16th edition, played 22 Dec 83 - 5 Jan 84. Group A THAILAND 4 3 1 0 8- 0 7 INDONESIA YOUTH 4 3 0 1 14- 3 6 Kookmin Bank (South Korea) 4 2 1 1 12- 3 5 Singapore B 4 1 0 3 4-12 2 Philippines U23 4 0 0 4 1-21 0 Notes: An Indonesian magazine reported in detail that the Indonesian team was PSSI Garuda (meaning the national youth team), but a Thai source reported the Indonesian team as "Medan". The same Thai source reported the South Korean club as "Citizen Bank", which suggests it was Kookmin Bank (Kookmin translates as Citizen). The standard of the Singapore B team was mentioned by both the Indonesian and Thai sources. The Philippines U23 team was mentioned as such in the Indonesian magazine, though it is possible that the games were regarded as full internationals by their association. 22-12-83 Thailand 0-0 Kookmin Bank 22-12-83 Indonesia Youth 7-0 Philippines U23 24-12-83 Thailand 3-0 Singapore B (0-0 HT) [Goals: Piyapong Piew-On x2, ?] 24-12-83 Indonesia Youth 2-1 Kookmin Bank 26-12-83 Singapore B 3-1 Philippines U23 27-12-83 Thailand 2-0 Indonesia Youth (0-0 HT) 28-12-83 Philippines U23 0-8 Kookmin Bank 29-12-83 Indonesia Youth 5-0 Singapore B 30-12-83 Thailand 3-0 Philippines U23 (2-0 HT) [Goals: Piyapong Piew-On, ?] ? Singapore B 1-3 Kookmin Bank Group B WESTERN AUSTRALIA 4 3 1 0 6- 3 7 LIVERPOOL AMATEUR (England) 4 1 2 1 10- 7 4 August 1st (China) 4 1 2 1 6- 4 4 Thailand B 4 1 2 1 5- 3 4 Pahang (Malaysia) 4 0 1 3 4-14 1 Notes: the Western Australia state team was described by some sources as simply "Perth" and by another source as the "Black Swans". The Liverpool Amateur team was a selection of 15 amateur players by the Liverpool County FA. They had been invited by the organizers through the influence of Ed Thangaraja, a Bangkok Post journalist, and his contacts with John Parrott (a professional snooker player from Liverpool). The Malaysian team was reported as Pahang by a Thai source. 23-12-83 Thailand B 0-0 August 1st [National Stadium, crowd 3000] 23-12-83 W.Australia 1-0 Pahang [Goal: Steve McCaffrey 27'] 26-12-83 Thailand B 2-2 Pahang 26-12-83 August 1st 1-1 Liverpool Amateur 27-12-83 W.Australia 2-1 August 1st 28-12-83 Thailand B 3-0 Liverpool Amateur 29-12-83 August 1st 4-1 Pahang 30-12-83 W.Australia 2-2 Liverpool Amateur 1- 1-84 Thailand B 0-1 W.Australia 1- 1-84 Pahang 1-7 Liverpool Amateur (0-5 HT) [Goals: ? / Steve Haw x3, ?] Notes: Before their final match against the Malaysian team, the organizers told Liverpool that their return flights back to England had already been booked for the following day. Liverpool needed to win the match by a margin of at least six goals in order to advance, and based on their first three results the organizers did not think this was possible. Semifinals 3- 1-84 Indonesia Youth 2-1 Western Australia (AET) 3- 1-84 Thailand 4-3 Liverpool Amateur (AET, 2-1 HT, 3-3 FT) [Goals: Piyapong Piew-On x3, ? / ?] Third Place Match 5- 1-84 W.Australia 1-0 Liverpool Amateur Final 5- 1-84 Thailand 3-0 Indonesia Youth (1-0 HT) [Goals: Piyapong Piew-On, ?] Squad of Thailand: Coach: Sainer Chaiyong Players: Sompong Nantapraparsil, Thaweepak Sittipultong, Surak Chaikitti, Sutin Chaikitti, Piyapong Piew-on, Boonnum Suksawat, Chalor Hongkajohn, Chalit Suttabin, Praphan Premsri, Chalermvut Sangnapol, Tongmee Sakdarin, Madard Tongtaum, Pakdee Choyasit, Niwat Gaipet, Voravut Daengsamer, Wonwanchai Tawanit
Thanks to Tom Lewis for the original version of this file and to Mark Cruickshank, "Tanaka", Fred Hunter for additional information
Sources included: The Times, The Guardian, Xinhua News Agency, Tempo Magazine, Personal recollections of Fred Hunter (leader of the Liverpool delegation), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piyapong_Piew-on, Siamfootball.com
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