1962 Merdeka Tournament

The 1962 Merdeka Tournament was the fifth edition of the annual football tournament hosted by Malaya. It took place from September 8 to September 19 with nine participating nations.

1962 Merdeka Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Federation of Malaya
Dates	8 September – 19 September
Teams	9
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Indonesia (1st title)
Runners-up	Pakistan
Third place	Malaya
Fourth place	South Korea B
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	65 (3.61 per match)
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Teams

Thailand withdrew on August 31. Israel were originally invited but the invitation was later rescinded on September 3. All participating teams are the national teams except for South Korea. They was represented by a reserve team with some senior players, which flew directly from Seoul. Their senior national team returned home after finishing second in the Asian Games in Jakarta on September 4.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Indonesia	4	4	0	0	16	1	+15	8
South Korea B	4	3	0	1	8	5	+3	6
South Vietnam	4	1	1	2	9	7	+2	3
Singapore	4	1	1	2	7	6	+1	3
Philippines	4	0	0	4	2	23	−21	0

9 September 1962

South Korea B	3–2	Philippines
Lim Kook Chan 1', 17' (?)	Report	Wieneke 64', 65'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Referee: Oei Poh Hwa

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11 September 1962

Indonesia	2–0	Singapore
Mariojus 58' Timisela 68'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

11 September 1962

South Korea B	3–0	South Vietnam
Kim Sam-nak 34' Chun Kang-moon 65', 80'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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12 September 1962

Indonesia	9–0	Philippines
Solong 7', 35', 61' Timisela 30', 79' Majorijus 51' Suwarman 53' Tahir 66'	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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13 September 1962

Singapore	5–0	Philippines
Stringfellow 20', 48', 62' B. Yu 53' Ariffin 72'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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14 September 1962

Indonesia	2–1	South Vietnam
Mubarak 43' Timisela 50'		Phan Duong Cam 46' (pen.)

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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15 September 1962

South Korea B	2–0	Singapore
Lee Young-keun 13' Lim Kook-chan 27'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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16 September 1962

South Vietnam	6–0	Philippines
Van Quang (?) Thoi Vinh (?) Van Yen (?) Tran Tu (?) Tran Ta (?)	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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17 September 1962

South Vietnam	2–2	Singapore
29' 63'	Report	(?) 43'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

17 September 1962

South Korea B	0–3	Indonesia
		Timisela 30' Marinus Manuhutu 57' Suidariman 70'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Pakistan	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Malaya	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	4
Burma	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	2
Japan	3	0	2	1	4	6	−2	2

8 September 1962

Malaya	2–2	Japan
Choe 49' (pen.) Ghani 64'		Yaegashi 17' Kawabuchi 41'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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9 September 1962

Pakistan	1–0	Burma
Jehan 44'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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12 September 1962

Pakistan	1–1	Japan
Moosa 29'		Yaegashi 42'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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13 September 1962

Malaya	3–2	Burma
Ghani 15' Noordin 53' (pen.) Arthur 67'		Ko Ko 48', 76'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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15 September 1962

Burma	3–1	Japan
		Kawabuchi 64'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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16 September 1962

Malaya	0–0	Pakistan

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Third place play-off

19 September 1962

Malaya	3–1	South Korea B
Mahat Ambu 3' Richard Choe 47' Robert 56'	Report	Woo Jin 72'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Final

19 September 1962

Indonesia	2–1	Pakistan
Solong Hajah 35' Timisela 36'	Report	Moosa 28'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 30,000

Winner

Football At The 1962 Merdeka Tournament
Indonesia Second title

References

• Morrison, Neil. "Merdeka Tournament 1962 (Malaya)". RSSSF.