The 1974 King's Cup was held from December 10 until December 20, 1974, in Bangkok. This was the 7th edition of the international football competition. South Korea went on to win this edition of the tournament by defeating Thailand 3-1 in the final after extra time.[1]

1974 King's Cup
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates10–20 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea South Korea (5th title)
Runners-up Thailand
Third place Malaysia
Fourth place Khmer Republic
1973
1975

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

The Groups

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

 Cambodia
 South Korea
South Vietnam South Vietnam
Indonesia PSM Makassar

 Malaysia
 Singapore
 Thailand (host country)
 Laos

Fixtures and results

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Group A

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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 South Vietnam 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 3
Indonesia PSM Makassar 3 0 1 2 2 7 5 1
Source: RSSSF
Cambodia 3–2South Vietnam South Vietnam

South Korea 4–0Indonesia PSM Makassar

South Korea 2–1 Cambodia

South Vietnam South Vietnam2–1Indonesia PSM Makassar

South Korea 2–2South Vietnam South Vietnam

Cambodia 1–1Indonesia PSM Makassar

Playoff game was needed to determine 2nd place

Cambodia 2–0South Vietnam South Vietnam

Group B

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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: RSSSF
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

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South Korea 0–0 Malaysia
Penalties
5–4

Cambodia 0–1 Thailand

3rd-place match

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Cambodia 0–3 Malaysia

Final

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Thailand 1–3 South Korea

Winner

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 1974 King's Cup champion 

South Korea

5th title

References

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