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The 2016 King's Cup (also known as the 44th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament) (Thai:การแข่งขันฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานคิงส์คัพครั้งที่ 44) is an international football competition, and will be the 44th edition of the tournament. It was organised by the Football Association of Thailand or the FAT. The tournament is set to be a in knockout tournament format with all matches being held at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on 3 and 5 June.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Thailand |
| Dates | 3–5 June 2016 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Thailand (14th title) |
| Runners-up |  Jordan |
| Third place |  Syria |
| Fourth place |  United Arab Emirates |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 11 (2.75 per match) |
| Attendance | 95,000 (23,750 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kroekrit Thaweekarn (2 goal) |
| Fair play award | United Arab Emirates |
← 2015 2017 → | |
This edition will feature the host Thailand and three invited teams. The three teams that have been invited are Jordan,[1] United Arab Emirates,[2] and Syria.[3] Montenegro was expected to participate, but later declined, leaving the Thais to put Syria instead.
Participant teams
editThe 2016 King's Cup is included the following four teams[4]
| Team | Association | Confederation | Finals appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | ||||||
| Thailand (Host)
|
FA Thailand | AFC | 44th |  Champions (1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2007)
|
117 (4) | |
| Jordan
|
Jordan FA | AFC | 1st | Debut | 80 (2) | |
| Syria
|
Syria FA | AFC | 1st | Debut | 101 (3) | |
| United Arab Emirates
|
UAE FA | AFC | 1st | Debut | 70 (1) | |
Squads
editVenue
edit| Bangkok |
|---|
| Rajamangala Stadium |
| Capacity: 49,772 |
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Draw
editThe seeded teams which headed up each group was announced on May 10, 2016: United Arab Emirates and Jordan (Top Half), Thailand and Syria (Bottom Half).
This ceremony was drawn by Watchara Watcharapol, CEO of Thairath TV and Supasin Leelarit, Vice chairman of 2016 King's Cup Organizing Committee.
| Top Half | Bottom Half |
|---|---|
 United Arab Emirates  Jordan |
 Thailand (Host)  Syria |
Match officials
editThe following referees were chosen for the 2016 King's Cup.
- Referees
Sukhbir Singh
Aziz Asimov
Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab
Khamis Al-Marri
- Assistant referees
Thein Hanh- Ronnie Koh Min Kiat
- Mohd Shahreen Che Omar
- Alisher Usmanov
Knockout stage
editAll times are Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00).
In all matches in the knockout stage, if the score were level at the end of 90 minutes, If the score were still level after 90 minutes, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 June – Bangkok | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | |||||
| 5 June – Bangkok | ||||||
| Jordan | 3 | |||||
| Jordan | 0 | |||||
| 3 June – Bangkok | ||||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||
| Thailand (pen.) | 2 (7) | |||||
| Syria | 2 (6) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 5 June – Bangkok | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | |||||
| Syria | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| United Arab Emirates | 1–3 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
Al-Shamsi  45+2' |
Report | Abdel-Rahman 8' Al-Dardour 50'Khairullah 68' |
| Thailand | 2–2 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Teerasil 20' Mongkol 43' |
Report | Al-Mawas 60' Al-Agha 86' |
| Penalties | ||
Theerathon  Sarach Sanrawat  Tanaboon Adisak Tana Tristan Mika |
7–6 | Al Salih Al Nakdali Omari Al-Mawas Al-Agha Ajan Mido Al Baour |
Third place play-off
edit| United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Mawas 50' |
Final
edit| Thailand | 2–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Kroekrit 52', 80' |
Report |
Goalscorers
edit- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Winners
edit| The 44th Annual King's Cup Football Tournament champions |
|---|
 Thailand 14th title |
Broadcasting rights
edit| Territory | Channel | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan
|
Sky Sport | |
| Thailand
|
Thairath TV | |
| United Arab Emirates
|
Dubai Sports | |
| Syria
|
Sky Sport |
References
edit- ^ "Participants for 2016 King's Cup confirmed". fathailand.org/ (TH). 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Participants for 2016 King's Cup confirmed". fathailand.org/ (TH). 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Participants for 2016 King's Cup confirmed". fathailand.org/ (TH). 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Participants for 2016 King's Cup confirmed". Thailand FA (TH). 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.