See also the file on the Ho Chi Minh City Cup for tournaments since 1995.
South Vietnam National Day Tournament Year Winners 1961 South Vietnam 1962 South Vietnam 1963 not held 1964 not held 1965 South Vietnam 1966 South Vietnam 1967 Australia 1968 not held 1969 probably not held 1970 South Vietnam 1971 Malaysia 1972 Khmer Republic 1973 Persija (Jakarta) 1974 South Vietnam Friendship Cup Year Winners 1970 Australia
in Saigon
21-10-1961 South Vietnam 4-1 Indonesia
23-10-1961 Malaya 3-1 Indonesia
26-10-1961 South Vietnam 1-0 Malaya
1.South Vietnam 2 2 0 0 5- 1 4
2.Malaya 2 1 0 1 3- 2 2
3.Indonesia 2 0 0 2 2- 7 0
Post-tournament exhibition matches:
South Vietnam All-Stars 2-0 Malaya (charity match for flood relief)
28-10-1961 South Vietnam Youth 3-1 Indonesia
29-10-1961 South Vietnam Military 1-1 Indonesia
Note: the Indonesian team was the same squad that won the 1961
Aga Khan Cup in Dacca immediately prior to this tournament, with
two additional players (Tan Liong Houw and Henki Timisela)
who arrived directly from Jakarta.
Indonesian squad: Tjong, Hardi Purnomo, Ishak Udin, Sonny Sandra,
Faisal Jusuf, Rasjid Dahlan, Ipong Silalahi, John Simon, Sunarto,
Muhadi, Manan, Agam, Dirhamsjah,
in Saigon Burma withdrew a few days before the event. Group Stage 25-10-1962 South Vietnam 4-0 Indonesia 27-10-1962 Malaya 4-2 Thailand 28-10-1962 South Vietnam 0-1 Thailand [abandoned at 63'] [Following a brawl between the two sets of players, spectators came onto the field to attack the Thais. Order restored was after 10 minutes, but the Thais refused to play the remainder of the match. It is not clear whether the result stood, or whether South Vietnam were given a walkover.] 28-10-1962 Indonesia 2-1 Malaya 30-10-1962 South Vietnam 2-0 Malaya [Malaya finished third] 30-10-1962 Indonesia 7-0 Thailand 1.SOUTH VIETNAM 3 2 0 1 6- 1 4 2.INDONESIA 3 2 0 1 9- 5 4 3.Malaya 3 1 0 2 5- 6 2 4.Thailand 3 1 0 2 3-11 2 Final 31-10-1962 South Vietnam 2-0 Indonesia Exhibition match (not part of the tournament): 31-10-1962 Malaya 1-1 S.Vietnam Police and Youth selection
A tournament was planned, with invitations sent to Malaysia, Burma, and Taiwan, but was presumably cancelled.
in Saigon 13-11-1965 South Vietnam 4-0 Thailand 14-11-1965 Malaysia 2-1 Thailand 16-11-1965 South Vietnam 2-2 Malaysia 1.South Vietnam 2 1 1 0 6- 2 3 2.Malaysia 2 1 1 0 4- 3 3 3.Thailand 2 0 0 2 1- 6 0
in Saigon 1-11-1966 South Vietnam 3-2 Malaysia 3-11-1966 Malaysia 1-1 Thailand 5-11-1966 South Vietnam 4-1 Thailand 1.South Vietnam 2 2 0 0 7- 3 4 2.Malaysia 2 0 1 1 3- 4 1 3.Thailand 2 0 1 1 2- 5 1
in Saigon
Section A
4-11-1967 South Vietnam 2-0 Singapore
5-11-1967 Australia 5-3 New Zealand
[Baartz, Warren, Abonyi x3 (1 pen) / Mears,
Nemet, Shaw]
7-11-1967 South Vietnam 0-1 Australia
[Warren]
8-11-1967 New Zealand 3-1 Singapore
[Thomas x2, Turner / Rennell OG]
10-11-1967 South Vietnam 5-1 New Zealand
[? / Shaw]
11-11-1967 Australia 5-1 Singapore
[Abonyi x3, Warren, Baartz / ? pen]
1.AUSTRALIA 3 3 0 0 11- 4 6
2.SOUTH VIETNAM 3 2 0 1 7- 2 4
3.New Zealand 3 1 0 2 7-11 2
4.Singapore 3 0 0 3 2-10 0
Section B
4-11-1967 Malaysia 3-2 Thailand
[Lim Kim Lian, Chow Kwai Lam, Abdullah Noordin pen /
Yanyong x2]
5-11-1967 South Korea 1-0 Hong Kong U23
7-11-1967 South Korea 3-1 Thailand
[Kim Ki-Bok, Chung Byung-Tak, Huh Yoon-Jung / ?]
