title: 1969 King's Cup
text: # 1969 King's Cup
  
  The 1969 King's Cup finals were held from November 19 to November 28, 1969, in Bangkok. This was the second edition of the international football competition. Indonesia were set to defend the championship they won in 1968. In the final, South Korea won the tournament as they defeated the defending champions in the final.
  
  The edition scrapped the Group Allocation stage and was increased to eight teams with seven being national teams and one being a representative side.
  
  ## The Groups
  
  * Two groups of four teams.
  * Winners and runner up qualifies for the semi-finals.
  
  | Group A | Group B |
  | - | - |
  | South Korea  Laos  Malaysia  Thailand (host country) | Indonesia  Singapore South Vietnam Western Australia |
  
  ## Fixtures and results
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
  | Laos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
  | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
  | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
  | South Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
  | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
  | Western Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 |
  
  ## Winner
  
  * 1969 King's Cup champion
  * South Korea 1st title
  