| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Thailand |
| Dates | 1–17 May |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Thailand (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  South Korea |
| Third place | Thailand B |
| Fourth place |  Singapore |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 72 (2.57 per match) |
← 1981 1983 → | |
The 1982 King's Cup was held from 1 to 17 May 1982 in Bangkok. Nine teams from eight nations participated.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tianjin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| Thailand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| Singapore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
 Nepal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 |
 Philippines | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Thailand | 1–1 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
Prapan Premsiri  5' | Malek Awab 11' |
| Nepal | 1–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Ganesh Thapa 13' |
| Tianjin | 1–1 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Zhang Guilai 33' | Malek Awab 28' |
| Singapore | 2–0 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Fandi Ahmad 35', 84' |
| Singapore | 1–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Au-Yeong Pak Kuan 80' (pen.) |
| Tianjin | 1–1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Qunfa 36' | Piyapong Pue-on 70' |
| Tianjin | 2–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Chen Xibo 5' Zuo Shusheng 30' |
| Thailand | 3–1 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Piyapong Pue-on 13' Chalor Hongkajohn 17', 40' | Ganesh Thapa 56' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 6 |
| Thailand B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
 Niac Mitra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
 Malaysia All-Stars | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 |
Note: Malaysia's team was also reported as Kelantan by a Thai source.
| South Korea | 5–0 | Thailand B |
|---|---|---|
| Byun Byung-joo Cho Kwang-rae Hwang Seok-keun Lee Tae-ho Choi Soon-ho |
| Niac Mitra | 1–1 | Malaysia All-Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand B | 2–2 | Niac Mitra |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 5–0 | Malaysia All-Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Chung Hae-won Byun Byung-joo Choi Soon-ho Lee Kang-jo Lee Tae-ho |
| South Korea | 1–0 | Niac Mitra |
|---|---|---|
| Kwon Oh-son 66' |
| Thailand B | 3–0 | Malaysia All-Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Alongkote Benjapark 39' Narong Ajarayudht 52'Athaporn Pansook 88' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Thailand B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Tianjin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| Thailand B | 1–1 | Tianjin |
|---|---|---|
| Boonnum Suksawat 4' | Han Yuhuan 7' |
| Singapore | 2–1 | Tianjin |
|---|---|---|
| Malek Awab 30' Fandi Ahmad 69' | Chen Xibo 24' |
| Singapore | 1–1 | Thailand B |
|---|---|---|
| Fandi Ahmad 41' | ? 33' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Niac Mitra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
| Thailand | 0–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Hwang Seok-keun 18' Chung Hae-won 38'Lee Tae-ho 68' (pen.) |
| Thailand | 1–0 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Chalor Hongkajohn 74' |
| Thailand B | 0–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand B | 1–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Soon-ho Lee Kang-jo |
Note: No extra time was played. The score is also reported as 0–0, 5–4 on penalty shoot-out.
| Thailand | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||