1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament 1952 File:Pakistan vs Burma, 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament.jpg Pakistan vs Burma during the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament Ceylon 9–23 March 1952 4 1 1 1 IND (1st title)PAK 1 Burma 1948Ceylon 1951 5 10 1953 IND Sheoo Mewalal (4 goals) The 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament was the first edition of the Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament held in Colombo, Ceylon. India and Pakistan were declared as the joint winners.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html RSSSF Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955 2021-07-20 Overview The 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament was the inaugural edition of the competition. It was held at the Colombo Oval in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), with the opening ceremony officiated by Sir Alan Rose.Times of Ceylon 1952.03.08 — South Asian Newspapers https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=tocy19520308-01.1.14 2025-07-17 gpa.eastview.com The tournament took place from March 9 to March 23, featuring four national teams: Burma, Ceylon, India and Pakistan. Matches lasted 60 minutes.Times of Ceylon 1952.03.17 — South Asian Newspapers https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=tocy19520317-01.1.12 2026-08-09 gpa.eastview.comTimes of Ceylon 1952.03.19 — South Asian Newspapers https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=tocy19520319-01.1.14 2026-08-09 gpa.eastview.com As the competition ended without a clear winner, a coin toss was used to decide which team would hold the trophy for the first six months. Pakistan won the toss and was awarded the trophy. However, the Indian team protested, arguing that they had scored more goals over the course of the tournament and therefore deserved to be declared the winners.Times of Ceylon 1952.03.24 — South Asian Newspapers https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=tocy19520324-01.1.12 2025-07-17 gpa.eastview.com Squads CeylonAsian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html 2025-12-18 www.rsssf.org BurmaTimes of Ceylon 1952.03.07 — South Asian Newspapers https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=tocy19520307-01.1.14&srpos=33&e=-01-1952--04-1952--en-25--26--img-txIN-Ceylon+football+team--------- 2025-12-20 gpa.eastview.com PakistanTimes of Ceylon 1952.03.14 — South Asian Newspapers https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=tocy19520314-01.1.12&srpos=2&e=--1952---1952--en-25-tocy-1--img-txIN-Pakistan+football+team--------- 2025-12-18 gpa.eastview.comCoach: Neville Abeygunawardena E. A. Parker T. H. B. Munna T. H. Noor (captain) T. H. Soono E. Ramasamy Basheer Ahmed K. Poddiappuhamy Andrew Fernando J. Howell G. Lyall J. Kitchener K. Sugathapala Tom Ossen K. S. Richard C. S. Richard Subood Jabir Naylor Veeriah KrishnarajahCoach: U. Maung Maung Gai Saw Myat Zin Hla Maung Maung Thaung Saw Tha Din Ronny D'Mello Tin Lay Hla Kyaing Ba Kyu Khin Maung Aye C. Anderson Aung Shein Chan Sein Gordon Samuel Sein Hine Pe Khin Htoo Wa Aung Khin Kyaw Sein R. Gale Tun SheinCoach: Mohammad Shahjahan Abdul Wahid Durrani (captain) Moideen Kutty Jamil Akhtar Sumbal Khan Ibrar Hussain Bali Ahmed Ali Phullo Taj Mohammad Jr. A. Hannan Masood Fakhri Ghulam Muhammad Abdul Majid H. Hassan Niaz Ali Muhammad Ramzan Sr. Shafi Muhammad Abdul Ghani Ismail Jan Muhammad Ramzan Jr. Results main WDL Final result y y 2 IND IND PAK PAK BUR Burma 1948 CEY Ceylon 1951 2 1 0 7 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 2 0 5 gold Champions C C complete RSSSF Notes: The competition rules stated that, in the event of a tie on points, goal average would be the tiebreaker. However, the organising committee took the view that goal average could not be considered, since neither India nor Pakistan had conceded any goals, and consequently it was decided that the trophy should be shared. Pakistan won a coin toss to decide which country would receive the trophy for the first six months. Matches 1952 3 9 y unpre fb Ceylon 1951 0–3 unpe fb IND https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/tocy19520310-01.1.12 Venkatesh 13 50Mewalal 45 Colombo Oval, Colombo 10,000 Mr. A. Roy (India) 1952 3 16 y unpre fb IND 4–0 unpe fb Burma 1948 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/tocy19520317-01.1.12 Mewalal 20 29 35Venkatesh 53 Colombo Oval, Colombo 12,500 P. S. Swales (Ceylon) 1952 3 18 y unpre fb Ceylon 1951 0–2 unpe fb PAK https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/tocy19520319-01.1.14 Wahid 8Kutty 34 Colombo Oval, Colombo U. Kim Teikh (Burma) 1952 3 20 y unpre fb PAK 1–0 unpe fb Burma 1948 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/tocy19520321-01.1.12 Sharif 45 Colombo Oval, Colombo Mr. B. M. Mantara (Ceylon) 1952 3 22 y unpre fb Burma 1948 Cancelled unpe fb Ceylon 1951 Colombo Oval, Colombo cancelled due to the death of Ceylon's Prime Minister Mr. Don Stephen Senanayake. 1952 3 23 y unpre fb IND 0–0 unpe fb PAK https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/tocy19520324-01.1.12 Colombo Oval, Colombo U. Kim Teikh (Burma) Statistics Goalscorers 5 10 *IND Sheoo Mewalal *IND Pansanttom Venkatesh *IND Runu Guha Thakurta PAK Abdul Wahid Durrani PAK Muhammad Sharif PAK Moideen Kutty References Category:Colombo Cup Category:1952 in Ceylon