The King's Cup is an international football competition held in Thailand

Thailand

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. It has been played annually since 1968, with the exception of 1983, 1985 and 2008. In some years, the competition has featured club or invitational teams as well as international sides.

The 2010 King's Cup was held from 17 to 23 January 2010, for the first time in a round-robin

Round-robin tournament

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 format. Denmark's League national team

Denmark national football team

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 won the tournament for the second year in a row, after beating Poland's League national team

Poland national football team

The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...

 3-1, Singapore 5-1, and hosts Thailand 3-0. Second place went to Poland's League national team

Poland national football team

The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...

 - who beat Thailand 3-1 and beat Singapore 6-1. Thailand took third after beating Singapore 1-0.

Past editions

Year	Final			Third Place Match
	Winner	Score	Runner-up	3rd Place	Score	4th Place
1968 1968 King's Cup The 1968 King's Cup finals were held from November 20 to December 2, 1968, in Bangkok This was the first edition of the international football competition...		1–0			6–0
1969 1969 King's Cup The 1969 King's Cup finals were held from November 19 to November 28, 1969, in Bangkok. This was the second edition of the international football competition. Indonesia were set to defend the championship they won in 1968....		1–0			7–0
1970 1970 King's Cup The 1970 King's Cup finals were held from November 8 to November 20, 1970, in Bangkok. This was the third edition of the international football competition. South Korea were set to defend the title they won in 1969.This edition was increased to 9 teams....		1–0			3–1
1971		1–0			?–?
1972 1972 King's Cup The 1972 King's Cup finals were held from November 18 to November 28, 1972, once again in Bangkok. This was the 5th edition of the international football competition. South Korea were set to defend the title they won in 1969, 1970 and 1971...		1–0			0–0	3rd place shared after draw in 3rd place match
1973 1973 King's Cup The 1973 King's Cup finals were held from December 16 until December 25, 1973 once again in Bangkok. This was the 6th edition of the international football competition...		2–1			1–0
1974 1974 King's Cup The 1974 King's Cup finals were held from December 10 until December 20, 1974 once again in Bangkok. This was the 7th edition of the international football competition.The tournaments was expanded from the previous edition to 8 teams...		3–1 (aet)			3–0
1975 1975 King's Cup The 1975 King's Cup finals were held from December 20, 1975 until January 4, 1976, once again in Bangkok. This was the 8th edition of the international football competition. South Korea were set to defend the title they won in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1974...		1–0			No 3rd place match
1976 1976 King's Cup The 1976 King's Cup finals were held from 15 December to 25 December 1976, in Bangkok. This edition once again reverted back to two groups of 3 teams...		1–1	Trophy shared after draw in final match		3–1
1977 1977 King's Cup The 1977 King's Cup finals were held from October 28 to November 12, 1977 once again in Bangkok. This was the 10th edition of the international football competition....		0–0	Trophy shared after draw in final match		No 3rd place match
1978 1978 King's Cup The 1978 King's Cup finals were held in Bangkok. This edition once again reverted back to two groups of 3 teams. The winners and runners up advance.Thailand entered this edition with an 'A' and 'B' squads...		3–2			2–1
1979		1–0			?–?	3rd place shared
1980		0–0	Trophy shared after draw in final match		2–2	3rd place shared after draw in 3rd place match
1981		2–1 (aet)	North Korea North Korea Army Korean People's Army The Korean People's Army , also known as the Inmin Gun, are the military forces of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Kim Jong-il is the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army and Chairman of the National Defence Commission...	Poland Polonia Warszawa Polonia Warszawa Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...	2–0	Mainland China August 1 (army team)
1982 1982 King's Cup The 1982 King's Cup was held from May 1 to 17, 1982 in Bangkok. Nine teams from eight nations participated.- Group A :----------------------------- Group B :Note: Malaysia's team was also reported as Kelantan by a Thai source....		4–3 (pens Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game... )			?–?
1983	Not held			Not held
1984		3–0		Australia Western Australia	1–0	Kingdom of England Liverpool Amateur
1985	Not held			Not held
1986		2–1	Denmark AGF Aarhus		1–0	Mainland China August 1 (army team)
1987		1–0	South Korea POSCO Atoms		3–2
1988		1–0	Austria FC Swarovski Tirol FC Swarovski Tirol FC Swarovski Tirol was an Austrian association football club from 1986–1992, based in Innsbruck, Tyrol.It was created as a split-off of FC Wacker Innsbruck, whose Bundesliga license it adopted at the end of the 1985–86 season. With manager Ernst Happel it won the Austrian football championship of...		4–2
