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 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.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Thailand 6430182+6
 Malaysia 6430174+3
 South Korea 5421173+4
 Singapore 24103297
 Indonesia 14013286

November 18, 1970
South Korea  4 1  Malaysia

November 18, 1972
Singapore  0 4  Thailand

November 20, 1972
Indonesia  1 2  Singapore

November 20, 1972
Malaysia  2 0  Thailand

November 22, 1972
Malaysia  2 0  Singapore

November 22, 1972
Indonesia  1 1  South Korea

November 24, 1972
South Korea  2 0  Singapore

November 24, 1972
Indonesia  0 3  Thailand

November 26, 1972
Indonesia  0 2  Malaysia

November 26, 1972
South Korea  0 1  Thailand

Indonesia played with a 'B' representative side.

3rd Place Match

November 28, 1972
South Korea  0 0  Singapore

3rd place shared

Final

November 28, 1972
Thailand  0 1  Malaysia

Winner

 1972 King's Cup Champion 

Malaysia
1st title
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