1959 Merdeka Tournament

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1959 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFederation of Malaya
Dates30 August – 6 September
Teams7
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Malaya (1950–1963).svg Malaya (2nd title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of India.svg India
Third placeFile:Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam
Fourth placeHong Kong Hong Kong
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored52 (3.71 per match)
1958
1960

The 1959 Merdeka Tournament was the third edition of the Merdeka Tournament which was an annual tournament hosted in Malaya. It took place from August 30 to September 6 with seven participating nations.

First round

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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.



Replay

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Second round

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
File:Flag of Malaya (1950–1963).svg Malaya 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 5 Champions
File:Flag of India.svg India 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 4
File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam 3 1 1 1 9 7 +2 3
Hong Kong Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0



South Vietnam File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg4–1Hong Kong Hong Kong

Malaya File:Flag of Malaya (1950–1963).svg2–1Hong Kong Hong Kong

Consolation round

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 3
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 3
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0

Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg4–1File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore

South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg0–0File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan

Play-off

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South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg3–1File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan

References

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  • 1959 Merdeka Tournament at RSSSF
  • Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (information given by Jaydeep Basu, Sunil Warrier, and Gautam Roy).