Merdeka Tournament 1965
Malaysia · 14 Aug 1965 – 28 Aug 1965
9Teams
25Matches
78Goals
Tournament summary
The Merdeka Tournament 1965 was played in Malaysia from 14 August 1965 to 28 August 1965. 9 teams took part, playing 25 matches with 78 goals (3.12 per match).
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
 India | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
 Japan | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
 Myanmar | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| Vietnam Republic | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
 Taiwan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
 Thailand | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
 Hong Kong | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
 Malaysia | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Saturday 14 August 1965
- South Korea 2–3 ThailandKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 2–2 JapanKuala Lumpur
Sunday 15 August 1965
Tuesday 17 August 1965
- Hong Kong 1–2 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 0–2 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
Wednesday 18 August 1965
- Japan 0–4 TaiwanKuala Lumpur
Thursday 19 August 1965
- Hong Kong 2–2 IndiaIpoh
- Malaysia 3–3 Vietnam RepublicIpoh
Friday 20 August 1965
Saturday 21 August 1965
- South Korea 0–0 Vietnam RepublicIpoh
- Malaysia 0–3 IndiaIpoh
Sunday 22 August 1965
- Myanmar 1–1 ThailandKuala Lumpur
Monday 23 August 1965
- India 0–1 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 1–3 Hong KongKuala Lumpur
Tuesday 24 August 1965
Wednesday 25 August 1965
- Hong Kong 0–1 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
- India 2–0 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
Friday 27 August 1965
Saturday 28 August 1965
- Japan 2–1 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
- South Korea 1–1 TaiwanKuala Lumpur