Merdeka Tournament 1972
Malaysia · 12 Jul 1972 – 29 Jul 1972
10Teams
25Matches
93Goals
Tournament summary
The Merdeka Tournament 1972 was played in Malaysia from 12 July 1972 to 29 July 1972. 10 teams took part, playing 25 matches with 93 goals (3.72 per match).
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 |
 Malaysia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 |
 Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 |
 Hong Kong | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
 Thailand | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
 Cambodia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -2 |
 Indonesia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
 Singapore | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
 Philippines | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 |
 Sri Lanka | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 25 | -21 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Wednesday 12 July 1972
- Malaysia 4–1 Sri LankaKuala Lumpur
- Japan 4–1 CambodiaKuala Lumpur
Thursday 13 July 1972
- Indonesia 0–0 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
Friday 14 July 1972
- Malaysia 1–0 PhilippinesKuala Lumpur
Saturday 15 July 1972
- Hong Kong 0–0 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
- Singapore 0–2 ThailandKuala Lumpur
Sunday 16 July 1972
- Cambodia 2–2 PhilippinesKuala Lumpur
- Japan 5–0 Sri LankaIpoh
Monday 17 July 1972
- Hong Kong 4–1 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
- South Korea 2–0 ThailandKuala Lumpur
Tuesday 18 July 1972
- Japan 5–1 PhilippinesKuala Lumpur
Wednesday 19 July 1972
- Indonesia 3–2 ThailandKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 6–1 CambodiaIpoh
- South Korea 4–1 SingaporeIpoh
Thursday 20 July 1972
- Philippines 4–1 Sri LankaKuala Lumpur
Friday 21 July 1972
- Hong Kong 1–0 IndonesiaKuala Lumpur
Saturday 22 July 1972
- Cambodia 6–1 Sri LankaKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 3–1 JapanKuala Lumpur
Sunday 23 July 1972
- Hong Kong 2–2 ThailandIpoh
- Indonesia 0–2 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
Tuesday 25 July 1972
- Singapore 6–1 Sri LankaKuala Lumpur
Wednesday 26 July 1972
- Japan 0–3 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
Friday 28 July 1972
- Cambodia 1–0 Hong KongKuala Lumpur
Saturday 29 July 1972
- Philippines 0–4 ThailandKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 1–2 South KoreaKuala Lumpur