1972 Merdeka Tournament

Merdeka Tournament 1972 Malaysia 12 July – 29 July 12 KOR 1949 4 Malaysia Japan 1947 MAS Malaysia B 38 142 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 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsMAS5500183+1510JPN 19475401216+158CAM 1970 Khmer Republic52121214−25PHI 19365122810−24Burma 1948 Burma B5113815−73SRI5005524−190 12 July 1972 MAS 4–1 SRI Hamzah Hussein 48 S. Abdullah 56 58 61 M. Nizarden 76 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 15,000 12 July 1972 JPN 1947 4–1 CAM 1970 Khmer Republic Kamamoto 50 65 72 75 Doeuk Miladord 82 14 July 1972 MAS 1–0 PHI 1936 Edmundo Veloso 86 o.g. Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Vijit Getkaew (Thailand) 14 July 1972 CAM 1970 Khmer Republic 2–1 Burma 1948 Burma B Sok Sun Hean 11 12 Pan Sit 37 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Bishen Singh (Singapore) 16 July 1972 MAS 4–0 Burma 1948 Burma B Wan Zawawi 10 Rahim Abdullah 27 Wong Choon Wah 81 Namat Abdullah 87 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 25,000 16 July 1972 JPN 1947 5–0 SRI Kamamoto 5 9 58 65 89 Perak Stadium, Ipoh 16 July 1972 CAM 1970 Khmer Republic 2–2 PHI 1936 Doeuk Miladord 40 Dan Phalla 55 I. Lozano 32 Miguel Grame 56 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 July 1972 JPN 1947 5–1 PHI 1936 Aritatsu Ogi 22 pen. Kozo Arai 38 46 Yasuhiko Okudera 44 Kunishige Kamamoto 69 M. Martinez 62 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur K. Mahendran (Malaysia) 18 July 1972 Burma B Burma 1948 5–2 SRI 19 July 1972 MAS 6–1 CAM 1970 Khmer Republic Perak Stadium, Ipoh 20 July 1972 JPN 1947 6–1 Burma 1948 Burma B Kamamoto 32 42 49 Aritatsu Ogi 56 64 Takaji Mori 76 pen. Maung Maung Khin 39 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 20 July 1972 PHI 1936 4–1 SRI Juan Gutierrez 34 M. Martinez 44 I. Lozano 59 Miguel Crame 63 Hasshimdeen 70 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 22 July 1972 MAS 3–1 JPN 1947 Wan Zawawi 23 S. Abdullah 68 86 Kunishige Kamamoto 15 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 33,000 Vijit Getkaew (Thailand) 22 July 1972 CAM 1970 Khmer Republic 6–1 SRI Doeur Soekhom 35 Sea Cheng Eang 39 66 Sok Sun Seah 42 Doeuk Miladord 63 pen. 87 Hassimdeen 69 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 23 July 1972 PHI 1936 1–1 Burma 1948 Burma B 84 33 Perak Stadium, Ipoh Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsKOR 19495410112+99MAS Malaysia B540111568HKG 1959522187+16THA511369−33INA511347−33SIN5014212−101 13 July 1972 Malaysia B MAS 1–3 KOR 1949 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 13 July 1972 INA 0–0 SIN Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Thaung Tin (Burma) 15 July 1972 HKG 1959 0–0 KOR 1949 15 July 1972 THA 2–0 SIN Chatchai Paholpat 53 pen. Niwat Srisawat 76 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 3,000 S. Lourdes (Malaysia) 16 July 1972 Malaysia B MAS 2–1 INA 24 77 40 Perak Stadium, Ipoh 17 July 1972 KOR 1949 2–0 THA Park Yi-chun 51 80 pen. Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Thaung Tin (Burma) 17 July 1972 HKG 1959 4–1 SIN Cheng Kwok Kan 29 Wong Tak Choi 35 Cheung Yiu Kwok 57 Ip Kuk Kwong 67 Samat Alipitchay 17 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur B. Tolenttino (Philippines) 19 July 1972 KOR 1949 4–1 SIN Ko Jae-wook 13 Cha Bum-kun 23 Dollah Kassim 33 o.g. Park Yi-chun 50 Samat Alipitchay 44 Perak Stadium, Ipoh Meth Sak (Khmer Republic) 19 July 1972 Malaysia B MAS 4–1 HKG 1959 Mohammed Bakar 28 Rada Gopal 62 Isa Bakar 73 Wan Hassan 83 Chung Cor Wai 75 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Thaung Tin (Burma) 19 July 1972 THA 2–3 INA Sutdtha Sudsaraat 12 84 Sarman Panggabean 50 Tumsila 64 79 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur T. Kimura (Japan) 21 July 1972 Malaysia B MAS 2–0 THA Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 21 July 1972 HKG 1959 1–0 INA Wong Tak Choi 89 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 23 July 1972 KOR 1949 2–0 IDN Lee Hoi-taek 51 Cha Bum-kun 56 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur H.S Dhillon (Singapore) 23 July 1972 Malaysia B MAS 2–0 SIN Zulkifli Norbit 43 Mahadi Yusoff 73 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Salam Sunaryo (Indonesia) 23 July 1972 HKG 1959 2–2 THA C.Y Kwok 22 pen. 69 Somnuk 42 Saman 49 Perak Stadium, Ipoh Eleventh place 25 July 1972 SIN 6–1 SRI S. P. Leong 24 62 84 Samat Alipitchay 44 56 S. Rajagopal 87 Clement da Silva 25 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Ninth place 26 July 1972 Burma B Burma 1948 3–2 INA Khin Maung Tin 44 80 Nyi Nyi Tun 89 Andi Lala 10 Karno Wahid 59 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Seventh place 29 July 1972 THA 4–0 PHI 1936 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Fifth place 28 July 1972 CAM 1970 Khmer Republic 1–0 HKG 1959 Sleyman Selim 49 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Knockout stage Semi-finals 25 July 1972 MAS 4–0 MAS Malaysia B Mokhtar Dahari 12 Wong Choon Wah 21 Soh Chin Aun 59 Harun Jusoh 59 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 20,000 26 July 1972 KOR 1949 3–0 JPN 1947 Park Soo-duk 27 64 Park Yi-chun 58 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 30,000 Third place 28 July 1972 Malaysia B MAS 0–1 JPN 1947 Kamamoto 12 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Final 29 July 1972 MAS 1–2 KOR 1949 Soh Chin Aun 68 M. Chandran 44 o.g. Cha Bum-kun 49 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 40,000 T. Kimura (Japan) References Morrison, Neil; Jovanovic, Bojan. "Merdeka Tournament 1972 (Malaysia)". 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