1978 President Park's Cup Football Tournament

The 1978 President Park's Cup Football Tournament (Korean: 제8회 박대통령컵 쟁탈 국제축구대회) was the eighth competition of Korea Cup. It was held from 9 to 21 September 1978, and was won by South Korea for the fifth time, who defeated Washington Diplomats in the final.

1978 President Park's Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates9–21 September
Teams15
Final positions
Champions South Korea (5th title)
Runners-upUnited States Washington Diplomats
Third placeSouth Korea South Korea B
Fourth placeMorocco ASFAR
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored104 (3.59 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Kim Jae-han (6 goals)[1]

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 321085+35
United States Washington Diplomats 320175+24
 Malaysia 311145−13
 Bahrain 300348−40
South Korea 3–2United States Washington Diplomats
 Report
Newscast
Malaysia 2–1 Bahrain
 Report Salman 34'
Washington Diplomats United States3–2 Bahrain
South Korea 2–2 Malaysia
Kim Jae-han 67', 77' Report 1
Report 2
  1. Korea Football Association documented Reduan Abdullah as Malaysian second goalscorer unlike newspapers of that time.[3]
Malaysia 0–2United States Washington Diplomats
South Korea 3–1 Bahrain
 Report I. Farhan 16'

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iran PAS Tehran 330072+56
Morocco ASFAR 311143+13
 New Zealand 310245−12
West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt II 301227−51
PAS Tehran Iran2–1 New Zealand
  • ? ?'
  • Hejazi 42'
 Report ? ?'
Eintracht Frankfurt II West Germany1–1Morocco ASFAR
New Zealand 0–3Morocco ASFAR
PAS Tehran Iran3–1West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt II
New Zealand 3–0West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt II
PAS Tehran Iran2–0Morocco ASFAR

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico Mexico XI 220091+84
United States United States Olympic[lower-alpha 1] 210163+32
 Lebanon 2002213−110
  1. The United States, which was possessing a professional league, could call up non-professional players for the Olympic team until 1980.
Lebanon 1–7Mexico Mexico XI
Kapila 15' Report
  • Morales 20'
  • Sánchez 32'
  • Montes ?', ?', ?'
  • ? ?'
  • ? ?'
Mexico XI Mexico2–0United States United States Olympic
Lebanon 1–6United States United States Olympic

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Paulista U21 330090+96
South Korea South Korea B 311157−23
 Thailand 310246−22
 Indonesia 301216−51
Indonesia 0–2 Thailand
South Korea B South Korea0–4Brazil Paulista U21
Report
  • Ricardo 4'
  • Carlos Roberto 44', 88'
  • Taddei 58'
Paulista U21 Brazil2–0 Thailand
  • Carlos Roberto 31'
  • Taddei 39'
 Report
South Korea B South Korea1–1 Indonesia
Park Chang-sun 14' Report Ismanto 28'
Paulista U21 Brazil3–0 Indonesia
South Korea B South Korea4–2 Thailand
 Report 1
Report 2
  • Boonlert 14'
  • Thaweerat 40'

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 September – Seoul
 
 
 South Korea4
 
19 September – Seoul
 
United States United States Olympic1
 
 South Korea1
 
17 September – Seoul
 
South Korea South Korea B0
 
Iran PAS Tehran1
 
21 September – Seoul
 
South Korea South Korea B2
 
 South Korea6
 
16 September – Seoul
 
United States Washington Diplomats2
 
Mexico Mexico XI0
 
19 September – Seoul
 
United States Washington Diplomats 3
 
United States Washington Diplomats3
 
17 September – Seoul
 
Morocco ASFAR1 Third place play-off
 
Brazil Paulista U210
 
21 September – Seoul
 
Morocco ASFAR1
 
South Korea South Korea B2
 
 
Morocco ASFAR1
 

Quarter-finals
Mexico XI Mexico0–3United States Washington Diplomats
Report
South Korea 4–1United States United States Olympic
 Report Garcia 19'
PAS Tehran Iran1–2South Korea South Korea B
Fariba 38' Report
Paulista U21 Brazil0–1Morocco ASFAR
Report Larbi 71'

Semi-finals
South Korea 1–0South Korea South Korea B
Kim Jae-han 26' Report
Washington Diplomats United States3–1Morocco ASFAR
 Report Driss 29' (pen.)

Third place play-off
South Korea B South Korea2–1Morocco ASFAR
Park Chang-sun 10', 73' Report
Newscast		 Mustapha 47'

Final
South Korea 6–2United States Washington Diplomats
 Report
Newscast

See also

References
  1. 박대통령배 축구 필사의 대결 화랑·미국프로. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 21 September 1978. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. 미국팀 골게터「바시스」는 유고출신. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 12 September 1978. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. "Match results - 1978" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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