1959 Merdeka Tournament

Merdeka Tournament 1959 Federation of Malaya 30 August – 6 September 7 1 1 Malaya 2 India South Vietnam Hong Kong 1959 Hong Kong 14 52 1958 1960 The 1959 Merdeka Tournament was the third edition of the Merdeka Tournament which was an annual tournament hosted in Malaya. It took place from August 30 to September 6 with seven participating nations. First round A series of knockout ties was held to determine which teams would compete in the second round. The match between South Vietnam and Singapore required a replay as the score was level at the end of the first match. 30 August 1959 South Vietnam 3–2 KOR Hà Tâm 38 88 Đỗ Thới Vinh 39 Son Myung-sub 2 pen. Cho Yoon-ok 10 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 31 August 1959 IND 2–0 http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19590901-1.2.110 SIN 1946 Rahmatullah 52 Balaram 61 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 20,000 31 August 1959 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1959 1–1 JPN Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Replay 2 September 1959 JPN 2–4 Hong Kong 1959 Hong Kong Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Second round TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsResult Malaya321075+25ChampionsIND312053+24South Vietnam311197+23Hong Kong 1910 Hong Kong300328−60 1959 9 2 y Malaya South Vietnam 4–3 1959 9 3 y IND Hong Kong 1910 Hong Kong 2–0 http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19590904-1.2.113 Zulfiqaruddin 8 Kannan 79 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 11,000 1959 9 4 y Malaya IND 1–1 http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19590905-1.2.95 Robert Choe 60 pen. Kannan 63 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18,000 1959 9 5 y South Vietnam Hong Kong 1910 Hong Kong 4–1 1959 9 6 y Malaya Hong Kong 1910 Hong Kong 2–1 1959 9 6 y South Vietnam IND 2–2 http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19590907-1.2.110 Đỗ Thới Vinh 20 53 Zulfiqaruddin 8Kannan 56 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Consolation round TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts JPN211041+33KOR211041+33SIN 1946200228−60 1959 9 2 y KOR SIN 1946 4–1 Woo Sang-kwon 33 Yoo Pan-soon 39 Choi Chung-min 57 Cha Tae-sung 60 Quah 37 Kuala Lumpur 1959 9 3 y JPN SIN 1946 4–1 1959 9 5 y KOR JPN 0–0 Play-off 1959 9 6 y KOR JPN 3–1 Choi Chung-min 2 Cho Yoon-ok 8 Cha Tae-sung 57 Uchino 12 Kuala Lumpur References 1959 Merdeka Tournament at RSSSF http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1959merdekacup.html The Indian Senior Team at the 1959 Merdeka Cup www.indianfootball.de IndianFootball 1999 Chaudhuri Arunava https://web.archive.org/web/20180608085202/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1959merdekacup.html 8 June 2018 (information given by Jaydeep Basu, Sunil Warrier, and Gautam Roy). 1959 Merd Merd Merd