1976 King's Cup

1976 King's Cup
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates15–25 December
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Thailand (1st title)
Malaysia (2nd title)
Third place South Korea
1975
1977

The 1976 King's Cup were held from 15 December to 25 December 1976, in Bangkok. This edition once again reverted to two groups of 3 teams. The winners and runners up advance.

Thailand entered this tournament with an 'A' and 'B' squads.[1]

The Groups

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

 Thailand (host country)
 Singapore
 South Korea

 Malaysia
 Thailand B Selection
 Bangladesh

Fixtures and results

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand A 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 4
 South Korea 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 2
 Singapore 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10 0
Source: RSSSF
Thailand A 2–1 South Korea

South Korea 4–0 Singapore

Singapore 0–6 Thailand A

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaysia 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 4
 Thailand B 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
 Bangladesh 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
Source: RSSSF
Thailand B 0–1 Malaysia

Malaysia 6–0 Bangladesh

Bangladesh 0–2 Thailand B

Semi-finals

Malaysia 1–1 South Korea
Penalties
3–2

Thailand A 2–1 Thailand B

3rd-place match

Thailand B 1–3 South Korea

Final

Thailand A 1–1 Malaysia

Title shared

Winner

 1976 King's Cup champion 

Thailand

1st title
 1976 King's Cup champion 

Malaysia

2nd title

References

  1. ^ "King's Cup 1976". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-06-05.