1972 Merdeka Tournament

{{Infobox International Football Competition | tourney_name = Merdeka Tournament | year = 1972 | othertitles = | image = | size = | caption = | country = Malaysia | dates = 12 July – 29 July | num_teams = 12 | venues = | cities = | champion_other = {{fb|KOR|1949}} | count = 4 | second = Malaysia | third = Japan | third-flagvar = 1947 | fourth_other = {{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia B | matches = 38 | goals = 142 | attendance = | top_scorer = | player = | prevseason = [[1971 Merdeka Tournament|1971]] | nextseason = [[1973 Merdeka Tournament|1973]] }}

The '''1972 [[Merdeka Tournament]]''' was held from 12 July to 29 July 1972 in [[Malaysia]]. Twelve teams from 11 nations participated.

== 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;"|{{fb|MAS}} |5||5||0||0||18||3||+15||'''10''' |- bgcolor=ccffcc |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|JPN|1947}} |5||4||0||1||21||6||+15||'''8''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CAM|1970|name=Khmer Republic}} |5||2||1||2||12||14||−2||'''5''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PHI|1936}} |5||1||2||2||8||10||−2||'''4''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Burma|1948}} Burma B |5||1||1||3||8||15||−7||'''3''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SRI}} |5||0||0||5||5||24||−19||'''0''' |}

{{footballbox | date = 12 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 4–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SRI}} | goals1 = [[Hamzah Hussein]] {{goal|48}} [[Shaharuddian Abdullah|S. Abdullah]] {{goal|56||58||61}} | goals2 = [[M. Nizarden]] {{goal|76}} | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = 15,000 | referee = }}

{{footballbox | date = 12 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN|1947}} | score = 4–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|CAM|1970|name=Khmer Republic}} | goals1 = [[Kunishige Kamamoto|Kamamoto]] {{goal|50||65||72||75}} | goals2 = [[Doeuk Miladord]] {{goal|82}} | stadium = | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{footballbox | date = 14 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|PHI|1936}} | goals1 = [[Edmundo Veloso]] {{goal|86|o.g.}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = Vijit Getkaew ([[Thailand]]) }}

{{footballbox | date = 14 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|CAM|1970|name=Khmer Republic}} | score = 2–1 | report = | team2 = {{flagicon|Burma|1948}} Burma B | goals1 = [[Sok Sun Hean]] {{goal|11||12}} | goals2 = [[Pan Sit]] {{goal|37}} | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = Bishen Singh ([[Singapore]]) }} ---- {{footballbox | date = 16 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 4–0 | report = | team2 = {{flagicon|Burma|1948}} Burma B | goals1 = [[Wan Zawawi]] {{goal|10}} [[Rahim Abdullah]] {{goal|27}} [[Wong Choon Wah]] {{goal|81}} [[Namat Abdullah]] {{goal|87}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = 25,000 | referee = }}

{{footballbox | date = 16 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN|1947}} | score = 5–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SRI}} | goals1 = [[Kunishige Kamamoto|Kamamoto]] {{goal|5||9||58||65||89}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Perak Stadium]], [[Ipoh]] | attendance = | referee = }}

{{footballbox | date = 16 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|CAM|1970|name=Khmer Republic}} | score = 2–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|PHI|1936}} | goals1 = [[Doeuk Miladord]] {{goal|40}} [[Dan Phalla]] {{goal|55}} | goals2 = [[I. Lozano]] {{goal|32}} [[Miguel Grame]] {{goal|56}} | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{footballbox | date = 18 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN|1947}} | score = 5–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|PHI|1936}} | goals1 = [[Aritatsu Ogi]] {{goal|22|pen.}} [[Kozo Arai]] {{goal|38||46}} [[Yasuhiko Okudera]] {{goal|44}} [[Kunishige Kamamoto]] {{goal|69}} | goals2 = [[M. Martinez]] {{goal|62}} | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = K. Mahendran ([[Malaysia]]) }}

{{footballbox | date = 18 July 1972 | time = | team1 = Burma B {{flagicon|Burma|1948}} | score = 5–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SRI}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{footballbox | date = 19 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 6–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|CAM|1970|name=Khmer Republic}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Perak Stadium]], [[Ipoh]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{footballbox | date = 20 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN|1947}} | score = 6–1 | report = | team2 = {{flagicon|Burma|1948}} Burma B | goals1 = [[Kunishige Kamamoto|Kamamoto]] {{goal|32||42||49}} [[Aritatsu Ogi]] {{goal|56||64}} [[Takaji Mori]] {{goal|76|pen.}} | goals2 = [[Maung Maung Khin]] {{goal|39}} | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = }}

