The 1968 King's Cup were held from November 20 to December 2, 1968, in Bangkok. This was the first edition of the international football competition.

The tournament featured a Group Allocation stage, that was used as a draw mechanism for the group stages. The top two in each three team group advanced to the semi-finals.

Indonesia won the tournament defeating Burma in the final.[1] The hosts Thailand, Malaysia, Laos and Singapore were the other teams to play in this tournament.

Fixtures and results

Group allocation stage

Burma 3–0 Laos
Suk Bahadur 35'
Tin Aye 83'
Ye Nyunt 89'
Thailand 3–0 Singapore
Sahas Pornsawan 17'
Niwat Srisawat 45', 70'
Malaysia 0–1 Indonesia
Abdul Kadir 85'

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 4
 Malaysia 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 2
 Laos 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: RSSSF
Thailand 1–0 Laos
Laos 0–5 Malaysia
Wong Fook Yoong 27'
Thanabalan 37', 58'
Wong Choon Wah 75'
M. Chandran 84'
Thailand 3–0 Malaysia

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Indonesia 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 4
 Burma 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
 Singapore 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source: RSSSF
Burma 2–0 Singapore
Aye Maung 60'
Bu Pa 72'
Indonesia 3–1 Burma
Soetjipto Soentoro 25'
Abdul Kadir 34' (pen.)		 Tin Aung Moe 13'
Singapore 0–7 Indonesia
Abdul Kadir 5'
Soetjipto 12', 35', 43'
Waskito 50'
Iswadi Idris 70', 73'

Semi-finals

Indonesia 6–1 Malaysia
Jacob Sihasale 10', 73'
Soetjipto 12', 40', 64'
Mulyadi 34' (pen.)		 Zulkifli Norbit 14'
Thailand 0–2 Burma

3rd-place match

Thailand 6–0 Malaysia

Final

Indonesia 1–0 Burma
Soetjipto Soentoro 20'

Winner

 1968 King's Cup champion 

Indonesia
1st title

References

  1. ^ "King's Cup 1968 (Bangkok, Thailand)". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_King%27s_Cup
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