1972 Merdeka Tournament

1972 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
Dates12 July – 29 July
Teams12
Final positions
Champions South Korea (4th title)
Runners-up Malaysia
Third place Japan
Fourth placeMalaysia Malaysia B
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored142 (3.74 per match)
← 1971
1973 →

The 1972 Merdeka Tournament was held from 12 July to 29 July 1972 in Malaysia. Twelve teams from 11 nations participated.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaysia 5 5 0 0 18 3 +15 10
 Japan 5 4 0 1 21 6 +15 8
 Khmer Republic 5 2 1 2 12 14 −2 5
 Philippines 5 1 2 2 8 10 +−2 4
Myanmar Burma B 5 1 1 3 8 15 −7 3
 Sri Lanka 5 0 0 5 5 24 −19 0
Malaysia 4–1 Sri Lanka
Hamzah Hussein 48'
S. Abdullah 56', 58', 61'		 M. Nizarden 76'
Attendance: 15,000
Japan 4–1 Khmer Republic
Kamamoto 50', 65', 72', 75' Doeuk Miladord 82'
Malaysia 1–0 Philippines
Edmundo Veloso 86' (o.g.)
Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)
Khmer Republic 2–1Myanmar Burma B
Sok Sun Hean 11', 12' Pan Sit 37'
Referee: Bishen Singh (Singapore)
Malaysia 4–0Myanmar Burma B
Wan Zawawi 10'
Rahim Abdullah 27'
Wong Choon Wah 81'
Namat Abdullah 87'
Attendance: 25.000
Japan 5–0 Sri Lanka
Kamamoto 5', 9', 58', 65', 89'
Khmer Republic 2–2 Philippines
Doeuk Miladord 40'
Dan Phalla 55'		 I. Lozano 32'
Miguel Grame 56'
Japan 5–1 Philippines
Aritatsu Ogi 22' (pen.)
Kozo Arai 38', 46'
Yasuhiko Okudera 44'
Kunishige Kamamoto 69'		 M. Martinez 62'
Referee: K. Mahendran (Malaysia)
Burma B Myanmar5–2 Sri Lanka
Malaysia 6–1 Khmer Republic
Japan 6–1Myanmar Burma B
Kamamoto 32', 42', 49'
Aritatsu Ogi 56', 64'
Takaji Mori 76' (pen.)		 Maung Maung Khin 39'
Philippines 4–1 Sri Lanka
Juan Gutierrez 34'
M. Martinez 44'
I. Lozano 59'
Miguel Crame 63'		 Hasshimdeen 70'
Malaysia 3–1 Japan
Wan Zawawi 23'
S. Abdullah 68', 86'		 Kunishige Kamamoto 15'
Attendance: 33.000
Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)
Khmer Republic 6–1 Sri Lanka
Doeur Soekhom 35'
Sea Cheng Eang 39', 66'
Sok Sun Seah 42'
Doeuk Miladord 63' (pen.), 87'		 Hassimdeen 69'
Philippines 1–1Myanmar Burma B
84' 33'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 5 4 1 0 11 2 +9 9
Malaysia Malaysia B 5 4 0 1 11 5 61 8
 Hong Kong 5 2 2 1 8 7 +1 6
 Thailand 5 1 1 3 6 9 −3 3
 Indonesia 5 1 1 3 4 7 −3 3
 Singapore 5 0 1 4 2 12 −10 1
Malaysia B Malaysia1–3 South Korea
Indonesia 0–0 Singapore
Referee: Thaung Tin (Burma)
Hong Kong 0–0 South Korea
Thailand 2–0 Singapore
Chatchai Paholpat 53' (pen.)
Niwat Srisawat 76'
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: S. Lourdes (Malaysia)
Malaysia B Malaysia2–1 Indonesia
24'
77'		 40'
South Korea 2–0 Thailand
Park Yi-chun 51', 80' (pen.)
Referee: Thaung Tin (Burma)
Hong Kong 4–1 Singapore
Cheng Kwok Kan 29'
Wong Tak Choi 35'
Cheung Yiu Kwok 57'
Ip Kuk Kwong 67'		 Samat Alipitchay 17'
Referee: B. Tolenttino (Philippines)
South Korea 4–1 Singapore
Ko Jae-wook 13'
Cha Bum-kun 23'
Dollah Kassim 33' (o.g.)
Park Yi-chun 50'		 Samat Alipitchay 44'
Referee: Meth Sak (Khmer Republic)
Malaysia B Malaysia4–1 Hong Kong
Mohammed Bakar 28'
Rada Gopal 62'
Isa Bakar 73'
Wan Hassan 83'		 Chung Cor Wai 75'
Referee: Thaung Tin (Burma)
Thailand 2–3 Indonesia
Sutdtha Sudsaraat 12', 84' Sarman Panggabean 50'
Tumsila 64', 79'
Referee: T. Kimura (Japan)
Malaysia B Malaysia2–0 Thailand
Hong Kong 1–0 Indonesia
Wong Tak Choi 89'
South Korea 2–0 Indonesia
Lee Hoi-taek 51'
Cha Bum-kun 56'
Referee: H.S Dhillon (Singapore)
Malaysia B Malaysia2–0 Singapore
Zulkifli Norbit 43'
Mahadi Yusoff 73'
Referee: Salam Sunaryo (Indonesia)
Hong Kong 2–2 Thailand
C.Y Kwok 22' (pen.) 69' Somnuk 42'
Saman 49'

Eleventh place

Singapore 6–1 Sri Lanka
S. P. Leong 24', 62', 84'
Samat Alipitchay 44', 56'
S. Rajagopal 87'		 Clement da Silva 25'

Ninth place

Burma B Myanmar3–2 Indonesia
Khin Maung Tin 44', 80'
Nyi Nyi Tun 89'		 Andi Lala 10'
Karno Wahid 59'

Seventh place

Thailand 4–0 Philippines

Fifth place

Khmer Republic 1–0 Hong Kong
Sleyman Selim 49'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Malaysia 4–0Malaysia Malaysia B
Mokhtar Dahari 12'
Wong Choon Wah 21'
Soh Chin Aun 59'
Harun Jusoh 59'
Attendance: 20.000
South Korea 3–0 Japan
Park Soo-duk 27', 64'
Park Yi-chun 58'
Attendance: 30.000

Third place

Malaysia B Malaysia0–1 Japan
Kamamoto 12'

Final

Malaysia 1–2 South Korea
Soh Chin Aun 68' M. Chandran 44' (o.g.)
Cha Bum-kun 49'
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: T. Kimura (Japan)

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