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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)
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
Runners-up Ceylon
Third place Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored17 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Puran Bahadur Thapa (4 goals)
1953
1955

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

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  India 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 5 Champions
2  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

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India 1–1 Ceylon
Noor Report Fernando

Pakistan 1–1 Burma
Fakhri Report Sein Pe

Pakistan 2–1 Ceylon
Jamil
Amin
Report M. Sainoon

India 2–1 Burma
Thapa
Patrick
Report Samuel

Ceylon 2–1 Burma
Deen
Fernando
Report Htoo Wa

India 3–1 Pakistan
Thapa ?', ?', ?' Report Fakhri
Attendance: 100,000

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 17 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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.