Malaysia 1957

Malaya Cup

North Zone

NB: Selangor transferred to South Zone after Singapore refused to become a full
    affiliate of the FAM and were excluded as a consequence

[Jul 27]
Combined Services          1-1 Kedah                      
[Aug 2]
Perlis                     3-4 Perak                      
  [NB: on their return from Kangar, a car with Perak players and supporters was
       involved in an accident in which two players (Yip Wan Thong (25) and
       Ng Phooi Wah (24)) died immediately and one (Chan Peng Lum (25)) two weeks
       later (on Aug 18) in hospital; in addition one fan (Wan Tai Thong, 20) was
       killed; on Aug 6, Perak asked permission to withdraw from the tournament,
       which they were refused.]
[Aug 4]
Penang                     2-4 Kedah                      
[Aug 11]
Penang                     9-1 Perlis                     
[Aug 16]
Perlis                     1-4 Combined Services          
[Aug 17]
Perak                      0-1 Penang                   
[Aug 24]
Combined Services          0-6 Penang                     
[Aug 30]
Kedah                      4-0 Perlis                     
[Sep 13]
Kedah                      0-2 Perak                      
[Sep 21]
Combined Services          1-4 Perak                      

Final Table:

 1.Penang             4   3  0  1  18- 5   6
 2.Perak              4   3  0  1  10- 5   6
 3.Kedah              4   2  1  1   9- 5   5
 4.Fed. C. Services   4   1  1  2   6-12   3  [Federation Combined Services]
 5.Perlis             4   0  0  4   5-21   0

Playoff [Sep 27, City Stadium, Penang]
Penang                     1-3 Perak                      
 
East Zone

[Aug 9]
Pahang                     0-4 Kelantan                   
[Aug 11]
Terengganu                 2-1 Pahang                     
[Aug 29]
Kelantan                   6-2 Terengganu                 

Final Table:

 1.Kelantan           2   2  0  0  10- 2   4
 2.Terengganu         2   1  0  1   4- 7   2
 3.Pahang             2   0  0  2   1- 6   0
 
South Zone 

NB: Singapore excluded as they refused to become a full affiliate of the FAM;
    because of that, Selangor were transferred from the North to the South Zone

[Jul 28]
Johor                      0-3 Combined Services          
[Aug 4]
Combined Services          4-2 Malacca                    
[Aug 10]
Combined Services          2-2 Selangor                   
[Aug 11]
Johor                      4-2 Negeri Sembilan            
[Aug 17]
Negeri Sembilan            1-3 Combined Services          
[Aug 18]
Selangor                   2-1 Malacca                    
[Aug 24]
Malacca                    3-5 Negeri Sembilan            
[Aug 25]
Selangor                   6-1 Johor                      
[Sep 14]
Malacca                    2-3 Johor                      
[Sep 15]
Negeri Sembilan            3-6 Selangor                   

Final Table:

 1.Sing. C. Services  4   3  1  0  12- 5   7  [Singapore Combined Services]
 2.Selangor           4   3  1  0  16- 7   7
 3.Johor              4   2  0  2   8-13   4
 4.Negeri Sembilan    4   1  0  3  11-16   2
 5.Malacca            4   0  0  4   8-14   0

Playoff [Oct 5, Princes Road Stadium, Kuala Lumpur]
Selangor                   3-1 Combined Services          


Inter-zone Semifinal [Oct 5, Chinese Assembly Hall Ground, Ipoh]
Perak                      6-1 Kelantan                   
  

Final [Oct 19, Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur]
Selangor                   2-3 Perak                      
  [Narayanasamy 45, Govindarajoo 58pen; Ramadas Rao 22, 34, 66]
1956.
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list of cup winners.
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About this document

Sources: online newspaper archives
Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 11 Jan 2018