1972 King's Cup

The 1972 King's Cup were held from November 18 to November 28, 1972, once again in Bangkok.^[1] 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
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 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

November 18, 1972

South Korea	4–1	Malaysia

Bangkok

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November 18, 1972

Singapore	0–4	Thailand

Bangkok

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November 20, 1972

Indonesia	1–2	Singapore

Bangkok

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November 20, 1972

Malaysia	2–0	Thailand

Bangkok

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November 22, 1972

Malaysia	2–0	Singapore

Bangkok

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November 22, 1972

Indonesia	1–1	South Korea

Bangkok

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November 24, 1972

South Korea	2–0	Singapore

Bangkok

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November 24, 1972

Indonesia	0–3	Thailand

Bangkok

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November 26, 1972

Indonesia	0–2	Malaysia

Bangkok

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November 26, 1972

South Korea	0–1	Thailand

Bangkok

Indonesia played with a 'B' representative side.

3rd Place Match

November 28, 1972

South Korea	0–0	Singapore

Bangkok

3rd place shared

Final

November 28, 1972

Thailand	0–1	Malaysia

Bangkok

Winner

1972 King's Cup champion
Malaysia 1st title