King's Cup (Thailand)

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King's Cup
ฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพ

Organising body	Football Association of Thailand
Founded	1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Region	International
Number of teams	4
Current champions	Thailand (16th title)
Most successful team(s)	Thailand (16 titles)
2024 King's Cup

The King's Cup is an international football tournament held in Thailand, organised by the Football Association of Thailand.^[1][2] The winner of the competition is given the royal trophy by the King of Thailand.^[3] The host, Thailand, is a participant in every edition.^[4] 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.^[5][6][7]

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 Cha Bum-kun, Sunil Chhetri, Peter Schmeichel, Jesper Olsen, Brian Laudrup, Henrik Larsson, Robert Lewandowski, Martin Škrtel, Milan Škriniar, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.^[8][9]