1982 King's Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Dates | 1–17 May | 
| Teams | 9 | 
| Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 | 
| Goals scored | 72 (2.57 per match) | 
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The 1982 King's Cup was held from 1 to 17 May 1982 in Bangkok. Nine teams from eight nations participated.
Round 1
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | 
Source: RSSSF
  | Thailand  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prapan Premsiri  |  Malek Awab  |  
| Nepal    | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ganesh Thapa  |  
| Tianjin  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhang Guilai  |  Malek Awab  |  
| Singapore  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fandi Ahmad  |  
| Singapore  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Au-Yeong Pak Kuan  |  
| Tianjin  | 1–1 | Thailand  | 
|---|---|---|
| Wang Qunfa  |  Piyapong Pue-on  |  
| Tianjin  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chen Xibo  Zuo Shusheng  |  
| Thailand  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Piyapong Pue-on  Chalor Hongkajohn  |  Ganesh Thapa  |  
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | 
Source: RSSSF
 Note: Malaysia's team was also reported as Kelantan by a Thai source.
| South Korea  | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Byun Byung-joo  Cho Kwang-rae Hwang Seok-keun Lee Tae-ho Choi Soon-ho  |  
| Niac Mitra  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand B  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea  | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chung Hae-won  Byun Byung-joo Choi Soon-ho Lee Kang-jo Lee Tae-ho  |  
| South Korea  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kwon Oh-son  |  
Round 2
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | 
Source: RSSSF
  | Singapore  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Malek Awab  Fandi Ahmad  |  Chen Xibo  |  
| Singapore  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fandi Ahmad  |  ?  |  
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 
Source: RSSSF
 | Thailand  | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hwang Seok-keun  Chung Hae-won Lee Tae-ho  |  
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
First legs
| Thailand B  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
Second legs
| Thailand B  | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Soon-ho  Lee Kang-jo  |  
Third place play-off
Note: No extra time was played. The score is also reported as 0–0, 5–4 on penalty shoot-out.
Final
| Thailand  | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
References
- Abbink, Dinant; Morrison, Neil. "King's Cup 1982 (Bangkok, Thailand)". RSSSF.com
 - "National Library Singapore". Archived 12 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine