2016 King's Cup
{{refimprove|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = King's Cup
{{Nowrap|{{lang|th|คิงส์คัพ 2016}}}}
| year = 2016
| yearr =
| other_titles =
| image = 2016 King's Cup Thairath TV logo.jpg
| caption =
| size = 325px
| alt =
| country = {{THA}}
| dates = 3–5 June 2016
| num_teams = 4
| confederations = 1
| associations =
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = THA
| count = 14
| second = JOR
| third_other = {{fb|SYR|1980}}
| fourth = UAE
| matches = 4
| goals = 11
| attendance = {{#expr: 5000+35000+5000 +50000}}
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|THA}} Kroekrit Thaweekarn (2 goal)
| player =
| young_player =
| goalkeeper =
| fair_play = {{fb|UAE}}
| prevseason = 2015
| nextseason = 2017
| updated =
}}
The 2016 King's Cup (also known as the 44th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament) (Thai:{{lang|th|การแข่งขันฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพครั้งที่ 44}}) is an international football competition, and will be the 44th edition of the tournament. It was organised by the Football Association of Thailand or the FAT. The tournament is set to be a in knockout tournament format with all matches being held at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on 3 and 5 June.
This edition will feature the host Thailand and three invited teams. The three teams that have been invited are Jordan,{{cite web |url=http://www.fathailand.org/archives/3133 |title=Participants for 2016 King's Cup confirmed |publisher=fathailand.org/ (TH) |date=3 May 2016 |access-date=3 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506082543/http://fathailand.org/archives/3133 |archive-date=6 May 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} United Arab Emirates,{{cite web |url=http://www.fathailand.org/archives/3133 |title=Participants for 2016 King's Cup confirmed |publisher=fathailand.org/ (TH) |date=3 May 2016 |access-date=3 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506082543/http://fathailand.org/archives/3133 |archive-date=6 May 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} and Syria.{{cite web |url=http://www.fathailand.org/archives/3133 |title=Participants for 2016 King's Cup confirmed |publisher=fathailand.org/ (TH) |date=3 May 2016 |access-date=3 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506082543/http://fathailand.org/archives/3133 |archive-date=6 May 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} Montenegro was expected to participate, but later declined, leaving the Thais to put Syria instead.
Participant teams
The 2016 King's Cup is included the following four teams{{cite web |url=http://fathailand.org/archives/3133 |title=Participants for 2016 King's Cup confirmed |publisher=Thailand FA (TH) |date=3 May 2016 |access-date=6 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506082543/http://fathailand.org/archives/3133 |archive-date=6 May 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Association !rowspan=2|Confederation !rowspan=2|Finals !rowspan=2|Previous best !colspan=2|FIFA Ranking |
|---|
| June 2016 |
| align=|{{fb|Thailand}} (Host)
|align=center|FA Thailand |align=center|AFC |align=center|44th |align=left|15px Champions (1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2007) |align=center|117 (4) |
| align=|{{fb|Jordan}}
|align=center|Jordan FA |align=center|AFC |align=center|1st |align=center|Debut |align=center|80 (2) |
| align=|{{fb|SYR|1980}}
|align=center|Syria FA |align=center|AFC |align=center|1st |align=center|Debut |align=center|101 (3) |
| align=|{{fb|UAE}}
|align=center|UAE FA |align=center|AFC |align=center|1st |align=center|Debut |align=center|70 (1) |
Squads
{{main|2016 King's Cup squads}}
Venue
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:1em auto;" |
| colspan="1"|Bangkok |
|---|
| Rajamangala Stadium |
| Capacity: 49,772 |
| 300px |
Draw
The seeded teams which headed up each group was announced on May 10, 2016: United Arab Emirates and Jordan (Top Half), Thailand and Syria (Bottom Half).
This ceremony was drawn by Watchara Watcharapol, CEO of Thairath TV and Supasin Leelarit, Vice chairman of 2016 King's Cup Organizing Committee.
| class="wikitable" style="width:48%;" |
| width=35%|Top Half
!width=35%|Bottom Half |
|---|
| align=center|{{fb-big|UAE}} {{fb-big|JOR}} |align=center|{{fb-big|THA}} (Host) |
Match officials
The following referees were chosen for the 2016 King's Cup.
