1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

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]

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

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.