# 1972 Merdeka Tournament

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1972 Merdeka Tournament Tournament details Host country Malaysia Dates 12 July – 29 July Teams 12 Final positions Champions South Korea (4th title) Runners-up Malaysia Third place Japan Fourth place Malaysia B Tournament statistics Matches played 38 Goals scored 142 (3.74 per match) ← 1971 1973 →

International football competition

The **1972 [Merdeka Tournament](/source/Merdeka_Tournament)** was held from 12 July to 29 July 1972 in [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia). Twelve teams from 11 nations participated.

## Group stage

### Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Malaysia 5 5 0 0 18 3 +15 10 Japan 5 4 0 1 21 6 +15 8 Khmer Republic 5 2 1 2 12 14 −2 5 Philippines 5 1 2 2 8 10 −2 4 Burma B 5 1 1 3 8 15 −7 3 Sri Lanka 5 0 0 5 5 24 −19 0

12 July 1972

Malaysia 4–1 Sri Lanka Hamzah Hussein 48' S. Abdullah 56', 58', 61' M. Nizarden 76'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Attendance: 15,000

12 July 1972

Japan 4–1 Khmer Republic Kamamoto 50', 65', 72', 75' Doeuk Miladord 82'

14 July 1972

Malaysia 1–0 Philippines Edmundo Veloso 86' (o.g.)

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Referee: Vijit Getkaew ([Thailand](/source/Thailand))

14 July 1972

Khmer Republic 2–1 Burma B Sok Sun Hean 11', 12' Pan Sit 37'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Referee: Bishen Singh ([Singapore](/source/Singapore))

16 July 1972

Malaysia 4–0 Burma B Wan Zawawi 10' Rahim Abdullah 27' Wong Choon Wah 81' Namat Abdullah 87'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Attendance: 25,000

16 July 1972

Japan 5–0 Sri Lanka Kamamoto 5', 9', 58', 65', 89'

[Perak Stadium](/source/Perak_Stadium), [Ipoh](/source/Ipoh)

16 July 1972

Khmer Republic 2–2 Philippines Doeuk Miladord 40' Dan Phalla 55' I. Lozano 32' Miguel Grame 56'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

18 July 1972

Japan 5–1 Philippines Aritatsu Ogi 22' (pen.) Kozo Arai 38', 46' Yasuhiko Okudera 44' Kunishige Kamamoto 69' M. Martinez 62'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Referee: K. Mahendran ([Malaysia](/source/Malaysia))

18 July 1972

Burma B 5–2 Sri Lanka

19 July 1972

Malaysia 6–1 Khmer Republic

[Perak Stadium](/source/Perak_Stadium), [Ipoh](/source/Ipoh)

20 July 1972

Japan 6–1 Burma B Kamamoto 32', 42', 49' Aritatsu Ogi 56', 64' Takaji Mori 76' (pen.) Maung Maung Khin 39'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

20 July 1972

Philippines 4–1 Sri Lanka Juan Gutierrez 34' M. Martinez 44' I. Lozano 59' Miguel Crame 63' Hasshimdeen 70'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

22 July 1972

Malaysia 3–1 Japan Wan Zawawi 23' S. Abdullah 68', 86' Kunishige Kamamoto 15'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Attendance: 33,000

Referee: Vijit Getkaew ([Thailand](/source/Thailand))

22 July 1972

Khmer Republic 6–1 Sri Lanka Doeur Soekhom 35' Sea Cheng Eang 39', 66' Sok Sun Seah 42' Doeuk Miladord 63' (pen.), 87' Hassimdeen 69'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

23 July 1972

Philippines 1–1 Burma B 84' 33'

[Perak Stadium](/source/Perak_Stadium), [Ipoh](/source/Ipoh)

### Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts South Korea 5 4 1 0 11 2 +9 9 Malaysia B 5 4 0 1 11 5 6 8 Hong Kong 5 2 2 1 8 7 +1 6 Thailand 5 1 1 3 6 9 −3 3 Indonesia 5 1 1 3 4 7 −3 3 Singapore 5 0 1 4 2 12 −10 1

