Merdeka Tournament 1959
Malaya · 30 Aug 1959 – 6 Sep 1959
6Teams
9Matches
34Goals
Tournament summary
The Merdeka Tournament 1959 was played in Malaya from 30 August 1959 to 6 September 1959. 6 teams took part, playing 9 matches with 34 goals (3.78 per match).
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
 India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
 Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
 Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Vietnam Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
 Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Sunday 30 August 1959
- South Korea 2–3 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
Monday 31 August 1959
- India 2–0 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
Wednesday 2 September 1959
- South Korea 4–1 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 4–3 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
Thursday 3 September 1959
- Japan 4–1 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
Friday 4 September 1959
- Malaysia 1–1 IndiaKuala Lumpur
Saturday 5 September 1959
- Japan 0–0 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
Sunday 6 September 1959
- India 2–2 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
- Japan 1–3 South KoreaKuala Lumpur