2024 King's Cup

2024 King's Cup
ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2024
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates11–14 October 2024
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Thailand (16th title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Philippines
Fourth place Tajikistan
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Thailand Suphanat Mueanta
Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin
(2 goals each)
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The 2024 Annual King's Cup Football Tournament (Thai: ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2024), also referred to as 2024 King's Cup, is the 50th King's Cup, the annual international men's football tournament organized by Football Association of Thailand.

As hosts, Thailand participated automatically in the tournament; they were joined by the AFC teams Tajikistan, Syria, and Philippines.[1]

The tournament will be hosted in the Songkhla province. Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai also made bids to host the King's Cup.[2][3]

Participating teams

The following teams participated in the tournament:

Country Association Sub-confederation FIFA Ranking1 Previous best performance
 Thailand (hosts) FAT AFF 100 Champions (15 titles; last title: 2017)
 Tajikistan TFF CAFA 103 Champions (2022)
 Syria SFA WAFF, UAFA 92 Third place (2016)
 Philippines PFF AFF 148 Group stage (1982)

Venue

Songkhla[2]
Tinsulanon Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Competition rules

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shootout Draw in 90 minutes, no extra time
  • Substitute up to 5 players

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalFinal
 
      
 
11 October 2024 16:30 – Songkhla
 
 
 Syria1
 
14 October 2024 20:00 – Songkhla
 
 Tajikistan0
 
 Syria1
 
11 October 2024 20:00 – Songkhla
 
 Thailand2
 
 Thailand3
 
 
 Philippines1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
14 October 2024 16:30 – Songkhla
 
 
 Tajikistan0
 
 
 Philippines3

Semi-finals

Syria 1–0 Tajikistan
  • Osman 35'
 Report
Attendance: 13,588
Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)
Thailand 3–1 Philippines
 Report
Attendance: 19,506
Referee: Ngo Duy Lan (Vietnam)

Third place

Tajikistan 0–3 Philippines
Report
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

Final

Thailand 2–1 Syria
 Report
Attendance: 24,121
Referee: Jansen Foo Chuan Hui (Singapore)

Winners

 The 50th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament
champions 

Thailand
16th title

Official match ball

Molten F5N5000-TH

References

  1. ^ "ถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์ คัพ 2024 ได้ 4 ทีมเข้าร่วมแล้ว" [4 teams to participate in the 2024 King's Cup]. BallThai.com. July 2, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "ส.บอล ประกาศเลือกสงขลา เจ้าภาพฟุตบอล คิงส์คัพ ครั้งที่ 50" [Football Association of Thailand announces Songkhla as host of the 50th King's Cup]. pptvhd36.com (in Thai). July 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "สงขลา จัดยิ่งใหญ่! "คิงส์ คัพ" ครั้งที่ 50 ตั้งเป้ากระตุ้นเศรษฐกิจ-ท่องเที่ยว เงินสะพัดหลายร้อยล้านบาท" [Songkhla holds grand event! "The 50th King's Cup" is expected to boost the economy and tourism by hundreds of millions of baht] (in Thai). Football Association of Thailand. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.