1972 Merdeka Tournament
# 1972 Merdeka Tournament

The 1972 Merdeka Tournament was held from 12 July to 29 July 1972 in Malaysia. Twelve teams from 11 nations participated.

## Group stage

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaysia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 10 |
| Japan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 8 |
| Khmer Republic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 5 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +−2 | 4 |
| Burma B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 0 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 |
| Malaysia B | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 61 | 8 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| Singapore | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
