2013 King's Cup Explained

Tourney Name:King's Cup
Year:2013
Dates:23–26 January
Num Teams:4
Confederations:2
Venues:700th Anniversary Stadium
Champion:Sweden
Count:4
Second:Finland
Matches:4
Goals:13
Top Scorer: Mikael Forssell
(2 goals)
Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2015

The 2013 King's Cup was an international football competition, the 42nd edition of the tournament. It was a two-round knockout tournament, with all matches held at the 700th Anniversary Stadium in Chiang Mai, Thailand between 23 January and 26 January.[1] This edition features the hosts Thailand and three invited teams (Sweden, Finland and North Korea). In the final Sweden defeated Finland 3–0 to win the tournament.

Going into the tournament, North Korea were unofficial football world champions.[2] In winning their semi-final, Sweden took the title[3] and successfully defended it in the final.[4]

Squads

See main article: 2013 King's Cup squads.

Venue

Chiang Mai
700th Anniversary Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Matches

All times are local (UTC+7)

Semi-finals

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Third place match

3rd Place shared

Final

Notes and References

  1. News: Schaefer to rest stars for King's Cup . Bangkok Post . 5 January 2013 . 21 January 2013 .
  2. Web site: North Korea vs Sweden, King's Cup 2013 Preview – UFWC . UFWC . 23 January 2013 . Brown, Paul.
  3. Web site: North Korea 1–1 Sweden (1–4 on penalties) . UFWC . 26 January 2013 . Brown,Paul . 17 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017233305/http://www.ufwc.co.uk/2013/01/north-korea-1-1-sweden/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Sweden 3–0 Finland . UFWC . 26 January 2013 . 26 January 2013 . Brown,Paul.