Organising body | Football Association of Thailand |
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Founded | 1968 |
Region | International |
Number of teams | 4 |
Current champions | ![]() |
Most successful team(s) | ![]() |
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The King's Cup is an international football tournament held in Thailand, organised by the Football Association of Thailand. [1] [2] The winner of the competition is given the royal trophy by the King of Thailand. [3] The host, Thailand, is a participant in every edition. [4] The tournament was founded in 1968, and has been held every year since, with the exception of 1983, 1985, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2020 and 2021. [5] [6] [7]
In some years, the competition has featured club or invitational ZARBA as well as international sides. Various prominent footballers have participated in this tournament, including Aymen Hussein, Cha Bum-kun, Sunil Chhetri, Peter Schmeichel, Jesper Olsen, Brian Laudrup, Cafu, Dida, Juninho, Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldinho, Henrik Larsson, Kamil Glik, Robert Lewandowski, Martin Škrtel, Martin Dúbravka, Milan Škriniar, Stanislav Lobotka, Cuco Martina and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. [8] [9] Since 2018, the King's Cup will only featured the senior national team.
Known venues for the King's Cup since the year 2000.
Image | Stadium | Capacity | Location | Year(s) |
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![]() | Rajamangala National Stadium | 49,722 | Bangkok | 2000, 2007, 2012, 2016–2018 |
![]() | Suphachalasai Stadium | 19,793 | Bangkok | 2001–2004, 2006 |
![]() | Surakul Stadium | 15,000 | Phuket | 2005, 2009 |
![]() | 80th Birthday Stadium | 24,641 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 2009, 2010, 2015 |
![]() | 700th Anniversary Stadium | 25,000 | Chiang Mai | 2013, 2022–2023 |
![]() | Chang Arena | 32,600 | Buriram | 2019 |
![]() | Tinsulanon Stadium | 30,000 | Songkhla | 2024 [10] |
![]() | Kanchanaburi Province Stadium | 13,000 | Kanchanaburi | 2025 |
Year | Final | Third place match | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |
1968 ( Details ) | ![]() Indonesia | 1–0 | ![]() Burma | ![]() Thailand | 6–0 | ![]() Malaysia |
1969 ( Details ) | ![]() South Korea | 1–0 | ![]() Indonesia | ![]() South Vietnam | 7–0 | ![]() Laos |
1970 ( Details ) | ![]() South Korea | 1–0 | ![]() Thailand | ![]() Malaysia | 3–1 | ![]() Indonesia |
1971 ( Details ) | ![]() South Korea | 1–0 | ![]() Thailand | ![]() South Vietnam | 3–2 | ![]() Indonesia |
Year | Final | Third place shared | ||||
Winner | Score | Runner-up | Co-Third place | Score | Co-Third place | |
1972 ( Details ) | ![]() Malaysia | 1–0 | ![]() Thailand | ![]() South Korea | 0–0 | ![]() Singapore |
Year | Final | Third place match | ||||
Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |
1973 ( Details ) | ![]() South Korea | 2–1 | ![]() Malaysia | ![]() Thailand | 1–0 | ![]() Burma |
1974 ( Details ) | ![]() South Korea | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() Thailand | ![]() Malaysia | 3–0 | ![]() Khmer Republic |
1975 ( Details ) | ![]() South Korea | 1–0 | ![]() Burma | ![]() Thailand | No playoffs | ![]() Malaysia |
Year | Final (Trophy shared) | Third place match | ||||
Co-Winner | Score | Co-Winner | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |
1976 ( Details ) | ![]() Thailand | 1–1 | ![]() Malaysia | ![]() South Korea | 3–1 | ![]() Thailand B |
1977 ( Details ) | ![]() South Korea B | 1–1 | ![]() Malaysia | ![]() India | No playoffs | ![]() Thailand |
Year | Final | Third place match | ||||
Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |
1978 ( Details ) | ![]() Malaysia | 3–2 | ![]() Singapore | ![]() South Korea B | 2–1 | ![]() Thailand |
Year | Final | Third place shared | ||||
Winner | Score | Runner-up | Co-Third place | Score | Co-Third place | |
1979 ( Details ) | ![]() Thailand | 1–0 | ![]() South Korea B | ![]() Thailand B | 2–2 | ![]() Singapore |
Year | Final (Trophy shared) | Third place shared | ||||
Co-Winner | Score | Co-Winner | Co-Third place | Score | Co-Third place | |
1980 ( Details ) | ![]() Thailand | 0–0 | ![]() South Korea Army | ![]() China | 2–2 | ![]() Thailand B |
Year | Final | Third place match | ||||
Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |
1981 ( Details ) | ![]() Thailand | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() North Korean Army | ![]() Polonia Warszawa | 2–0 | ![]() August 1 |
1982 ( Details ) | ![]() Thailand | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | ![]() South Korea | ![]() Thailand B | 3–2 (p) | ![]() Singapore |
1983 | Not held | |||||
1984 ( Details ) | ![]() Thailand | 3–0 | ![]() Indonesia | ![]() Western Australia | 1–0 | ![]() Liverpool Amateur |
1985 | Not held | |||||
1986 ( Details ) | ![]() North Korea | 2–1 | ![]() AGF Aarhus | ![]() Thailand | 1–0 | ![]() August 1 |
1987 ( Details ) | ![]() North Korea | 1–0 | ![]() POSCO Atoms | ![]() Thailand | 3–2 | ![]() Indonesia |
