2019 King's Cup

The 2019 Annual King's Cup Football Tournament (Thai: ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2019), commonly referred to as 2019 King's Cup, was the 47th King's Cup, the annual international men's football tournament organised by Football Association of Thailand. It was held in Buriram, Thailand, from 5 to 8 June 2019. Two matches were held on 5 June, the winners of which qualified for the final. The two other teams played the play-off for the 3rd spot.

2019 King's Cup
ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2019
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates5 – 8 June 2019
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Curaçao (1st title)
Runners-up Vietnam
Third place India
Fourth place Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored8 (2 per match)
Attendance55,642 (13,911 per match)

As hosts, Thailand participated automatically in the tournament; they were joined by the CONCACAF team Curaçao and AFC teams Vietnam and India.[1]

Defending champions Slovakia did not participate.

Participating teams

The following teams have participated for the tournament.

Country Association Federation Confederation FIFA Ranking1 Previous best performance
 Thailand (host) FAT AFF AFC 114 Champions (fifteen titles; last title: 2017)
 Curaçao2 FFK CFU CONCACAF 82 Debut
 India AIFF SAFF AFC 101 Third Place (1977)
 Vietnam VFF AFF AFC 98 Runner up (2006)
  • 1 FIFA Ranking as of 4 April 2019.[2]
  • 2 Curaçao replaced El Salvador which withdrew from the tournament. El Salvador themselves replaced China which initially planned to enter the tournament.[3]

    Venue

    All matches held at the Chang Arena in Buriram, Thailand.[4][5]

    Buriram
    Chang Arena
    (Thunder Castle Stadium)
    14°58′0″N 103°5′46″E
    Capacity: 32,600 seats

    Squads
    Main article: 2019 King's Cup squads

    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-finalsFinal
     
    		      
     
    		5 June – Buriram
     
     
    		 Curaçao3
     
    		8 June – Buriram
     
    		 India1
     
    		 Curaçao (p)1 (5)
     
    		5 June – Buriram
     
    		 Vietnam1 (4)
     
    		 Thailand0
     
     
    		 Vietnam1
     
    		Third place
     
     
    		8 June – Buriram
     
     
    		 India1
     
     
    		 Thailand0

    Semi-finals
    Curaçao 3–1 India
    		 Report
    Attendance: 8,535
    Referee: Chaireag Ngamsom (Thailand)
    Thailand 0–1 Vietnam
    Report
    Attendance: 26,853
    Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

    Third place play-off
    India 1–0 Thailand
    		 Report
    Attendance: 11,836
    Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

    Final
    Curaçao 1–1 Vietnam
    		 Report
    Penalties
    		 5–4
    Attendance: 8,418
    Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)

    Winners
     The 47th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament
    Champions[6] 

    Curaçao
    First title

    Final ranking
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
    1  Curaçao 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Champions
    2  Vietnam 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Runners-up
    3  India 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3 Third place
    4  Thailand (H) 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0 Fourth place
    Source: FIFA
    (H) Host.

    Broadcasting rights
    Country Television broadcaster Online streaming Ref
     India Star Sports 3 Hotstar [7][8]
     Thailand Thairath TV Not available [8][9]
     Vietnam VTC Digital Television [8][10]
     South Korea MBC Sports+ MBC 2 Vietnam matches only (semi-final and final)

    References
    1. "นายกสมาคมฯ เป็นประธานแถลงข่าวประกบคู่คิงส์คัพครั้งที่ 47" [President of the Association is the Chairman of the 47th King's Cup] (in Thai). Football Association of Thailand. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
    2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking [Ranking Table]". FIFA.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
    3. Lam Thoa (9 May 2019). "Vietnam to play Thailand in first King's Cup game". VnExpress. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
    4. Jaew Rimchon (25 May 2019). "เชียร์ช้างศึก" [Cheer the War Elephant] (in Thai). Thai Rath. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
    5. ""ธีรศิลป์" ย้ำชัยชนะช้างศึกในคิงส์คัพ สำคัญกว่าเกียรติยศส่วนตัว" ["Teerasil" emphasises the victory of the War Elephants in the King's Cup are more important than personal honour] (in Thai). Thai Rath. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
    6. "Elson Hooi sleept King's Cup in de wacht met Curaçao" [Elson Hooi wins King's Cup with Curaçao] (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
    7. "King's Cup 2019: India vs Curacao live stream, updates, when and where to watch". Fox Sports Asia. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
    8. "King's Cup 2019: Thailand vs Vietnam live stream, updates, when and where to watch". Fox Sports Asia. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
    9. "King's Cup 2019: Thailand vs India live stream, updates, when and where to watch". Fox Sports Asia. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
    10. "King's Cup 2019: Vietnam vs Curacao live stream, updates, when and where to watch". Fox Sports Asia. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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