2018 King's Cup

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2018 King's Cup
ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2018
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Dates22–25 March
Teams 4  (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 1  (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Third placeFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Fourth placeFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored9 (2.25 per match)
Attendance88,236 (22,059 per match)
2017
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. [1]

Contents

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. [2] [3]

Participating teams

The following teams have participated for the tournament. [2] [3]

CountryAssociationConfederationFIFA Ranking 1 Previous best performance
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (host) FA Thailand AFC 129Champions (fifteen titles; last title: 2017)
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon Gabon FF CAF 95Debut
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Slovak FA UEFA 28Champions (2004)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates FA AFC 78Fourth place (2016)

    Background

    2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

    Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
    OpponentHomeAwayOpponentHomeAwayOpponentHomeAwayOpponentHomeAway
    Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast L 0–3W 2–1Flag of England.svg  England L 0–1L 1–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia D 2–2L 1–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia L 0–1L 0–2
    Flag of Mali.svg  Mali W 3–1D 0–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania W 4–0W 2–1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq L 1–2L 0–4Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq W 2–0L 0–1
    Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco D 0–0L 0–3Flag of Malta.svg  Malta W 3–0W 3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan L 0–2L 0–4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan L 0–2W 2–1
    Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland W 3–0L 0–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia L 0–3L 0–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia W 2–1L 0–3
    Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia W 1–0L 0–1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates D 1–1L 1–3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand W 3–1D 1–1

    Previous King's Cup

    Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
    2004 King's Cup 2017 King's Cup 2016 King's Cup
    RoundOpponentResultRoundOpponentResultRoundOpponentResult
    SFFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary W 1–0SFFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea W 3–0SFFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan L 1–3
    FFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand W 1–1 (5–4 pen.)FFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus W 1–1 (4–5 pen.)TPOFlag of Syria.svg  Syria L 0–1
    Winners (1)Winners (15)Fourth place

    Venue

    Bangkok
    Rajamangala Stadium
    Capacity: 49,772
    Rajamangala Stadium Panorama.jpg

    Squads

    Matches

    All times are local, Indochina Time (UTC+7)

    Match rules

    Bracket

     
    Semi-finals Final
     
          
     
     
     
     
    Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2
     
    25 March – Bangkok
     
    Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1
     
    Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3
     
    22 March – Bangkok
     
    Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2
     
    Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (pen.)0 (4)
     
     
    Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 0 (2)
     
    Third place play-off
     
     
    25 March – Bangkok
     
     
    Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 0
     
     
    Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1

    Semi-finals

    Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg2–1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
    Report
    Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
    Attendance: 8,360
    Referee: Gopalakrishnan Letchman (Singapore)

    Third place play-off

    Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
    Report
    Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
    Attendance: 8,670
    Referee: Gopalakrishnan Letchman (Singapore)

    Final

    Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg2–3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
    Report
    Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
    Attendance: 45,425
    Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

    Winners

     The 46th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament
    champions 
    Flag of Slovakia.svg
    Slovakia

    Second title

    Final ranking

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
    1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 220053+26Champions
    2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (H)20112311Runners-up
    3Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 211010+14Third place
    4Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 20021320Fourth place
    Source: FIFA
    (H) Hosts

    Broadcasting rights

    TerritoryChannelRef
    Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia TV JOJ [5]
    Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Thairath TV [6]

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