1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

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.

The 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament was the inaugural edition of the competition. It was held at the Colombo Oval in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), with the opening ceremony officiated by Sir Alan Rose.

The tournament took place from March 9 to March 23, featuring four national teams: Burma, Ceylon, India and Pakistan. As the competition ended without a clear winner, a coin toss was used to decide which team would hold the trophy for the first six months. Pakistan won the toss and was awarded the trophy. However, the Indian team protested, arguing that they had scored more goals over the course of the tournament and therefore deserved to be declared the winners.

E. A. Parker T. H. B. Munna T. H. Noor (captain) T. H. Soono E. Ramasamy Basheer Ahmed K. Poddiappuhamy Andrew Fernando J. Howell G. Lyall J. Kitchener K. Sugathapala M. T. A. Ossen K. S. Richard C. S. Richard Subood Jabir Naylor Veeriah Krishnarajah | Coach: U. Maung Maung Gai

Saw Myat Zin Hla Maung Maung Thaung Saw Tha Din R. D’Mello Tin Lay Hla Kyaing Ba Kyu Khin Maung Aye C. Anderson Aung Shein Chan Sein Samuel Gordon Sein Hine Pe Khin Htoo Wa Aung Khin Kyaw Sein R. Gale Tun Shein | Coach: Mohammad Shahjahan

Abdul Wahid Durrani (captain) Moideen Kutty Jamil Akhtar Sumbal Khan Ibrar Hussain Bali Ahmed Ali Phullo Taj Mohammad Jr. A. Hannan Masood Fakhri Ghulam Muhammad Abdul Majid H. Hassan Niaz Ali Muhammad Ramzan Sr. Shafi Muhammad A. Ghani Ismail Jan Muhammad Ramzan Jr. |

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.

• cancelled due to the death of Ceylon's Prime Minister Mr. Don Stephen Senanayake.

There were 10 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

1 goal