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2018 King's Cup

{{Infobox international football competition

| year = 2018

| other_titles = ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2018

| image =

| size =

| dates = 22–25 March

| country = {{THA}}

| num_teams = 4

| confederations = 3

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| champion_other = {{fb|SVK}}

| count = 2

| second_other = {{fb|THA}}

| third_other = {{fb|GAB}}

| fourth_other = {{fb|UAE}}

| matches = 4

| goals = 9

| attendance = {{#expr: 8360+25781+8670 +45425}}

| top_scorer =

| prevseason = 2017

| nextseason = 2019

}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.thairath.co.th/content/1154072 |title=โฆษกสมาคมฯ เผย บอลคิงส์คัพ 2018 เตะช่วงฟีฟ่าเดย์ ไทยรัฐทีวี ถ่ายสด |publisher=Thai Rath |language=Thai |date=15 December 2017}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.dailynews.co.th/sports/618700 |title="วิทยา"ลุ้นทีมบอลโลกสนเตะคิงสคัพ |work=Daily News |language=Thai |date=29 December 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thairath.co.th/content/1169813 |title=ส.บอลคอนเฟิร์ม! 4 ทีมโม่แข้งคิงส์คัพ 2018 ไทยรัฐยิงสดทุกนัด |publisher=Thai Rath |language=Thai |date=5 January 2018}}

Participating teams

The following teams have participated for the tournament.

class="wikitable sortable"
style="width:130px;"|Country

! style="width:140px;"|Association

! style="width:100px;"|Confederation

! style="width:98px;"|FIFA Ranking1

!Previous best performance

{{fb|THA}} (host)

| FA Thailand

| AFC

| 129

| Champions (fifteen titles; last title: 2017)

{{fb|GAB}}

| Gabon FF

| CAF

| 95

| Debut

{{fb|SVK}}

| Slovak FA

| UEFA

| 28

| Champions (2004)

{{fb|UAE}}

| United Arab Emirates FA

| AFC

| 78

| Fourth place (2016)

  • 1 FIFA Ranking as of 15 February 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101115838/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 1, 2014|title=The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table |last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-02-20}}

{{notelist-ua}}

Background

=2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: centre;width: 100%"
colspan=3|{{fb|GAB}}

!colspan=3|{{fb|SVK}}

!colspan=3|{{fb|THA}}

!colspan=3|{{fb|UAE}}

bgcolor=#c1e0ff

|Opponent

|Home

|Away

|Opponent

|Home

|Away

|Opponent

|Home

|Away

|Opponent

|Home

|Away

align=left|{{fb|CIV}}

|L 0–3

|W 2–1

|align=left|{{fb|ENG}}

|L 0–1

|L 1–2

|align=left|{{fb|AUS}}

|D 2–2

|L 1–2

|align=left|{{fb|AUS}}

|L 0–1

|L 0–2

align=left|{{fb|MLI}}

|W 3–1

|D 0–0

|align=left|{{fb|LIT}}

|W 4–0

|W 2–1

|align=left|{{fb|IRQ}}

|L 1–2

|L 0–4

|align=left|{{fb|IRQ}}

|W 2–0

|L 0–1

align=left|{{fb|MAR}}

|D 0–0

|L 0–3

|align=left|{{fb|MLT}}

|W 3–0

|W 3–1

|align=left|{{fb|JPN}}

|L 0–2

|L 0–4

|align=left|{{fb|JPN}}

|L 0–2

|W 2–1

{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|align=left|{{fb|SCO}}

|W 3–0

|L 0–1

|align=left|{{fb|KSA}}

|L 0–3

|L 0–1

|align=left|{{fb|KSA}}

|W 2–1

|L 0–3

{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|align=left|{{fb|SLO}}

|W 1–0

|L 0–1

|align=left|{{fb|UAE}}

|D 1–1

|L 1–3

|align=left|{{fb|THA}}

|W 3–1

|D 1–1

=Previous King's Cup=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: centre;width: 80%"
colspan=3|{{fb|SVK}}

!colspan=3|{{fb|THA}}

!colspan=3|{{fb|UAE}}

colspan=3|2004 King's Cup

!colspan=3|2017 King's Cup

!colspan=3|2016 King's Cup

bgcolor=#c1e0ff

|Round

|Opponent

|Result

|Round

|Opponent

|Result

|Round

|Opponent

|Result

SF

|align=left|{{fb|HUN}}

|W 1–0

|SF

|align=left|{{fb|PRK}}

|W 3–0

|SF

|align=left|{{fb|JOR}}

|L 1–3

F

|align=left|{{fb|THA}}

|W 1–1 (5–4 pen.)

