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1981 King's Cup
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The 1981 King's Cup was held from 9 to 24 November 1981 in Thailand.
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Overview
Most of the matches were held in the National Stadium in Bangkok, and for the first time in the tournament some of the preliminary matches were held outside the capital, in Chonburi, Lopburi and Kanchanaburi.[1]
Group 1 comprised several national teams, including Thailand which entered with a similar squad in the 1981 Merdeka Tournament, Pakistan which returned to international football after several years of inactivity,[2] Singapore, and Malaysia with a young squad captained by R. Arumugam.[3] China was represented by the August 1 team, while Indonesia entered their provincial champions Semarang.[4][5] The match between Malaysia and Semarang was abandoned after 15 minutes due to heavy rain with the score at nil.[6]
Group 2 comprised India, along with the representative sides North Korean Army, Polonia Warszawa, South Korea Army, Wollongong from Australia, and Thailand B.[7][4]
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Group stage
Group 1
Source: RSSSF
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Lopburi Stadium, Lopburi
Attendance: 6,000
Group 2
Source: RSSSF
Attendance: 20,000
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
First legs
Second legs
Third place play-off
Final
Winner
| 1981 King's Cup champion |
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 Thailand 4th title |
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