2023 King's Cup
49th edition of King's Cup football tournament held in Thailand
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The 2023 Annual King's Cup Football Tournament (Thai: ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2023), also referred to as 2023 Thailand King's Cup, was the 49th King's Cup, the annual international men's football tournament organized by Football Association of Thailand.[1][2]
| ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ 2023 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Thailand |
| Dates | 7–10 September 2023 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iraq (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Thailand |
| Third place |  Lebanon |
| Fourth place |  India |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 12 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ayman Hussein (2 goals) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
As hosts, Thailand participated automatically in the tournament; they were joined by the AFC teams Iraq, Lebanon and India.[2][3] Iraq became the champions after defeating Thailand by 5–4 on penalties in the final. With two goals, Aymen Hussein of Iraq was the top scorer of the tournament.
Participating teams
Squads
A final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) needed to be registered.
Venue
| Chiang Mai[2][5] |
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| 700th Anniversary Stadium |
| Capacity: 17,909 |
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Matches
Match rules
- Penalty shoot-out after a draw in 90 minutes
- Maximum of five substitutions
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 September – Chiang Mai | ||||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||
| 10 September – Chiang Mai | ||||||
| Lebanon | 1 | |||||
| Thailand | 2 (4) | |||||
| 7 September – Chiang Mai | ||||||
| Iraq | 2 (5) | |||||
| Iraq | 2 (5) | |||||
| India | 2 (4) | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 10 September – Chiang Mai | ||||||
| Lebanon | 1 | |||||
| India | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Winners
| The 49th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament champions |
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 Iraq 1st title |