;Referees
- {{flagicon|SIN}} Sukhbir Singh
- {{flagicon|UZB}} Aziz Asimov
- {{flagicon|MAS}} Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab
- {{flagicon|QAT}} Khamis Al-Marri
;Assistant referees
- {{flagicon|MYA}} Thein Hanh
- {{flagicon|SIN}} Ronnie Koh Min Kiat
- {{flagicon|MAS}} Mohd Shahreen Che Omar
- {{flagicon|UZB}} Alisher Usmanov
Knockout stage
All times are Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00).
In all matches in the knockout stage, if the score were level at the end of 90 minutes, If the score were still level after 90 minutes, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.
{{Round4-with third
|3 June – Bangkok|{{fb|UAE}}|1|{{fb|JOR}}|3
|3 June – Bangkok|{{fb|THA}} (pen.)|2 (7)|{{fb|SYR|1980}}|2 (6)
|5 June – Bangkok|{{fb|JOR}}|0|{{fb|THA}}|2
|5 June – Bangkok|{{fb|UAE}}|0|{{fb|SYR|1980}}|1
|team-width=200}}
=Semi-finals=
{{football box
|date=3 June 2016
|time=17:00
|team1={{fb-rt|UAE}}
|score= 1–3
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20160605163936/http://fathailand.org/kingscup2016 Report]
|team2={{fb|JOR}}
|goals1= Al-Shamsi {{goal|45+2}}
|goals2= Abdel-Rahman {{goal|8}}
Al-Dardour {{goal|50}}
Khairullah {{goal|68}}
|stadium=Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
|attendance=
|referee= Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
|penalties1=
|penaltyscore=
|penalties2=
}}
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{{football box
|date=3 June 2016
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|THA}}
|score= 2–2
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20160605163936/http://fathailand.org/kingscup2016 Report]
|team2={{fb|SYR|1980}}
|goals1= Teerasil {{goal|20}}
Mongkol {{goal|43}}
|goals2= Al-Mawas {{goal|60}}
Al-Agha {{goal|86}}
|stadium=Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
|attendance=
|referee= Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
|penalties1= Theerathon {{pengoal}}
Sarach {{pengoal}}
Sanrawat {{penmiss}}
Tanaboon {{pengoal}}
Adisak {{pengoal}}
Tana {{pengoal}}
Tristan {{pengoal}}
Mika {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore=7–6
|penalties2= {{pengoal}} Al Salih
{{pengoal}} Al Nakdali
{{pengoal}} Omari
{{penmiss}} Al-Mawas
{{pengoal}} Al-Agha
{{pengoal}} Ajan
{{pengoal}} Mido
{{penmiss}} Al Baour
}}
=Third place play-off=
{{football box
|date=5 June 2016
|time=17:00
|team1={{fb-rt|UAE}}
|score=0–1
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160605163936/http://fathailand.org/kingscup2016 Report]
|team2={{fb|SYR|1980}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Al-Mawas {{goal|50}}
|stadium=Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
|attendance=
|referee=Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
|penalties1=
|penaltyscore=
|penalties2=
}}
=Final=
{{football box
|date=5 June 2016
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|THA}}
|score= 2–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160605163936/http://fathailand.org/kingscup2016 Report]
|team2={{fb|JOR}}
|goals1=Kroekrit {{goal|52||80}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
|attendance=
|referee= Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
|penalties1=
|penaltyscore=
|penalties2=
}}
Goalscorers
; 2 goals
- {{flagicon|THA}} Kroekrit Thaweekarn
; 1 goal
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{flagicon|JOR}} Baha' Abdel-Rahman
- {{flagicon|JOR}} Hamza Al-Dardour
- {{flagicon|JOR}} Mohannad Khairullah
- {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Abdul Fattah Al Agha
- {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Mahmoud Maowas
- {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Hamid Mido
- {{flagicon|THA}} Teerasil Dangda
- {{flagicon|THA}} Mongkol Tossakrai
- {{flagicon|UAE}} Sultan Al-Shamsi
{{div col end}}
Winners
{{winners|fb|The 44th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament
champions|THA|14th}}
Broadcasting rights
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| Territory
!Channel !Ref |
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| {{flagu|Jordan}}
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| {{flagu|Thailand}}
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| {{flagu|United Arab Emirates}}
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| {{flagu|Syria|1980}}
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References
{{reflist}}
{{King's Cup}}
{{2016 in Thai football}}
{{Friendly tournaments 2016}}