1972 King's Cup

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1972 King's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Dates18–28 November
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Third placeFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Fourth placeFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored27 (2.25 per match)
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The 1972 King's Cup were held from November 18 to November 28, 1972, once again in Bangkok. This was the 5th edition of the international football competition. South Korea were set to defend the title they won in 1969, 1970 and 1971

Contents

The tournaments schedule was changed from previous editions and only featured one group with 5 teams. The winners and runners up entered a final.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 430182+66
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 430174+36
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 421173+45
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 410329−72
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 401328−61
Source: RSSSF
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg4–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Bangkok
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–4Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Bangkok
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg1–2Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Bangkok
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg2–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Bangkok
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg2–0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Bangkok
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg1–1Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Bangkok
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg2–0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Bangkok
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg0–3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Bangkok
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg0–2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Bangkok
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg0–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Bangkok

Indonesia played with a 'B' representative side.

3rd Place Match

South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg0–0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Bangkok

3rd place shared

Final

Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Bangkok

Winner

 1972 King's Cup champion 
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
1st title
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