1976 King's Cup

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{{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia

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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 edition with an 'A' and 'B' squads.

The Groups

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

class="wikitable" width=50%
width=5%|Group A

!width=5%|Group B

{{fb|THA}} (host country)
{{fb|SIN}}
{{fb|KOR|1949}}

|

{{fb|MAS}}
{{fb|THA}} B Selection
{{fb|BAN}}

Fixtures and results

=Group A=

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|team3=SIN|name_SIN={{fb|SIN}}

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|win_KOR=1|draw_KOR=0|loss_KOR=1|gf_KOR=5|ga_KOR=2

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|date = December 15, 1976

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|score = 2–1

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|date = December 17, 1976

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|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fb|SIN}}

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|date = December 19, 1976

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|score = 0–6

|team2 = {{fb|THA}} A

|goals1 =

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|referee= }}

=Group B=

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|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|show_positions=n

|sortable_table=y

|team1=MAS|name_MAS={{fb|MAS}}

|team2=THA|name_THA={{fb|THA|name=Thailand B}}

|team3=BAN|name_BAN={{fb|BAN}}

|win_MAS=2|draw_MAS=0|loss_MAS=0|gf_MAS=7|ga_MAS=0

|win_THA=1|draw_THA=0|loss_THA=1|gf_THA=2|ga_THA=1

|win_BAN=0|draw_BAN=0|loss_BAN=2|gf_BAN=0|ga_BAN=8

|col_Q=green1|text_Q=

|result1=Q|result2=Q

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|date = December 16, 1976

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|score = 0–1

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{{footballbox

|date = December 18, 1976

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|score = 6–0

|team2 = {{fb|BAN}}

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|date = December 20, 1976

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|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fb|THA}} B

|goals1 =

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|referee= }}

=Semi-finals=

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|date = December 22, 1976

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|score = 1–1

|penaltyscore = 3–2

|team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}}

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|referee= }}

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{{footballbox

|date = December 23, 1976

|team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}} A

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|THA}} B

|goals1 =

|stadium = Bangkok

|referee= }}

=3rd-place match=

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|date = December 25, 1976

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|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}}

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=Final=

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|date = December 25, 1976

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|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|MAS}}

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|referee= }}

Title shared

Winner

{{Winners|fb|1976 King's Cup champion|THA|1st}}

{{Winners|fb|1976 King's Cup champion|MAS|2nd}}