1968 King's Cup

1968 King's Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	20 November – 2 December
Teams	6 (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 played	13
Goals scored	46 (3.54 per match)

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.

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. The hosts Thailand, Malaysia, Laos and Singapore were the other teams to play in this tournament.

Fixtures and results

Group Allocation Stage

November 20, 1968

Burma	3 – 0	Laos
Suk Bahadur 35' Tin Aye 83' Ye Nyunt 89'

Bangkok

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November 20, 1968

Thailand	3 – 0	Singapore
Sahas Pornsawan 17' Niwat Srisawat 45' 70'

Bangkok

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November 21, 1968

Malaysia	0 – 1	Indonesia
		Abdul Kadir 85'

Bangkok

Group 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Thailand	4	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4
Malaysia	2	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2
Laos	0	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6

November 22, 1968

Thailand	1 – 0	Laos

Bangkok

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November 24, 1968

Laos	0 – 5	Malaysia
		Wong Fook Yoong 27' Thanabalan 37' 58' Wong Choon Wah 75' M. Chandran 84'

Bangkok

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November 26, 1968

Thailand	3 – 0	Malaysia

Bangkok

Group 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Indonesia	4	2	2	0	0	10	2	+8
Burma	2	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2
Singapore	0	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8

November 22, 1968

Burma	2 – 0	Singapore
Aye Maung 60' Bu Pa 72'

Bangkok

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November 24, 1968

Indonesia	3 – 1	Burma
Soetjipto Soentoro 25' Abdul Kadir 34' (pen.) 47'		Tin Aung Moe 13'

Bangkok

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November 26, 1968

Singapore	0 – 7	Indonesia
		Abdul Kadir 5' Soetjipto 12' 35' 43' Waskito 50' Iswadi Idris 70' 73'

Bangkok

Semi-Finals

November 28, 1968

Indonesia	6 – 1	Malaysia
Jacob Sihasale 10' 73' Soetjipto 12' 40' 64' Mulyadi 34' (pen.)		Zulkifli Norbit 14'

Bangkok

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November 29, 1968

Thailand	0 – 2	Burma

Bangkok

3rd Place Match

December 1, 1968

Thailand	6 – 0	Malaysia

Bangkok

Final

December 2, 1968

Indonesia	1 – 0	Burma
Soetjipto Soentoro 20'

Bangkok

Winner

1968 King's Cup Champion
Indonesia 1st title