The 1962 Merdeka Tournament

Merdeka Tournament

Merdeka Tournament or Pestabola Merdeka is a football tournament held in honour of the Malaysian National Day. The competition is named after the Malay word for independence. While the tournament had been held annually from 1957 to 1988, it has been held only 7 times from 1989 to 2007...

was the fifth edition of the annual tournament hosted by Malaya. It took place from September 8 to September 19 with nine participating nations.

Teams

Thailand withdrew on August 31. Israel were originally invited but the invitation was later rescinded on September 3. All participating teams are the national teams except for South Korea. They was represented by a reserve team, which flew directly from Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

. Their senior national team returned home after finishing second in the Asian Games in Jakarta on September 4.

Group A

15

3

2

1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	4	4	0	0	16	1
8
South Korea B	4	3	0	1	8	5
6
	4	1	1	2	9	7
3
	4	1	1	2	7	6
3
	4	0	0	4	2	23	−21	0

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Group B

1

1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	3	1	2	0	2	1
4
	3	1	2	0	5	4
4
	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	2
	3	0	2	1	4	6	−2	2

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Third place play-off

Final