The 2017 Annual King's Cup Football Tournament, commonly referred to as 2017 King's Cup, was the 45th King's Cup, the annual international men's football tournament organised by Football Association of Thailand. It was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 14 to 16 July 2017.
The matches were played at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok. As hosts, Thailand participated automatically in the tournament; they were joined by the African team Burkina Faso, the Asian team North Korea and the European team Belarus.
The defending champions, Thailand, who won the previous fourteen King's Cup, defended their title. Burkina Faso and Belarus made their debuts. Burkina Faso were represented by their African Nations Championship team, composed of domestic league players. Belarus were represented by their B-team, composed of domestic league players. North Korea were represented by several their B-team and a few A-team players.
Participant teams The following teams have participated for the tournament.
CountryAssociationConfederationFIFA Ranking1Previous best performance (host) FA Thailand AFC 131 Champions (fourteen titles; last title: 2016) 3 Burkinabé FF CAF 44 Debut2 4 FF Belarus UEFA 71 Debut2 DPR Korea FA AFC 113 Champions (1986, 1987, 2002)
1 FIFA Ranking as of 6 July 2017. 2 and making their debut. 3 will be represented by their domestic national team. 4 will be represented by their B-team
Teams profile CountryTeam profile (host) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – third round qualifier 2017 Africa Cup of Nations third place 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – Second round top thirteen UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C fourth place
Squads
Venue Bangkok Rajamangala Stadium Capacity: 49,772
Draw The draw will be held on 3 July 2017, at the Thairath Headquarter in Bangkok, Thailand. Suppasin Leelarit, vice president of Football Association of Thailand and Watchara Watcharapol, chief executive officer of Thairath TV will participate in the draw.
The 4 teams are drawn into two matches, with hosts Thailand being allocated to bottom half (semi-finals 2).
Pot 1
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
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Winners
Goalscorers 2 goals Lassina Traoré 1 goal
Ismaël Zagré Myong Cha-hyon Pak Song-chol Rim Kwang-hyok Mongkol Tossakrai Teeratep Winothai Thitipan Puangchan
Final ranking
FIFA ranking The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) sent a letter of confirmation to the Football Association of Thailand. UEFA has no objection to participation of Belarus (domestic-league players) in this tournament.
The Football Federation of Belarus will register for the tier-2 international match, which will record the result without FIFA scoring. The remaining three teams will register for the tier-1 international match.
Tier-1 International MatchesMatches Team 1 Score Team 2 SF2 +222 3–0 0TPO +74 3–3 +133Tier-2 International MatchesMatches Team 1 Score Team 2 SF1 0–0 Final 0–0
External links Football Association of Thailand – FAT official site Football Association of Thailand – FIFA site Belarus Football Federation – FIFA site Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball – FIFA site DPR Korea Football Association – FIFA site Regulations Governing International Matches
References