2017 King's Cup


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 Ranking[|1]Previous best performance
FA ThailandAFC131Champions
[|3]Burkinabé FFCAF44Debut2
[|4]FF BelarusUEFA71Debut2
DPR Korea FAAFC113Champions

Venue

All matches held at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand
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.
Pot 1

Squads

Matches

All times are local, Indochina Time

Match rules

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Winners

Goalscorers

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;1 goal

FIFA ranking

The Union of European Football Associations sent a letter of confirmation to the Football Association of Thailand. UEFA has no objection to participation of Belarus 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.

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