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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)
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International football competition

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.

Squads

Ceylon India Pakistan
  • 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

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

India 1–1 Ceylon
Noor Report Fernando
Calcutta FC Ground
Pakistan 1–1 Burma
Fakhri Report Sein Pe
Calcutta FC Ground
Pakistan 2–1 Ceylon
Jamil
Amin 		Report M. Sainoon
Calcutta FC Ground
India 2–1 Burma
Thapa
Patrick 		Report Samuel
Calcutta FC Ground
Ceylon 2–1 Burma
Deen
Fernando 		Report Htoo Wa
Calcutta FC Ground
India 3–1 Pakistan
Thapa ?', ?', ?' Report Fakhri
Calcutta FC GroundAttendance: 100,000

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ 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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