1955 Colombo Cup

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "1955 Colombo Cup" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

1955 Colombo Cup

Tournament details
Host country	East Pakistan (now 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)
← 1954

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

(C) refers to champions

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

All the results are based on data from rsssf

17 December 1955 (1955-12-17)

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

Dacca Stadium, Dhaka

18 December 1955 (1955-12-18)

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

Dacca Stadium, Dhaka

20 December 1955 (1955-12-20)

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

Dacca Stadium, Dhaka

21 December 1955 (1955-12-21)

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

Dacca Stadium, Dhaka

23 December 1955 (1955-12-23)

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

Dacca Stadium, Dhaka

24 December 1955 (1955-12-24)

Pakistan	1–2	India
Fakhri	Report	Banerjee D'Souza

Dacca Stadium, Dhaka