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1962 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFederation of Malaya
Dates8 September – 19 September
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Indonesia (1st title)
Runners-up Pakistan
Third place Malaya
Fourth placeSouth Korea South Korea B
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored65 (3.61 per match)
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International football competition

The 1962 Merdeka Tournament was the fifth edition of the annual football tournament hosted by Malaya. It took place from September 8 to September 19 with nine participating nations.

Teams

Thailand withdrew on August 31. Israel were originally invited but the invitation was later rescinded on September 3. All participating teams are the national teams except for South Korea. They was represented by a reserve team with some senior players, which flew directly from Seoul. Their senior national team returned home after finishing second in the Asian Games in Jakarta on September 4.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Indonesia 4 4 0 0 16 1 +15 8
South Korea South Korea B 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3 6
 South Vietnam 4 1 1 2 9 7 +2 3
 Singapore 4 1 1 2 7 6 +1 3
 Philippines 4 0 0 4 2 23 −21 0
South Korea B South Korea3–2 Philippines
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Indonesia 2–0 Singapore
Mariojus 58'
Timisela 68'
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
South Korea B South Korea3–0 South Vietnam
Kim Sam-nak 34'
Chun Kang-moon 65', 80'
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Indonesia 9–0 Philippines
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Singapore 5–0 Philippines
Stringfellow 20', 48', 62'
B. Yu 53'
Ariffin 72'
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Indonesia 2–1 South Vietnam
Mubarak 43'
Timisela 50'		 Phan Duong Cam 46' (pen.)
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
South Korea B South Korea2–0 Singapore
Lee Young-keun 13'
Lim Kook-chan 27'
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
South Vietnam 6–0 Philippines
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
South Vietnam 2–2 Singapore
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
South Korea B South Korea0–3 Indonesia
Timisela 30'
Marinus Manuhutu 57'
Suidariman 70'
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Pakistan 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 Malaya 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
 Burma 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 2
 Japan 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Malaya 2–2 Japan
Robert Choe 49' (pen.)
Abdul Ghani Minhat 64'		 Shigeo Yaegashi 17'
Saburo Kawabuchi 41'
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Pakistan 1–0 Burma
Jehan 44'
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Pakistan 1–1 Japan
Moosa 29' Shigeo Yaegashi 42'
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Malaya 3–2 Burma
Abdul Ghani Minhat 15'
Abdullah Noordin 53' (pen.)
Arthur Koh 67'		 Ko Ko 48', 76'
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Burma 2–1 Japan
Saburo Kawabuchi 64'
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Malaya 0–0 Pakistan
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

Third place play-off

Malaya 3–1South Korea South Korea B
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

Final

Indonesia 2–1 Pakistan
Moosa 28'
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 30,000

References

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