2017 King's Cup

2017 King's Cup
ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2017
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates14–16 July
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Thailand (15th title)
Runners-up Belarus
Third place Burkina Faso
Fourth place North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Burkina Faso Lassina Traoré (2 goals)
Fair play award North Korea
2016
2018

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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "สมยศคอนเฟิร์มได้ 3 ชาติร่วมโม่แข้งคิงส์คัพ" (in Thai). FourFourTwo. 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Le Burkina Faso face au Togo en amical ce dimanche" (in French). Net Afrique. 29 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Вызов в сборную клубов" (in Russian). Football Federation of Belarus. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.