The 1959 Merdeka Tournament was the third edition of the Merdeka Tournament which was an annual tournament hosted in Malaya. It took place from August 30 to September 6 with seven participating nations.
First round A series of knockout ties was held to determine which teams would compete in the second round. The match between South Vietnam and Singapore required a replay as the score was level at the end of the first match.
Replay
Second round TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsResult 321075+25Champions312053+24311197+23 Hong Kong300328−60
Consolation round TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts 211041+33211041+33200228−60
Play-off
References 1959 Merdeka Tournament at RSSSF (information given by Jaydeep Basu, Sunil Warrier, and Gautam Roy).