2023 King's Cup Explained

Year:2023
Other Titles:ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2023
Dates:7–10 September 2023
Champion:Iraq
Count:1
Second:Thailand
Third:Lebanon
Fourth:India
Num Teams:4
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Matches:4
Goals:12
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024
Top Scorer:Ayman Hussein (2 goals)

The 2023 Annual King's Cup Football Tournament (Thai: ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2023), also referred to as 2023 King's Cup, was the 49th King's Cup, the annual international men's football tournament organized by Football Association of Thailand.[1] [2]

As hosts, Thailand participated automatically in the tournament; they were joined by the AFC teams India, Iraq and Lebanon.[3]

Participating teams

The following teams participated in the tournament:

CountryAssociationFederationConfederationFIFA Ranking1Previous best performance
(hosts)FATAFFAFC113Champions (15 titles; last title: 2017)
AIFFSAFFAFC99Third place (1977, 2019)
IFAWAFFAFC70Runners-up (2007)
LFAWAFFAFC100Third place (2009)

1 FIFA Ranking as of 20 July 2023.[4]

Venue

Chiang Mai[5]
700th Anniversary Stadium
Capacity: 17,909

Squads

See main article: 2023 King's Cup squads. A final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) needed to be registered.

Matches

Match rules

Semi-finals

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Final

References

  1. Web site: AIFF draws busy calendar for national team as India will take part in King’s Cup, Merdeka Cup and Asian Games. 27 March 2023. 27 March 2023. Marcus Mergulhao. Mergulhao. Marcus. Times of India. live. 27 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327185035/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/aiff-draws-busy-calendar-for-national-team-as-india-will-take-part-in-kings-cup-merdeka-cup-and-asian-games/articleshow/99041892.cms?from=mdr.
  2. News: Chiang Mai set to host King’s Cup again . en . Bangkok Post . 2023-08-16 . 4 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230904045625/https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/2610735/chiang-mai-set-to-host-kings-cup-again . live .
  3. Web site: India participated in King's Cup in Thailand . 17 June 2023 . AIFF . 18 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230618185342/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-to-participate-in-kings-cup-in-thailand. 18 June 2023 . live .
  4. Web site: FIFA Men's Ranking . fifa.com . 15 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406092822/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/men?dateId=id13974. 6 April 2023. live .
  5. Web site: 2023-07-18 . 49th King’s Cup to be held in Chiang Mai . 2023-08-16 . AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation . en-US . 16 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230816165102/https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/49th-kings-cup-to-be-held-in-chiang-mai/ . live .

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