Merdeka Tournament 1970
Malaysia · 30 Jul 1970 – 16 Aug 1970
12Teams
38Matches
131Goals
Tournament summary
The Merdeka Tournament 1970 was played in Malaysia from 30 July 1970 to 16 August 1970. 12 teams took part, playing 38 matches with 131 goals (3.45 per match).
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Myanmar | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 |
 South Korea | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
 India | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 |
 Japan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 |
 Malaysia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 |
 Hong Kong | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
 Indonesia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 |
 Thailand | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
 Taiwan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| Western Australia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
| Vietnam Republic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
 Singapore | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -16 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Thursday 30 July 1970
- India 0–1 TaiwanKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 0–0 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
Friday 31 July 1970
- Hong Kong 2–1 JapanKuala Lumpur
- South Korea 0–0 ThailandKuala Lumpur
Saturday 1 August 1970
- Myanmar 1–0 Western AustraliaKuala Lumpur
- Taiwan 2–1 Vietnam RepublicIpoh
- Malaysia 1–3 IndiaIpoh
- Indonesia 3–1 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
Sunday 2 August 1970
- Hong Kong 2–0 ThailandKuala Lumpur
- Japan 1–1 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
Monday 3 August 1970
- Myanmar 2–0 IndiaKuala Lumpur
- Vietnam Republic 1–3 Western AustraliaKuala Lumpur
Tuesday 4 August 1970
- Malaysia 3–1 TaiwanKuala Lumpur
- Hong Kong 1–3 IndonesiaGeorge Town
- Japan 0–0 ThailandKuala Lumpur
- South Korea 4–0 SingaporeGeorge Town
Wednesday 5 August 1970
- Myanmar 4–2 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
- India 2–0 Western AustraliaKuala Lumpur
Thursday 6 August 1970
- Hong Kong 3–2 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
- Indonesia 1–2 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
Friday 7 August 1970
- Myanmar 1–1 TaiwanKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 4–1 Western AustraliaKuala Lumpur
Saturday 8 August 1970
Sunday 9 August 1970
- Hong Kong 0–0 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
- India 2–1 Vietnam RepublicIpoh
- Taiwan 1–3 Western AustraliaIpoh
- Malaysia 1–2 MyanmarKuala Lumpur
Monday 10 August 1970
Wednesday 12 August 1970
- Myanmar 5–0 Hong KongKuala Lumpur
- Thailand 2–0 Western AustraliaKuala Lumpur
Thursday 13 August 1970
- India 2–3 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
- Singapore 0–4 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
Saturday 15 August 1970
Sunday 16 August 1970
- Myanmar 0–1 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
- Japan 3–2 TaiwanKuala Lumpur