1988 ( Details ) | ![]() Denmark Olympics | 1–0 | ![]() Swarovski Tirol | ![]() Thailand | 4–2 | ![]() USSR XI |
1989 ( Details ) | ![]() Thailand | 3–1 | ![]() Rotor Volgograd | ![]() Lucky-Goldstar FC | 2–1 | ![]() China |
1990 ( Details ) | ![]() Thailand | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() Rotor Volgograd | ![]() Yukong Elephants | 5–4 (p) | ![]() Shanghai |
1991 ( Details ) | ![]() China PR Olympics | 3–1 | ![]() Rotor Volgograd | ![]() Thailand | 5–4 (p) | ![]() Thailand Olympics |
1992 ( Details) | ![]() Thailand | 2–0 | ![]() Berliner Dynamo | ![]() Thailand B | 1–0 | ![]() Tianjin |
1993 ( Details) | ![]() China | 4–0 | ![]() Thailand | ![]() South Korea Semi-professional XI | 6–5 (p) | ![]() Thailand Olympics |
1994 ( Details) | ![]() Thailand B | 4–0 | ![]() Westfalia Amateurs | ![]() SC Rotor Volgograd | 5–3 (p) | ![]() Thailand |
Year | Final | Third place shared | ||||
Winner | Score | Runner-up | Co-Third place | Score | Co-Third place | |
1995 ( Details) | ![]() Rotor Volgograd | 3–0 | ![]() Japan XI | ![]() Thailand | No playoffs | ![]() Thailand B |
Year | Final | Third place match | ||||
Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |
1996 ( Details) | ![]() Romania | 2–1 | ![]() Denmark | ![]() Thailand | 5–2 | ![]() Finland |
1997 ( Details) | ![]() Sweden (Scandinavian leagues) | 2–0 | ![]() Thailand | ![]() Japan XI | 3–1 | ![]() Romania |
1998 ( Details) | ![]() South Korea | 6–5 (p) | ![]() Egypt | ![]() Denmark B | 3–0 | ![]() Thailand |
1999 ( Details) | ![]() Brazil U-20 | 7–1 | ![]() North Korea | ![]() Thailand | 3–1 | ![]() Hungarian League XI |
2000 ( Details) | ![]() Thailand | 5–1 | ![]() Finland | ![]() Brazil U-17 | 1–0 | ![]() Estonia |
2001 ( Details) | ![]() Sweden (Scandinavian leagues) | 3–0 | ![]() China | ![]() Thailand | 2–0 | ![]() Qatar |
2002 ( Details) | ![]() North Korea | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | ![]() Thailand | ![]() Qatar | 2–0 | ![]() Singapore |
2003 ( Details) | ![]() Sweden (Scandinavian leagues) | 4–0 | ![]() North Korea | ![]() Thailand | 3–1 | ![]() Qatar |
2004 ( Details) | ![]() Slovakia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | ![]() Thailand | ![]() Hungary | 5–0 | ![]() Estonia |
2005 ( Details) | ![]() Latvia | 2–1 | ![]() North Korea | ![]() Thailand | No playoffs | ![]() Oman |
2006 ( Details) | ![]() Thailand | 3–1 | ![]() Vietnam | ![]() Kazakhstan | No playoffs | ![]() Singapore |
2007 ( Details) | ![]() Thailand | 1–0 | ![]() Iraq B [11] | ![]() North Korea | No playoffs | ![]() Uzbekistan |
2008 | Not held | |||||
2009 ( Details) | ![]() Denmark League XI | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | ![]() Thailand | ![]() Lebanon | 1–0 | ![]() North Korea |
2010 ( Details) | ![]() Denmark | No playoffs | ![]() Poland | ![]() Thailand | No playoffs | ![]() Singapore |
2011 | Not held | |||||
2012 ( Details) | ![]() South Korea U-23 | No playoffs | ![]() Denmark League XI | ![]() Norway | No playoffs | ![]() Thailand |
Year | Final | Third place shared | ||||
Winner | Score | Runner-up | Co-Third place | Score | Co-Third place | |
2013 ( Details) | ![]() Sweden (Scandinavian leagues) | 3–0 | ![]() Finland (Scandinavian leagues) | ![]() Thailand | 2–2 | ![]() North Korea |
Year | Final | Third place match | ||||
Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |
2014 | Not held | |||||
2015 ( Details) | ![]() South Korea U-23 | No playoffs | ![]() Thailand | ![]() Uzbekistan U-23 | No playoffs | ![]() Honduras U-20 |
2016 ( Details) | ![]() Thailand | 2–0 | ![]() Jordan | ![]() Syria | 1–0 | ![]() UAE |
2017 ( Details) | ![]() Thailand | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | ![]() Belarus B | ![]() Burkina Faso | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | ![]() North Korea |
2018 ( Details) | 3–2 | ![]() Gabon | 1–0 | ![]() United Arab Emirates | ||
2019 ( Details) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5−4 p) | ![]() Vietnam | ![]() India | 1–0 | ![]() Thailand | |
2020–2021 | Not held | |||||
2022 ( Details) | ![]() Tajikistan | 0–0 (3−0 p) | ![]() Malaysia | ![]() Thailand | 2–1 | ![]() Trinidad and Tobago |
2023 ( Details) | ![]() Iraq | 2–2 (5−4 p) | ![]() Thailand | ![]() Lebanon | 1–0 | ![]() India |
2024 ( Details) | ![]() Thailand | 2–1 | ![]() Syria | ![]() Philippines | 3–0 | ![]() Tajikistan |
2025 ( Details) |
*/** Trophy shared or place shared
1Sweden and Finland represented players from Scandinavian leagues only
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 16 | 12 | 21 | 49 |
2 | ![]() | 11 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
22 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
25 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
29 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
32 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (40 entries) | 53 | 47 | 55 | 155 |
Player | Opponent | Score | Date |
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![]() | ![]() | 5–1 | 27 February 2000 |
![]() | ![]() | 1–5 | 14 February 2001 |