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1962 Merdeka Tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | Merdeka Tournament |
| year | 1962 |
| country | Federation of Malaya |
| dates | 8 September – 19 September |
| num_teams | 9 |
| venues | 1 |
| cities | 1 |
| champion | Indonesia |
| count | 1 |
| second | Pakistan |
| third_other | |
| fourth_other | |
| matches | 18 |
| goals | 65 |
| prevseason | 1961 |
| nextseason | 1963 |
The 1962 Merdeka Tournament was the fifth edition of the annual football tournament hosted by Malaya. It took place from September 8 to September 19 with nine participating nations.
Teams
Thailand withdrew on August 31. Israel were originally invited but the invitation was later rescinded on September 3. All participating teams are the national teams except for South Korea. They was represented by a reserve team with some senior players, which flew directly from Seoul. Their senior national team returned home after finishing second in the Asian Games in Jakarta on September 4.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 8 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 |
Timisela
Chun Kang-moon
B. Yu
Ariffin
Timisela
Lim Kook-chan
Marinus Manuhutu
Suidariman
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
Abdul Ghani Minhat Saburo Kawabuchi
Abdullah Noordin
Arthur Koh
Third place play-off
Final
- Solong Hajah
- Timisela |
Winner
References
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