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1973 Merdeka Tournament

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1973 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFederation of Malaya
Dates26 July – 12 August 1973
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Malaysia (1st title)
Runners-up Kuwait
Third place Burma
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored75 (2.34 per match)
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International football competition

The 1973 Merdeka Tournament was the seventeenth edition of the annual football tournament hosted by Malaysia. It took place from 26 July to 12 August 1973 with ten participating nations.

Venues

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Kuala Lampur
Stadium Merdeka
Capacity: 20,000

Preliminary round

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Malaysia  0–0 Kuwait
Report
Penalties
3–2
Attendance: 20,000
Singapore  1–1 Khmer Republic
Report
  • Sok Sun Hean 59'
Penalties
2–1
India  2–1 South Vietnam
  • Magan 32'
    Nicholas Pereira 57'
 Report
  • Ho Thanh Cang 8'
Bangladesh  2–2 Thailand
Report
  • Manas Vitayan 27'
  • Niwatana Sesawasdi
Penalties
5–6
Attendance: 3,000
Burma  0–0 South Korea
Report
Penalties
5–4

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 6
 Malaysia 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 5
 India 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 5
 Thailand 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 4
 Khmer Republic 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0
Malaysia  1–0 Khmer Republic
Report
India  2–0 Thailand
Report
Referee: Kabal Singh (Malaysia)
South Korea  1–0 Khmer Republic
  • Seung Kee
Report
India  3–0 Khmer Republic
Report
Malaysia  2–2 Thailand
Report
  • Parnuwat 70'
  • Manas Vitayan 86'
India  0–0 South Korea
South Korea  0–0 Thailand
Report
Malaysia  4–0 India
Report
Malaysia  1–2 South Korea
  • Wong Voon Leong 65'
 Report
  • Chung Kang Chi 15'
  • Kang Tae Hyun 73'
Thailand  4–1 Khmer Republic

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burma 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10 8
 Kuwait 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 6
 South Vietnam 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
 Bangladesh 4 0 2 2 3 10 −7 2
 Singapore 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1
Kuwait  2–0 Singapore
  • Suoud Bohamed 48'
  • Hussain Mohammed
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Oei Puh Hwa (Malaysia)
South Vietnam  1–1 Bangladesh
  • Nguyen Van Nong 44' (pen.)
 Report
Burma  1–0 Singapore
Report
Kuwait  2–1 Bangladesh
  • Kameel 19'
  • Ali Al-Shammari 75'
 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Burma  2–1 South Vietnam
Bangladesh  1–1 Singapore
Report
  • Shamsuddin Rahmat 20'
South Vietnam  1–0 Singapore
  • Vo Thanh Van 67'
 Report
Burma  2–0 Kuwait
Report
Burma  6–0 Bangladesh
Report
Kuwait  2–1 South Vietnam
  • Hussain Mohammed 5', 62'
 Report
  • Quang Duc Vinh 67'


Ninth place

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Singapore  3–0 Khmer Republic
  • Lim Tien Jit 15'
  • Jaffar Yacob 70'
  • Lee Teik Gnee 80'
 Report

Seventh place

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Thailand  2–0 Bangladesh

Fifth place

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South Vietnam  1–1 India
  • Nguyen Van Mong
Report
  • M Prasannan
Penalties
  • Ho Than Cang soccer ball with check mark
  • Hyunh Van Chien soccer ball with check mark
  • Cu Sinh soccer ball with check mark
  • Quong Duo Vin soccer ball with check mark
  • Duong Van Tho soccer ball with check mark
 5–4
  • Bernard Pereira soccer ball with check mark
  • Manuel Jayaraj soccer ball with check mark
  • Nicholas Pereira soccer ball with check mark
  • Thomas Fernandes soccer ball with check mark

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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South Korea  0–1 Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Burma  1–2 Malaysia
Report

Third place

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Burma  2–1 South Korea
  • Maung Tin Sein
  • Shan Pain
Report
  • Kang Tae Hyun 60'

Final

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Malaysia  3–1 Kuwait
Report
  • Hussain Mohammed 2'

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The game was initially scheduled for 3 August, however, was postponed a day due to the death of Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Ismail bin Abdul Rahman.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Page 22, The Straits Times, 4 August 1973". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2025年01月18日.

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