2018 King's Cup

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]

2018 King's Cup

ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2018
Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	22–25 March
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Slovakia (2nd title)
Runners-up	Thailand
Third place	Gabon
Fourth place	United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	9 (2.25 per match)
Attendance	88,236 (22,059 per match)
← 2017 2019 →

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]

Country	Association	Confederation	FIFA Ranking1	Previous best performance
Thailand (host)	FA Thailand	AFC	129	Champions (fifteen titles; last title: 2017)
Gabon	Gabon FF	CAF	95	Debut
Slovakia	Slovak FA	UEFA	28	Champions (2004)
United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates FA	AFC	78	Fourth place (2016)

• ¹ FIFA Ranking as of 15 February 2018.^[4]

Background

2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

Gabon			Slovakia			Thailand			United Arab Emirates
Opponent	Home	Away	Opponent	Home	Away	Opponent	Home	Away	Opponent	Home	Away
Ivory Coast	L 0–3	W 2–1	England	L 0–1	L 1–2	Australia	D 2–2	L 1–2	Australia	L 0–1	L 0–2
Mali	W 3–1	D 0–0	Lithuania	W 4–0	W 2–1	Iraq	L 1–2	L 0–4	Iraq	W 2–0	L 0–1
Morocco	D 0–0	L 0–3	Malta	W 3–0	W 3–1	Japan	L 0–2	L 0–4	Japan	L 0–2	W 2–1
—	—	—	Scotland	W 3–0	L 0–1	Saudi Arabia	L 0–3	L 0–1	Saudi Arabia	W 2–1	L 0–3
—	—	—	Slovenia	W 1–0	L 0–1	United Arab Emirates	D 1–1	L 1–3	Thailand	W 3–1	D 1–1

Previous King's Cup

Slovakia			Thailand			United Arab Emirates
2004 King's Cup			2017 King's Cup			2016 King's Cup
Round	Opponent	Result	Round	Opponent	Result	Round	Opponent	Result
SF	Hungary	W 1–0	SF	North Korea	W 3–0	SF	Jordan	L 1–3
F	Thailand	W 1–1 (5–4 pen.)	F	Belarus	W 1–1 (4–5 pen.)	TPO	Syria	L 0–1
Winners (1)			Winners (15)			Fourth place

Squads

Main article: 2018 King's Cup squads

Venue

Bangkok
Rajamangala Stadium
Capacity: 49,772

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

Semi-finals

Slovakia	2–1	United Arab Emirates
Rusnák 42' Ďuriš 45'	Report	Khalil 73'

22 March 2018 (2018-03-22)

16:30

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 8,360

Referee: Gopalakrishnan Letchman (Singapore)

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Thailand	0–0	Gabon
	Report
Penalties
Theerathon Teerasil Peerapat Roller Pansa	4–2	Biyogo Poko Méyé Martinsson Ngouali Bulot

22 March 2018 (2018-03-22)

19:30

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 25,781

Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

Third place play-off

Gabon	1–0	United Arab Emirates
Madinda 14'	Report

25 March 2018 (2018-03-25)

16:30

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 8,670

Referee: Gopalakrishnan Letchman (Singapore)

Final

Thailand	2–3	Slovakia
Kaewprom 42' Pansa 79'	Report	Duda 10' Mak 34' Pačinda 68'

25 March 2018 (2018-03-25)

19:30

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 45,425

Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

Winners

The 46th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament champions
Slovakia 2nd title

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Slovakia	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	6	Champions
2	Thailand (H)	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1	Runners-up
3	Gabon	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4	Third place
4	United Arab Emirates	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0	Fourth place

Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

Broadcasting rights

Territory	Channel	Ref
Slovakia	TV JOJ	[5]
Thailand	Thairath TV	[6]