2013 King's Cup

2013 King's Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	23–26 January
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	700th Anniversary Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (4th title)
Runners-up	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	13 (3.25 per match)
Attendance	23,500 (5,875 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mikael Forssell (2 goals)

The 2013 King's Cup was an international football competition, the 42nd edition of the tournament. It was a two-round knockout tournament, with all matches held at the 700th Anniversary Stadium in Chiang Mai, Thailand between 23 January and 26 January.^[1][2] This edition features the hosts Thailand and three invited teams (Sweden, Finland and North Korea). In the final Sweden defeated Finland 3–0 to win the tournament.^[3]

Going into the tournament, North Korea were unofficial football world champions.^[2] In winning their semi-final, Sweden took the title^[4] and successfully defended it in the final.^[3]

Squads

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	2013-01-23 - Chiang Mai
	Sweden (pen.)	1 (4)
	North Korea	1 (1)
					2013-01-26 - Chiang Mai
					Sweden	3
					Finland	0
					Third place
	2013-01-23 - Chiang Mai			2013-01-26 - Chiang Mai
	Thailand	1		North Korea	2
	Finland	3			Thailand	2

Matches

All times are local (UTC+7)

Semi-finals

Sweden  v  North Korea

23 January 2013 17:00

Sweden	1 – 1	North Korea
Fejzullahu  56'	Report	Hong Kum-Song  48'
	Penalties
Svensson Majstorović Hysén P. Jansson	4 – 1	Jang Kuk-Chol Kang Kuk-Chol Kim Chol-Bum

700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai Attendance: 500 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

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Thailand  v  Finland

23 January 2013 19:00

Thailand	1 – 3	Finland
Narubodin  68'	Report	Sumusalo  5' Forssell  12', 87'

700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)

Third place match

Thailand  v  North Korea

26 January 2013 15:00

Thailand	2 – 2	North Korea
Teeratep  26' (pen.) Datsakorn  61'	Report	Jo Kwang  58' Pak Hyon-Il  70'

700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)

3rd Place shared

Final

Sweden  v  Finland

26 January 2013 17:00

Sweden	3 – 0	Finland
Hysén  23' Quaison  73' Svensson  90'	Report

700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

Winner

2013 King's Cup Champion
Sweden 4th title

References

1. "Schaefer to rest stars for King's Cup". Bangkok Post. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
2. Brown, Paul. "North Korea vs Sweden, King's Cup 2013 Preview – UFWC". UFWC. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
3. Brown,Paul (26 January 2013). "Sweden 3–0 Finland". UFWC. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
4. Brown,Paul. "North Korea 1–1 Sweden (1–4 on penalties)". UFWC. Retrieved 26 January 2013.