Tournament details | |
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Host country | Thailand |
Dates | 20 November – 2 December |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Indonesia (1st title) |
Runners-up | Burma |
Third place | Thailand |
Fourth place | Malaysia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 13 |
Goals scored | 46 (3.54 per match) |
1969 → |
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.