1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament
International football competition
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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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Burma |
| Dates | 23 October – 2 November 1953 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Pakistan |
| Third place |  Burma |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 22 (3.67 per match) |
| Top scorer | Samuel Gordon (4 goals) |
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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
Matches
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 22 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.
4 goals
Samuel Gordon
3 goals
Ismail
2 goals
1 goal
Neville D'Souza
Ossen- Azeez
- Akbar Jan
1 own goal
- Gunaid (against Pakistan)