King's Cup

The King's Cup is an international football tournament organised in Thailand by the Football Association of Thailand. The host, Thailand, is a participant in every edition. The tournament was founded in 1968, and has been held every year since, with the exception of 1983, 1985, 2008, 2011 and 2014. In some years, the competition has featured club or invitational teams as well as international sides. Various prominent footballers have participated in this tournament, including Cha Bum-kun, Peter Schmeichel, Jesper Olsen, Brian Laudrup, Henrik Larsson, Robert Lewandowski, Martin Škrteľ, Milan Škriniar as well as notably, the Brazil national team in 1999 which included 2002 World Cup winners Ronaldinho, Cafu, Roberto Carlos and Rivaldo.[1]

This article is about the association football tournament in Thailand. For other uses, see King's Cup (disambiguation).
King's Cup
ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ
King's Cup trophy
Organising bodyFA Thailand
Founded1968 (1968)
RegionInternational
Number of teams4
Current champions Curaçao (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Thailand (15 titles)

Venues
Stadium Capacity Location Year(s)
Suphachalasai Stadium 19,793 Pathum Wan, Bangkok 2001–2004, 2006
Surakul Stadium 15,000 Mueang, Phuket 2005, 2009
700th Anniversary Stadium 25,000 Mueang, Chiang Mai 2013
80th Birthday Stadium 24,641 Mueang, Nakhon Ratchasima 2009, 2010, 2015
Rajamangala National Stadium 49,722 Bang Kapi, Bangkok 2000, 2007, 2012, 2016–2018
Chang Arena 32,600 Mueang, Buriram 2019

