1955 Colombo Cup

1955 Colombo Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Bangladesh
Dates	17 – 24 December 1955
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	India (4th title)
Runners-up	Pakistan
Third place	Burma
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	30 (5 per match)

The 1955 Colombo Cup was the last edition of the Colombo Cup to take place. It was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh and won by India for a record 4th time.[1]

Points Table

(C) refers to champions

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	India (C)	3	3	0	11	6	+5	6
2	Pakistan	3	2	1	7	5	+2	4
3	Burma	3	1	2	7	10	-3	2
4	Ceylon	3	0	3	5	9	-4	0

Matches

All the results are based on data from rsssf

17 December 1955

Pakistan	4–2	Burma
Qayyum ?', ?' (pen.), ?' (pen.) Jamil	Report	Suk Bahadur Kyaw Zan

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

18 December 1955

India	4–3	Ceylon
Banerjee ?', ?' Mewalal Sattar	Report	Ranasinghe ?', ?' (pen.) Fernando

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

20 December 1955

India	5–2	Burma
Banerjee ?', ?' D'Souza ?', ?' Kempaiah	Report	Suk Bahadur Aung Shein

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

21 December 1955

Pakistan	2–1	Ceylon
Fakhri ?', ?'	Report	Ranasinghe

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

23 December 1955

Burma	3–1	Ceylon
Suk Bahadur ?', ?' (pen.) Aung Myint	Report	Sainoon

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

24 December 1955

Pakistan	1–2	India
Fakhri	Report	Banerjee D'Souza

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

References

Morrison, Neil (1999). "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955: 1955 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

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[1] Morrison, Neil (1999). "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955: 1955 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.