1968 King's Cup

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1968 King's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Dates20 November – 2 December
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma
Third placeFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Fourth placeFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored46 (3.54 per match)
1969

The 1968 King's Cup finals were held from November 20 to December 2, 1968, in Bangkok. This was the first edition of the international football competition.

Contents

The tournament featured a Group Allocation stage, that was used as a draw mechanism for the group stages. The top two in each three team group advanced to the semi-finals.

Indonesia won the tournament defeating Burma in the final. [1] The hosts Thailand, Malaysia, Laos and Singapore were the other teams to play in this tournament.

Fixtures and results

Group allocation stage

Burma  Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg3–0Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Suk Bahadur Soccerball shade.svg35'
Tin Aye Soccerball shade.svg83'
Ye Nyunt Soccerball shade.svg89'

Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Sahas Pornsawan Soccerball shade.svg17'
Niwat Srisawat Soccerball shade.svg45', 70'

Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0–1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Abdul Kadir Soccerball shade.svg85'

Group 1

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 220040+44
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 210153+22
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 20020660
Source: RSSSF
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–0Flag of Laos.svg  Laos

Laos  Flag of Laos.svg0–5Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Wong Fook Yoong Soccerball shade.svg27'
Thanabalan Soccerball shade.svg37', 58'
Wong Choon Wah Soccerball shade.svg75'
M. Chandran Soccerball shade.svg84'

Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia

Group 2

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2200101+94
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma 21013302
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 20020990
Source: RSSSF
Burma  Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg2–0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Aye Maung Soccerball shade.svg60'
Bu Pa Soccerball shade.svg72'

Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg3–1Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma
Soetjipto Soentoro Soccerball shade.svg25'
Abdul Kadir Soccerball shade.svg34' (pen.)
Tin Aung Moe Soccerball shade.svg13'

Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–7Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Abdul Kadir Soccerball shade.svg5'
Soetjipto Soccerball shade.svg12', 35', 43'
Waskito Soccerball shade.svg50'
Iswadi Idris Soccerball shade.svg70', 73'

Semi-finals

Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg6–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Jacob Sihasale Soccerball shade.svg10', 73'
Soetjipto Soccerball shade.svg12', 40', 64'
Mulyadi Soccerball shade.svg34' (pen.)
Zulkifli Norbit Soccerball shade.svg14'

Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–2Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma

3rd-place match

Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg6–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia

Final

Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg1–0Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma
Soetjipto Soentoro Soccerball shade.svg20'

Winner

 1968 King's Cup champion 
Flag of Indonesia.svg
Indonesia
1st title

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References

  1. "King's Cup 1968 (Bangkok, Thailand)". RSSSF . Retrieved 22 August 2017.