1989		3–1	Soviet Union SC Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd FC Rotor Volgograd is an association football club from Volgograd, Russia.-History:The team name is a reference to the Dzherzinsky Tractor Works, once a major producer of tractors, and the scene of heavy fighting during the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.Rotor was the last champion of the...	South Korea Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso FC Seoul FC Seoul is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul, South Korea, that plays in the K-League. It is currently owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group....	2–1
1990		2–1 (aet)	Soviet Union SC Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd FC Rotor Volgograd is an association football club from Volgograd, Russia.-History:The team name is a reference to the Dzherzinsky Tractor Works, once a major producer of tractors, and the scene of heavy fighting during the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.Rotor was the last champion of the...	South Korea Yukong Kokkiri Jeju United FC Jeju United Football Club is a South Korean professional football club. The club is based in Seogwipo, Jeju of South Korea.-History:...	5–4 (pens Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game... )	Mainland China Shanghai
1991		3–1	Soviet Union SC Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd FC Rotor Volgograd is an association football club from Volgograd, Russia.-History:The team name is a reference to the Dzherzinsky Tractor Works, once a major producer of tractors, and the scene of heavy fighting during the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.Rotor was the last champion of the...		5–4 (pens Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game... )
1992		2–0	Germany FC Berlin		1–0	Mainland China Tianjin (club team)
1993		4–0			6–5 (pens Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game... )
1994		4–0	Germany Westfalia Amateurs	Russia SC Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd FC Rotor Volgograd is an association football club from Volgograd, Russia.-History:The team name is a reference to the Dzherzinsky Tractor Works, once a major producer of tractors, and the scene of heavy fighting during the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.Rotor was the last champion of the...	5–3 (pens Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game... )
1995	Russia SC Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd FC Rotor Volgograd is an association football club from Volgograd, Russia.-History:The team name is a reference to the Dzherzinsky Tractor Works, once a major producer of tractors, and the scene of heavy fighting during the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.Rotor was the last champion of the...	3–0			–	No 3rd place match
1996		2–1			5–2
1997		2–0			3–1
1998		6–5 (pens Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game... )			3–0
1999		7–1			3–1
2000		5–1			1–0
2001		3–0			2–0
2002		4–3 (pens Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game... )			2–0
2003		4–0			3–1
2004 2004 King's Cup The 2004 King's Cup finals were held from November 30 to December 1, 2006, in Bangkok The King's Cup is an annual football tournament; the first tournament was played in 1968....		5–4 (pens Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game... )			5–0
2005 2005 King's Cup The 2005 King's Cup finals were held from December 24 to December 30, 2005, the final being held at the Surakul Stadium in Phuket. Group phase games were also held in Krabi Stadium, Krabi and Phang Nga Stadium, Phang Nga...		2–1			No 3rd place match
2006 2006 King's Cup The 2006 King's Cup finals were held from December 24 to December 30, 2006 at the Suphachalasai Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The King's Cup is an annual football tournament; the first tournament was played in 1968....		3–1			No 3rd place match
2007 2007 King's Cup The 38th King's Cup finals were held from December 22 to December 29, 2007 at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The King's Cup is an annual football tournament; the first tournament was played in 1968....			1–0				No 3rd place match
2008		Not held			Not held
2009 2009 King's Cup The 39th King's Cup finals was held from January 21 to January 23, 2009 at the Surakul Stadium in Phuket, Thailand. The King's Cup is an annual football tournament; the first tournament was played in 1968....			2–2 5-3 (pens Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game... )				1–0
2010 2010 King's Cup The 40th King's Cup finals was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 17 January until 23 January. The King's Cup is an international football competition held in Thailand. This edition featured four teams and reverted back to a round robin group stage....			Round robin league				No 3rd place match
2011			Not held			Not held
2012 2012 King's Cup The 41st King's Cup finals will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 15 January until 22 January. The King's Cup is an international football competition held in Thailand. This edition featured four teams and reverted back to a round robin group stage....

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