1957 Merdeka Tournament

1957 Merdeka Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Malaya
Dates	31 August – 7 September
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Hong Kong (1st title)
Runners-up	Indonesia
Third place	South Vietnam
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	28 (4.67 per match)

The first edition of the Merdeka Tournament was held in August and September 1957 in Malaya (now Malaysia). It was won by Hong Kong. Singapore won a consolation tournament for teams that did not qualify for the final round.

Contents 1 First round 2 Second round 3 Consolation Tournament 4 Notes

First round

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.

31 August	Hong Kong	6 – 2	Cambodia	Merdeka Stadium

31 August	South Vietnam	5 – 5	Singapore	Merdeka Stadium

31 August	Indonesia	4 – 0	Thailand	Merdeka Stadium

1 September	Malaya	5 – 2	Burma	Merdeka Stadium

First Round Replay

1 September	South Vietnam	2 – 1	Singapore	Merdeka Stadium

Second round

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	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Hong Kong	5	3	2	1	0	8	5	+3
Indonesia	4	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3
South Vietnam	2	3	1	0	2	6	7	−1
Malaya	1	3	0	1	2	6	11	−5

2 September	Hong Kong	2 – 1	Indonesia	Merdeka Stadium

3 September	Malaya	1 – 4	South Vietnam	Merdeka Stadium

4 September	Malaya	3 – 3	Hong Kong	Merdeka Stadium

5 September	Indonesia	3 – 1	South Vietnam	Merdeka Stadium

7 September	Malaya	2 – 4 1	Indonesia	Merdeka Stadium

7 September	Hong Kong	3 – 1	South Vietnam	Merdeka Stadium

Consolation Tournament

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	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Singapore	5	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7
Burma	4	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4
Thailand	2	3	1	0	2	5	11	−6
Cambodia	1	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5

1 September	Thailand	3 – 0	Cambodia	Merdeka Stadium

3 September	Singapore	6 – 0	Thailand	Merdeka Stadium

3 September	Burma	2 – 0	Cambodia	Merdeka Stadium

5 September	Singapore	1 – 1	Cambodia	Merdeka Stadium

5 September	Burma	5 – 2	Thailand	Merdeka Stadium

7 September	Singapore	3 – 2	Burma	Merdeka Stadium

Notes

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.