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| 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) |
| 1953 → | |
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.
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 | |
| 3 | Burma
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
| 4 | Ceylon
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
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.
Matches
| Ceylon | 0–3 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Venkatesh  ?', ?'Sheoo Mewalal |
| India | 4–0 | Burma |
|---|---|---|
| Sheoo Mewalal ?', ?', ?' Guha Thakurta |
Report |
| Ceylon | 0–2 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wahid Kutty |
| Pakistan | 1–0 | Burma |
|---|---|---|
| Sharif |
Report |
| Burma | Cancelled | Ceylon |
|---|---|---|
| India | 0–0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
- cancelled due to the death of Ceylon's Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 10 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Runu Guha Thakurta
- Abdul Wahid Durrani
- Muhammad Sharif
- Moideen Kutty
References
- "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-07-20.