The 40th King's Cup finals was held in

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from 17 January until 23 January. The King's Cup is an international

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competition held in

. This edition featured four teams and reverted to a round robin group stage.

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was initially due to take part in the competition but later withdrew, thus being replaced by

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, who also later withdrew. They were replaced by

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. The tournament was moved to the North East of Thailand for the first time as the Thai Football Association continue to promote the game around the country. Denmark and Poland, the other two invitees, were represented by the Danish League XI and Polish League XI select squads.

Participating nations

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Venue

Matches

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Winner

Scorers

;2 goals * Rajko Lekic * Søren Rieks *

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* Patryk Małecki ;1 goal * Johan Absalonsen *

Jesper Bech Jesper Bech (born 25 May 1982) is a Danish former professional footballer. He played as a striker. He has gained two caps for the Denmark national team. Biography Bech played his youth years for Ålholm IF, Skjold Birkerød, B 1903, Lyngb ...

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* Jim Larsen * Jakob Poulsen * Morten Rasmussen * Mikkel Thygesen * Kamil Glik * Maciej Iwański * Piotr Brożek * Tomasz Nowak *

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* Marcin Robak * Fazrul Nawaz * Shi Jiayi * Sutee Suksomkit *

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External links

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