1978 President Park's Cup Football Tournament
International football competition
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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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Korea |
| Dates | 9–21 September |
| Teams | 15 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Washington Diplomats |
| Third place | South Korea B |
| Fourth place |  AS FAR |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 104 (3.59 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Kim Jae-han (6 goals)[1] |
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Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| Washington Diplomats |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
 Malaysia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
 Bahrain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 |
| South Korea | 3–2 | Washington Diplomats |
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| South Korea | 2–2 | Malaysia |
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Kim Jae-han  67', 77' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
- Korea Football Association documented Reduan Abdullah as Malaysian second goalscorer unlike newspapers of that time.[3]
| South Korea | 3–1 | Bahrain |
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Report | I. Farhan 16' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PAS Tehran |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| AS FAR |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
 New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
 Eintracht Frankfurt II |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| PAS Tehran | 2–1 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
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Report | Mike Simonoff 31' |
Group C
- The United States, which was possessing a professional league, could call up non-professional players for the Olympic team until 1980.
Mexico XI  | 2–0 | United States Olympic |
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Lebanon  | 1–6 | United States Olympic |
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paulista U21 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| South Korea B |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
 Thailand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
 Indonesia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| South Korea B | 0–4 | Paulista U21 |
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| Paulista U21 | 2–0 | Thailand |
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| South Korea B | 1–1 | Indonesia |
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| Park Chang-sun 14' |
Report | Ismanto 28' |
| South Korea B | 4–2 | Thailand |
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Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 16 September – Seoul | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 4 | |||||||||
| 19 September – Seoul | ||||||||||
| United States Olympic | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| 17 September – Seoul | ||||||||||
| South Korea B | 0 | |||||||||
| PAS Tehran | 1 | |||||||||
| 21 September – Seoul | ||||||||||
| South Korea B | 2 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 6 | |||||||||
| 16 September – Seoul | ||||||||||
| Washington Diplomats | 2 | |||||||||
| Mexico XI | 0 | |||||||||
| 19 September – Seoul | ||||||||||
| Washington Diplomats | 3 | |||||||||
| Washington Diplomats | 3 | |||||||||
| 17 September – Seoul | ||||||||||
| AS FAR | 1 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| Paulista U21 | 0 | |||||||||
| 21 September – Seoul | ||||||||||
| AS FAR | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea B | 2 | |||||||||
| AS FAR | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| South Korea | 4–1 | United States Olympic |
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Report | Garcia 19' |
| PAS Tehran | 1–2 | South Korea B |
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| Fariba 38' |
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| Paulista U21 | 0–1 | AS FAR |
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| Report | Larbi 71' |
Semi-finals
| Washington Diplomats | 3–1 | AS FAR |
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Report | Driss 29' (pen.) |
Third place play-off
| South Korea B | 2–1 | AS FAR |
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| Park Chang-sun 10', 73' |
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Mustapha 47' |
Final
| South Korea | 6–2 | Washington Diplomats |
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