1975 Merdeka Tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Federation of Malaya |
| Dates | 29 July – 17 August 1975 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
| Third place | File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 105 (3.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Yu Kwok Kit (8 goals) |
← 1974 1976 → | |
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The 1975 Merdeka Tournament was the nineteenth edition of the annual football tournament hosted by Malaysia. It took place from 29 July to 17 August 1975 with eight participating nations.
Venues
[edit | edit source]| Kuala Lampur |
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| Merdeka Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 |
| File:Stadium Merdeka Complete.jpg |
Group stage
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 14 |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 |
 Indonesia
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 1 |
 Bangladesh
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7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 1 |
| Indonesia | 4–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
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| Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Attendance: 8,000
| File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma | 2–0 | Indonesia |
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| Report |
Attendance: 30,000
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1–1 | Bangladesh |
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| Report |
Referee: Chen Tam Shing (Hong Kong)
| File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong | 2–3 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 3–2 | File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma |
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| Report |
Referee: S.Kathiravale (Malaysia)
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 3–0 | Bangladesh |
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| Report |
Attendance: 4,000
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 1–0 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
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| Report |
Referee: Toshio Asami (Japan)
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 6–0 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
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| Report |
Referee: Koh Guan Kiat (Malaysia)
| File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma | 7–1 | Bangladesh |
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Report |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 3–1 | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong |
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| Report |
Referee: Toshio Asami (Japan)
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 2–1 | Indonesia |
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| Report |
Attendance: 1,000
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 3–1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
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Report |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 5–1 | Indonesia |
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| Report |
Referee: Zainal Abidin (Malaysia)
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 2–1 | Indonesia |
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| Report |
Referee: Chen Tam Shing (Hong Kong)
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 0–3 | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong |
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| Report |
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Final
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- Morrison, Neil. "Merdeka Tournament 1975 (Malaysia)". RSSSF.com
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