1960 Merdeka Tournament
International football competition
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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]
Malaya vs Pakistan on 12 August 1960 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Federation of Malaya |
| Dates | 5 August – 14 August |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Malaya South Korea |
| Third place |  Indonesia |
| Fourth place |  Pakistan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 80 (4.44 per match) |
← 1959 1961 → | |
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| Indonesia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 6 |
 Hong Kong |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 |
 South Vietnam |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
 Singapore |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 3–1 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
Lau Chi Lam  11'Pang Nin 47'Wong 65' |
Report | Vinh 68' |
| South Korea | 2–0 | Indonesia |
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Report |
| South Vietnam | 2–1 | Singapore |
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| Nhung 7' Vinh |
Report | Toth 21' (pen.) |
| Indonesia | 8–3 | Singapore |
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| South Korea | 3–1 | Hong Kong |
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| South Korea | 3–3 | Singapore |
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| Indonesia | 3–1 | Hong Kong |
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| 14' Sian Liong 33'Suhendar 52' |
Report | Ho Cheng Yau 64' |
| Indonesia | 5–3 | South Vietnam |
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Group B
Third place play-off
Final
Squads
Players sorted by jersey numbers.[5]
Malaya
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sexton Lourdes | 1931 (aged 29) | Selangor FA | ||
| 2 | Yee Seng Choy | Selangor FA | |||
| 3 | Ng Mun Keal | Selangor FA | |||
| 4 | Mok Wai Hong | Negeri Sembilan FA | |||
| 5 | Pang Siang Teik | Penang FA | |||
| 6 | Edwin C. Dutton (captain) | 30 March 1928 (aged 32) | Selangor FA | ||
| 7 | Govindarajoo | Selangor FA | |||
| 8 | Arthur Koh | 1936 (aged 24) | Selangor FA | ||
| 9 | Robert Choe | 13 January 1940 (aged 20) | Malacca FA | ||
| 10 | Abdul Ghani Minhat | 23 November 1935 (aged 24) | Selangor FA | ||
| 11 | Stanley Gabrielle | Selangor FA | |||
| 12 | Abdullah Yeop Noordin | 7 March 1941 (aged 19) | Selangor FA | ||
| 13 | Wong Kim Seng | Perak FA | |||
| 14 | Nordin | Armed Forces FA | |||
| 15 | M. Joseph | 1934 (age 26) | Negeri Sembilan FA | ||
| 16 | Ng Boon Bee | 17 December 1937 (aged 22) | Perak FA | ||
| 17 | P.A. Gunasegaran | Perak FA | |||
| 18 | Teh Cheng Lee | Selangor FA |
Japan B
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 | GK | Muhammad Siddiq | Balochistan | ||
| 12 | GK | Ghulam Hussain | Karachi | ||
| 2 | DF | Muhammad Irshad | Pakistan Army | ||
| 3 | DF | Qayyum Changezi (captain) | Balochistan | ||
| 13 | DF | Niamat Ullah Durrani | Punjab | ||
| 4 | MF | Abid Hussain Ghazi | Karachi | ||
| 5 | MF | Masoodul Hassan Butt | Punjab | ||
| 6 | MF | Abdul Ghafoor | Karachi | ||
| 14 | MF | Hussain Killer | Karachi | ||
| 15 | MF | Ghulam Sabir | Pakistan Railways | ||
| 7 | FW | Ghulam Rabbani | East Pakistan | ||
| 8 | FW | Kabir Ahmed | East Pakistan | ||
| 9 | FW | Muhammad Umer | Karachi | ||
| 10 | FW | Abdullah Rahi | East Pakistan | ||
| 11 | FW | Moosa Ghazi | Karachi | ||
| 16 | FW | M.N. Jehan | Punjab | ||
| 17 | FW | Muhammad Haroon | Karachi |
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 |
Post-tournament
After the conclusion of the tournament. The AFC conducted a trial match to form a proposed Asian All-Stars XI which was to tour Europe, which ultimately never materialised.[6]
- Central Zone:
Duc (South Vietnam) and Sexton Lourdes (Malaya), Yee Seng Choy (Malaya), Cut (South Vietnam), Ti (South Vietnam), Bon (South Vietnam), Lee Kok Seng (Singapore), Fattah Hidajat (Singapore), Edwin C. Dutton (Malaya), Vichit Yam-Boonruang (Thailand), Stanley Gabrielle (Malaya), Abdul Ghani Minhat (Malaya), Vinh (South Vietnam), Ron (South Vietnam), Quah Kim Swee (Singapore), Phwa Sian Liong (Indonesia), Omo Suratmo (Indonesia), Suchat (Thailand)
- Eastern/Western Zone:
Pak Sang Hoon (South Korea), Tsukasa Hosaka (Japan), Sim Keun Taik (South Korea), Qayyum Changezi (Pakistan), Lee Kwoh Wah (Hong Kong), Oum Kyun Jin (South Korea), Kung Wah Kit (Hong Kong), Abid Hussain Ghazi (Pakistan), Hussain Killer (Pakistan), Hiroshi Saeki (Japan), Ghulam Rabbani (Pakistan, Lau Chi Lam (Hong Kong) Pak Kyung Hwa (South Korea), Chung Soon Chun (South Korea), Leung Wai Hung (Hong Kong), Ho Cheng Yau (Hong Kong), Ryūichi Sugiyama (Japan), Moosa Ghazi (Pakistan)