{{footballbox | date = 20 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|PHI|1936}} | score = 4–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SRI}} | goals1 = [[Juan Gutiérrez (footballer)|Juan Gutierrez]] {{goal|34}} [[M. Martinez]] {{goal|44}} [[I. Lozano]] {{goal|59}} [[Miguel Crame]] {{goal|63}} | goals2 = [[Subhani Hassimdeen|Hasshimdeen]] {{goal|70}} | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{footballbox | date = 22 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 3–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|JPN|1947}} | goals1 = [[Wan Zawawi]] {{goal|23}} [[Shaharuddin Abdullah|S. Abdullah]] {{goal|68||86}} | goals2 = [[Kunishige Kamamoto]] {{goal|15}} | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = 33,000 | referee = Vijit Getkaew ([[Thailand]]) }}

{{footballbox | date = 22 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|CAM|1970|name=Khmer Republic}} | score = 6–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SRI}} | goals1 = [[Doeur Soekhom]] {{goal|35}} [[Sea Cheng Eang]] {{goal|39||66}} [[Sok Sun Seah]] {{goal|42}} [[Doeuk Miladord]] {{goal|63|pen.|87}} | goals2 = [[Subhani Hassimdeen|Hassimdeen]] {{goal|69}} | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{footballbox | date = 23 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|PHI|1936}} | score = 1–1 | report = | team2 = {{flagicon|Burma|1948}} Burma B | goals1 = {{goal|84}} | goals2 = {{goal|33}} | stadium = [[Perak Stadium]], [[Ipoh]] | 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|KOR|1949}} |5||4||1||0||11||2||+9||'''9''' |- bgcolor=ccffcc |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia B |5||4||0||1||11||5||6||'''8''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|HKG|1959}} |5||2||2||1||8||7||+1||'''6''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|THA}} |5||1||1||3||6||9||−3||'''3''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|INA}} |5||1||1||3||4||7||−3||'''3''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SIN}} |5||0||1||4||2||12||−10||'''1''' |}

{{footballbox | date = 13 July 1972 | time = | team1 = Malaysia B {{flagicon|MAS}} | score = 1–3 | report = | team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = }}

{{footballbox | date = 13 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|INA}} | score = 0–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SIN}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = Thaung Tin ([[Burma]]) }} ---- {{footballbox | date = 15 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|HKG|1959}} | score = 0–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | attendance = | referee = }} {{footballbox | date = 15 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}} | score = 2–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SIN}} | goals1 = [[Chatchai Paholpat]] {{goal|53|pen.}} [[Niwat Srisawat]] {{goal|76}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = 3,000 | referee = S. Lourdes ([[Malaysia]]) }} ---- {{footballbox | date = 16 July 1972 | time = | team1 = Malaysia B {{flagicon|MAS}} | score = 2–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|INA}} | goals1 = {{goal|24}} {{goal|77}} | goals2 = {{goal|40}} | stadium = [[Perak Stadium]], [[Ipoh]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{footballbox | date = 17 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}} | score = 2–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|THA}} | goals1 = [[Park Yi-chun]] {{goal|51||80|pen.}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = Thaung Tin ([[Burma]]) }} {{footballbox | date = 17 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|HKG|1959}} | score = 4–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SIN}} | goals1 = [[Cheng Kwok Kan]] {{goal|29}} [[Wong Tak Choi]] {{goal|35}} [[Cheung Yiu Kwok]] {{goal|57}} [[Ip Kuk Kwong]] {{goal|67}} | goals2 = [[Samat Alipitchay]] {{goal|17}} | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = B. Tolenttino ([[Philippines]]) }} ---- {{footballbox | date = 19 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}} | score = 4–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SIN}} | goals1 = [[Ko Jae-wook]] {{goal|13}} [[Cha Bum-kun]] {{goal|23}} [[Dollah Kassim]] {{goal|33|o.g.}} [[Park Yi-chun]] {{goal|50}} | goals2 = [[Samat Alipitchay]] {{goal|44}} | stadium = [[Perak Stadium]], [[Ipoh]] | attendance = | referee = Meth Sak ([[Khmer Republic]]) }} {{footballbox | date = 19 July 1972 | time = | team1 = Malaysia B {{flagicon|MAS}} | score = 4–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|HKG|1959}} | goals1 = [[Mohammed Bakar]] {{goal|28}} [[Rada Gopal]] {{goal|62}} [[Isa Bakar]] {{goal|73}} [[Wan Jamak Wan Hassan|Wan Hassan]] {{goal|83}} | goals2 = [[Chung Cor Wai]] {{goal|75}} | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = Thaung Tin ([[Burma]]) }} {{footballbox | date = 19 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}} | score = 2–3 | report = | team2 = {{fb|INA}} | goals1 = [[Sutdtha Sudsaraat]] {{goal|12||84}} | goals2 = [[Sarman Panggabean]] {{goal|50}} [[Tumsila]] {{goal|64||79}} | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = T. Kimura ([[Japan]]) }} ---- {{footballbox | date = 21 July 1972 | time = | team1 = Malaysia B {{flagicon|MAS}} | score = 2–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|THA}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{footballbox | date = 21 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|HKG|1959}} | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|INA}} | goals1 = [[Wong Tak Choi]] {{goal|89}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{footballbox | date = 23 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}} | score = 2–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|IDN}} | goals1 = [[Lee Hoi-taek]] {{goal|51}} [[Cha Bum-kun]] {{goal|56}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = H.S Dhillon ([[Singapore]]) }} {{footballbox | date = 23 July 1972 | time = | team1 = Malaysia B {{flagicon|MAS}} | score = 2–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SIN}} | goals1 = [[Zulkifli Norbit]] {{goal|43}} [[Mahadi Yusoff]] {{goal|73}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = Salam Sunaryo ([[Indonesia]]) }} {{footballbox | date = 23 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|HKG|1959}} | score = 2–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|THA}} | goals1 = [[Cheung Yiu Kwok|C.Y Kwok]] {{goal|22|pen.}} {{goal|69}} | goals2 = Somnuk {{goal|42}} Saman {{goal|49}} | stadium = [[Perak Stadium]], [[Ipoh]] | attendance = | referee = }}

