1973 Merdeka Tournament

1973 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFederation of Malaya
Dates26 July – 12 August 1973
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Malaysia (1st title)
Runners-up Kuwait
Third place Burma
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored75 (2.34 per match)
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The 1973 Merdeka Tournament was the seventeenth edition of the annual football tournament hosted by Malaysia. It took place from 26 July to 12 August 1973 with ten participating nations.

Venues

Kuala Lampur
Merdeka Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Preliminary round

Malaysia 0–0 Kuwait
Report
Penalties
3–2
Attendance: 20,000
Singapore 1–1 Khmer Republic
  • Seak Poh Leong 19'
 Report
  • Sok Sun Hean 59'
Penalties
2–1
India 2–1 South Vietnam
  • Magan 32'
    Nicholas Pereira 57'
 Report
  • Ho Thanh Cang 8'
Bangladesh 2–2 Thailand
 Report
  • Manas Vitayan 27'
  • Niwatana Sesawasdi 90'
Penalties
5–6
Attendance: 3,000
Burma 0–0 South Korea
Report
Penalties
5–4

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 6
 Malaysia 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 5
 India 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 5
 Thailand 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 4
 Khmer Republic 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0
Malaysia 1–0 Khmer Republic
 Report
India 2–0 Thailand
 Report
Referee: Kabal Singh (Malaysia)
South Korea 1–0 Khmer Republic
  • Seung Kee
Report
India 3–0 Khmer Republic
 Report
Malaysia 2–2 Thailand
 Report
  • Parnuwat 70'
  • Manas Vitayan 86'
India 0–0 South Korea
South Korea 0–0 Thailand
Report
Malaysia 4–0 India
 Report
Malaysia 1–2 South Korea
  • Wong Voon Leong 65'
 Report
  • Chung Kang Chi 15'
  • Kang Tae Hyun 73'
Thailand 4–1 Khmer Republic

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burma 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10 8
 Kuwait 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 6
 South Vietnam 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
 Bangladesh 4 0 2 2 3 10 −7 2
 Singapore 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1
Kuwait 2–0 Singapore
  • Suoud Bohamed 48'
  • Hussain Mohammed
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Oei Puh Hwa (Malaysia)
South Vietnam 1–1 Bangladesh
  • Nguyen Van Nong 44' (pen.)
 Report
Burma 1–0 Singapore
 Report
Kuwait 2–1 Bangladesh
  • Kameel 19'
  • Ali Al-Shammari 75'
 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Burma 2–1 South Vietnam
Bangladesh 1–1 Singapore
 Report
  • Shamsuddin Rahmat 20'
South Vietnam 1–0 Singapore
  • Vo Thanh Van 67'
 Report
Burma 2–0 Kuwait
 Report
Burma 6–0 Bangladesh
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Kuwait 2–1 South Vietnam
  • Hussain Mohammed 5', 62'
 Report
  • Quang Duc Vinh 67'

Ninth place

Singapore 3–0 Khmer Republic
  • Lim Tien Jit 15'
  • Jaffar Yacob 70'
  • Lee Teik Gnee 80'
 Report

Seventh place

Thailand 2–0 Bangladesh

Fifth place

South Vietnam 1–1 India
  • Nguyen Van Mong
Report
  • M Prasannan
Penalties
  • Ho Than Cang
  • Hyunh Van Chien
  • Cu Sinh
  • Quong Duo Vin
  • Duong Van Tho
5–4
  • Bernard Pereira
  • Manuel Jayaraj
  • Nicholas Pereira
  • Thomas Fernandes

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

South Korea 0–1 Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Burma 1–2 Malaysia
 Report

Third place

Burma 2–1 South Korea
  • Maung Tin Sein
  • Shan Pain
Report
  • Kang Tae Hyun 60'

Final

Malaysia 3–1 Kuwait
 Report
  • Hussain Mohammed 2'

Notes

  1. ^ a b The game was initially scheduled for 3 August, however, was postponed a day due to the death of Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Ismail bin Abdul Rahman.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Page 22, The Straits Times, 4 August 1973". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
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