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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]
| 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]
The following teams have participated for the tournament.[2][3]
- 1 FIFA Ranking as of 15 February 2018.[4]
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 | ||||||
| Bangkok |
|---|
| Rajamangala Stadium |
| Capacity: 49,772 |
 |
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
Third place play-off
| Gabon | 1–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Final
| The 46th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament champions |
|---|
 Slovakia 2nd title |
| 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
(H) Hosts
| Territory | Channel | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Slovakia |
TV JOJ | [5] |
| Thailand |
Thairath TV | [6] |
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