6 – 1  Khmer Republic

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'

20.07.1972
Philippines  4 – 1  Sri Lanka
Juan Gutierrez Goal 34'
M. Martinez Goal 44'
I.Lozano Goal 59'
Miguel Crame Goal 63'		 Hasshimdeen Goal 70'

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

21.07.1972
Hong Kong  1 – 0  Indonesia
Wong Tak Choi Goal 89'

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

29.07.1972
Thailand  4 – 0  Philippines

Fifth place

28.07.1972
Khmer Republic  1 – 0  Hong Kong
Sleyman Selim Goal 49'

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)

References

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