The 1960 Merdeka Tournament was the fourth edition of the annual football tournament hosted by Malaya. It took place from August 5 to August 14 with nine participating nations. Malaya and South Korea shared the trophy after finishing the final match by 0-0.[1]
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
 Indonesia
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 6 |
 Hong Kong
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 |
 South Vietnam
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
 Singapore
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 3–1 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Oei Poh Hwa (Malaya)
| South Korea | 2–0 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Bahadur Khan (Pakistan)
| South Vietnam | 2–1 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
Referee: S. Hayakawa (Japan)
| Indonesia | 8–3 | Singapore |
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Referee: Boonsong Sam La-Or (Thailand)
| South Korea | 3–1 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Haji Ibrahim (Malaya)
| South Korea | 3–3 | Singapore |
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Referee: T. Nadarajah (Malaya)
| Indonesia | 5–3 | South Vietnam |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Malaya
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 |
 Pakistan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 4 |
 Japan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
 Thailand
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
| Malaya | 3–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Lee Pak Jong (South Korea)
| Pakistan | 7–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
Moosa  16', 70', 72' Umer 31', 35' Changezi 33' (pen.) Jehan 78' |
Report |
Referee: Hong Deok-young (South Korea)
Third place play-off
Final
| Malaya | 0–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Bahadur Khan (Pakistan)
Squads
Players sorted by jersey numbers.[2]
Malaya
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sexton Lourdes | 1931 (aged 29) | |||
| 2 | Yee Seng Choy | ||||
| 3 | Ng Mun Keal | ||||
| 4 | Mok Wai Hong | ||||
| 5 | Pang Siang Teik | ||||
| 6 | Edwin C. Dutton (captain) | 30 March 1928 (aged 32) | |||
| 7 | Govindarajoo | ||||
| 8 | Arthur Koh | 1936 (aged 24) | |||
| 9 | Robert Choe | 13 January 1940 (aged 20) | |||
| 10 | Abdul Ghani Minhat | 23 November 1935 (aged 24) | |||
| 11 | Stanley Gabrielle | ||||
| 12 | Abdullah Yeop Noordin | 7 March 1941 (aged 19) | |||
| 13 | Wong Kim Seng | ||||
| 14 | Nordin | ||||
| 15 | M. Joseph | ||||
| 16 | Ng Boon Bee | 17 December 1937 (aged 22) | |||
| 17 | P.A. Gunasegaran | ||||
| 18 | Teh Cheng Lee |
Japan
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsukasa Hosaka | 3 March 1937 (aged 23) | |||
| 2 | N. Nishigaki | ||||
| 3 | Mitsuo Kamata | 16 December 1937 (aged 22) | |||
| 4 | Seishiro Shimatani | 6 November 1938 (aged 21) | |||
| 5 | Y. Yoshida | ||||
| 6 | H. Sato | ||||
| 7 | H. Suzuki | ||||
| 8 | Kosaku Sugimura | 8 August 1936 (aged 23) | |||
| 9 | M. Mukoyama | ||||
| 10 | Hiroshi Saeki | 26 May 1936 (aged 24) | |||
| 11 | J. Ando | ||||
| 12 | S. Chida | ||||
| 13 | O. Kanda | ||||
| 14 | Teruki Miyamoto | 26 December 1940 (aged 19) | |||
| 15 | H. Oshima | ||||
| 16 | Ryūichi Sugiyama | 4 July 1941 (aged 19) |
Pakistan
Head coach: Sheikh Shaheb Ali
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Siddiq | 1933 (aged 27) | |||
| 2 | Irshad | ||||
| 3 | Qayyum Changezi (captain) | 25 December 1935 (aged 24) | |||
| 4 | Abid Ghazi | 1935 (aged 25) | |||
| 5 | Masoodul Hassan Butt | 1933 (aged 27) | |||
| 6 | Abdul Ghafoor | 3 August 1938 (aged 22) | |||
| 7 | Ghulam Rabbani | ||||
| 8 | Kabir Ahmed | 2 February 1935 (aged 25) | |||
| 9 | Muhammad Umer | 1935 (aged 25) | |||
| 10 | Abdullah Rahi | 1938 (aged 22) | |||
