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
Dates18–28 November
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsMalaysia Malaysia (1st title)
Runners-up Thailand
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Singapore
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: RSSSF
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
1st title
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