1973 King's Cup
{{Unreferenced|date=April 2010}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name =
| year = 1973
| othertitles =
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| country = {{THA}}
| dates = 16–25 December
| num_teams = 6
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = South Korea
| champion-flagvar = 1949
| count = 4
| second = Malaysia
| third = Thailand
| fourth = Burma
| fourth-flagvar = 1948
| matches =
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| prevseason = 1972
| nextseason = 1974
}}
The 1973 King's Cup 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.
| class="wikitable" width=50% |
| width=5%|Group A
!width=5%|Group B |
|---|
| {{fb|Burma|1948}} {{fb|South Vietnam}} {{fb|THA}} (host country) | {{fb|MAS}} {{fb|CAM|1970}} {{fb|KOR|1949}} |
Fixtures and results
=Group A=
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|winpoints=2
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|team2=BUR|name_BUR={{fb|Burma|1948}}
|team3=SVI|name_SVI={{fb|South Vietnam}}
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|win_BUR=1|draw_BUR=0|loss_BUR=1|gf_BUR=–|ga_BUR=–
|win_SVI=1|draw_SVI=0|loss_SVI=1|gf_SVI=–|ga_SVI=–
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{{football box
|date = December 16, 1973
|team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}}
|score = ?–?
|team2 = {{fb|South Vietnam}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium =Bangkok
|referee= }}
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{{football box
|date = December 18, 1973
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Burma|1948}}
|score = ?–?
|team2 = {{fb|THA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium =Bangkok
|referee= }}
----
{{football box
|date = December 20, 1973
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Burma|1948}}
|score = 0–1
|team2 = {{fb|South Vietnam}}
|goals1 =
|stadium = Bangkok
|referee= }}
=Group B=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|show_positions=n
|sortable_table=y
|team1=KOR|name_KOR={{fb|KOR|1949}}
|team2=MAS|name_MAS={{fb|MAS}}
|team3=CAM|name_CAM={{fb|CAM|1970}}
|win_KOR=1|draw_KOR=1|loss_KOR=0|gf_KOR=5|ga_KOR=0
|win_MAS=1|draw_MAS=1|loss_MAS=0|gf_MAS=3|ga_MAS=2
|win_CAM=0|draw_CAM=0|loss_CAM=2|gf_CAM=2|ga_CAM=8
|col_Q=green1|text_Q=
|result1=Q|result2=Q
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kings73.html RSSSF]
}}
{{football box
|date = December 16, 1973
|team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}}
|score = 5–0
|team2 = {{fb|CAM}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium =Bangkok
|referee= }}
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{{football box
|date = December 18, 1973
|team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}}
|score = 0–0
|team2 = {{fb|MAS}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium =Bangkok
|referee= }}
----
{{football box
|date = December 20, 1973
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = {{fb|CAM}}
|goals1 =
|stadium = Bangkok
|referee= }}
=Semi-finals=
{{football box
|date = December 22, 1973
|team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{fb|Burma|1948}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium =Bangkok
|referee= }}
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{{football box
|date = December 22, 1973
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fb|THA}}
|goals1 =
|stadium = Bangkok
|referee= }}
=3rd-place match=
{{football box
|date = December 25, 1973
|team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fb|Burma|1948}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium =Bangkok
|referee= }}
=Final=
{{football box
|date = December 25, 1973
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium =Bangkok
|referee= }}
Winner
{{Winners|fb|1973 King's Cup champion|KOR|4th|1949}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kings73.html RSSSF]
{{King's Cup}}