1975 Merdeka Tournament

Merdeka Tournament 1975 Federation of Malaya 29 July – 17 August 1975 8 1 1 South Korea 1 Malaysia Burma 1948 JPN 28 105 Yu Kwok Kit (8 goals) 1974 1976 The 1975 Merdeka Tournament was the nineteenth edition of the annual football tournament hosted by Malaysia. It took place from 29 July to 17 August 1975 with eight participating nations. Venues Kuala Lumpur Merdeka Stadium Capacity: 20,000 200px Group stage TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsKOR77002552014MAS7601146812Burma 19487403188108JPN740314868HKG colonial7304171346IDN73041216−46THA7016218−161BAN7016331−281 1975 7 29 y MAS 1–3 KOR Mokhtar 90 Kim Jin-kook 2 Cha Bum-kun 38 Park Sung-hwa 84 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 1975 7 29 y IDN 4–0 BAN Junaedi 2 24 Waskito 7 80 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 1975 7 30 y JPN 0–2 HKG colonial https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750731-1.2.262 Yu Kwok Kit Unknown Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 8,000 1975 7 30 y Burma 1948 1–0 THA https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750731-1.2.262 Thein Aung Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 1975 8 1 y Burma 1948 2–0 IDN https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750802-1.2.128.12 Thein Aung 1 Than Soe 35 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 30,000 1975 8 1 y KOR 1–0 HKG colonial https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750802-1.2.128.8 Kim Jin-kook 68 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 30,000 G.Abeysekra (Malaysia) 1975 8 2 y THA 1–1 BAN https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750803-1.2.104 Sithipok 5 pen. Salahuddin 56 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur Chen Tam Shing (Hong Kong) 1975 8 2 y MAS 2–0 JPN https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750803-1.2.103 Isa 6 Wong Choon Wah 16 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 15,000 U Tin Htut (Burma) 1975 8 3 y HKG colonial 2–3 IDN https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750804-1.2.125 Fung Chi Ming 18 37 Risdianto 71 85 Waskito 82 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 1975 8 3 y KOR 3–2 Burma 1948 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750804-1.2.124 Cho Dong-hyun 8 Kim Jae-han 10 Kim Ho-kon 49 pen. Than Soe 23 Khin Maung Tint 45 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur S.Kathiravale (Malaysia) 1975 8 4 y JPN 3–0 BAN https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750805-1.2.130.11 Kamamoto 12 88 Fujishima 58 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 4,000 1975 8 4 y MAS 1–0 THA https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750805-1.2.130.10 Mokhtar 85 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur Toshio Asami (Japan) 1975 8 6 y MAS 3–0 BAN https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750807-1.2.154.7 Ali 5 Isa 55 Mokhtar 59 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 4,000 Chen Tam Shing (Hong Kong) 1975 8 6 y Burma 1948 5–0 HKG colonial https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750807-1.2.154.8 Aye Maung Lay 36 Khin Maung Tint 61 ? Thein Aung 86 Mya Kyaing ? Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 1975 8 7 y JPN 3–1 IDN https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750808-1.2.114.29 Kamamoto 30 38 Fujishima 32 Waskito 19 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 1975 8 7 y KOR 6–0 THA https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750808-1.2.114.28 Kim Jin-kook 14 20 43 Cha Bum-kun 41 Park Byung-chul 74 Lee Young-moo 83 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur Koh Guan Kiat (Malaysia) 1975 8 8 y Burma 1948 7–1 BAN https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750809-1.2.138.6 Than Soe 29 33 35 Khin Maung Tint 38 73 Mya Kyaing 53 61 Salahuddin 67 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 1975 8 8 y MAS 3–1 HKG colonial https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750809-1.2.138.5 Isa ? Mokhtar 56 Wong Choon Wah 61 Lau Wing Yip 89 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur Toshio Asami (Japan) 1975 8 9 y THA 2–1 IDN https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750810-1.2.122 Preecha 88 Risdianto 55 Amnart ? o.g. Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 1,000 1975 8 9 y KOR 3–1 JPN https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750810-1.2.116 Cha Bum-kun 4 42 47 Ochiai 17 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 1975 8 10 y HKG colonial 9–1 BAN https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750811-1.2.113.5 Kwok Ka Ming 6 Yu Kwok Kit ? 32 ? ? Lai Yik Shu 40 Sze Kin Hay 42 ? Fung Chi Ming ? Salahuddin 85 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 1975 8 10 y MAS 2–1 Burma 1948 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750811-1.2.113.2 Shah Norbit 36 Mokhtar ? Tin Sein 53 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 40,000 Toshio Asami (Japan) 1975 8 11 y KOR 5–1 IDN https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750812-1.2.110.16 Cha Bum-kun 22 Cho Dong-hyun 39 59 Yoo Dong-chun 82 Park Sung-hwa 84 Junaedi 89 pen. Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur Zainal Abidin (Malaysia) 1975 8 11 y JPN 4–0 THA https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750812-1.2.110.18 Fujishima 9 Yoshimura 25 Watanabe 67 Ochiai 85 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 1975 8 14 y Burma 1948 0–2 JPN https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750815-1.2.274 Watanabe 31 Kamamoto 35 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 1975 8 14 y MAS 2–1 IDN https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19750815-1.1.35 Soh Chin Ann 43 Salleh 85 Nobon 87 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur Chen Tam Shing (Hong Kong) 1975 8 15 y KOR 4–0 BAN https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750816-1.2.145.9 Kim Jin-kook 41 Park Sung-hwa 57 60 Cha Bum-kun 87 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 1975 8 15 y THA 0–3 HKG colonial https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750816-1.2.145.9 Yu Kwok Kit 5 11 65 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur Final 1975 8 17 y KOR 1–0 MAS https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750818-1.2.154 Lee Young-moo 31 Merdeka Stadium Kuala Lumpur 40,000 Toshio Asami (Japan) References Morrison, Neil. "Merdeka Tournament 1975 (Malaysia)". RSSSF.com MERDEKA TURNAMENT: REVISED FIXTURES The Straits Times, 26 July 1975, Page 31 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750726-1.2.117.10?qt=bangladesh,%20merdeka,%20soccer&q=bangladesh%20merdeka%20soccer eresources.nlb.gov.sg 17 May 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250517173745/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750726-1.2.117.10?qt=bangladesh,%20merdeka,%20soccer&q=bangladesh%20merdeka%20soccer live 1975 Merd