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1972 King's Cup

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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)
1971
1973

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

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Group stage

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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

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South Korea 0–0 Singapore

3rd place shared

Final

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Thailand 0–1 Malaysia

Winner

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 1972 King's Cup champion 

Malaysia

1st title
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