2005 King's Cup

2005 King's Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	24–30 December
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Latvia (1st title)
Runners-up	North Korea
Third place	Thailand
Fourth place	Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	16 (2.29 per match)
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The 2005 King's Cup finals were held from 24 to 30 December 2005, the final being held at the Surakul Stadium in Phuket. Group phase games were also held in Krabi Stadium, Krabi and Phang Nga Stadium, Phang Nga. The King's Cup (คิงส์คัพ) is an annual football tournament; the first tournament was played in 1968.

Latvia won the tournament defeating North Korea 2–1 in the final. Hosts Thailand and Oman were the other teams to play in this tournament.

Venue

Phuket
Surakul Stadium
Capacity: 16,000

Matches

Round robin tournament

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Latvia	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
North Korea	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Thailand	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
Oman	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3

24 December 2005
17:00 UTC+7

Thailand	1–1	Latvia

Surakul Stadium, Phuket

24 December 2005
19:15 UTC+7

Oman	2–1	North Korea

Surakul Stadium, Phuket

26 December 2005
16:30 UTC+7

North Korea	1–1	Latvia

Surakul Stadium, Phuket

26 December 2005
18:45 UTC+7

Thailand	1–0	Oman

Surakul Stadium, Phuket

28 December 2005
16:30 UTC+7

Oman	1–2	Latvia

Surakul Stadium, Phuket

28 December 2005
18:45 UTC+7

Thailand	0–2	North Korea

Surakul Stadium, Phuket

Final

30 December 2005
18:00 UTC+7

Latvia	2–1	North Korea

Surakul Stadium, Phuket

Winner

2005 King's Cup champion
Latvia 1st title

References

[1]

External links

• RSSSF

This page was last edited on 6 September 2023, at 07:10