{{Infobox International Football Competition | tourney_name = Merdeka Tournament | year = 1971 | othertitles = | image = | size = | caption = | country = Malaysia | dates = 4–21 August | num_teams = 12 | venues = | cities = | champion_other = {{fb|Burma|1948}} | count = 3 | second = Indonesia | third = Korea Republic | third-flagvar = 1949 | fourth = Taiwan | matches = 37 | goals = 126 | attendance = | top_scorer = | player = | prevseason = 1969 | nextseason = 1972 }}
The '''1971 Merdeka Tournament''' was held from 4 to 21 August 1971 with 12 participating teams.
== Group stage ==
=== Group A === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width=175|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts |- bgcolor=ccffcc |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} Korea Republic XI |5||4||0||1||9||1||+8||'''8''' |- bgcolor=ccffcc |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Taiwan}} |5||3||1||1||8||4||+4||'''7''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MAS}} |5||2||1||2||6||4||+2||'''5''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|South Vietnam}} |5||2||0||3||8||8||0||'''4''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Japan XI |5||2||0||3||6||11||−5||'''4''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|THA}} |5||1||0||4||6||15||−9||'''2''' |}
{{football box | date = 4 August 1971 | time = | team1 = Japan XI {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} | score = 3–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|THA}} | goals1 = Matsuhiko Nomura {{goal|5}} <br> Kiyoshi Tomizawa {{goal|39}} <br> Yusuke Ohmi {{goal|45+1}} | goals2 = Sithiporn Pongsri {{goal|43|pen}} <br> Aummat Chalermchavalit {{goal|88}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 4 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 2–0 | report = https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19710805-1.2.98.1 | team2 = {{fb|South Vietnam}} | goals1 = Zawawi {{goal|28}}<br>? {{ goal|74|o.g.}} | goals2 = | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 6 August 1971 | time = | team1 = Japan XI {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} | score = 0–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|South Vietnam}} | goals1 = | goals2 = Tran Van Xinh {{goal|20}} <br> Cu Sinh {{goal|42}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 6 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 0–0 | report = https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19710807-1.2.148.12 | team2 = {{fb|Taiwan}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = Tengku Ulung Yahaya }} {{football box | date = 6 August 1971 | time = | team1 = Korea Republic XI {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} | score = 4–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|THA}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Sultan Muhammad Stadium, Kota Bharu | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 8 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|Taiwan}} | score = 4–0 | report = [https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19710809-1.2.118.1?ST=1&AT=filter&DF=&DT=&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1971&K=merdeka+tournament&KA=merdeka+tournament&P=2&Display=0&filterS=0 Report] | team2 = {{fb|THA}} | goals1 = Tsang Keng Hong {{goal|20}} <br> Chan Chiu Ki {{goal|28}} <br> Cheung Chi Doy {{goal|75}} <br> Cheung Tze Wai {{goal|80}} | goals2 = | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 8 August 1971 | time = | team1 = Korea Republic XI {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} | score = 3–0 | report = | team2 = {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Japan XI | goals1 = Kang Chong-tae {{goal|54||78}} <br> Na San-soo {{goal|73}} | goals2 = | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 10 August 1971 | time = | team1 = Korea Republic XI {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} | score = 0–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|TAI}} | goals1 = | goals2 = Tsang Kiang Hung {{goal|67|pen.}} | stadium = Perak Stadium, Perak | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 12 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|Taiwan}} | score = 3–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|South Vietnam}} | goals1 = Ho Sun Wah {{goal|10}} <br> Leung Siu Wah {{goal|44}} <br> Chan Ciu Ki {{goal|82}} | goals2 = Trat Tiet Anh {{goal|35}} <br> Vo Ba Hung {{goal|43}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 12 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 0–1 | report = https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19710813-1.2.145.6 | team2 = {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} Korea Republic XI | goals1 = | goals2 = Kang Chong-tae {{goal|86}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 14 August 1971 | time = | team1 = Korea Republic XI {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|South Vietnam}} | goals1 = Na Seong-soo {{goal|43}} | goals2 = | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 14 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 0–2 | report = https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19710815-1.2.108 | team2 = {{fb|THA}} | goals1 = | goals2 = Jaroongsak {{goal|57}} <br> Songthai Sahavatcharin {{goal|85}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = 1,000 | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 15 August 1971 | time = | team1 = Japan XI {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} | score = 2–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|Taiwan}} | goals1 = Yasuke Ohmi {{goal|28}} <br> Naritaka Hidaka {{goal|80}} | goals2 = | stadium = Perak Stadium, Perak | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 11 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 4–1 | report = | team2 = {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Japan XI | goals1 = V. Krishnasamy {{goal|20}} <br> Yap Eng Kok {{goal|48}} <br> Bahwandi {{goal|54||76}} | goals2 = N. Hidaka {{goal|33}} | stadium = Perak Stadium, Perak | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = August 1971 | time = | team1 = Japan XI {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} | score = 0–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|South Vietnam}} | goals1 = | goals2 = Tran Van Xiah {{goal|20}} <br> Cu Sinh {{goal|42}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 11 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|South Vietnam}} | score = 4–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|THA}} | goals1 = Vo Ba Hung {{goal|4}} <br> Cu Sinh {{goal|8||77}} <br> Tran Van Kinh {{goal|72}} | goals2 = Suchin Kasiwat {{goal|15}} <br> Nut Romrongvejt {{goal|24}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 4 August 1971 | time = | team1 = Japan XI {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} | score = 3–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|TAI}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }}
=== Group B === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width=175|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts |- bgcolor=ccffcc |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|INA}} |5||4||1||0||15||4||+11||'''9''' |- bgcolor=ccffcc |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Burma|1948}} |5||3||1||1||17||4||+13||'''7''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SIN}} |5||2||2||1||9||11||−2||'''6''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|HKG|1959}} |5||2||0||3||5||11||−6||'''4''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|IND}} |5||1||1||3||10||17||−7||'''3''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PHI|1936}} |5||0||1||4||7||16||−9||'''1''' |}
{{football box | date = 5 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}} | score = 5–1 | report = [https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19710806-1.2.122.10?ST=1&AT=filter&DF=&DT=&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1971&K=merdeka+tournament&KA=merdeka+tournament&P=2&Display=0&filterS=0 Report] | team2 = {{fb|PHI|1936}} | goals1 = S. Bhowmick {{goal|17||50||62}} <br> Mohammed Habib {{goal|38}} <br> Shyam Thapa {{goal|42}} | goals2 = Thomas Lozano {{goal|80}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 5 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|SIN}} | score = 2–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|HKG|1959}} | goals1 = Quah Kim Lye {{goal|30}} <br> Chin Yoon Siang {{goal|56}} | goals2 = Li Kwok Keung {{goal|17}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 7 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|Burma|1948}} | score = 0–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SIN}} | goals1 = | goals2 = Dollah Kassim {{goal|33|pen.}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 7 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}} | score = 1–3 | report = | team2 = {{fb|INA}} | goals1 = Mohammed Habib {{goal|42}} | goals2 = Waskito {{goal|1||55||58}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 9 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|HKG|1959}} | score = 2–1 | report = https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19710810-1.2.84.25 | team2 = {{fb|PHI|1936}} | goals1 = Tang Hung Cheong {{goal|39}} <br> Lo Hung Hoi {{goal|80}} | goals2 = Martínez {{goal|61}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = 12,000 | referee = }} {{football box | date = 9 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|INA}} | score = 2–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|Burma|1948}} | goals1 = Abdul Kadir {{goal|58||79}} | goals2 = Win Nyunt {{goal|38}} <br> Hla Tay {{goal|82}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 10 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}} | score = 2–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SIN}} | goals1 = Amar Bahadur {{goal|12}} <br> Shyam Thapa {{goal|68}} | goals2 = Quah Kim Lye {{goal|32}} <br> R. Krishnan {{goal|88}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 11 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|INA}} | score = 3–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|PHI|1936}} | goals1 = Waskito {{goal|5}} <br> Jacob