Merdeka Tournament 1961
Malaya · 2 Aug 1961 – 13 Aug 1961
8Teams
12Matches
45Goals
Tournament summary
The Merdeka Tournament 1961 was played in Malaya from 2 August 1961 to 13 August 1961. 8 teams took part, playing 12 matches with 45 goals (3.75 per match).
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Vietnam Republic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
 Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
 Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
 Singapore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
 India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
 Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Wednesday 2 August 1961
Thursday 3 August 1961
- India 1–2 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
Saturday 5 August 1961
- Malaysia 3–1 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
Sunday 6 August 1961
Wednesday 9 August 1961
Thursday 10 August 1961
- Japan 2–3 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
Saturday 12 August 1961
- Singapore 5–3 ThailandKuala Lumpur
Sunday 13 August 1961
- Malaysia 1–2 IndonesiaKuala Lumpur
- Singapore 1–2 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur