1971 Merdeka Tournament

1971 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
Dates4–21 August
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Burma (3rd title)
Runners-up Indonesia
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Taiwan
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored126 (3.41 per match)
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The 1971 Merdeka Tournament was held from 4 to 21 August 1971 with 12 participating teams.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Korea Republic XI 5 4 0 1 9 1 +8 8
 Taiwan 5 3 1 1 8 4 +4 7
 Malaysia 5 2 1 2 6 4 +2 5
 South Vietnam 5 2 0 3 8 8 0 4
Japan Japan XI 5 2 0 3 6 11 −5 4
 Thailand 5 1 0 4 6 15 −9 2
Japan XI Japan3–2 Thailand
Matsuhiko Nomura 5'
Kiyoshi Tomizawa 39'
Yusuke Ohmi 45+1'		 Sithiporn Pongsri 43' (pen.)
Aummat Chalermchavalit 88'
Malaysia 2–0 South Vietnam
Zawawi 28'
? 74' (o.g.)		 Report
Japan XI Japan0–2 South Vietnam
Tran Van Xinh 20'
Cu Sinh 42'
Malaysia 0–0 Taiwan
Report
Referee: Tengku Ulung Yahaya
Korea Republic XI South Korea4–0 Thailand
Taiwan 4–0 Thailand
Tsang Keng Hong 20'
Chan Chiu Ki 28'
Cheung Chi Doy 75'
Cheung Tze Wai 80'		 Report
Korea Republic XI South Korea3–0Japan Japan XI
Kang Chong-tae 54', 78'
Na San-soo 73'
Korea Republic XI South Korea0–1 Taiwan
Tsang Kiang Hung 67' (pen.)
Taiwan 3–2 South Vietnam
Ho Sun Wah 10'
Leung Siu Wah 44'
Chan Ciu Ki 82'		 Trat Tiet Anh 35'
Vo Ba Hung 43'
Malaysia 0–1South Korea Korea Republic XI
Report Kang Chong-tae 86'
Korea Republic XI South Korea1–0 South Vietnam
Na Seong-soo 43'
Malaysia 0–2 Thailand
Report Jaroongsak 57'
Songthai Sahavatcharin 85'
Attendance: 1,000
Japan XI Japan2–0 Taiwan
Yasuke Ohmi 28'
Naritaka Hidaka 80'
Malaysia 4–1Japan Japan XI
V. Krishnasamy 20'
Yap Eng Kok 48'
Bahwandi 54', 76'		 N. Hidaka 33'
Japan XI Japan0–2 South Vietnam
Tran Van Xiah 20'
Cu Sinh 42'
South Vietnam 4–2 Thailand
Vo Ba Hung 4'
Cu Sinh 8', 77'
Tran Van Kinh 72'		 Suchin Kasiwat 15'
Nut Romrongvejt 24'
Japan XI Japan3–2 Taiwan

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Indonesia 5 4 1 0 15 4 +11 9
 Burma 5 3 1 1 17 4 +13 7
 Singapore 5 2 2 1 9 11 −2 6
 Hong Kong 5 2 0 3 5 11 −6 4
 India 5 1 1 3 10 17 −7 3
 Philippines 5 0 1 4 7 16 −9 1
India 5–1 Philippines
S. Bhowmick 17', 50', 62'
Mohammed Habib 38'
Shyam Thapa 42'		 Report Thomas Lozano 80'
Singapore 2–1 Hong Kong
Quah Kim Lye 30'
Chin Yoon Siang 56'		 Li Kwok Keung 17'
Burma 0–1 Singapore
Dollah Kassim 33' (pen.)
India 1–3 Indonesia
Mohammed Habib 42' Waskito 1', 55', 58'
Hong Kong 2–1 Philippines
Tang Hung Cheong 39'
Lo Hung Hoi 80'		 Report Martínez 61'
Attendance: 12,000
Indonesia 2–2 Burma
Abdul Kadir 58', 79' Win Nyunt 38'
Hla Tay 82'
India 2–2 Singapore
Amar Bahadur 12'
Shyam Thapa 68'		 Quah Kim Lye 32'
R. Krishnan 88'
Indonesia 3–1 Philippines
Waskito 5'
Jacob Sihasale 22'
Djunaedi Abdillah 70'		 Miguel Crame 32'
Burma 4–0 Hong Kong
Tin Aung Moe 3', 80'
Win Maung 38'
Tan Soe 72'
Indonesia 4–0 Singapore
Waskito 17', 63', 70'
Abdul Kadir 33'
Burma 2–0 Philippines
Than Soe 16', 88'
India 1–2 Hong Kong
S. Naeemuddin 85' Wo Kwok Hung 20'
Li Kwok 44'
Singapore 4–4 Philippines
Quah Kim Lye 16'
Dollah 40'
Krishnan 56'
Ali 71'		 Report Cuena 47'
Lozano 52' (pen.), 54'
Martínez 61'
India 1–9 Burma
Indonesia 3–0 Hong Kong

Eleventh place

Philippines 3–1 Thailand
Martínez 16', 75'
Crame 70'		 Report ? 36' (o.g.)

Ninth place

Japan XI Japan1–0 India

Seventh place

South Vietnam 3–1 Hong Kong
Tran Tiet Ahn 11'
Vo Ba Hung 49'
Tran Van Xinh 66'		 Report Li Kwok Keung 15'

Fifth place

Malaysia 4–2 Singapore
Salleh Ibrahim 12', 52'
Mohsein Alias 50'
Rahim Abdullah 76'		 Arshad Khamis 34'
Quah Kim Lye 83'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Korea Republic XI South Korea0–1 Burma
Aye Maung 62'
Attendance: 15.000
Indonesia 1–0 Taiwan
Jacob Sihasale 39'
Attendance: 16.500

Third place

Korea Republic XI South Korea2–0 Taiwan
Lee Chung-wee 36', 58'

Final

Burma 1–0 Indonesia
Hla Tay 22'

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