1971 Merdeka Tournament

1971 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Dates	4–21 August
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Burma (3rd title)
Runners-up	Indonesia
Third place	South Korea
Fourth place	Taiwan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	37
Goals scored	126 (3.41 per match)
	← 1969 1972 →

The 1971 Merdeka Tournament was held from 4 to 21 August 1971 with 12 participating teams.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Korea Republic XI	5	4	0	1	9	1	+8	8
Taiwan	5	3	1	1	8	4	+4	7
Malaysia	5	2	1	2	6	4	+2	5
South Vietnam	5	2	0	3	8	8	0	4
Japan XI	5	2	0	3	6	11	−5	4
Thailand	5	1	0	4	6	15	−9	2

4 August 1971

Japan XI	3–2	Thailand
Matsuhiko Nomura 5' Kiyoshi Tomizawa 39' Yusuke Ohmi 45+1'		Sithiporn Pongsri 43' (pen.) Aummat Chalermchavalit 88'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

4 August 1971

Malaysia	2–0	South Vietnam
Zawawi 28' ? 74' (o.g.)	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

6 August 1971

Japan XI	0–2	South Vietnam
		Tran Van Xinh 20' Cu Sinh 42'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

6 August 1971

Malaysia	0–0	Taiwan
	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Referee: Tengku Ulung Yahaya

6 August 1971

Korea Republic XI	4–0	Thailand

Sultan Muhammad Stadium, Kota Bharu

8 August 1971

Taiwan	4–0	Thailand
Tsang Keng Hong 20' Chan Chiu Ki 28' Cheung Chi Doy 75' Cheung Tze Wai 80'	Report

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

8 August 1971

Korea Republic XI	3–0	Japan XI
Kang Chong-tae 54', 78' Na San-soo 73'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

10 August 1971

Korea Republic XI	0–1	Taiwan
		Tsang Kiang Hung 67' (pen.)

Perak Stadium, Perak

12 August 1971

Taiwan	3–2	South Vietnam
Ho Sun Wah 10' Leung Siu Wah 44' Chan Ciu Ki 82'		Trat Tiet Anh 35' Vo Ba Hung 43'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

12 August 1971

Malaysia	0–1	Korea Republic XI
	Report	Kang Chong-tae 86'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

14 August 1971

Korea Republic XI	1–0	South Vietnam
Na Seong-soo 43'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

14 August 1971

Malaysia	0–2	Thailand
	Report	Jaroongsak 57' Songthai Sahavatcharin 85'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 1,000

15 August 1971

Japan XI	2–0	Taiwan
Yasuke Ohmi 28' Naritaka Hidaka 80'

Perak Stadium, Perak

11 August 1971

Malaysia	4–1	Japan XI
V. Krishnasamy 20' Yap Eng Kok 48' Bahwandi 54', 76'		N. Hidaka 33'

Perak Stadium, Perak

August 1971

Japan XI	0–2	South Vietnam
		Tran Van Xiah 20' Cu Sinh 42'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

11 August 1971

South Vietnam	4–2	Thailand
Vo Ba Hung 4' Cu Sinh 8', 77' Tran Van Kinh 72'		Suchin Kasiwat 15' Nut Romrongvejt 24'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

4 August 1971

Japan XI	3–2	Taiwan

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Indonesia	5	4	1	0	15	4	+11	9
Burma	5	3	1	1	17	4	+13	7
Singapore	5	2	2	1	9	11	−2	6
Hong Kong	5	2	0	3	5	11	−6	4
India	5	1	1	3	10	17	−7	3
Philippines	5	0	1	4	7	16	−9	1

5 August 1971

India	5–1	Philippines
S. Bhowmick 17', 50', 62' Mohammed Habib 38' Shyam Thapa 42'	Report	Thomas Lozano 80'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

5 August 1971

Singapore	2–1	Hong Kong
Quah Kim Lye 30' Chin Yoon Siang 56'		Li Kwok Keung 17'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

7 August 1971

Burma	0–1	Singapore
		Dollah Kassim 33' (pen.)

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

7 August 1971

India	1–3	Indonesia
Mohammed Habib 42'		Waskito 1', 55', 58'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

9 August 1971

Hong Kong	2–1	Philippines
Tang Hung Cheong 39' Lo Hung Hoi 80'	Report	Martínez 61'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 12,000

9 August 1971

Indonesia	2–2	Burma
Abdul Kadir 58', 79'		Win Nyunt 38' Hla Tay 82'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

10 August 1971

India	2–2	Singapore
Amar Bahadur 12' Shyam Thapa 68'		Quah Kim Lye 32' R. Krishnan 88'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

11 August 1971

Indonesia	3–1	Philippines
Waskito 5' Jacob Sihasale 22' Djunaedi Abdillah 70'		Miguel Crame 32'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

11 August 1971

Burma	4–0	Hong Kong
Tin Aung Moe 3', 80' Win Maung 38' Tan Soe 72'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

13 August 1971

Indonesia	4–0	Singapore
Waskito 17', 63', 70' Abdul Kadir 33'

Perak Stadium, Perak

13 August 1971

Burma	2–0	Philippines
Than Soe 16', 88'

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Trengganu

13 August 1971

India	1–2	Hong Kong
S. Naeemuddin 85'		Wo Kwok Hung 20' Li Kwok 44'

Perak Stadium, Perak

15 August 1971

Singapore	4–4	Philippines
Quah Kim Lye 16' Dollah 40' Krishnan 56' Ali 71'	Report	Cuena 47' Lozano 52' (pen.), 54' Martínez 61'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

15 August 1971

India	1–9	Burma

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

15 August 1971

Indonesia	3–0	Hong Kong

Perak Stadium, Perak

Eleventh place

17 August 1971

Philippines	3–1	Thailand
Martínez 16', 75' Crame 70'	Report	? 36' (o.g.)

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Ninth place

18 August 1971

Japan XI	1–0	India

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Seventh place

21 August 1971

South Vietnam	3–1	Hong Kong
Tran Tiet Ahn 11' Vo Ba Hung 49' Tran Van Xinh 66'	Report	Li Kwok Keung 15'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Fifth place

20 August 1971

Malaysia	4–2	Singapore
Salleh Ibrahim 12', 52' Mohsein Alias 50' Rahim Abdullah 76'		Arshad Khamis 34' Quah Kim Lye 83'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

17 August 1971

Korea Republic XI	0–1	Burma
		Aye Maung 62'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 15,000

18 August 1971

Indonesia	1–0	Taiwan
Jacob Sihasale 39'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 16,500

Third place

20 August 1971

Korea Republic XI	2–0	Taiwan
Lee Chung-wee 36', 58'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Final

21 August 1971

Burma	1–0	Indonesia
Hla Tay 22'

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

References

Morrison, Neil. "Merdeka Tournament 1971 (Malaysia)". RSSSF.com