2018_King's_Cup
2018 King's Cup
International football competition
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]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2018 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Thailand |
Dates | 22–25 March |
Teams | 4 (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 played | 4 |
Goals scored | 9 (2.25 per match) |
Attendance | 88,236 (22,059 per match) |
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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]
The following teams have participated for the tournament.[2][3]
More information Country, Association ...
Country | Association | Confederation | FIFA Ranking1 | Previous best performance |
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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) |
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- 1 FIFA Ranking as of 15 February 2018.[4]
2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
More information Gabon, Slovakia ...
Gabon | Slovakia | Thailand | United Arab Emirates | ||||||||
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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 |
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Previous King's Cup
More information Slovakia, Thailand ...
Slovakia | Thailand | United Arab Emirates | ||||||
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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 |
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Main article: 2018 King's Cup squads
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-finals | Final | |||||
Slovakia | 2 | |||||
25 March – Bangkok | ||||||
United Arab Emirates | 1 | |||||
Slovakia | 3 | |||||
22 March – Bangkok | ||||||
Thailand | 2 | |||||
Thailand (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||
Gabon | 0 (2) | |||||
Third place play-off | ||||||
25 March – Bangkok | ||||||
United Arab Emirates | 0 | |||||
Gabon | 1 |
Semi-finals
More information Slovakia, 2–1 ...
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Third place play-off
Final
More information Thailand, 2–3 ...
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More information The 46th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament champions ...
The 46th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament champions |
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Slovakia Second title |
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More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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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 |
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Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
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More information Territory, Channel ...
Territory | Channel | Ref |
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Slovakia | TV JOJ | [5] |
Thailand | Thairath TV | [6] |
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- "โฆษกสมาคมฯ เผย บอลคิงส์คัพ 2018 เตะช่วงฟีฟ่าเดย์ ไทยรัฐทีวี ถ่ายสด" (in Thai). Thai Rath. 15 December 2017.
- ""วิทยา"ลุ้นทีมบอลโลกสนเตะคิงสคัพ". Daily News (in Thai). 29 December 2017.
- "ส.บอลคอนเฟิร์ม! 4 ทีมโม่แข้งคิงส์คัพ 2018 ไทยรัฐยิงสดทุกนัด" (in Thai). Thai Rath. 5 January 2018.
- FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- "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.
- "ส.บอล ยัน! ฟุตบอลคิงส์คัพแข่ง 23 มี.ค. นี้ ไทยรัฐทีวียิงสด" (in Thai). ไทยรัฐออนไลน์. January 4, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- Football Association of Thailand – FAT official site
- Football Association of Thailand – FIFA site
- Regulations Governing International Matches