en 2023 King%27s Cup squads

The 2023 King's Cup^[1]^[2] is an international football tournament that is currently being held in Thailand from 7 to 10 September 2023. The 4 national teams involved in the tournament are required to register a squad of 23 players.

Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Number of caps counts until the start of the tournament, including all FIFA-recognised pre-tournament friendlies. Player's age is their age on the opening day of the tournament.

Thailand

Coach: Alexandré Pölking

The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 King's Cup.^[3] Caps and goals as of 10 September 2023, after the match against Iraq.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Chatchai Budprom	(1987-04-04) 4 April 1987 (age 37)	19	0	BG Pathum United
20	1GK	Chirawat Wangthaphan	(1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Khonkaen United
23	1GK	Patiwat Khammai	(1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 30)	4	0	Bangkok United

2	2DF	Peerapat Notchaiya	(1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31)	36	1	Bangkok United
3	2DF	Theerathon Bunmathan (captain)	(1990-02-06) 6 February 1990 (age 34)	87	7	Buriram United
4	2DF	Pansa Hemviboon	(1990-07-08) 8 July 1990 (age 34)	40	6	Buriram United
5	2DF	Kritsada Kaman	(1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 25)	26	0	Chonburi
12	2DF	Nicholas Mickelson	(1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 25)	6	1	OB
13	2DF	Chalermsak Aukkee	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30)	9	0	Port
14	2DF	Elias Dolah	(1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 (age 31)	9	1	Bali United
15	2DF	Nitipong Selanon	(1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 31)	4	0	Bangkok United

6	3MF	Sarach Yooyen	(1992-05-30) 30 May 1992 (age 32)	72	5	BG Pathum United
8	3MF	Thitiphan Puangchan	(1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31)	56	7	Bangkok United
11	3MF	Bordin Phala	(1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 30)	34	6	Port
16	3MF	Rungrath Poomchantuek	(1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 (age 32)	5	0	Bangkok United
17	3MF	Worachit Kanitsribampen	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27)	14	2	Port
18	3MF	Ben Davis	(2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Chonburi
19	3MF	Pathompol Charoenrattanapirom	(1994-04-21) 21 April 1994 (age 30)	19	1	Port
21	3MF	Pokklaw Anan	(1991-03-04) 4 March 1991 (age 33)	46	6	Bangkok United
22	3MF	Weerathep Pomphan	(1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28)	21	0	Muangthong United

7	4FW	Supachok Sarachat	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 26)	26	6	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
9	4FW	Poramet Arjvirai	(1998-07-20) 20 July 1998 (age 26)	10	1	Muangthong United
10	4FW	Teerasil Dangda	(1988-06-06) 6 June 1988 (age 36)	126	64	BG Pathum United

Iraq

Coach: Jesús Casas

The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 King's Cup^[4] Caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2023, after the game against Thailand

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	1GK	Jalal Hassan (captain)	(1991-05-18) 18 May 1991 (age 33)	73	0	Al-Zawraa
1	1GK	Fahad Talib	(1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 30)	19	0	Sanat Naft Abadan
22	1GK	Ahmed Basil	(1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Al-Shorta

6	2DF	Ali Adnan	(1993-12-19) 19 December 1993 (age 31)	86	7	Mes Rafsanjan
2	2DF	Rebin Sulaka	(1992-04-12) 12 April 1992 (age 32)	30	0	Brommapojkarna
19	2DF	Frans Putros	(1993-07-14) 14 July 1993 (age 31)	12	0	Port
23	2DF	Merchas Doski	(1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 25)	5	0	Slovácko
5	2DF	Ahmed Yahya	(1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 27)	3	0	Al-Shorta
3	2DF	Hussein Ali	(2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22)	2	0	SC Heerenveen
4	2DF	Masies Artien	(1993-08-08) 8 August 1993 (age 31)	1	0	Spakenburg

14	3MF	Amjad Attwan	(1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27)	75	4	Zakho
13	3MF	Bashar Resan	(1996-12-22) 22 December 1996 (age 28)	55	3	Qatar
7	3MF	Hussein Ali Al-Saedi	(1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 28)	50	6	Al-Shorta
8	3MF	Ibrahim Bayesh	(2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24)	42	6	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
20	3MF	Osama Rashid	(1992-01-17) 17 January 1992 (age 33)	26	0	Vizela
16	3MF	Amir Al-Ammari	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27)	19	1	Halmstad
17	3MF	Ahmed Farhan	(1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 26)	8	0	Al-Shorta
11	3MF	Zidane Iqbal	(2003-04-27) 27 April 2003 (age 21)	5	0	Utrecht
26	3MF	André Alsanati	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 25)	1	0	Sirius

18	4FW	Aymen Hussein	(1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 28)	64	16	Raja CA
10	4FW	Ali Al-Hamadi	(2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22)	7	1	AFC Wimbledon
9	4FW	Pashang Abdulla	(1994-05-29) 29 May 1994 (age 30)	2	0	Degerfors
21	4FW	Amin Al-Hamawi	(2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Helsingborg

Lebanon

Coach: Aleksandar Ilić

The following players were called up for the 2023 King's Cup.^[5]

Information correct as of 28 August 2023^[6]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Mehdi Khalil	(1991-09-19) 19 September 1991 (age 33)	52	0	Al-Faisaly
1GK	Mostafa Matar	(1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 29)	16	0	Ahed
1GK	Antoine Al Douaihy	(1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Salam Zgharta

