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1954 Colombo Cup

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1954 Colombo Cup
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)
1953
1955

1954 Colombo Cup was the third edition of the Colombo Cup held in Calcutta, India. India won the tournament for a third time.[1]

Squads

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Ceylon[1] India[1]
  • 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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(C) refers to Champions

Pos. Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  India (C) 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 5
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

Matches

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All the results are based on data from rsssf

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

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.