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	2	2	1	0	1	-	-	-
Burma	2	2	1	0	1	-	-	-
South Vietnam	2	2	1	0	1	-	-	-

December 16, 1973

Thailand	? – ?	South Vietnam

Bangkok

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December 18, 1973

Burma	? – ?	Thailand

Bangkok

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December 20, 1973

Burma	0 – 1	South Vietnam

Bangkok

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
South Korea	3	2	1	1	0	5	0	+5
Malaysia	3	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Cambodia	0	2	0	0	2	2	8	−6

December 16, 1973

South Korea	5 – 0	Cambodia

Bangkok

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December 18, 1973

South Korea	0 – 0	Malaysia

Bangkok

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December 20, 1973

Malaysia	3 – 2	Cambodia

Bangkok

Semi-Finals

December 22, 1973

South Korea	2 – 0	Burma

Bangkok

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December 22, 1973

Malaysia	1 – 0	Thailand

Bangkok

3rd Place Match

December 25, 1973

Thailand	1 – 0	Burma

Bangkok

Final

December 25, 1973

Malaysia	1 – 2	South Korea

Bangkok

Winner

1973 King's Cup Champion
South Korea 4th title