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The 1981 King's Cup was held from 9 to 24 November 1981 in Thailand.

1981 King's Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	9–24 November
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Thailand (4th title)
Runners-up	North Korean Army
Third place	Polonia Warszawa
Fourth place	August 1
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Goals scored	75 (2.14 per match)
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Group stage

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Thailand	5	4	0	1	7	2	+5	8
August 1	5	3	2	0	7	3	+4	8
Singapore	5	2	1	2	5	4	+1	5
Pakistan	5	2	1	2	4	4	0	5
Indonesia	4	0	1	3	2	8	−6	1
Malaysia	4	0	1	3	2	6	−4	1

Source: RSSSF

9 November 1981

Thailand	2–1	Singapore

9 November 1981

Indonesia	0–0	Pakistan

9 November 1981

August 1	0–0	Malaysia

11 November 1981

Thailand	1–0	Pakistan

11 November 1981

Singapore	1–0	Malaysia

11 November 1981

August 1	4–2	Indonesia

13 November 1981

August 1	1–1	Singapore

13 November 1981

Pakistan	3–2	Malaysia

13 November 1981

Thailand	2–0	Indonesia

15 November 1981

August 1	1–0	Pakistan

15 November 1981

Singapore	2–0	Indonesia

15 November 1981

Thailand	2–0	Malaysia

17 November 1981

August 1	1–0	Thailand

17 November 1981

Pakistan	1–0	Singapore

17 November 1981

Malaysia	N/A	Indonesia

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
North Korean Army	5	3	2	0	6	1	+5	8
Polonia Warszawa	5	3	1	1	9	5	+4	7
South Korea Army	5	3	0	2	9	5	+4	6
Wollongong	5	2	2	1	6	3	+3	6
Thailand B	5	1	0	4	6	12	−6	2
India	5	0	1	4	2	12	−10	1

Source: RSSSF

10 November 1981

Polonia Warszawa	1–0	India

10 November 1981

South Korea Army	1–0	Thailand B

10 November 1981

North Korean Army	0–0	Wollongong

12 November 1981

Wollongong	4–1	Thailand B

12 November 1981

North Korean Army	1–1	India

12 November 1981

Polonia Warszawa	3–1	South Korea Army

14 November 1981

North Korean Army	2–0	South Korea Army

14 November 1981

Wollongong	1–0	India

14 November 1981

Polonia Warszawa	4–2	Thailand B

16 November 1981

North Korean Army	2–0	Thailand B

16 November 1981

South Korea Army	6–0	India

16 November 1981

Polonia Warszawa	1–1	Wollongong

18 November 1981

Thailand B	3–1	India

18 November 1981

South Korea Army	1–0	Wollongong

18 November 1981

North Korean Army	1–0	Polonia Warszawa

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

First legs

20 November 1981

North Korean Army	2–0	August 1

20 November 1981

Thailand	2–0	Polonia Warszawa

Second legs

22 November 1981

August 1	0–0	North Korean Army

22 November 1981

Polonia Warszawa	1–0	Thailand

Third place play-off

24 November 1981

Polonia Warszawa	2–0	August 1

Final

24 November 1981

Thailand	2–1 (a.e.t.)	North Korean Army

Winner

1981 King's Cup champion
Thailand 4th title

External links

Abbink, Dinant; Garin, Erik. "King's Cup 1981 (Bangkok, Thailand)". RSSSF.com

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