1973 King's Cup

1973 King's Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Thailand
Dates 16 December – 25 December
Teams 6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  South Korea (4th title)
Runners-up  Malaysia
Third place  Thailand
Fourth place  Burma

The 1973 King's Cup finals were held from December 16 until December 25, 1973 once again in Bangkok. This was the 6th edition of the international football competition. Some results are not clear of the outcome.

The tournaments format was changed once again and reverted back to two groups of three teams.

Contents

The Groups

Group A Group B

 Burma
 South Vietnam
 Thailand (host country)

 Malaysia
 Cambodia
 South Korea

Fixtures and results

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Thailand 2 2 1 0 1 - - -
 Burma 2 2 1 0 1 - - -
 South Vietnam 2 2 1 0 1 - - -
December 16, 1973
 Thailand   ? – ?  South Vietnam Bangkok
December 18, 1973
 Burma   ? – ?  Thailand Bangkok
December 20, 1973
 Burma  0 – 1  South Vietnam Bangkok

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 3 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5
 Malaysia 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
 Cambodia 0 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6
December 16, 1973
 Cambodia  1 – 1  Malaysia Bangkok
December 18, 1973
 Indonesia  5 – 3  South Vietnam Bangkok
December 20, 1973
 Indonesia  3 – 0  Malaysia Bangkok

Semi-Finals

December 22, 1973
 South Korea  2 – 0  Burma Bangkok
December 22, 1973
 Malaysia  1 – 0  Thailand Bangkok

3rd Place Match

December 25, 1973
 Thailand  1 – 0  Burma Bangkok

Final

December 25, 1973
 Malaysia  1 – 2  South Korea Bangkok

Winner

 1973 King's Cup Champion 

South Korea
4th title
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