8-11-1967 Malaysia 2-0 Hong Kong U23
[Agus Salim, Lim Kim Lian]
10-11-1967 Thailand 5-1 Hong Kong U23
11-11-1967 South Korea 2-1 Malaysia
[Kim Ki-Bok x2 / Lim Kim Lian]
1.SOUTH KOREA 3 3 0 0 6- 2 6
2.MALAYSIA 3 2 0 1 6- 4 4
3.Thailand 3 1 0 2 8- 7 2
4.Hong Kong U23 3 0 0 3 1- 8 0
Semi-Finals
12-11-1967 Australia 1-0 Malaysia [aet]
[Baartz]
12-11-1967 South Vietnam 0-3 South Korea
[Lee Hoi-Taek, Chung Byung-Tak, Huh Yoon-Jung]
Third Place Match
14-11-1967 South Vietnam 4-1 Malaysia
Final
14-11-1967 Australia 3-2 South Korea
[Vojtek, Warren, Abonyi / Lee Young-Geun,
Huh Yoon-Jung]
A tournament was planned, with proposed invitations to Australia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thailand. It is not clear whether or not it was cancelled. The proposed dates for the tournament clashed with the Merdeka tournament in Malaysia - the Vietnamese unsuccessfully requested that the Malaysians move the Merdeka back by a few days. One article, 15th October 1969, states that Singapore's B team was preparing for the tournament, and would leave for Saigon on 4th November.
in Saigon Note: Burma and Indonesia declined invitations. 23- 4-1970 South Vietnam 1-1 Kowloon Bus Company 25- 4-1970 Australia 6-2 Kowloon Bus Company 26- 4-1970 South Vietnam 0-1 Australia 1.Australia 2 2 0 0 7- 2 4 2.South Vietnam 2 0 1 1 1- 2 1 3.Kowloon B.C. 2 0 1 1 3- 7 1 (Hong Kong)
in Saigon
29-10-1970 South Vietnam 1-1 Malaysia
29-10-1970 Thailand 2-1 Indonesia
31-10-1970 Malaysia 1-4 Thailand
31-10-1970 South Vietnam 3-1 Indonesia
1-11-1970 South Vietnam 1-0 Thailand
1-11-1970 Malaysia 3-1 Indonesia
1.South Vietnam 3 2 1 0 5- 2 5
2.Thailand 3 2 0 1 6- 3 4
3.Malaysia 3 1 1 1 5- 6 3
4.Indonesia 3 0 0 3 3- 8 0
Note: it is possible that the tournament followed the same format
as in the 1971-73 editions, rather than a simple round-robin
structure.
in Saigon Preliminary Round (presumably to decide semifinal pairings) 28-10-1971 Thailand 1-0 Singapore 28-10-1971 South Vietnam 0-1 Malaysia Semifinals 30-10-1971 Malaysia 1-1 Singapore [AET, 4-3 pen] 30-10-1971 South Vietnam 3-0 Thailand Third place match 31-10-1971 Singapore 3-1 Thailand Final 31-10-1971 South Vietnam 1-1 Malaysia [AET, 4-4 pen] Malaysia were declared champions as a gesture of goodwill by the Vietnamese. After the five penalties each failed to determine a winner, the Vietnamese conceded the game. The reasons given were that the crowd had gone beyond control, and that as the Vietnamese goal had been an deflected own-goal off a Malaysian defender, the Vietnamese felt the Malaysians deserved the title.
in Saigon Preliminary round (presumably to decide semifinal pairings) 28-10-1972 Singapore 1-0 Khmer 28-10-1972 South Vietnam 0-0 Malaysia Semifinals 29-10-1972 Khmer 1-0 Malaysia 29-10-1972 South Vietnam 4-1 Singapore Third place match 1-11-1972 Singapore 3-1 Malaysia [AET] Final 1-11-1972 South Vietnam 1-2 Khmer [AET]
in Saigon Preliminary Round (presumably to decide semifinal pairings) 1-11-1973 South Vietnam 1-5 Malaysia 1-11-1973 Persija 4-0 Singapore Semifinals 3-11-1973 Malaysia 2-1 Singapore 3-11-1973 Persija 4-2 South Vietnam Third place match 4-11-1973 South Vietnam 4-2 Singapore Final 4-11-1973 Persija 3-2 Malaysia
n Saigon Group A 1-11-1974 Laos 0-1 South Vietnam 2-11-1974 Malaysia 0-0 Laos 3-11-1974 Malaysia 0-0 Taiwan 5-11-1974 Laos 1-2 Taiwan 5-11-1974 Malaysia 0-1 South Vietnam 7-11-1974 South Vietnam 1-1 Taiwan 1.SOUTH VIETNAM 3 2 1 0 3- 1 5 2.TAIWAN 3 1 2 0 3- 2 4 3.Malaysia 3 0 2 1 0- 1 2 4.Laos 3 0 1 2 1- 3 1 Group B 2-11-1974 Persipura 3-1 Khmer 3-11-1974 Thailand 2-2 Khmer 7-11-1974 Thailand 1-1 Persipura 1.PERSIPURA 2 1 1 0 4- 2 3 (Jayapura, Indonesia) 2.THAILAND 2 0 2 0 3- 3 2 3.Khmer 2 0 1 1 3- 5 1 Semifinals 9-11-1974 South Vietnam 3-2 Thailand 9-11-1974 Persipura 2-0 Taiwan Third Place Match 10-11-1974 Taiwan 3-2 Thailand Final 10-11-1974 South Vietnam 2-0 Persipura
Sources included: The Straits Times, [PSS 80], The Age (Melbourne), FIFA bulletin, Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia (Malaysian FA), Ligina and http://ozsoccer.thehub.com.au/ark/AusSoc.html
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