2017 King's Cup

2017 King's Cup
ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2017
Tournament details
Host country  Thailand
City Bangkok
Dates 14–16 July
Teams 4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Thailand (15th title)
Runners-up  Belarus
Third place  Burkina Faso
Fourth place  North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Goals scored 9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Burkina Faso Lassina Traoré (2 goals)
Fair play award  North Korea

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.[1]

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.[2] Belarus were represented by their B-team, composed of domestic league players.[3]

Participant teams

The following teams have participated for the tournament.[1]

Country Association Confederation FIFA Ranking1 Previous best performance
 Thailand (host) FA Thailand AFC 131 Champions (fourteen titles; last title: 2016)
 Burkina Faso3 Burkinabé FF CAF 44 Debut2
 Belarus4 FF Belarus UEFA 71 Debut2
 North Korea DPR Korea FA AFC 113 Champions (1986, 1987, 2002)

    Teams profile

    Country Team profile
     Thailand (host) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – Third Round qualifier
     Burkina Faso 2017 Africa Cup of Nations third place
     North Korea 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – Second Round top thirteen
     Belarus UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C fourth place

      Venue

      All matches held at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand

      Bangkok
      Rajamangala Stadium
      Capacity: 49,772

      Draw

      Thailand during King's Cup 2017

      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).[5]

      Pot 1

      Squads

      Matches

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

      Match rules

      Bracket

      Semi-finals Final
      14 July – Bangkok
        Burkina Faso  0 (0)  
        Belarus (pen.)

      		 0 (3)  
       
      16 July – Bangkok
            Belarus  0 (4)
          Thailand (pen.)

      		 0 (5)
      Third place play-off
      14 July – Bangkok 16 July – Bangkok
        Thailand  3   Burkina Faso (pen.)

      		 3 (4)
        North Korea  0     North Korea  3 (3)

      Semi-finals

      14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)
      16:30
      Burkina Faso  0–0  Belarus
      Report
        Penalties  
      • Tapsoba
      • Barro
      • Ouédrago
      		0–3
      Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
      Referee: Zaw Khaing (Myanmar)

      14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)
      19:30
      Thailand  3–0  North Korea
      		 Report
      Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
      Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

      Third place play-off

      16 July 2017 (2017-07-16)
      16:30
      Burkina Faso  3–3  North Korea
      • Zagré  44'
      • L. Traoré  68', 73'
      		 Report
        Penalties  
      • L. Traoré
      • Ouattara
      • Béao
      • Tapsoba
      • Sawadogo
      		4–3
      Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
      Referee: Zaw Khaing (Myanmar)

      Final

      Winners

       The 45th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament
      Champions 

      Thailand
      Fifteenth title

      Goalscorers

      2 goals
      1 goal

      Final ranking

      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
      1  Thailand (H) 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Champions
      2  Belarus 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Runners-up
      3  Burkina Faso 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 Third place
      4  North Korea 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1 Fourth place
      Source: FIFA
      (H) Host.

      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.[6]

      Tier-1 International Matches
      Matches Team 1 Score Team 2
      SF2  Thailand +222 3–0  North Korea 0
      TPO  Burkina Faso +74 3–3  North Korea +133
      Tier-2 International Matches
      Matches Team 1 Score Team 2
      SF1  Burkina Faso 0–0  Belarus
      Final  Belarus 0–0 Thailand

      Sponsorship

      FA Thailand partners King's Cup sponsors

      References

      1. 1 2 "สมยศคอนเฟิร์มได้ 3 ชาติร่วมโม่แข้งคิงส์คัพ" (in Thai). FourFourTwo. 19 June 2017.
      2. 1 2 "Le Burkina Faso face au Togo en amical ce dimanche" (in French). Net Afrique. 29 June 2017.
      3. ↑ "Вызов в сборную клубов" (in Russian). Football Federation of Belarus. 4 July 2017.
      4. ↑
      5. ↑ "ประกาศผลจับสลากฟุตบอลคิงส์คัพ ครั้งที่ 45" (in Thai). Football Association of Thailand. 3 July 2017.
      6. ↑ "สมาพันธ์ฟุตบอลยุโรปส่งหนังสือยืนยันมาถึงสมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย" (in Thai). Football Association of Thailand. 8 July 2017.
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