1972 King's Cup

1972 King's Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Thailand
Dates 18 November – 28 November
Teams 5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Malaysia (1st title)
Runners-up  Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played 12
Goals scored 27 (2.25 per match)

The 1972 King's Cup finals 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

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

Contents

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Thailand 6 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6
 Malaysia 6 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3
 South Korea 5 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4
 Singapore 2 4 1 0 3 2 9 −7
 Indonesia 1 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6
November 18, 1970
 South Korea  4 – 1  Malaysia Bangkok
November 18, 1972
 Singapore  0 – 4  Thailand Bangkok
November 20, 1972
 Indonesia  1 – 2  Singapore Bangkok
November 20, 1972
 Malaysia  2 – 0  Thailand Bangkok
November 22, 1972
 Malaysia  2 – 0  Singapore Bangkok
November 22, 1972
 Indonesia  1 – 1  South Korea Bangkok
November 24, 1972
 South Korea  2 – 0  Singapore Bangkok
November 24, 1972
 Indonesia  0 – 3  Thailand Bangkok
November 26, 1972
 Indonesia  0 – 2  Malaysia Bangkok
November 26, 1972
 South Korea  0 – 1  Thailand Bangkok

Indonesia played with a 'B' representative side.

3rd Place Match

November 28, 1972
 South Korea  0 – 0  Singapore Bangkok

3rd place shared

Final

November 28, 1972
 Thailand  0 – 1  Malaysia Bangkok

Winner

 1972 King's Cup Champion 

Malaysia
1st title
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