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1968 King's Cup

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Host country
  
Champions
  
Indonesia (1st title)

Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Runners-up
  
Burma

Dates
  
20 November – 2 December

Teams
  
6 (from 1 confederation)

The 1968 King's Cup finals 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. The hosts Thailand, Malaysia, Laos and Singapore were the other teams to play in this tournament.

References

1968 King's Cup Wikipedia


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