1958 Merdeka Tournament

	1958 Merdeka Tournament The 1958 Merdeka Tournament was the second edition of the annual tournament hosted by Malaya. It took place from August 30 to September 4 with five participating nations. Table Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ReferencesRSSSF {{Pestabola Merdeka 1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ... Merd [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hong Kong League XI The Hong Kong League XI, also known as the Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibition matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup. The team is selected from the top players in the Hong Kong First Division League. Both Hong Kong and foreign players, including those from mainland China, can be included in the team. However, as the quality of local players is usually lower, it has been often that most of the outfield players are foreigners. In recent years, to order to enable local footballers to gain more international experience, the Hong Kong Football Association has fielded the Hong Kong national football team in matches which were previously played by the Hong Kong League XI. Therefore, the League XI has not formed a squad for a few years. However, the team returned and competed in the 2007 Lunar New Year Cup. Historical matches 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Recent Matche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1957 Merdeka Tournament 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. Singapore won a consolation tournament for teams that did not qualify for the final round. First 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. First Round Replay 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. 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. Goalscorers ;7 goals * Peter Corthine ;6 goals * Abdul Ghani Minhat * Duc ;5 goals * Omo Suratmo Omo or OMO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1959 Merdeka Tournament The 1959 Merdeka Tournament was the third edition of the Merdeka Tournament Merdeka Tournament or Pestabola Merdeka is a friendly football tournament held in Malaysia to commemorate the Independence Day. The competition bears the Malay word for independence. As of 2022, it has been held 40 times, and decreasingly in r ... which was an annual tournament hosted in Malaya. It took place from August 30 to September 6 with seven participating nations. First 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. ---- ---- Replay Consolation round ---- ---- Replay Second round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ReferencesRSSSF {{Pestabola Merdeka [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Merdeka Tournament Merdeka Tournament or Pestabola Merdeka is a friendly football tournament held in Malaysia to commemorate the Independence Day. The competition bears the Malay word for independence. As of 2022, it has been held 40 times, and decreasingly in recent decades. Matches in Merdeka tournament considered International "A" matches (Friendly match) by FIFA. Its final has been mainly held at Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. An unusual feature is it has four times seen a draw result, twice with the home nation and teams from South Korea, and twice with the latter and variously Taiwan and Myanmar (then predominantly called Burma). Teams from all continents apart from North America have been the runners up or champions. History The Pestabola Merdeka is Asia`s oldest football tournament which invited football playing nations to compete since 1957. The Merdeka tournament also was once called the ‘Mini Asia Cup’ around the 1960s to 1980s, which was founded by the former AFC President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1958 In Asian Football Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United F.C., Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]