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1972 King's Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	18–28 November
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Malaysia (1st title)
Runners-up	Thailand
Third place	South Korea
Fourth place	Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	27 (2.25 per match)
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The 1972 King's Cup 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	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

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

External links

• RSSSF

• King's Cup
• 1972 in Asian football
• 1972 in Thai sport
• International association football competitions hosted by Thailand