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1957 Merdeka Tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1957 |
| size | 230px |
| country | Federation of Malaya |
| dates | 31 August – 7 September |
| venues | 1 |
| cities | 1 |
| champion_other | Hong Kong Hong Kong |
| count | 1 |
| second | Indonesia |
| third | South Vietnam |
| matches | 17 |
| goals | 85 |
| nextseason | [1958](1958-merdeka-tournament) |
| champion-flagvar = The first edition of the Merdeka Tournament was held in August and September 1957 in Malaya (now Malaysia). It was won by Hong Kong League XI. Singapore won a consolation tournament for teams that did not qualify for the final round.
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.
Chow Man Chi
Kwok Yau
Mok Chun Wah
Ho Ying Fan
Cham Rong
Lê Văn Hồ
Hatch
Arthur Koh
Abdul Ghani Minhat
Govindarajoo
Wai Hong
Rahim Omar
Vernon Styles
First Round Replay
Trần Văn Đôn
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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | **5** | Champions |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | **4** | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | **2** | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | **1** |
Szeto Man
Lê Hữu Đức
Cheok Foo
Szeto Man
Omo Suratmo
Saari
Saari
Szeto Man
Law Kwok Tai
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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | **5** | |
| Burma Burma | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | **4** |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | **2** | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | **1** |
Prasun
Arthur Koh
Ibrahim Mansoor
Hatch
Pe-khin
Vernon Styles
Tun Kyi
own goal
Hatch
Ibrahim Hassan
Goalscorers
;7 goals
- Flag of Singapore (1946-1959).svg Peter Corthine
;6 goals
- Malaysia Abdul Ghani Minhat
- South Vietnam Lê Hữu Đức
;5 goals
- IDN Omo Suratmo
- HKG Law Kwok Tai
Notes
- 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.
References
References
- link. Lee. John C.W.. [[Joint Publishing]]. (2015)
- (14 August 1957)
- (9 September 1957)
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