Sihasale {{goal|22}} <br> Djunaedi Abdillah {{goal|70}} | goals2 = Miguel Crame {{goal|32}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 11 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|Burma|1948}} | score = 4–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|HKG|1959}} | goals1 = Tin Aung Moe {{goal|3||80}} <br> Win Maung {{goal|38}} <br> Tan Soe {{goal|72}} | goals2 = | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 13 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|INA}} | score = 4–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SIN}} | goals1 = Waskito {{goal|17||63||70}} <br> Abdul Kadir {{goal|33}} | goals2 = | stadium = Perak Stadium, Perak | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 13 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|Burma|1948}} | score = 2–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|PHI|1936}} | goals1 = Than Soe {{goal|16||88}} | goals2 = | stadium = Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Trengganu | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 13 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}} | score = 1–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|HKG|1959}} | goals1 = S. Naeemuddin {{goal|85}} | goals2 = Wo Kwok Hung {{goal|20}} <br> Li Kwok {{goal|44}} | stadium = Perak Stadium, Perak | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 15 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|SIN}} | score = 4–4 | report = https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19710816-1.2.123.8 | team2 = {{fb|PHI|1936}} | goals1 = Quah Kim Lye {{goal|16}}<br>Dollah {{goal|40}}<br>Krishnan {{goal|56}}<br>Ali {{goal|71}} | goals2 = Cuena {{goal|47}}<br>Lozano {{goal|52|pen.|||54}}<br>Martínez {{goal|61}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 15 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}} | score = 1–9 | report = | team2 = {{fb|Burma|1948}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 15 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|INA}} | score = 3–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|HKG|1959}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Perak Stadium, Perak | attendance = | referee = }}
== Eleventh place == {{football box | date = 17 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|PHI|1936}} | score = 3–1 | report = https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19710818-1.2.149.14 | team2 = {{fb|THA}} | goals1 = Martínez {{goal|16||75}}<br>Crame {{goal|70}} | goals2 = ? {{goal|36|o.g.}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }}
== Ninth place == {{football box | date = 18 August 1971 | time = | team1 = Japan XI {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|IND}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }}
== Seventh place == {{football box | date = 21 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|South Vietnam}} | score = 3–1 | report = https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19710822-1.2.187 | team2 = {{fb|HKG|1959}} | goals1 = Tran Tiet Ahn {{goal|11}}<br>Vo Ba Hung {{goal|49}}<br>Tran Van Xinh {{goal|66}} | goals2 = Li Kwok Keung {{goal|15}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }}
== Fifth place == {{football box | date = 20 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 4–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SIN}} | goals1 = Salleh Ibrahim {{goal|12||52}} <br> Mohsein Alias {{goal|50}} <br> Rahim Abdullah {{goal|76}} | goals2 = Arshad Khamis {{goal|34}} <br> Quah Kim Lye {{goal|83}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }}
== Knockout stage ==
=== Semi-finals === {{football box | date = 17 August 1971 | time = | team1 = Korea Republic XI {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} | score = 0–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|Burma|1948}} | goals1 = | goals2 = Aye Maung {{goal|62}} | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = 15,000 | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 18 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|INA}} | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|Taiwan}} | goals1 = Jacob Sihasale {{goal|39}} | goals2 = | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = 16,500 | referee = }}
=== Third place === {{football box | date = 20 August 1971 | time = | team1 = Korea Republic XI {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} | score = 2–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|Taiwan}} | goals1 = Lee Chung-wee {{goal|36||58}} | goals2 = | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }}
=== Final === {{football box | date = 21 August 1971 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|Burma|1948}} | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|INA}} | goals1 = Hla Tay {{goal|22}} | goals2 = | stadium = Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | attendance = | referee = }}
== References == *Morrison, Neil. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merdeka71.html "Merdeka Tournament 1971 (Malaysia)".] ''RSSSF.com''
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