2013 King's Cup
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Tournament details | |
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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]
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
23 January 2013
17:00 |
Sweden | 1 – 1 | North Korea |
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Fejzullahu 56' | Report | Hong Kum-Song 48' |
Penalties | ||
Svensson Majstorović Hysén P. Jansson |
4 – 1 | Jang Kuk-Chol Kang Kuk-Chol Kim Chol-Bum |
Third place match
26 January 2013
15:00 |
Thailand | 2 – 2 | North Korea |
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Teeratep 26' (pen.) Datsakorn 61' |
Report | Jo Kwang 58' Pak Hyon-Il 70' |
3rd Place shared
Final
Winner
2013 King's Cup Champion |
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Sweden 4th title |