Tournaments
Year Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1968
(Details)
Indonesia		 1–0
Burma
Thailand		 6–0
Malaysia
1969
(Details)
South Korea		 1–0
Indonesia
South Vietnam		 7–0
Laos
1970
(Details)
South Korea		 1–0
Thailand
Malaysia		 3–1
Indonesia
1971
(Details)
South Korea		 1–0
Thailand
South Vietnam		 Unknown
Indonesia
Year Final Third place shared
Winner Score Runner-up Co-Third place Score Co-Third place
1972
(Details)
Malaysia		 1–0
Thailand
South Korea		 0–0
Singapore
Year Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1973
(Details)
South Korea		 2–1
Malaysia
Thailand		 1–0
Burma
1974
(Details)
South Korea		 3–1
(aet)
Thailand
Malaysia		 3–0
Khmer Republic
1975
(Details)
South Korea		 1–0
Burma
Thailand		 No playoffs
Malaysia
Year Final (Trophy shared) Third place match
Co-Winner Score Co-Winner Third place Score Fourth place
1976
(Details)
Thailand		 1–1
Malaysia
South Korea		 3–1
Thailand B
1977
(Details)
South Korea B		 1–1
Malaysia
India		 No playoffs
Thailand
Year Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1978
(Details)
Malaysia		 3–2
Singapore
South Korea B		 2–1
Thailand
Year Final Third place shared
Winner Score Runner-up Co-Third place Score Co-Third place
1979
(Details)
Thailand		 1–0
South Korea B
Thailand B		 2–2
Singapore
Year Final (Trophy shared) Third place shared
Co-Winner Score Co-Winner Co-Third place Score Co-Third place
1980
(Details)
Thailand		 0–0
South Korea Army
China PR		 2–2
Thailand B
Year Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1981
(Details)
Thailand		 2–1
(aet)
North Korean Army
Polonia Warszawa		 2–0
August 1
1982
(Details)
Thailand		 4–3
(pens)
South Korea
Thailand B		 Unknown
Singapore
1983 Not held
1984
(Details)
Thailand		 3–0
Indonesia
Western Australia		 1–0
Liverpool Amateur
1985 Not held
1986
(Details)
North Korea		 2–1
AGF Aarhus
Thailand		 1–0
August 1
1987
(Details)
North Korea		 1–0
POSCO Atoms
Thailand		 3–2
Indonesia
1988
(Details)
Denmark Olympics		 1–0
FC Swarovski Tirol
Thailand		 4–2
USSR XI
1989
(Details)
Thailand		 3–1
SC Rotor Volgograd
Lucky-Goldstar FC		 2–1
China PR
1990
(Details)
Thailand		 2–1
(aet)
SC Rotor Volgograd
Yukong Elephants		 5–4
(pens)
Shanghai
1991
(Details)
China PR Olympics		 3–1
SC Rotor Volgograd
Thailand		 5–4
(pens)
Thailand Olympics
1992
(Details)
Thailand		 2–0
FC Berlin
Thailand B		 1–0
Tianjin
1993
(Details)
China PR		 4–0
Thailand
South Korea Semi-professional XI		 6–5
(pens)
Thailand Olympics
1994
(Details)
Thailand B		 4–0
Westfalia Amateurs
SC Rotor Volgograd		 5–3
(pens)
Thailand
Year Final Third place shared
Winner Score Runner-up Co-Third place Score Co-Third place
1995
(Details)
SC Rotor Volgograd		 3–0
Japan XI
Thailand		 No playoffs
Thailand B
Year Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1996
(Details)
Romania		 2–1
Denmark
Thailand		 5–2
Finland
1997
(Details)
Sweden (Scandinavian leagues)		 2–0
Thailand
Japan XI		 3–1
Romania
1998
(Details)
South Korea		 6–5
(pens)
Egypt
Denmark B		 3–0
Thailand
1999
(Details)
Brazil U-20		 7–1
North Korea
Thailand		 3–1
Hungarian League XI
2000
(Details)
Thailand		 5–1
Finland
Brazil U-17		 1–0
Estonia
2001
(Details)
Sweden (Scandinavian leagues)		 3–0
China PR
Thailand		 2–0
Qatar
2002
(Details)
North Korea		 4–3
(pens)
Thailand
Qatar		 2–0
Singapore
2003
(Details)
Sweden (Scandinavian leagues)		 4–0
North Korea
Thailand		 3–1
Qatar
2004
(Details)
Slovakia		 1–1
5–4 (pens)
Thailand
Hungary		 5–0
Estonia
2005
(Details)
Latvia		 2–1
North Korea
Thailand		 No playoffs
Oman
2006
(Details)
Thailand		 3–1
Vietnam
Kazakhstan		 No playoffs
Singapore
2007
(Details)
Thailand		 1–0
Iraq B[2]
North Korea		 No playoffs
Uzbekistan
2008 Not held
2009
(Details)
Denmark League XI		 2–2
5–3 (pens)
Thailand
Lebanon		 1–0
North Korea
2010
(Details)
Denmark		 No playoffs
Poland
Thailand		 No playoffs
Singapore
2011 Not held
2012
(Details)
South Korea U-23		 No playoffs
Denmark League XI
Norway		 No playoffs
Thailand
Year Final Third place shared
Winner Score Runner-up Co-Third place Score Co-Third place
2013
(Details)
Sweden (Scandinavian leagues)		 3–0
Finland (Scandinavian leagues)
Thailand		 2–2
North Korea
Year Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2014 Not held
2015
(Details)
South Korea U-23		 No playoffs
Thailand
Uzbekistan U-23		 No playoffs
Honduras U-20
2016
(Details)
Thailand		 2–0
Jordan B
Syria B		 1–0
UAE B
2017
(Details)
Thailand		 0–0
5–4
(pens)
Belarus League
Burkina Faso		 3–3
7–6
(pens)
North Korea
2018
(Details)


Slovakia

 3–2


Thailand
Gabon		 1–0
United Arab Emirates
2019
(Details)


Curaçao

 1–1
5−4 (pens)
Vietnam
India		 1–0
Thailand
2020 Not held
2021
(Details)

