1971 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
Dates421 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)

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 540191+88
 Taiwan 531184+47
 Malaysia 521264+25
 South Vietnam 52038804
Japan Japan XI 520361154
 Thailand 510461592

Japan XI Japan32 Thailand
Matsuhiko Nomura 5'
Kiyoshi Tomizawa 39'
Yusuke Ohmi 45+1'
Sithiporn Pongsri 43' (pen)
Aummat Chalermchavalit 88'

Japan XI Japan02 South Vietnam
Tran Van Xinh 20'
Cu Sinh 42'
Malaysia 00 Taiwan
Report
Referee: Tengku Ulung Yahaya
Korea Republic XI South Korea40 Thailand
Sultan Muhammad Stadium, Kota Bharu

Taiwan 40 Thailand
Tsang Keng Hong 20'
Chan Chiu Ki 28'
Cheung Chi Doy 75'
Cheung Tze Wai 80'
Report
Korea Republic XI South Korea30Japan Japan XI
Kang Chong-tae 54', 78'
Na San-soo 73'

Korea Republic XI South Korea01 Taiwan
Tsang Kiang Hung 67' (pen.)

Taiwan 32 South Vietnam
Ho Sun Wah 10'
Leung Siu Wah 44'
Chan Ciu Ki 82'
Trat Tiet Anh 35'
Vo Ba Hung 43'
Malaysia 01South Korea Korea Republic XI
Report Kang Chong-tae 86'

Korea Republic XI South Korea10 South Vietnam
Na Seong-soo 43'
Malaysia 02 Thailand
Report Jaroongsak 57'
Songthai Sahavatcharin 85'
Attendance: 1,000

Japan XI Japan20 Taiwan
Yasuke Ohmi 28'
Naritaka Hidaka 80'

Malaysia 41Japan Japan XI
V. Krishnasamy 20'
Yap Eng Kok 48'
Bahwandi 54', 76'
N. Hidaka 33'

Japan XI Japan02 South Vietnam
Tran Van Xiah 20'
Cu Sinh 42'

South Vietnam 42 Thailand
Vo Ba Hung 4'
Cu Sinh 8', 77'
Tran Van Kinh 72'
Suchin Kasiwat 15'
Nut Romrongvejt 24'

Japan XI Japan32 Taiwan

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Indonesia 5410154+119
 Burma 5311174+137
 Singapore 522191126
 Hong Kong 520351164
 India 5113101773
 Philippines 501471691
India 51 Philippines
S. Bhowmick 17', 50', 62'
Mohammed Habib 38'
Shyam Thapa 42'
Report Thomas Lozano 80'
Singapore 21 Hong Kong
Quah Kim Lye 30'
Chin Yoon Siang 56'
Li Kwok Keung 17'

India 13 Indonesia
Mohammed Habib 42' Waskito 1', 55', 58'

Hong Kong 21 Philippines
Tang Hung Cheong 39'
Lo Hung Hoi 80'
Report Martínez 61'
Attendance: 12,000
Indonesia 22 Burma
Abdul Kadir 58', 79' Win Nyunt 38'
Hla Tay 82'

India 22 Singapore
Amar Bahadur 12'
Shyam Thapa 68'
Quah Kim Lye 32'
R. Krishnan 88'

Indonesia 31 Philippines
Waskito 5'
Jacob Sihasale 22'
Djunaedi Abdillah 70'
Miguel Crame 32'
Burma 40 Hong Kong
Tin Aung Moe 3', 80'
Win Maung 38'
Tan Soe 72'

Indonesia 40 Singapore
Waskito 17', 63', 70'
Abdul Kadir 33'
India 12 Hong Kong
S. Naeemuddin 85' Wo Kwok Hung 20'
Li Kwok 44'

Singapore 44 Philippines
Quah Kim Lye 16'
Dollah 40'
Krishnan 56'
Ali 71'
Report Cuena 47'
Lozano 52' (pen.), 54'
Martínez 61'
India 19 Burma
Indonesia 30 Hong Kong

Eleventh place

Philippines 31 Thailand
Martínez 16', 75'
Crame 70'
Report ? 36' (o.g.)

Ninth place

Japan XI Japan10 India

Seventh place

South Vietnam 31 Hong Kong
Tran Tiet Ahn 11'
Vo Ba Hung 49'
Tran Van Xinh 66'
Report Li Kwok Keung 15'

Fifth place

Malaysia 42 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 Korea01 Burma
Aye Maung 62'
Attendance: 15.000

Indonesia 10 Taiwan
Jacob Sihasale 39'
Attendance: 16.500

Third place

Korea Republic XI South Korea20 Taiwan
Lee Chung-wee 36', 58'

Final

Burma 10 Indonesia
Hla Tay 22'

References

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