13 July 1972

Malaysia B 1–3 South Korea

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

13 July 1972

Indonesia 0–0 Singapore

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Referee: Thaung Tin ([Burma](/source/Burma))

15 July 1972

Hong Kong 0–0 South Korea

15 July 1972

Thailand 2–0 Singapore Chatchai Paholpat 53' (pen.) Niwat Srisawat 76'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: S. Lourdes ([Malaysia](/source/Malaysia))

16 July 1972

Malaysia B 2–1 Indonesia 24' 77' 40'

[Perak Stadium](/source/Perak_Stadium), [Ipoh](/source/Ipoh)

17 July 1972

South Korea 2–0 Thailand Park Yi-chun 51', 80' (pen.)

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Referee: Thaung Tin ([Burma](/source/Burma))

17 July 1972

Hong Kong 4–1 Singapore Cheng Kwok Kan 29' Wong Tak Choi 35' Cheung Yiu Kwok 57' Ip Kuk Kwong 67' Samat Alipitchay 17'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Referee: B. Tolenttino ([Philippines](/source/Philippines))

19 July 1972

South Korea 4–1 Singapore Ko Jae-wook 13' Cha Bum-kun 23' Dollah Kassim 33' (o.g.) Park Yi-chun 50' Samat Alipitchay 44'

[Perak Stadium](/source/Perak_Stadium), [Ipoh](/source/Ipoh)

Referee: Meth Sak ([Khmer Republic](/source/Khmer_Republic))

19 July 1972

Malaysia B 4–1 Hong Kong Mohammed Bakar 28' Rada Gopal 62' Isa Bakar 73' Wan Hassan 83' Chung Cor Wai 75'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Referee: Thaung Tin ([Burma](/source/Burma))

19 July 1972

Thailand 2–3 Indonesia Sutdtha Sudsaraat 12', 84' Sarman Panggabean 50' Tumsila 64', 79'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Referee: T. Kimura ([Japan](/source/Japan))

21 July 1972

Malaysia B 2–0 Thailand

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

21 July 1972

Hong Kong 1–0 Indonesia Wong Tak Choi 89'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

23 July 1972

South Korea 2–0 Indonesia Lee Hoi-taek 51' Cha Bum-kun 56'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Referee: H.S Dhillon ([Singapore](/source/Singapore))

23 July 1972

Malaysia B 2–0 Singapore Zulkifli Norbit 43' Mahadi Yusoff 73'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Referee: Salam Sunaryo ([Indonesia](/source/Indonesia))

23 July 1972

Hong Kong 2–2 Thailand C.Y Kwok 22' (pen.) 69' Somnuk 42' Saman 49'

[Perak Stadium](/source/Perak_Stadium), [Ipoh](/source/Ipoh)

## Eleventh place

25 July 1972

Singapore 6–1 Sri Lanka S. P. Leong 24', 62', 84' Samat Alipitchay 44', 56' S. Rajagopal 87' Clement da Silva 25'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

## Ninth place

26 July 1972

Burma B 3–2 Indonesia Khin Maung Tin 44', 80' Nyi Nyi Tun 89' Andi Lala 10' Karno Wahid 59'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

## Seventh place

29 July 1972

Thailand 4–0 Philippines

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

## Fifth place

28 July 1972

Khmer Republic 1–0 Hong Kong Sleyman Selim 49'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

## Knockout stage

### Semi-finals

25 July 1972

Malaysia 4–0 Malaysia B Mokhtar Dahari 12' Wong Choon Wah 21' Soh Chin Aun 59' Harun Jusoh 59'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Attendance: 20,000

26 July 1972

South Korea 3–0 Japan Park Soo-duk 27', 64' Park Yi-chun 58'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Attendance: 30,000

### Third place

28 July 1972

Malaysia B 0–1 Japan Kamamoto 12'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

### Final

29 July 1972

Malaysia 1–2 South Korea Soh Chin Aun 68' M. Chandran 44' (o.g.) Cha Bum-kun 49'

[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur)

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: T. Kimura ([Japan](/source/Japan))

## References

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

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