1974 King's Cup

The 1974 King's Cup finals were held from December 10 until December 20, 1974, once again in Bangkok. This was the 7th edition of the international football competition.

1974 King's Cup
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates10 December – 20 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (5th title)
Runners-up Thailand
Third place Malaysia
Fourth place Cambodia

The tournaments was expanded from the previous edition to 8 teams. Seven of which were national teams and one clubside

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

 Cambodia
 South Korea
South Vietnam
PSM Makassar

 Malaysia
 Singapore
 Thailand (host country)
 Laos

Fixtures and results

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 5
 Cambodia 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
South Vietnam 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 3
PSM Makassar 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source:
Cambodia 3 – 2 South Vietnam
South Korea 4 – 0 PSM Makassar
South Korea 2 – 1 Cambodia
South Vietnam 2 – 1 PSM Makassar
South Korea 2 – 2 South Vietnam
Cambodia 1 – 1 PSM Makassar

Playoff game was needed to determine 2nd place

Cambodia 2 – 0 South Vietnam

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 4
 Malaysia 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 Singapore 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3
 Laos 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
Source:
Laos 0 – 2 Singapore
Thailand 0 – 2 Malaysia
Singapore 0 – 0 Malaysia
Thailand 6 – 1 Laos
Thailand 2 – 1 Singapore
Malaysia 2 – 2 Laos

Playoff needed to determine group winners

Thailand 4 – 1 Malaysia

Semi-Finals
South Korea 0 – 0 Malaysia

Korea advance 5 - 4 on penalties

Cambodia 0 – 1 Thailand

3rd Place Match
Cambodia 0 – 3 Malaysia

Final
Thailand 1 – 3 South Korea

Winner
 1974 King's Cup Champion 

South Korea
5th title
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