Merdeka Tournament 1971
Malaysia · 4 Aug 1971 – 21 Aug 1971
10Teams
25Matches
92Goals
Tournament summary
The Merdeka Tournament 1971 was played in Malaysia from 4 August 1971 to 21 August 1971. 10 teams took part, playing 25 matches with 92 goals (3.68 per match).
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indonesia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 |
 Myanmar | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 |
 Singapore | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
 Taiwan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| Vietnam Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 |
 Hong Kong | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 |
 Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 India | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | -7 |
 Philippines | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 |
 Thailand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Wednesday 4 August 1971
- Malaysia 2–0 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
Thursday 5 August 1971
- Hong Kong 1–2 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
- India 5–1 PhilippinesKuala Lumpur
Saturday 7 August 1971
- Myanmar 0–1 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
- India 1–3 IndonesiaKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 0–0 TaiwanKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 0–2 ThailandKuala Lumpur
Monday 9 August 1971
- Myanmar 2–2 IndonesiaKuala Lumpur
- Taiwan 4–0 ThailandKuala Lumpur
- Hong Kong 2–1 PhilippinesKuala Lumpur
Tuesday 10 August 1971
Wednesday 11 August 1971
- Myanmar 4–0 Hong KongKuala Lumpur
- Indonesia 3–1 PhilippinesKuala Lumpur
Thursday 12 August 1971
- Taiwan 3–2 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
Friday 13 August 1971
Sunday 15 August 1971
Tuesday 17 August 1971
- Philippines 3–1 ThailandKuala Lumpur
Wednesday 18 August 1971
- Indonesia 1–0 TaiwanKuala Lumpur
Saturday 21 August 1971
- Myanmar 1–0 IndonesiaKuala Lumpur
- Hong Kong 1–3 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur