The King's Cup is an international

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tournament held in

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, organised by the

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. The winner of the competition is given the royal trophy by the

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. The host,

, is a participant in every edition. The tournament was founded in 1968, and has been held every year since, with the exception of 1983, 1985, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2020 and 2021. In some years, the competition has featured club or invitational teams as well as international sides. Various prominent footballers have participated in this tournament, including

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, Sunil Chhetri,

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Venues

Tournaments

Teams' achievements

*/** ''Trophy shared or place shared''
¹ ''Sweden and Finland represented players from Scandinavian leagues only''

Medals by nations (1968–2024)

Update after 2024 King's Cup (50th). * Note 1: Gold shared in 1976, 1977 and 1980 and not awarded silver in this years. * Note 2: Third place shared in 1972, 1979, 1980, 1995 and 2013.

Participated nations

References

External links

King's Cup results
RSSSF {{Friendly association football tournaments in Asia Thai football friendly trophies International association football competitions hosted by Thailand International men's association football invitational tournaments Recurring sporting events established in 1968 1968 establishments in Thailand Football cup competitions in Thailand