1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament
	Pakistan vs Burma during the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host country	Ceylon
Dates	9–23 March 1952
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	India (1st title); Pakistan (1st title)
Third place	Burma; Ceylon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	5
Goals scored	10 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sheoo Mewalal (4 goals)
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The 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament was the first edition of the Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament held in Colombo, Ceylon. India and Pakistan were declared as the joint winners.^[1]

Overview

The[1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament/Colombo Cup was the first Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, The tournament took place at the Colombo Oval. The Opening Ceremony was performed by Sir Alan Rose.^[2] The Matches took place between 9th March to the 23rd of March, The teams consisted of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. Pakistan were declared as winners by a coin toss and held the trophy for the first 6 months, The Indian team protested about Pakistan winning the Trophy and felt that they should have won due to the fact that they had scored more goals in the Tournament.^[3]

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	India	3	2	1	0	7	0	+7	5	Champions
2	Pakistan	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	5	Champions
3	Burma	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0
4	Ceylon	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0

Source: RSSSF

Notes: The competition rules stated that, in the event of a tie on points, goal average would be the tiebreaker. However, the organising committee took the view that goal average could not be considered, since neither India nor Pakistan had conceded any goals, and consequently it was decided that the trophy should be shared. Pakistan won a coin toss to decide which country would receive the trophy for the first six months.