2001 King's Cup

2001 King's Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	10 – 17 February
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (2nd title)
Runners-up	China
Third place	Thailand
Fourth place	Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	26 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Zhang Yuning (5 goals)

The 32nd King's Cup were held from 10 – 17 February 2001 at Bangkok, Thailand. The King's Cup (คิงส์คัพ) is an annual football tournament; the first tournament was played in 1968.

Sweden won the tournament beating China 3–0 in the final.

Venue

All matches held at the National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok
National Stadium
Capacity: 19,793

Tournament

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
China	5	3	1	2	0	8	4	+4
Sweden	5	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3
Qatar	5	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2
Thailand	0	3	0	0	3	3	12	−9

Matches

10 February 2001

China	1–1	Qatar
Su Maozhen 7'		Hamzah 62'

National Stadium, Bangkok

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10 February 2001

Thailand	1–4	Sweden
Totchtawan 50'		Selaković 25' A. Svensson 39' Berglund 72' Åslund 90'

National Stadium, Bangkok

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12 February 2001

China	2–2	Sweden
Zhang Yuning 13', 66'		M. Svensson 67' Åslund 78'

National Stadium, Bangkok

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12 February 2001

Thailand	1–3	Qatar
Totchtawan 84'		Mustafa 54' Hamzah 66', 73'

National Stadium, Bangkok

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14 February 2001

Sweden	0–0	Qatar

National Stadium, Bangkok

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14 February 2001

Thailand	1–5	China
Totchtawan 68'		Zhang Yuning 15', 23', 60' Su Maozhen 31' Li Tie 90'

National Stadium, Bangkok

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Place Match

17 February 2001

Thailand	2–0	Qatar
Kiatisuk 17', 55'

National Stadium, Bangkok

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Final

17 February 2001

China	0–3	Sweden
		Jonson 4' Linderoth 11' Selaković 19'

National Stadium, Bangkok

Winner

2001 King's Cup Champion
Sweden 2nd title

References

• 2001 King's Cup results RSSSF