1968 King's Cup

The 1968 King's Cup finals were held from November 20 to December 2, 1968, in Bangkok. This was the first edition of the international football competition.

1968 King's Cup
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates20 November – 2 December
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Indonesia (1st title)
Runners-up Burma
Third place Thailand
Fourth place Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored46 (3.54 per match)

The tournament featured a Group Allocation stage, that was used as a draw mechanism for the group stages. The top two in each three team group advanced to the semi-finals.

Indonesia won the tournament defeating Burma in the final.[1] The hosts Thailand, Malaysia, Laos and Singapore were the other teams to play in this tournament.

Fixtures and results

Group allocation stage
Burma 3–0 Laos
Suk Bahadur  35'
Tin Aye  83'
Ye Nyunt  89'
Thailand 3–0 Singapore
Sahas Pornsawan  17'
Niwat Srisawat  45', 70'
Malaysia 0–1 Indonesia
Abdul Kadir  85'

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 4
 Malaysia 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 2
 Laos 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source:
Thailand 1–0 Laos
Laos 0–5 Malaysia
Wong Fook Yoong  27'
Thanabalan  37', 58'
Wong Choon Wah  75'
M. Chandran  84'
Thailand 3–0 Malaysia

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Indonesia 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 4
 Burma 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
 Singapore 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source:
Burma 2–0 Singapore
Aye Maung  60'
Bu Pa  72'
Indonesia 3–1 Burma
Soetjipto Soentoro  25'
Abdul Kadir  34' (pen.)		 Tin Aung Moe  13'
Singapore 0–7 Indonesia
Abdul Kadir  5'
Soetjipto  12', 35', 43'
Waskito  50'
Iswadi Idris  70', 73'

Semi-Finals
Indonesia 6–1 Malaysia
Jacob Sihasale  10', 73'
Soetjipto  12', 40', 64'
Mulyadi  34' (pen.)		 Zulkifli Norbit  14'
Thailand 0–2 Burma

3rd Place Match
Thailand 6–0 Malaysia

Final
Indonesia 1–0 Burma
Soetjipto Soentoro  20'

Winner
 1968 King's Cup Champion 

Indonesia
1st title

References
  1. "King's Cup 1968 (Bangkok, Thailand)". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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