The 1968 King's Cup were held from November 20 to December 2, 1968, in Bangkok. This was the first edition of the international football competition.
| 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) |
1969 → | |
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
editGroup allocation stage
edit| Thailand | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sahas Pornsawan Niwat Srisawat |
| Malaysia | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Kadir |
Group 1
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Laos | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wong Fook Yoong Thanabalan Wong Choon Wah M. Chandran |
Group 2
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Indonesia | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Soetjipto Soentoro Abdul Kadir |
Tin Aung Moe |
| Singapore | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Kadir Soetjipto Waskito Iswadi Idris |
Semi-finals
edit| Indonesia | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Sihasale Soetjipto Mulyadi |
Zulkifli Norbit |
3rd-place match
editFinal
edit| Indonesia | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Soetjipto Soentoro |
Winner
edit| 1968 King's Cup champion |
|---|
Indonesia 1st title |
References
edit- ^ "King's Cup 1968 (Bangkok, Thailand)". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2017.