1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

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1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates18–26 December 1954
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
Runners-upTemplate:Country data CEY
Third place Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored17 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Puran Bahadur Thapa (4 goals)
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1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament was the third edition of the Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament held in Calcutta, India. India won the tournament for a third time.[1]

Squads[edit | edit source]

Ceylon[1] India[1] Pakistan[2]
  • Peter Ranasinghe (captain)
  • M. Sheriff
  • J. A. G. Wilson
  • O. K. Khan
  • A. C. M. Junaid
  • M. B. Saldin
  • T. Meedin
  • K. A. Premadasa
  • M. I. M. Laheer
  • T. S. Jayman
  • M. Sainoon
  • Tom Marikar Deen
  • Andrew Fernando
  • N. B. Hemachandra
  • Tom Ossen
  • A. R. Jailabdeen
  • Karunapala Fernando

Points Tables[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  India 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 5 Champions
2 File:Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg Ceylon 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
3  Pakistan 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 3
4  Burma 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: RSSSF

Matches[edit | edit source]

India 1–1File:Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg Ceylon
Noor Goal Report Fernando Goal
Pakistan 1–1 Burma
Fakhri Goal Report Sein Pe Goal
Pakistan 2–1File:Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg Ceylon
Jamil Goal
Amin Goal		 Report M. Sainoon Goal
India 2–1 Burma
Thapa Goal
Patrick Goal		 Report Gordon Goal
Ceylon File:Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg2–1 Burma
Deen Goal
Fernando Goal		 Report Htoo Wa Goal
India 3–1 Pakistan
Thapa Goal 71', 73', 75' Report Fakhri Goal 55'
Attendance: 1,00,000

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Goalscorers[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Morrison, Neil (1999). "Asian Quadrangular Tournament 1954 (Calcutta, India)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications. pp. 237–250.
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