Teams' achievements
Team Winners Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
 Thailand 15 (1976*, 1979, 1980*, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017) 12 (1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2018) 15 (1968, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1995**, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2013**) 6 (1977, 1978, 1994, 1998, 2012, 2019)
 South Korea 7 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1998) 1 (1982) 2 (1972**, 1976)
 Malaysia 4 (1972, 1976*, 1977*, 1978) 1 (1973) 1 (1974) 2 (1968, 1975)
 North Korea 3 (1986, 1987, 2002) 3 (1999, 2003, 2005) 2 (2007, 2013**) 2 (2012, 2017)
 Sweden1 4 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2013)
 South Korea U-23 2 (2012, 2015)
 Slovakia 2 (2004, 2018)
FC Rotor Volgograd 1 (1995) 3 (1989, 1990, 1991) 1 (1994)
 Indonesia 1 (1968) 2 (1969, 1984) 3 (1970, 1971, 1987)
 China PR 1 (1993) 1 (2001) 1 (1980**) 1 (1989)
South Korea B 1 (1977*) 1 (1979) 1 (1978)
Denmark League XI 1 (2009) 1 (2012)
 Denmark 1 (2010) 1 (1996)
 Thailand B 1 (1994) 5 (1979**, 1980**, 1982, 1992, 1995**) 1 (1976)
 Romania 1 (1996) 1 (1997)
South Korea Army 1 (1980)
 Denmark Olympics 1 (1988)
 China PR Olympics 1 (1991)
 Brazil U-20 1 (1999)
 Latvia 1 (2005)
 Curaçao 1 (2019)
 Burma 2 (1968, 1975) 1 (1973)
 Finland1 2 (2000, 2013) 1 (1996)
 Vietnam 2 (2006, 2019)
 Singapore 1 (1978) 2 (1972**, 1979**) 3 (1982, 2002, 2010)
 Japan XI 1 (1995) 1 (1997)
North Korean Army 1 (1981)
AGF Aarhus 1 (1986)
POSCO Atoms 1 (1987)
FC Swarovski Tirol 1 (1988)
FC Berlin 1 (1992)
Westfalia Amateurs 1 (1994)
 Egypt 1 (1998)
 Iraq B 1 (2007)
 Poland 1 (2010)
 Jordan 1 (2016)
Belarus League 1 (2017)
 South Vietnam 2 (1969, 1971)
 India 2 (1977, 2019)
 Qatar 1 (2002) 2 (2001, 2003)
Polonia Warszawa 1 (1981)
Western Australia 1 (1984)
Lucky-Goldstar FC 1 (1989)
Yukong Elephants 1 (1990)
South Korea Semi-professional XI 1 (1993)
 Brazil U-17 1 (2000)
 Hungary 1 (2004)
 Kazakhstan 1 (2006)
 Lebanon 1 (2009)
 Norway 1 (2012)
 Uzbekistan Olympics 1 (2015)
 Syria 1 (2016)
 Burkina Faso 1 (2017)
 Gabon 1 (2018)
August 1 2 (1981, 1986)
 Thailand Olympics 2 (1991, 1993)
 Estonia 2 (2000, 2004)
 United Arab Emirates 2 (2016, 2018)
 Laos 1 (1969)
 Khmer Republic 1 (1974)
Liverpool Amateur 1 (1984)
 USSR XI 1 (1988)
Shanghai 1 (1990)
Tianjin 1 (1992)
 Hungarian League XI 1 (1999)
 Oman 1 (2005)
 Uzbekistan 1 (2007)
 Honduras U-20 1 (2015)

*/** Trophy shared or place shared
1 Sweden and Finland represented players from Scandinavian leagues only

The map shows countries who participant in King's Cup.

See also

Notes
  1. หน้า 12 ธ สถิตในดวงใจนิรันดร์, พระราชาแห่งฟุตบอลสยาม โดย ชาย ซีโฮ่. คมชัดลึกปีที่ 17 ฉบับที่ 5830: วันอังคารที่ 17 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2560 (in Thai)
  2. Arbil FC played as Iraq's B-Team
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