2018 King's Cup

The 2018 Annual King's Cup Football Tournament, commonly referred to as 2018 King's Cup, was the 46th King's Cup, the annual international men's football tournament organised by Football Association of Thailand. It was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 22 to 25 March 2018.[1]

2018 King's Cup
ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2018
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates22–25 March
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Slovakia (2nd title)
Runners-up Thailand
Third place Gabon
Fourth place United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored9 (2.25 per match)
Attendance88,236 (22,059 per match)

As hosts, Thailand participated automatically in the tournament; they were joined by the African team Gabon, the Asian team United Arab Emirates and the European team Slovakia.[2][3]

Participating teams

The following teams have participated for the tournament.[2][3]

Country Association Confederation FIFA Ranking1 Previous best performance
 Thailand (host) FA Thailand AFC 129 Champions (fifteen titles; last title: 2017)
 Gabon Gabon FF CAF 95 Debut
 Slovakia Slovak FA UEFA 28 Champions (2004)
 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates FA AFC 78 Fourth place (2016)
  • 1 FIFA Ranking as of 15 February 2018.[4]

    Background

    2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
     Gabon  Slovakia  Thailand  United Arab Emirates
    Opponent Home Away Opponent Home Away Opponent Home Away Opponent Home Away
     Ivory Coast L 0–3 W 2–1  England L 0–1 L 1–2  Australia D 2–2 L 1–2  Australia L 0–1 L 0–2
     Mali W 3–1 D 0–0  Lithuania W 4–0 W 2–1  Iraq L 1–2 L 0–4  Iraq W 2–0 L 0–1
     Morocco D 0–0 L 0–3  Malta W 3–0 W 3–1  Japan L 0–2 L 0–4  Japan L 0–2 W 2–1
    — — —  Scotland W 3–0 L 0–1  Saudi Arabia L 0–3 L 0–1  Saudi Arabia W 2–1 L 0–3
    — — —  Slovenia W 1–0 L 0–1  United Arab Emirates D 1–1 L 1–3  Thailand W 3–1 D 1–1

    Previous King's Cup
     Slovakia  Thailand  United Arab Emirates
    2004 King's Cup 2017 King's Cup 2016 King's Cup
    Round Opponent Result Round Opponent Result Round Opponent Result
    SF  Hungary W 1–0 SF  North Korea W 3–0 SF  Jordan L 1–3
    F  Thailand W 1–1 (5–4 pen.) F  Belarus W 1–1 (4–5 pen.) TPO  Syria L 0–1
    Winners (1) Winners (15) Fourth place

    Venue
    Bangkok
    Rajamangala Stadium
    Capacity: 49,772

    Squads
    Main article: 2018 King's Cup squads

    Matches

    All times are local, Indochina Time (UTC+7)

    Match rules
    • 90 minutes.
    • Penalty shoot-out after a draw in 90 minutes.
    • Maximum of three substitutions.

    Bracket
     
    		Semi-finalsFinal
     
    		      
     
    		 
     
     
    		 Slovakia2
     
    		25 March – Bangkok
     
    		 United Arab Emirates1
     
    		 Slovakia3
     
    		22 March – Bangkok
     
    		 Thailand2
     
    		 Thailand (pen.)0 (4)
     
     
    		 Gabon0 (2)
     
    		Third place play-off
     
     
    		25 March – Bangkok
     
     
    		 United Arab Emirates0
     
     
    		 Gabon1

    Semi-finals
    Slovakia 2–1 United Arab Emirates
    • Rusnák 42'
    • Ďuriš 45'
    		 Report
    Attendance: 8,360
    Referee: Gopalakrishnan Letchman (Singapore)
    Thailand 0–0 Gabon
    Report
    Penalties
    		 4–2
    Attendance: 25,781

    Third place play-off
    Gabon 1–0 United Arab Emirates
    		 Report
    Attendance: 8,670
    Referee: Gopalakrishnan Letchman (Singapore)

    Final
    Thailand 2–3 Slovakia
    		 Report
    Attendance: 45,425

    Winners
     The 46th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament
    champions 

    Slovakia
    Second title

    Final ranking
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
    1  Slovakia 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 6 Champions
    2  Thailand (H) 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 Runners-up
    3  Gabon 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Third place
    4  United Arab Emirates 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 Fourth place
    Source: FIFA
    (H) Hosts

    Broadcasting rights
    Territory Channel Ref
     Slovakia TV JOJ [5]
     Thailand Thairath TV [6]

    References
    1. "โฆษกสมาคมฯ เผย บอลคิงส์คัพ 2018 เตะช่วงฟีฟ่าเดย์ ไทยรัฐทีวี ถ่ายสด" (in Thai). Thai Rath. 15 December 2017.
    2. ""วิทยา"ลุ้นทีมบอลโลกสนเตะคิงสคัพ". Daily News (in Thai). 29 December 2017.
    3. "ส.บอลคอนเฟิร์ม! 4 ทีมโม่แข้งคิงส์คัพ 2018 ไทยรัฐยิงสดทุกนัด" (in Thai). Thai Rath. 5 January 2018.
    4. FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
    5. "Zápasy Slovenska na pohári King's Cup v Thajsku aj v priamom prenose | ProFutbal.sk" (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
    6. "ส.บอล ยัน! ฟุตบอลคิงส์คัพแข่ง 23 มี.ค. นี้ ไทยรัฐทีวียิงสด" (in Thai). ไทยรัฐออนไลน์. January 4, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
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