1973 King's Cup

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.

1973 King's Cup
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates16 December – 25 December
Teams6 (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 tournaments format was changed once again and reverted to two groups of three teams.

The Groups
  • Two groups of four teams.
  • Winners and runner up qualifies for the semi-finals.
Group A Group B

 Burma
 South Vietnam
 Thailand (host country)

 Malaysia
 Cambodia
 South Korea

Fixtures and results

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 2 1 0 1 – – — 2
 Burma 2 1 0 1 – – — 2
 South Vietnam 2 1 0 1 – – — 2
Source:
Thailand ?–? South Vietnam
Burma ?–? Thailand
Burma 0–1 South Vietnam

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 3
 Malaysia 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3
 Cambodia 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Source:
South Korea 5–0 Cambodia
South Korea 0–0 Malaysia
Malaysia 3–2 Cambodia

Semi-Finals
South Korea 2–0 Burma
Malaysia 1–0 Thailand

3rd Place Match
Thailand 1–0 Burma

Final
Malaysia 1–2 South Korea

Winner
 1973 King's Cup Champion 

South Korea
4th title
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