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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]
ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2017 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Thailand |
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) | Lassina Traoré (2 goals) |
Fair play award | North Korea |
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. North Korea were represented by several their B-team and a few A-team players.[3]
The following teams have participated for the tournament.[1]
Country | Association | Confederation | FIFA Ranking1 | Previous best performance |
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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) |
Country | Team profile |
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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 |
Bangkok |
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Rajamangala Stadium |
Capacity: 49,772 |
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).[4]
Pot 1 |
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All times are local, Indochina Time (UTC+7)
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 July – Bangkok | ||||||
Burkina Faso | 0 (0) | |||||
16 July – Bangkok | ||||||
Belarus (pen.) | 0 (3) | |||||
Belarus | 0 (4) | |||||
14 July – Bangkok | ||||||
Thailand (pen.) | 0 (5) | |||||
Thailand | 3 | |||||
North Korea | 0 | |||||
Third place play-off | ||||||
16 July – Bangkok | ||||||
Burkina Faso (pen.) | 3 (4) | |||||
North Korea | 3 (3) |
Burkina Faso | 3–3 | North Korea |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
4–3 |
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The 45th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament champions |
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Thailand Fifteenth title |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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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 |
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.[5]
Tier-1 International Matches | |||||
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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 |
FA Thailand partners | King's Cup sponsors | ||
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