2017 King's Cup

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.

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. 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.

Participant teams
The following teams have participated for the tournament.


 * 1 FIFA Ranking as of 6 July 2017.
 * 2 🇧🇫 burkina faso and 🇧🇾 belarus making their debut.
 * 3 🇧🇫 burkina faso will be represented by their domestic national team.
 * 4 🇧🇾 belarus will be represented by their B-team

Draw
The draw will be held on 3 July 2017, at the Thairath Headquarter in Bangkok, Thailand. Suppasin Leelarit, vice president of Football Association of Thailand and Watchara Watcharapol, chief executive officer of Thairath TV will participate in the draw.

The 4 teams are drawn into two matches, with hosts Thailand being allocated to bottom half (semi-finals 2).

Matches
All times are local, Indochina Time (UTC+7)

Match rules

 * 90 minutes.
 * Penalty shoot-out after a draw in 90 minutes.
 * Maximum of three substitutions.

Goalscorers

 * 2 goals
 * 🇧🇫 Lassina Traoré
 * 1 goal


 * 🇧🇫 Ismaël Zagré
 * 🇰🇵 Myong Cha-hyon
 * 🇰🇵 Pak Song-chol
 * 🇰🇵 Rim Kwang-hyok
 * 🇹🇭 Mongkol Tossakrai
 * 🇹🇭 Teeratep Winothai
 * 🇹🇭 Thitipan Puangchan

FIFA ranking
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) sent a letter of confirmation to the Football Association of Thailand. UEFA has no objection to participation of Belarus (domestic-league players) in this tournament.

The Football Federation of Belarus will register for the tier-2 international match, which will record the result without FIFA scoring. The remaining three teams will register for the tier-1 international match.