| Year: | 1957 |
| Size: | 230px |
| Country: | Federation of Malaya |
| Dates: | 31 August – 7 September |
| Finalists: | 4 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion Other: |  Hong Kong |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | Indonesia |
| Third: | South Vietnam |
| Matches: | 17 |
| Goals: | 85 |
| Nextseason: | 1958 |
The first edition of the Merdeka Tournament was held in August and September 1957 in Malaya (now Malaysia). It was won by Hong Kong League XI. Singapore won a consolation tournament for teams that did not qualify for the final 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.
First Round Replay
The winning teams from the first round played a series of matches against one another. The team finishing top of the group was the tournament winner.
| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Goals for" | GF | width=20 abbr="Goals against" | GA | width=20 abbr="Goal difference" | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong League XI | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | Champions | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 |
The losing teams from the first round played a series of matches against one another as a consolation tournament. The team finishing top of the group was the winner of this tournament.
| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Goals for" | GF | width=20 abbr="Goals against" | GA | width=20 abbr="Goal difference" | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 5 | |||||||||
| Burma | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Abdul Ghani Minhat
Omo Suratmo Law Kwok Tai1. One source (P.S.S.I, "Kenang-Kenangan P.S.S.I. 50th 19 April 1930 – 19 April 1980", 1980.) report this match as a 4–2 victory to Malaya.