2001 King's Cup

2001 King's Cup
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates10–17 February
Teams4 (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 played8
Goals scored26 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)China Zhang Yuning (5 goals)
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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

Bangkok
National Stadium
Capacity: 19,793

Tournament

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

Matches

China 1–1 Qatar
Su Maozhen 7' Hamzah 62'
Thailand 1–4 Sweden
Totchtawan 50' Selaković 25'
A. Svensson 39'
Berglund 72'
Åslund 90'
China 2–2 Sweden
Zhang Yuning 13', 66' M. Svensson 67'
Åslund 78'
Thailand 1–3 Qatar
Totchtawan 84' Mustafa 54'
Hamzah 66', 73'
Sweden 0–0 Qatar
Thailand 1–5 China
Totchtawan 68' Zhang Yuning 15', 23', 60'
Su Maozhen 31'
Li Tie 90'

Place Match

Thailand 2–0 Qatar
Kiatisuk 17', 55'

Final

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

Winner

 2001 King's Cup champion 

Sweden
2nd title

References