1977 King's Cup

1977 King's Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Thailand
Dates October 28 - November 12
Teams (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Korea Republic
Malaysia

The 1977 King's Cup finals were held from October 28 to November 12, 1977 once again in Bangkok. This was the 10th edition of the international football competition.

The tournaments schedule was changed from previous edition and back to a one group round robin phase previously seen in 1972 and 1975. The winners and runners up entered a final.

Contents

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Malaysia 8 5 4 0 1 12 5 +7
 South Korea 8 5 4 0 1 8 1 +7
 India 7 5 3 1 1 6 6 0
 Thailand 4 5 1 2 2 4 4 0
 Indonesia 3 5 1 1 3 4 9 −5
 Singapore 0 5 0 0 5 5 14 −9
October 28, 1977
Thailand  2 – 0  Singapore Bangkok

October 29, 1977
Indonesia  0 – 3  Malaysia Bangkok

October 29, 1977
South Korea  0 – 1  India Bangkok

October 31, 1977
India  1 – 1  Thailand Bangkok

November 1, 1977
Malaysia  4 – 3  Singapore Bangkok

November 1, 1977
Indonesia  0 – 3  South Korea Bangkok

November 3, 1977
Thailand  0 – 0  Thailand Bangkok

November 4, 1977
India  2 – 1  Singapore Bangkok

November 4, 1977
South Korea  1 – 0  Malaysia Bangkok

November 6, 1977
Malaysia  2 – 1  Thailand Bangkok

November 7, 1977
South Korea  3 – 0  Singapore Bangkok

November 7, 1977
India  2 – 1  Indonesia Bangkok

November 9, 1977
South Korea  1 – 0  Thailand Bangkok

November 10, 1977
Malaysia  3 – 0  India Bangkok

November 10, 1977
Indonesia  3 – 1  Singapore Bangkok

Indonesia were represented by Persipura.

South Korea were represented by a 'B' selection

Final

November 12, 1977
South Korea  0 – 0  Malaysia Bangkok

Title shared

Winner

 1977 King's Cup Champion 

South Korea
7th title
 1977 King's Cup Champion 

Malaysia
3rd title