2DF	Kassem El Zein	(1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 (age 34)	32	0	Nejmeh
2DF	Hussein Zein	(1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 30)	25	0	Ahed
2DF	Maher Sabra	(1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 33)	17	1	Nejmeh
2DF	Walid Shour	(1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28)	14	0	Ahed
2DF	Jihad Ayoub	(1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29)	7	0	PSS Sleman
2DF	Abdallah Moughrabi	(1995-08-14) 14 August 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Nejmeh

3MF	Mohamad Haidar	(1989-11-08) 8 November 1989 (age 35)	81	4	Ahed
3MF	Nader Matar	(1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 32)	62	3	Ansar
3MF	Bassel Jradi	(1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 31)	17	1	Bangkok United
3MF	Mahdi Zein	(2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 24)	13	1	Nejmeh
3MF	Hassan Kourani	(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 30)	8	1	Nejmeh
3MF	Ali Tneich	(1992-07-16) 16 July 1992 (age 32)	8	0	Ansar
3MF	Hasan Srour	(2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Ahed
3MF	Majed Osman	(1994-06-09) 9 June 1994 (age 30)	3	0	Dewa United

4FW	Hassan Maatouk (captain)	(1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37)	109	23	Ansar
4FW	Hilal El-Helwe	(1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 30)	44	9	Bourj
4FW	Soony Saad	(1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 (age 32)	30	7	Penang
4FW	Karim Darwich	(1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 26)	15	1	Ahed
4FW	Ali Al Haj	(2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 23)	8	1	Ahed
4FW	Daniel Lajud	(1999-01-22) 22 January 1999 (age 26)	3	0	Atlante

India

Coach: Igor Štimac

The following 21 players were named in the squad for the 2023 King's Cup matches to be hold on 7 and 10 September 2023.^[7]^[8]

Caps and goals are correct as of 4 July 2023, after the match against Kuwait.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Gurpreet Singh Sandhu	(1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32)	62	0	Bengaluru
13	1GK	Gurmeet Singh	(1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Hyderabad

	2DF	Asish Rai	(1999-01-27) 27 January 1999 (age 26)	0	0	Mohun Bagan SG
4	2DF	Anwar Ali	(2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 (age 24)	16	1	Mohun Bagan SG
5	2DF	Sandesh Jhingan	(1993-07-21) 21 July 1993 (age 31)	55	5	Goa
6	2DF	Akash Mishra	(2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 23)	20	0	Mumbai City
18	2DF	Mehtab Singh	(1998-05-05) 5 May 1998 (age 26)	7	0	Mumbai City
21	2DF	Nikhil Poojary	(1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 (age 29)	16	1	Hyderabad
	2DF	Lalchungnunga	(2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 24)	0	0	East Bengal

7	3MF	Anirudh Thapa	(1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 27)	49	4	Mohun Bagan SG
	3MF	Brandon Fernandes	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30)	20	0	Goa
	3MF	Sahal Abdul Samad	(1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)	30	3	Mohun Bagan SG
12	3MF	Suresh Singh Wangjam	(2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 24)	17	1	Bengaluru
14	3MF	Jeakson Singh	(2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23)	17	0	Kerala Blasters
19	3MF	Rohit Kumar	(1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)	9	0	Bengaluru

8	4FW	Naorem Mahesh Singh	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25)	11	1	East Bengal
	4FW	Rahim Ali	(2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 24)	12	0	Chennaiyin
	4FW	Manvir Singh	(1995-11-07) 7 November 1995 (age 29)	34	6	Mohun Bagan SG
14	4FW	Rahul KP	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Kerala Blasters
17	4FW	Lallianzuala Chhangte	(1997-06-08) 8 June 1997 (age 27)	28	7	Mumbai City
22	4FW	Ashique Kuruniyan	(1997-06-18) 18 June 1997 (age 27)	33	2	Mohun Bagan SG

References

^ Marcus, Mergulhao (27 March 2023). "AIFF draws busy calendar for national team as India will take part in King's Cup, Merdeka Cup and Asian Games". Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
^ "Chiang Mai set to host King's Cup again". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "Final Squad". Facebook (in Thai). War Elephants.
^ "September Squad". Twitter (in Arabic). Iraq Football Podcast. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ استدعاء 23 لاعبًا لمنتخب لبنان للمشاركة في البطولة الودية في تايلاند [23 players called up for the friendly tournament in Thailand] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ "Lebanon Current Squad". FA Lebanon. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^ "Igor Stimac names 23-member squad for 49th King's Cup". AIFF. 29 August 2023. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023.
^ Indian Football Team [@IndianFootball] (4 September 2023). "The #BlueTigers 🐯 will travel with a 2⃣1⃣-member squad to Thailand for the 49th King's Cup. Amrinder Singh & Subhasish Bose will not travel with the team" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Twitter.

External links

Football Association of Thailand – FAT official site (in Thai)

[1] Marcus, Mergulhao (27 March 2023). "AIFF draws busy calendar for national team as India will take part in King's Cup, Merdeka Cup and Asian Games". Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[:0-2] "Chiang Mai set to host King's Cup again". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[3] "Final Squad". Facebook (in Thai). War Elephants.

[4] "September Squad". Twitter (in Arabic). Iraq Football Podcast. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[5] استدعاء 23 لاعبًا لمنتخب لبنان للمشاركة في البطولة الودية في تايلاند [23 players called up for the friendly tournament in Thailand] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[6] "Lebanon Current Squad". FA Lebanon. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

[7] "Igor Stimac names 23-member squad for 49th King's Cup". AIFF. 29 August 2023. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023.

[8] Indian Football Team [@IndianFootball] (4 September 2023). "The #BlueTigers 🐯 will travel with a 2⃣1⃣-member squad to Thailand for the 49th King's Cup. Amrinder Singh & Subhasish Bose will not travel with the team" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Twitter.

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