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]
See main article: 2013 King's Cup squads.
Chiang Mai | |
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700th Anniversary Stadium | |
Capacity: 25,000 | |
All times are local (UTC+7)
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3rd Place shared