1957 Merdeka Tournament
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Hong Kong (1st title)| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Federation of Malaya |
| Dates | 31 August – 7 September |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hong Kong (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Indonesia |
| Third place |  South Vietnam |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 85 (5 per match) |
1958 → | |
The first edition of the Merdeka Tournament was held in August and September 1957 in Malaya (now Malaysia). It was won by Hong Kong League XI.[nb 1] Singapore won a consolation tournament for teams that did not qualify for the final round.
A series of knockout ties was held to determine which teams would compete in the second round. The match between South Vietnam and Singapore required a replay as the score was level at the end of the first match.
| Hong Kong League XI | 6–2 |  Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
Law Kwok Tai  28' Chow Man Chi 32' Lau Yee 35' (pen.) Kwok Yau 64' Mok Chun Wah 64' Ho Ying Fan 69' |
Nguon Ban 22' Cham Rong 71' |
| South Vietnam | 5–5 (a.e.t.) |  Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Lê Hữu Đức 5', 8', 31', 92' Lê Văn Hồ 29' |
Peter Corthine 13', 17' Hatch 57', 61' Arthur Koh 95' |
Malaya  | 5–2 |  Burma |
|---|---|---|
| Kong Leong 19' Abdul Ghani Minhat 23'Govindarajoo 25' Wai Hong 37' Rahim Omar 47' |
Yaui Do 33' Vernon Styles 42' |
First Round Replay
| South Vietnam | 2–1 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Văn Tư 48' Trần Văn Đôn 51' |
Peter Corthine 85' |
Second round
The winning teams from the first round played a series of matches against one another. The team finishing top of the group was the tournament winner.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong League XI | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | Champions |
| Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | |
| South Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 | |
| Malaya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 |
| Hong Kong League XI | 2–1 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Law Kwok Tai 42' Szeto Man 53' |
Aang Witarsa 20' |
| Malaya | 1–4 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Ghani Minhat 12' |
Kane 2', 55' Lê Hữu Đức 54', 62' |
| Malaya | 3–3 | Hong Kong League XI |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Ghani Minhat 26', 33' Cheok Foo 79' (pen.) |
Law Kwok Tai 10', 23' Szeto Man 30' |
| Indonesia | 3–1 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Tee San Liong 10' Omo Suratmo 17' Saari 50' |
Trần Văn Đôn 78' |
| Malaya | 2–4 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Ghani Minhat 18', 40' |
Jasrin Jusron 32', 70' Saari 55', 63' |
| Hong Kong League XI | 3–1 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Lau Yee 16' Szeto Man [nb 2] 37' Law Kwok Tai 58' |
[3] | 85' (o.g.) |
Consolation Tournament
The losing teams from the first round played a series of matches against one another as a consolation tournament. The team finishing top of the group was the winner of this tournament.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 5 |
| Burma | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
 Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Singapore  | 6–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Corthine 12', 60' Arthur Koh 61', 68' Ibrahim Mansoor 65' Hatch 70' |
| Burma | 2–0 | Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
| Maung Maung 65' Pe-khin 75' |
| Burma | 5–2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Gordon 27' Vernon Styles 32' Tun Kyi 40', 72' own goal 49' |
Santan 10', 50' |
| Singapore | 3–2 | Burma |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Corthine 9' Hatch 22' Ibrahim Hassan 34' |
Suk Bahadur 42', 66' |
