1973 King's Cup

1973 King's Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Thailand
Dates 16 December – 25 December
Teams 6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  South Korea (4th title)
Runners-up  Malaysia
Third place  Thailand
Fourth place  Burma

The 1973 King's Cup finals were held from December 16 until December 25, 1973, once again in Bangkok. This was the 6th edition of the international football competition. Some results are not clear of the outcome.

The tournaments format was changed once again and reverted to two groups of three teams.

The Groups

  • Two groups of four teams.
  • Winners and runner up qualifies for the semi-finals.
Group A Group B

 Burma
 South Vietnam
 Thailand (host country)

 Malaysia
 Cambodia
 South Korea

Fixtures and results

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Thailand 22101---
 Burma 22101---
 South Vietnam 22101---
Thailand  ?–?  South Vietnam
Burma  ?–?  Thailand
Burma  0–1  South Vietnam

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 3211050+5
 Malaysia 3211032+1
 Cambodia 0200228−6
South Korea  5–0  Cambodia
South Korea  0–0  Malaysia
Malaysia  3–2  Cambodia

Semi-Finals

South Korea  2–0  Burma
Malaysia  1–0  Thailand

3rd Place Match

Thailand  1–0  Burma

Final

Malaysia  1–2  South Korea

Winner

 1973 King's Cup Champion 

South Korea
4th title
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.