[1][2] The winner of the competition is given the royal trophy by the King of Thailand.

[4] The tournament was founded in 1968, and has been held every year since, with the exception of 1983, 1985, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2020 and 2021.

[5][6][7] In some years, the competition has featured club or invitational teams as well as international sides.

Various prominent footballers have participated in this tournament, including Cha Bum-kun, Sunil Chhetri, Peter Schmeichel, Jesper Olsen, Brian Laudrup, Henrik Larsson, Robert Lewandowski, Martin Škrtel, Milan Škriniar, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

[8][9] Slovakia Thailand Curaçao */** Trophy shared or place shared 1 Sweden and Finland represented players from Scandinavian leagues only Update after 2024 King's Cup (50th).