| 11 | Moosa Ghazi | 1938 (aged 22) | |||
| 12 | Ghulam Hussain | ||||
| 13 | Niamatullah Durrani | ||||
| 14 | Mohammad Hussain | ||||
| 15 | Ghulam Sabir | ||||
| 16 | M.N. Jehan | 11 April 1940 (aged 20) | |||
| 17 | Mohammad Haroon |
Thailand
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lek Amaruktanond | ||||
| 2 | Suebswasdi Chanvicha-Sena | ||||
| 3 | Suraphol Chaicharoen | ||||
| 4 | Suphot Phanich | ||||
| 5 | Luen Phan-Ngam | ||||
| 6 | Asdang Phanikbutr | ||||
| 7 | Vichit Yam-Boonruang | ||||
| 8 | Prakob Rasmee-Mala | ||||
| 9 | Pipop Singh-Tongvan | ||||
| 10 | Suchat Mutukan | ||||
| 11 | Tonglor Jaroendej | ||||
| 12 | Yanyong Nilpirom | ||||
| 13 | Sanong Phakdiphol | ||||
| 14 | Parroj Vanichaka | ||||
| 15 | Prathet Sutabutr | ||||
| 16 | Swang Changchuen | ||||
| 17 | Prasith Chaya-Taveep |
Hong Kong
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wong Shau Wo | ||||
| 2 | Seto You | ||||
| 3 | Lee Kwoh Wah | ||||
| 4 | J.H. Toledo | ||||
| 5 | Kung Wah Kit | ||||
| 6 | Chan Chi Kong | ||||
| 7 | Au Pang Nin | ||||
| 8 | Lau Chi Lam | ||||
| 9 | Lau Kai Chiu | ||||
| 10 | Ho Cheng Yau (captain) | 1933 (aged 27) | |||
| 11 | Leung Wai Hung | ||||
| 12 | Kwok Chow Ming | ||||
| 13 | Ng Tim Loy | ||||
| 14 | Lok Tak Hing | ||||
| 15 | Tse Ping Kung | ||||
| 16 | Fung Kee Wan | ||||
| 17 | Lee Tak Wai |
South Vietnam
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duc | ||||
| 2 | Ngoc | ||||
| 3 | Ti | ||||
| 4 | Cut | ||||
| 5 | Ty | ||||
| 6 | Hiew | ||||
| 7 | Ho Tu Myo | ||||
| 8 | Thanh | ||||
| 9 | Bon | ||||
| 10 | Lang | ||||
| 11 | Manh | ||||
| 12 | Ha-Tam ti Ha | ||||
| 13 | Cam | ||||
| 14 | Nhung | ||||
| 15 | Don Tu Kane | ||||
| 16 | Thach | ||||
| 17 | Vinh | ||||
| 18 | Ron | ||||
| 18 | Ngau |
South Korea
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Heung-chul | 17 November 1930 (aged 29) | |||
| 2 | Pak Sang Hoon | ||||
| 3 | Kim Chong Seark | ||||
| 4 | Kim Hong-bok | 4 March 1935 (aged 25) | |||
| 5 | Sim Keun Taik | ||||
| 6 | Son Myung Sup | ||||
| 7 | Yoo Kwan Jun | ||||
| 8 | Kim Chan-ki | 30 December 1931 (aged 28) | |||
| 9 | Oum Kyun Jin | ||||
| 10 | Yoo Pan Soon | ||||
| 11 | Moon Jung-sik | 23 June 1930 (aged 30) | |||
| 12 | Cha Tae-sung | 8 October 1934 (aged 25) | |||
| 13 | Woo Sang-kwon | 2 February 1926 (aged 34) | |||
| 14 | Choi Chung-min | 30 August 1930 (aged 29) | |||
| 15 | Pak Kyung Hwa | ||||
| 16 | Yoo Chung Suk | ||||
| 17 | Chung Soon Chun |
Indonesia
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Etek | ||||
| 4 | Phwa Sian Liong | 26 January 1931 (aged 29) | |||
| 5 | Il Jas | ||||
| 6 | Sanpara | ||||
| 7 | Fattah Hidajat | ||||
| 8 | Idris Mapakaja | ||||
| 9 | Rukma Sudjana | ||||
| 10 | Zulkifli | ||||
| 12 | Omo Suratmo | 11 February 1931 (aged 29) | |||
| 13 | Manan | ||||
| 14 | Piet Timisela | ||||
| 15 | Isak Udin | ||||
| 16 | Henky Timisela | 22 November 1937 (aged 22) | |||
| 17 | Soenarto | ||||
| 18 | Muslim | ||||
| 19 | Hoesein | ||||
| 20 | Kaelani | ||||
| 21 | Suhendar |
Singapore
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilfred Skinner | 31 May 1934 (aged 26) | |||
| 2 | Lee Wah Chin | ||||
| 3 | Matmoon Sudasee | ||||
| 4 | M. Sutton | ||||
| 5 | Lee Kok Seng (captain) | ||||
| 6 | Osman Johan | ||||
| 7 | Ibrahim Hassan | ||||
| 8 | Rahim Omar | 1934 (aged 26) | |||
| 9 | Mahat Ambu | ||||
| 10 | Quah Kim Swee | ||||
| 11 | Ibrahim Mansoor | ||||
| 12 | Idros Albar | ||||
| 13 | Majid Ariff | 2 June 1937 (aged 23) | |||
| 14 | Ali Samijan | ||||
| 15 | Lazlo Toth | ||||
| 16 | Umar Rahmat | ||||
| 17 | Sahar Hussein | ||||
| 18 | Mokhtar Tabri |
References
- ^ "Merdeka Tournament 1960". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ "MERDEKA SCCER: THE FULL PROGRAMME AND TEAMS The Straits Times, 5 August 1960, Page 15". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.