== Eleventh place == {{footballbox | date = 25 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|SIN}} | score = 6–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SRI}} | goals1 = [[Seak Poh Leong|S. P. Leong]] {{goal|24||62||84}} [[Samat Alipitchay]] {{goal|44||56}} [[S. Rajagopal]] {{goal|87}} | goals2 = [[Clement da Silva]] {{goal|25}} | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = }}

== Ninth place == {{footballbox | date = 26 July 1972 | time = | team1 = Burma B {{flagicon|Burma|1948}} | score = 3–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|INA}} | goals1 = [[Khin Maung Tin]] {{goal|44||80}} [[Nyi Nyi Tun]] {{goal|89}} | goals2 = [[Andi Lala]] {{goal|10}} [[Karno Wahid]] {{goal|59}} | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = }}

== Seventh place == {{footballbox | date = 29 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}} | score = 4–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|PHI|1936}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = }}

== Fifth place == {{footballbox | date = 28 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|CAM|1970|name=Khmer Republic}} | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|HKG|1959}} | goals1 = [[Sleyman Selim]] {{goal|49}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = }}

== Knockout stage == === Semi-finals === {{footballbox | date = 25 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 4–0 | report = | team2 = {{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia B | goals1 = [[Mokhtar Dahari]] {{goal|12}} [[Wong Choon Wah]] {{goal|21}} [[Soh Chin Aun]] {{goal|59}} [[Harun Jusoh]] {{goal|59}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = 20,000 | referee = }} ---- {{footballbox | date = 26 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}} | score = 3–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|JPN|1947}} | goals1 = [[Park Soo-duk]] {{goal|27||64}} [[Park Yi-chun]] {{goal|58}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = 30,000 | referee = }}

=== Third place === {{footballbox | date = 28 July 1972 | time = | team1 = Malaysia B {{flagicon|MAS}} | score = 0–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|JPN|1947}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Kunishige Kamamoto|Kamamoto]] {{goal|12}} | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = | referee = }}

=== Final === {{footballbox | date = 29 July 1972 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 1–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}} | goals1 = [[Soh Chin Aun]] {{goal|68}} | goals2 = [[M. Chandran (footballer)|M. Chandran]] {{goal|44|o.g.}} [[Cha Bum-kun]] {{goal|49}} | stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] | attendance = 40,000 | referee = T. Kimura ([[Japan]]) }}

== References == *Morrison, Neil; Jovanovic, Bojan. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merdeka72.html "Merdeka Tournament 1972 (Malaysia)".] ''RSSSF.com''

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