The 1952 Colombo Cup was the first edition of the Colombo Cup held in Colombo, Ceylon. India and Pakistan were declared as the joint winners.[1]

1952 Colombo Cup
Tournament details
Host countryCeylon
Dates9–23 March 1952
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions India (1st title)
 Pakistan (1st title)
Third place Burma
 Ceylon
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored10 (2 per match)
1953

Points Table

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(C) refers to champions

Pos. Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1   India (C) 3 2 1 0 7 0 5
2   Pakistan (C) 3 2 1 0 3 0 5
3   Burma 2 0 0 2 0 5 0
4   Ceylon 2 0 0 2 0 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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-07-20.