1960 Merdeka Tournament

1960 Merdeka Tournament

Malaya vs Pakistan on 12 August 1960
Tournament details
Host country	Federation of Malaya
Dates	6 August – 14 August
Teams	9
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Malaya South Korea
Third place	Indonesia
Fourth place	Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	84 (4.67 per match)

The 1960 Merdeka Tournament was the fourth edition of the annual football tournament hosted by Malaya. It took place from August 6 to August 14 with nine participating nations. Malaya and South Korea shared the trophy after finishing the final match by 0-0.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	4	2	2	0	8	4	+2	6
Indonesia	4	3	0	1	16	9	+7	6
Hong Kong	4	2	0	2	8	9	−1	4
South Vietnam	4	1	1	2	6	9	−3	3
Singapore	4	0	1	3	9	16	−7	1

6 August 1960

Hong Kong	3–1	South Vietnam

Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

6 August 1960

South Korea	2–0	Indonesia
Cha Tae-Sung 33', 64'

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7 August 1960

South Vietnam	2–1	Singapore

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8 August 1960

Indonesia	8–3	Singapore
Timisela 27', 28', 46', 49' Soehendar 38', 75' Tee San Liong 53', 80'		Quah Kim Swee 20', 56' Hassan 67'

Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

8 August 1960

South Korea	3–1	Hong Kong
Yoo Pan-soon 41' Woo Sang-kwon 60' Yoo Gwang-jun 64' (pen.)		Lau Chi-lam 9'

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10 August 1960

South Korea	0–0	South Vietnam

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11 August 1960

South Korea	3–3	Singapore
Woo Sang-kwon 11', 69' Moon Jung-sik 76'		Sahar 20', 61' Ibrahim 57'

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11 August 1960

Indonesia	3–1	Hong Kong

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13 August 1960

Hong Kong	3–2	Singapore

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13 August 1960

Indonesia	5–3	South Vietnam
Suratmo 6' (pen.) Tee San Liong 22' Timisela 60', 76'		Don 31' Ron 51' Vinch 67'

Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Malaya	3	3	0	0	12	2	+10	6
Pakistan	3	2	0	1	10	2	+8	4
Japan	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	2
Thailand	3	0	0	3	3	18	−15	0

5 August 1960

Malaya	3–0	Japan

Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

5 August 1960

Pakistan	7–0	Thailand
Musa 15', ?', ?' Umer 31', 35' Changezi 73' (pen.) Abdullah ?'	Report

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7 August 1960

Malaya	8–2	Thailand

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10 August 1960

Pakistan	3–1	Japan
Musa 46' ? 70' (o.g.) ? 75'	Report	Miyamoto 11'

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12 August 1960

Japan	3–1	Thailand

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12 August 1960

Malaya	1–0	Pakistan
Gabrielle 63'	Report

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Third place play-off

14 August 1960

Indonesia	4–0	Pakistan
Suratmo 51' (pen.), 69', 73' Timisela 64'	Report

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Final

14 August 1960

Malaya	0–0	South Korea
	Report

Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

References

• Morrison, Neil. "Merdeka Tournament 1960 (Malaya)". RSSSF.