1972 King's Cup

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

1972 King's Cup
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates18 November – 28 November
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Malaysia (1st title)
Runners-up Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored27 (2.25 per match)

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 6
 Malaysia 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 6
 South Korea 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 5
 Singapore 4 1 0 3 2 9 7 2
 Indonesia 4 0 1 3 2 8 6 1
Source:
South Korea 4–1 Malaysia

Singapore 0–4 Thailand

Indonesia 1–2 Singapore

Malaysia 2–0 Thailand

Malaysia 2–0 Singapore

Indonesia 1–1 South Korea

South Korea 2–0 Singapore

Indonesia 0–3 Thailand

Indonesia 0–2 Malaysia

South Korea 0–1 Thailand

Indonesia played with a 'B' representative side.

3rd Place Match

South Korea 0–0 Singapore

3rd place shared

Final

Thailand 0–1 Malaysia

Winner

 1972 King's Cup Champion 

Malaysia
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