1957 Merdeka Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Federation of Malaya |
| Dates | 31 August – 7 September |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hong Kong Hong Kong (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
| Third place | File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 85 (5 per match) |
1958 → | |
The first edition of the Merdeka Tournament was held in August and September 1957 in Malaya (now Malaysia). It was won by Hong Kong League XI.[nb 1] Singapore won a consolation tournament for teams that did not qualify for the final round.
First round
[edit | edit source]A series of knockout ties was held to determine which teams would compete in the second round. The match between South Vietnam and Singapore required a replay as the score was level at the end of the first match.
| Indonesia File:Flag of Indonesia.svg | 4–0 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Omo S. File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', 12', 33', 68' |
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First Round Replay
Second round
[edit | edit source]The winning teams from the first round played a series of matches against one another. The team finishing top of the group was the tournament winner.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | Champions |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | |
| File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 | |
| File:Flag of Malaya (1950–1963).svg Malaya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 |
| Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong | 2–1 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Law Kwok Tai File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' Szeto Man File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' |
Aang Witarsa File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' |
Consolation Tournament
[edit | edit source]The losing teams from the first round played a series of matches against one another as a consolation tournament. The team finishing top of the group was the winner of this tournament.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 5 |
| Myanmar Burma | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| Thailand File:Flag of Thailand.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
| Sophon File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Prasun File:Soccerball shade.svg 47', 57' |
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| Burma Myanmar | 2–0 | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
| Maung Maung File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Pe-khin File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' |
| Singapore File:Flag of Singapore (1946-1959).svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
| Corthine File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' | Tuy File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' |
| Burma Myanmar | 5–2 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Gordon File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Vernon Styles File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Tun Kyi File:Soccerball shade.svg 40', 72' own goal File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' |
Santan File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 50' |
Goalscorers
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Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Most of the members of Hong Kong team, except Mok Chun Wa, were actually from Eastern Sports Club, which the football club was playing friendly matches in the Asia-Pacific. Most of the players of the teams (9 out of 14) such as Mok, Ho Ying Fun, Law Kwok Tai, were in fact ineligible to Hong Kong, as they were the representatives of Republic of China (Taiwan) in official competition, despite all either born or based in Hong Kong.[1] HKFA invited Eastern and other players to form a scratch team for the competition.[2]
- ^ AFP credited to Szeto Man, while Wah Kiu Yat Po credited to Ho Ying Fun
1. One source (P.S.S.I, "Kenang-Kenangan P.S.S.I. 50th 19 April 1930 – 19 April 1980", 1980.) report this match as a 4–2 victory to Malaya.
References
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