1953_Colombo_Cup
1953 Colombo Cup
International football competition
The 1953 Colombo Cup was the second edition of the Colombo Cup held in Rangoon, Burma. India won the cup for a second time by winning all thee matches.[1] It was India's first outright win in an international football tournament played abroad.[2] The team received the rolling Colombo Cup and a Special Burma Cup for permanent retention.[3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Burma |
| Dates | 23 October – 2 November 1953 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Pakistan |
| Third place |  Burma |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 22 (3.67 per match) |
← 1952 1954 → | |
The India team arrived in Rangoon on 22 October 1953 and the Pakistan side, a week before. The Indian Express described the Aung San Stadium, where all matches were to be played, as having "concrete and semi permanent stands all around the ground" with a capacity of 30,000. The rules of the tournament had not made wearing boots mandatory.[4] Four of India's players — Sailen Manna, Ahmed Khan, Pansanttom Venkatesh and M. Thangaraj (in the second half) — played bare-footed against Pakistan in the tournament's first game, on 23 October.[5]
| Ceylon[1] | India[6] | Pakistan[4] |
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(C) refers to champions
- Morrison, Neil (1999). "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955: 1953 (Rangoon, Burma)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022.
- "Indian Team Celebrate". The Indian Express. 4 November 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- "India Presented With Trophies". The Indian Express. 4 November 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- "Indian Soccer Team in Rangoon". The Indian Express. 23 October 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- "India's Win". The Indian Express. 25 October 1953. p. 9. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- "Indian Soccer Team To Rangoon". The Indian Express. 21 October 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.