The 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament was the second edition of the Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament held in Rangoon, Burma. India won the cup for a second time by winning all thee matches.[1] It was India's first outright win in an international football tournament played abroad.[2] The team received the rolling Colombo Cup and a Special Burma Cup for permanent retention.[3]
Overview
The India team arrived in Rangoon on 22 October 1953 and the Pakistan side, a week before. The Indian Express described the Aung San Stadium, where all matches were to be played, as having "concrete and semi permanent stands all around the ground" with a capacity of 30,000. The rules of the tournament had not made wearing boots mandatory.[4] Four of India's players — Sailen Manna, Ahmed Khan, Pansanttom Venkatesh and M. Thangaraj (in the second half) — played bare-footed against Pakistan in the tournament's first game, on 23 October.[5]
Squads
| Ceylon[1] | India[6] | Pakistan[4] |
|---|---|---|
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Results
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Champions |
| 2 |  Pakistan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Burma
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Ceylon
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Matches
| Burma | 2–4 | India |
|---|---|---|
Samuel  ?'Ba Kyu 60' |
Report | Thangaraj 4', ?' Venkatesh ?' Khan ?' |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 22 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.
4 goals
- Samuel
3 goals
- Ismail
2 goals
1 goal
- Neville D'Souza
- Ossen
- Azeez
- Akbar Jan
1 own goal
- Gunaid (against Pakistan)
References
- ^ a b Morrison, Neil (1999). "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955: 1953 (Rangoon, Burma)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Indian Team Celebrate". The Indian Express. 4 November 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "India Presented With Trophies". The Indian Express. 4 November 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Indian Soccer Team in Rangoon". The Indian Express. 23 October 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "India's Win". The Indian Express. 25 October 1953. p. 9. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Indian Soccer Team To Rangoon". The Indian Express. 21 October 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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