Merdeka Tournament 1973
Malaysia · 26 Jul 1973 – 12 Aug 1973
10Teams
32Matches
75Goals
Tournament summary
The Merdeka Tournament 1973 was played in Malaysia from 26 July 1973 to 12 August 1973. 10 teams took part, playing 32 matches with 75 goals (2.34 per match).
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Myanmar | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 |
 Malaysia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
 Kuwait | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
 India | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
 Thailand | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
 South Korea | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Singapore | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| Vietnam Republic | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
 Bangladesh | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -9 |
 Cambodia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -11 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Thursday 26 July 1973
- Cambodia 1–1 SingaporeSingapore won on penalties · Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 0–0 KuwaitMalaysia won on penalties · Kuala Lumpur
Friday 27 July 1973
- Bangladesh 2–2 ThailandThailand won on penalties · Kuala Lumpur
- India 2–1 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
Saturday 28 July 1973
- Myanmar 0–0 South KoreaMyanmar won on penalties · Kuala Lumpur
- Kuwait 2–0 SingaporeIpoh
Sunday 29 July 1973
Monday 30 July 1973
- Malaysia 1–2 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
- Myanmar 1–0 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
Tuesday 31 July 1973
- Bangladesh 1–2 KuwaitKuala Lumpur
Wednesday 1 August 1973
- South Korea 0–0 ThailandKuala Lumpur
Thursday 2 August 1973
- Bangladesh 1–1 SingaporeIpoh
- Myanmar 2–1 Vietnam RepublicIpoh
Friday 3 August 1973
- Cambodia 0–1 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 2–2 ThailandKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 1–0 CambodiaKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 4–0 IndiaKuala Lumpur
Sunday 5 August 1973
- India 3–0 CambodiaKuala Lumpur
- Myanmar 2–0 KuwaitKuala Lumpur
- India 0–0 South KoreaKuala Lumpur
- Singapore 0–1 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
Monday 6 August 1973
- Cambodia 1–4 ThailandKuala Lumpur
Wednesday 8 August 1973
- Bangladesh 0–6 MyanmarKuala Lumpur
- Kuwait 2–1 Vietnam RepublicKuala Lumpur
Thursday 9 August 1973
- India 1–1 Vietnam RepublicVietnam Republic won on penalties · Kuala Lumpur
Friday 10 August 1973
- Cambodia 0–3 SingaporeKuala Lumpur
- Malaysia 2–1 MyanmarKuala Lumpur
Saturday 11 August 1973
- South Korea 0–1 KuwaitKuala Lumpur
- South Korea 1–2 MyanmarKuala Lumpur