|F

|align=left|{{fb|BLR}}

|W 1–1 (4–5 pen.)

|TPO

|align=left|{{fb|SYR}}

|L 0–1

colspan=3|Winners (1)

!colspan=3|Winners (15)

!colspan=3|Fourth place

Squads

{{main|2018 King's Cup squads}}

Venue

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:1em auto;"
colspan="1"|Bangkok
Rajamangala Stadium
Capacity: 49,772
300px

Matches

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=

{{Round4-with third

|2={{fb|SVK}}|3=2|4={{fb|UAE}}|5=1|6=22 March – Bangkok|7={{fb|THA}} (pen.)|8=0 (4)|9= {{fb|GAB}} |10=0 (2)|11=25 March – Bangkok|12={{fb|SVK}}|13=3|14={{fb|THA}}|15=2|16=25 March – Bangkok|17={{fb|UAE}}|18=0|19={{fb|GAB}}|20=1|RD1=Semi-finals

|RD2=Final

|Consol=Third place play-off}}

=Semi-finals=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|22|df=y}}

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/slovakia-v-united-arab-emirates-22-march-2018-357104/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|UAE}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 8,360

|referee = Gopalakrishnan Letchman (Singapore)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|22|df=y}}

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}}

|score = 0–0

|penaltyscore = 4–2

|penalties1 =

|penalties2 =

|report = [https://ie.soccerway.com/matches/2018/03/22/world/friendlies/thailand/gabon/2752665/?ICID=PL_MS_06 Report]

|team2 = {{fb|GAB}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 25,781

|referee = Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

}}

=Third place play-off=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|25|df=y}}

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GAB}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/19538/Gabon_United_Arab_Emirates.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|UAE}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 8,670

|referee = Gopalakrishnan Letchman (Singapore)

}}

=Final=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|25|df=y}}

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}}

|score = 2–3

|report = [https://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/slovakia-capture-kings-cup-trophy-3-2-win-thailand/1ms19fy55ydim1c4w4rz5tlr0e Report]

|team2 = {{fb|SVK}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 45,425

|referee = Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

}}

Winners

{{winners|fb|The 46th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament
champions|SVK|2nd}}

Final ranking

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete|source=FIFA

|team1=SVK|team2=THA|team3=GAB|team4=UAE

|name_SVK={{fb|SVK}}|win_SVK=2|draw_SVK=0|loss_SVK=0|gf_SVK=5|ga_SVK=3

|name_THA={{fb|THA}}|win_THA=0|draw_THA=1|loss_THA=1|gf_THA=2|ga_THA=3|status_THA=H

|name_GAB={{fb|GAB}}|win_GAB=1|draw_GAB=1|loss_GAB=0|gf_GAB=1|ga_GAB=0

|name_UAE={{fb|UAE}}|win_UAE=0|draw_UAE=0|loss_UAE=2|gf_UAE=1|ga_UAE=3

|result1=1st|result2=2nd|result3=3rd|result4=4th

|res_col_header=Final result

|col_1st=#FFD700|text_1st=Champions

|text_2nd=Runners-up

|text_3rd=Third place

|text_4th=Fourth place

|split2=yes

}}

Broadcasting rights

class="wikitable"
Territory

!Channel

!Ref

{{flagu|Slovakia}}

|TV JOJ

|{{Cite news|url=https://profutbal.sk/clanok/225467-zapasy-slovenska-na-pohari-kings-cup-v-thajsku-aj-v-priamom-prenose|title=Zápasy Slovenska na pohári King's Cup v Thajsku aj v priamom prenose {{!}} ProFutbal.sk|access-date=2018-03-20|language=sk|archive-date=2018-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321063130/https://profutbal.sk/clanok/225467-zapasy-slovenska-na-pohari-kings-cup-v-thajsku-aj-v-priamom-prenose|url-status=dead}}

{{flagu|Thailand}}

|Thairath TV

|{{cite web | url=https://www.thairath.co.th/content/1169198 | title=ส.บอล ยัน! ฟุตบอลคิงส์คัพแข่ง 23 มี.ค. นี้ ไทยรัฐทีวียิงสด | publisher=ไทยรัฐออนไลน์ |language=th | date=January 4, 2011 | accessdate=January 5, 2018 }}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://fathailand.org/news Football Association of Thailand] – FAT official site
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070603190640/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=tha/index.html Football Association of Thailand] – FIFA site
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20150905185816/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/world-match-centre/nationalteams/02/32/56/85/regulationsgoverninginternationalmatches_neutral.pdf Regulations Governing International Matches]

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