The 2019 Annual King's Cup Football Tournament (), commonly referred to as 2019 King's Cup, was the 47th King's Cup, the annual international men's football tournament organised by Football Association of Thailand. It was held in Buriram, Thailand, from 5 to 8 June 2019. Two matches were held on 5 June, the winners of which qualified for the final. The two other teams played the play-off for the 3rd spot.
As hosts, Thailand participated automatically in the tournament; they were joined by the CONCACAF team Curaçao and AFC teams Vietnam and India.
Defending champions Slovakia did not participate.
Participating teams The following teams have participated for the tournament. CountryAssociationSub-confederationConfederationFIFA Ranking1Previous best performance (host) FATAFF AFC 114 Champions (fifteen titles; last title: 2017) 2 FFKCFU CONCACAF 82 Debut AIFFSAFF AFC 101 Third Place (1977) VFFAFF AFC 98 Runner up (2006) 1 FIFA Ranking as of 4 April 2019. 2 Curaçao replaced El Salvador which withdrew from the tournament. El Salvador themselves replaced China which initially planned to enter the tournament.
Squads
Venue Buriram Chang Arena Capacity: 32,600
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.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Winners
Final ranking
Broadcasting rights Country Television broadcaster Online streaming Star Sports 3 Hotstar Thairath TV Not available VTC Digital Television MBC Sports+MBC2 Vietnam matches only (semi-final and final)
References
External links Football Association of Thailand – FAT official site Football Association of Thailand – FIFA site Regulations Governing International Matches 2019 King's Cup at RSSSF